Anyone Use This For Tamping Soil? What Did You Use?
366282
Did not use this for tamping, but did for dirt digging. It would work as a tamper, and I thought about, but you would have to make your own version. A tamper device is not sold, unfortunately.
366283
I have not either, but I really wish there were a tamper attachment available.
366284
I made my own tool. Take one of the bits (say, the pointed one), and cut it off about 4" beyond the part that goes into the drill. Throw away the pointy end. Now, buy a 3" piece of steel 3/4" pipe. Either black or galvanized will work, but black is half as expensive. Screw a 3/4" round floor plate onto one end. This will be the tamping end. Or a 3/4"-1" FPT/FPT adaptor, 1" close nipple and 1" round floor plate. Take a 3/4" coupling and screw it onto the other end. The cut-off end of your tool will fit nicely into the open end of the 3/" coupling, it's a tight fit, but it will pond itself in. This tool will all last for about 2 hours before one of the steel pipe parts breaks, but so what? It's all pretty cheap, and the cut-off tool part will last forever. I used this to tamp soil back under a sidewalk I had excavated under. Worked well. I also took a piece of hard steel, 3-1/2" x 8" x 3/16" and bolted it to a 3/4" floor plate. That worked even better.
2057714
Hi Sylvia! I think we used 2 regular bags of soil. It definitely wasn't as much as I thought would be required!
460675
It should work. If your soil is compacted, you may want to use some other tool to punch a hole in the soil first, such as a metal rod, long screwdriver, etc. Or loosen the soil with a shovel or cultivator. You want the thermometer to be able to poke into the soil easily, so you do not put excessive force on the gauge.
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Its a soil amendment so your using a small amount mixed into a large amount of dirt then slowly released. i've used way over recommended amount and just had super awesome root structure. so no i dont think so. i've used it on lots of things. everything is thriving. bought it for cannabis and used it on tons of things.
2124319
I have a manual aerator (four prongs on an angle, straight handle on top with a T for handholds) same thing I use to turn over the soil in my gardens. I use this once or twice during the season to turn over the material without moving the container.
197370
i have used my auger on some very hard soil, it worked well with a normal electric hand drill. it also worked with a cordless drill. hope this helps..
523608
I personally use castings mixed with azomite as well as compost. Check out this website: http://www.tastefulgarden.com/store/pc/Worm-Castings-d114.htm
672602
I only used mine for tilling already planted on soil. I don't think it ws dsigned for heavy duty tilling. It's really a cultivator by definition not a tiller.
1855377
I used a heavy duty cordless drill. Depends on how many holes and how tough the soil is though. Good auger bit, works good in rock hard AZ dirt.
45941
Yep. I used it to dig a horizontal tunnel for PVC drainage pipes underground. Used a corded drill and will rip your arm off if you hit a root.
946135
I don't think so. You need a strong auger to drill down into soil. Anyway, I'd think you would need a more powerful drill than 1/4 inch to use an auger.
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I have found that shake and water afterwards works best. It makes the feed trickle into the dirt :)
557985
I suggest using 1/2 pound per 10 Sq Feet of dirt, I haven't tried mixing with water
790572
If you use the big chunky perlite it will work great. Btw, by itself perlite is considered a hydroponic substrate. One Ive had good success with
542551
It works great in soil. I've used it only in soil. My goal is to do hydro this year. I can hardly wait!!!!! Max Martinez
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I live on the coast and have sandy soil. This auger works great, I'll never use post hole diggers again.
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Yes, I had good luck with this. You have to be aware of the product's limitations. The granules expand to many times their original volume when exposed to water. One method that worked for me was to take a big screwdriver and use it to bore a narrow, cone-shaped hole into the dirt, as far as possible from the plant itself. Then I dropped some of the dry crystals down the hole, stopping an inch or two below the soil's surface. I then covered the rest of the hole and repeated the process two more times per pot I probably used too many crystals, as a few worked their way to the surface. No worries--the plants did well.