Transplant Seedlings Using A Cordless Drill

Transplant Seedlings Using A Cordless Drill FARM SHOP Tools 27-6-11 Here's an easy way to transplant tree seedlings, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, bulbs, or any small plant using a standard cordless drill. The E-Z planter auger consists of two components: a 2-ft. long metal rod with auger flighting at one end that's powered by the drill, and a plastic basket attached to another metal rod with a handle at the top. The basket has a 3-in. dia. hole at the bottom, surrounded by a metal cone. A marker can be slid anywhere along the rod to indicate hole depth. To plant a seedling you place the basket on the ground, then insert the auger through the cone and dig the hole. As the auger rotates, soil flows up into the basket. When you're done digging you place the seedling through the cone and into the hole. When you pull the basket up off the ground, the dirt inside it flows back into the hole. "It catches the dirt as you dig the hole and then puts it back once the seedling is in place. The only time you have to bend over is to put the seedling in place," says inventor Gordon Lea. Lea also offers a soil sampler that lets you take soil samples from a standing position. It makes use of the same auger and has a control rod added to it that's used to hold the basket in place. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gordon Lea, Lea Products, Box 102, Donnelly, Minn. 56235 (ph 320 246-3463; fax 320 246-3535).

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