Posted by brian on February 19, 1998 at 18:32:32:
In Reply to: Three inch post holes posted by JR1 on February 16, 1998 at 11:25:31:
: I'd like to drill approximately 3" diameter holes in the ground around the drip line of trees for fertilizer but all the post hole diggers I can find have a minimum of 6" diameter bits. Does anybody know of any device the likes of which could be PTO driven, hydraulic or some such that would do the trick? I've tried (and burned) several drills with the little commonly available bulb planting garden type bits. Thanks and have a good day, John
Follow-up, That is a grand idea, drilling those holes around the drip line and placing fertlizer, My dad and I did this for years on pecans trees, 1st, as a young man, I used a post hole digger, it almost killed me, then as a smarter man, I rented a 1 man post hole auger at a rental store, works like the master, as an aging man, I bought an auger for my tractor to dig fence post holes and now use the smaller bit, 6 inch for digging holes around those same pecan trees, I agree the hole size is too big, but if you don't mind shoveling a little extra dirt back in the hole, the 6 inch works perfect, I dig down about 18-24 inches,.....