"Yes we bought one to plant 3000 perennials and have used it numerous times since.
Word of warning ! There are numerous ones available on the net mostly Chinese and are of dubious build quality and non existent warranty although the sellers say…"
"We experienced a similar issue on freshly laid 1400 sqmts, nightmare! Also at this time of year, in our case it was magpies and crows, tried various types of bird scarers with minimal effect and had to redo around 250 sqmts fortunately customer…"
I recently laid a small 30sqm section of turf for a client only for several of the turfs to be pulled up by animals over night. Foxes or fiox cubs the most likely culprit based on the area. Badgers not really seen in the area. Muntjacs are seen, but…
"Agree with this. Like I said in an earlier post. Sometimes it's better to let tree surgeons do this job. It will probably work out cheaper for the customer in the end.
Sometimes people contact gardeners thinking it will be cheaper than a tree…"
"I have used one in a SDS drill, very quick. I made all the holes and then did the bulbs and then made more holes as there were a lot more bulbs than I thought.
I then raked holes over, in the spring they looked fantastic."
One of my clients has asked me to buy around 2500 daffodil bulbs to plant in one of their wildflower areas!! My back went into spasm as she told me.Thinking laterally...have any of you used a powered auger to drill the holes....I know the ground is…
"If it took a day and a half, what did you do for the other half a day and did you earn another half a days money?
If you didn't earn another half a day's money, then it really took two days, didn't it?"
"I use E10 in the mower (Etesia) as well as for the 2 stroke mix, but i do buy a fully synthetic 2 stroke racing oil and have not had any issues. I don't bother to drain anything as i use a stabiliser additive in the winter which seems to do the job."
"£850?? You're joking! An experienced tree surgeon with a chipper and grinder would get the whole job done easily in under an hour.... probably less.and charge in the region of £400 Unfortunately, Rob didn't have a chipper which increased…"
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