Garden Auger for Drill Bit - 3" Wide Helix x 17.5" Long Drill Auger Bit for Planting, Umbrella Post Hole Auger, Rustproof Rapid Planter with 10 mm Diameter Non-Slip Hex Shank - Rustproof

Works ok unless you hit a rock. It finally helped me get bird feeder post in ground

I finally replacing this after 3 years of countless uses to the beach. We live on an island and use this auger ALL the time. It has been perfect for making holes in the sand for our beach tent and umbrella.It is quite rusty but still usable. (Rust is expected with all of the salt water and salt in the air.)Definitely recommend!!

I use this to aerate my compost pile. Works like a charm! It's pretty solid and I don't see me having any durability issues. It's good-sized too.

We bought this item to install a mole chaser in our back yard. To do so requires an 18" deep, 1.5" wide hole. And it works best when you have a nice well fitted hole with well packed dirt around it - so the sound waves can travel through the dirt. Anyway, after a few days of sporadically trying different methods to dig that deep of a small narrow hole, we decided to buy this. What a Godsend! Easily worth the money. I was worried our normal homeowner grade drill might not power it, but it handled it no problem, and it cut into the ground like butter. We had the hole dug in less than a minute. Wow!! I would highly recommend this! The only reason I've given it only 4 stars is because it's not "balanced" very well - either the one we got isn't straight, or something about the auger part unbalancing it, but it thrashes around in the ground and gives you a bit of a workout to hang onto. But since it did work, and worked well, I can't complain too much. Just note the hole might be reamed out a bit if you get one like ours. One note - I read some reviews where people complained it doesn't cut into the ground well. It does come with a little black cover slipped onto the tip, since it's sharp. It's black just like the tool so maybe people haven't noticed it - take it off, otherwise I'm guessing you'll be in the same boat as those guys ;)

I love bulbs, but hate planting them. I've tried various tools - plain old trowel, all kinds of dibbles, even a step-on hole punch contraption (which was the best up until now) but this is now my favourite BUT there are a few words of caution. 1) IF YOU hit a rock or other impediment, the drill can rip out of your hand and cause injury - fortunately my husband had warned me of this scenario so I was a bit cautions. Basically the augur will get stuck and the drill will start to spin and wrench your wrist or at least whack your hand. Don't push too hard and don't drill too fast. 2) Don't use if the ground is wet - if you can make a mud pie with the dirt (i.e., a fist full of dirt will stick together), its too wet. 3) Dirt will fling everywhere - this things digs like a gopher so I brought an extra bucket of soil to fill in the holes. 4) Not good in dry hard-packed soil. So, bottom line : I was able to plant about 150 bulbs in about an hour with far less effort than any other digging method. This is my new favourite digging tool, and not just for bulbs. I can't wait until spring to use this for planting annuals.

My wife and I go to the beach frequently and this is an essential item. Along with a cordless drill this is the perfect size and it only takes 30 seconds to drill a hole and securely plant your umbrella. I also use it in the clay soil of Ohio to fertilize my trees; it is sturdy and strong enough to handle that too.

This auger bent on its first use. I was attempting to drill an 18" hole in my yard to place a 3/4" pole. There are some small rocks in the dirt, as well as the occasional thin root. The auger made it about 2" before churning, and when I forced it downward the shaft bent (up toward the shank). I hammered it straight but it bent again on next attempt. I took a mattock to the ground to see what boulder must be lurking just underneath the surface... turns out it was a few small pebbles and a root that might have been 1/8" thick. I guess if you're just digging in a planter bed this would be fine, but it's too weak to go using in a yard.

Bought it for the beach had several people like it especially putting up an umbrella

easily go to ground, amazing! a bit tricky though, you need to go in and out sometimes!