Tool Needed.......

I am looking for a tool that is like a bulb planting tool, but smaller, maybe the diameter of a quarter? Does anyone know of such a tool?

chaz

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chaz
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A dibber?

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escapee

A good source for garden tools is Lee Valley:

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Another is AM Leonard:
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You might find what you need there.

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MC

"........I am looking for a tool that is like a bulb planting tool, but smaller, maybe the diameter of a quarter? Does anyone know of such a tool? ............"

Why not use a length of copper pipe.

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David Hill

Visit a hardware store, I'm sure you'll be able find the perfect diameter pipe. For a foot of pipe, I doubt you'll pay more then a dollar. Have them thread 1 side, and add on a T connector to give a mini handle you can grip.

Sameer

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Snooze

Nifty idea, but...if the OP wants this to dig smaller holes than a bulb planter, how's he gonna get the dirt out? OTOH, a pipe with a hole drilled through it so a rod/nail could be pushed through and easily removed...?

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Frogleg

Sounds like a job for a soil sampler. It's a length of pipe, maybe 1" diameter, with a section cut out of one side a couple of inches above the bottom. T handle on top. One presses it into the ground and it takes a core sample of the soil, which is then removed from the open section. A small core remains below the open section, but it is easily pushed up by the next sample.

You can buy one for $50, but I suspect that 1" EMT (thinwall electrical conduit) would be ideal if you want to make your own. Maybe even 3/4". Iron water pipe is sturdier, but more expensive, harder to work with, and heavier to use. Copper tubing is more expensive and not as strong. However, if you have something like that lying about, it would work. If you have to buy something, try Home Depot or probably many hardware stores. If you know an electrician he probably has leftover bits of conduit. The $50 version is probably heavier duty, but for $50 you can probably build 50 of them (not including labor).

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Dwight Sipler

Of course, if you're male, "any good project is an excuse for a new tool"

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Dwight Sipler

Look for what's called a "dibble."

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Phisherman

The message from "chaz" contains these words:

A Lancashire apple-corer/potato peeler.

Janet

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Janet Baraclough

Hey, I resemble that remark and I AM NOT male.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Even better, cut a saddle shaped segment out an inch or two above the end of the pipe-more room to push out the dirt.

J. Del Col

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J. Del Col

The tool is called a "dibble" A fid would probably work Otherwise if you need it to be hollow and remove a core you want a soil sampler.

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Beecrofter

Please accept my condolances.

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Dwight Sipler

None needed - I love watching males jaws drop when I can fix their cars.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

"........... I am looking for a tool that is like a bulb planting tool, but smaller, maybe the diameter of a quarter? Does anyone know of such a tool? ..........."

Out of curiosity, what do you want the smaller holes for?

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David Hill

I have a 1976 Ford F650 dump truck that needs some brake work....

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Dwight Sipler

I said cars not trucks!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

OK, I have a 69 Lamborghini that needs the valves adjusted...;-))

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Bill Spohn

Only if I can take it for a drive after! and you pay the ticket!;) Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

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