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Your cart is empty.Our Termite & Tree Auger is the essential digging tool for gardening and planting bare root trees, shrubbery, and so much more. This easy-to-use gardening auger drill bit attaches to your ⅜ inch or larger drill chuck, for quick and efficient use around your lawn and garden. Our patent-pending design makes these augers effective against any soil that comes your way - hard dirt, clay, rocky soil, or sand. Drill your garden, dig post holes, and even use it to install your beach umbrella. This extended length product is also perfect for installing termite bait stations to prevent pests from disturbing your trees, shrubs, and other larger wooded plants. Our spiral augers are made from solid steel right here in the USA by family farmers with over 30 years of manufacturing and gardening experience. Products include a limited lifetime warranty. *Drill not included
Woody
2025-08-13 19:29:37
Fall of 2016 I decided to plant 3 large areas I had prepared for flower bulbs. I wound up planting 2,220 bulbs all together. If I didn't have this tool, I would have never got them in the ground in a timely fashion. I used an old Dewalt 18v XRP drill with a 1/2" chuck and a set of brand new batteries. My other standard dewalt cordless did not have enough torque to drill many holes without killing the battery. The XRP drill with a fresh battery could drill about 90-105 holes on one charged battery. I averaged about 500-600 bulbs per day working around 4-5 hours per day at a slow pace. I laid out all the holes in each row by poking a dimple in the soil with a 3/8 diameter metal rod, then drill 90 to 100 holes at a time and plant...then proceed to the next row.I agree with other reviews that it does require a bit of a learning curve when first using the tool. The more you use it, the faster and better you will get at the technique.At times, some of the dirt falls back into the hole, it has a hard time getting past small rocks at times, and gets caught on roots real quick so watch your wrists...but this is to be expected with a hand auger and a cordless drill with different soil conditions. I was mostly drilling into areas that were prepared with 7-9" of fresh topsoil that had not fully "settled" yet...so I could drill much faster with less interference from rocks and roots. The solution to the dirt falling back into the hole in fresh topsoil is to dig a an inch or two deeper than your recommended planting depth, and whatever small amount falls back into the hole will get you around 5-6" in depth for most bulbs. Another trick that works if the dirt keeps collapsing back into the hole, drill 6-7" deep, then put the drill into reverse and drill for a few seconds. Any loose dirt that fell back into the hole easily became compacted at the bottom of the hole with the auger running in reverse. Most of the bulbs I planted were tulips and daffodils which required 5-6" planting depth.When drilling into areas around the yard with mostly compacted topsoil and clay conditions, the auger would frequently get caught on rocks and roots. The solution to this is to move over a few inches and try again, eventually you find a clear pocket between the roots and rocks where you can drill a nice hole, especially around the base of a tree.All in all, it works great after using it for a while and I'm glad I purchased the auger. It does get straining on the hands and wrists at times, but it saved a considerable amount of time. After planting the 2,220 bulbs, the tip and auger doesn't show much wear at all. Most of the paint was wore off, but I cleaned it up when finished and gave it a quick rattle can paint job to keep it from rusting.
James Earl Shagford
2025-08-09 12:35:05
I tried cheaper versions, but the were easily bent and performed poorly. This one is solidly built and seems like it will last a long time, Central shaft is thick and the screw blades are solidly welded; does well in our clay soil. Just note 2†is not a very large hole, works well for smaller bulbs and helping aerate clay soil, we backfill with compost to add organic mater.
Nicholas F.
2025-07-26 17:45:44
Beefy. Works well. No deflection or bending. Dug 2 ft into packed clay - no problem with the auger. Only problem is the drill! I burned up my Hilti Rotary Hammer Drill. Bought a 10 Amp Dewalt hammer drill that almost caught on fire after 40 holes. I attempted to cool it as much as possible between drill but it was too much. Finally bought a low speed Dewalt Spade Drill with more torque (DW130V) that worked great and ripped right through hard pack without seizing. If you are going to drill several holes (I drilled about 120 for tree aeration) get a big drill or take long breaks between drilling and don't let it lock up when you hit hard pack.
Christopher Manogue
2025-07-04 16:58:52
First Amazon Review. I am in the midst of a big planting project - 5,200 plants, mostly landscape plugs. I had bought a 3†bit for the job, which works great, but I wondered if a 2†bit would make for a snugger fit and less work backfilling each plug. This bit is fantastic!! It is solidly built, and was able to dig effortlessly (rocks and roots can be a problem). For my project, digging 2†hole about 5 inches deep, it is perfect. The plugs fit snugly, and I can simply push the residual dirt around the crown of the plug. I was able to plant the plugs in about half the time of the 3†bit because I didn’t have to backfill as much. The only negative is that it’s only 24†long. I’m 6’1â€, so I’ve had to bend over for an extended period (600 plugs today, 3,000 more to go). If you’re not as tall as me, you probably won’t have the same problem, but I wish they had a 30†model. But I really like the size for planting landscape plugs.
JamesCA
2025-06-11 16:52:57
Amazon shipped what was shown in the photograph on the website...but it was a Power Planter brand, model 224H. It is well constructed and has a 1/2 inch hex drive. I was concerned it might not make it through tough adobe clay--but it took right off. The limiting factor was the power capability of the drill used. I used a heavy duty electric drill, but an even larger gasoline powered drill would work better. I added a 24 inch extension so I could drill 4 foot deep holes for setting heavy-duty duck-bill type earth anchors. This product is listed on the Amazon website as a bulb planter....I am not sure why someone would want to plant a bulb 24 inches deep. Power Planter recommends this be used for installing electric and water lines under sidewalks, deep feeding trees with fertilizer pellets or spikes, but it also works great for setting earth anchors!
J.M.B.
2025-05-26 16:36:55
I was installing landscape lights and had to get under the sidewalk. Plan carefully, dig out enough to get the drill in level, use a 1/2†hammer drill with a handle especially of you have clay soil like I had and be patient. It took me about 45 minutes to cut across 30†wide walk and it was not a piece of cake but it worked. The bit held up well and is certainly reusable. I would not recommend a 3/8†drill, 18 volt or corded, it would rip your wrist off in clay or rocky soil. It wasn’t cheap but it did the job.
Kindle2
2025-05-13 12:01:17
Well made item. Used with large 1/2 inch drill. In hard clay soil, the drill would spin but not bite into soil and drill down. Had to get out my Mantis tiller to complete the job. Granted the item description says it is for planting bulbs (assume soft soil) but it says it can be used in any kind of soil. I think it would work good in soft soil but unfortunately my project needed something for hard clay.
roger m
2025-04-16 15:26:16
Pose de poteau en bois pour signaler un sentier. Poteaux d’acier et bois 2 pouces. WoW. Fonctionne très bien. Un peu chère mais excellent.
Kindle Customer
2025-03-02 14:28:44
Perfect tool for the job. In this case, drilling down to put up metal fence posts for deer fencing. For the big job I rented an hydraulic fence post digger. Unfortunately, there were a number of areas within the garden where this would not work. The auger worked like a charm attached to my hammer drill. After maxing out on the depth (2ft.) I was able to clear the hole and drop down another 8 inches for a solid footing. Note, without an adaptor, this will only work with a 1/2 inch chuck.
chris
2025-01-29 13:49:10
works well could be a little stronger
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