Our top 10 Power Planter life hacks
Apart from turning your ordinary cordless drill into a very effective gardening tool for digging the hardest of ground with ease, the Power Planter also has a number of other handy uses.
Here are some of the TOP ingenious ideas Kiwi Gardeners have been up to with their Power Planter™
1. Aerating your compost heap. The Power Planter can mix your compost heap up in seconds which leads to faster composting which you can then use to improve your garden soil.
2. Digging a Trench. If you need to lay irrigation pipe or drainage, simple drill a row of holes to the same depth and then scoop out the remaining loose soil using your hands. Super Easy.
3. Making your own blend of potting mix. When you want to get a nice homogeneous mix, use the Power Planter to combine the sand, organic matter, manures and slow release fertiliser all together.
Unique Ideas from Clever Aussie Gardeners
4. Mixing a barrow load of concrete. Normally a physically hard job mixing concrete up in a barrow or bucket using a hoe or spade. Instead use the Power Planter and have the whole batch mixed in about 30 seconds.
5. Removing stumps. Doing this by hand is a cow of a job. You are fighting against the earth and roots and trying to lever the stump out. Instead use the Power Planter to dig around the stump or unwanted shrub and loosen all the soil and roots. Then it becomes a much easier job to get it out.
6. Deep watering holes for trees. Dry weather means newly planted trees can suffer badly. Simply drill a deep hole (up to 600mm deep using the 324h Power Planter) and insert a 700 mm length of 2inch Ag Pipe into the hole. Pour water into the pipe till its full and let it slowly seep into the soil through the holes in the Ag Pipe.
7. Putting in fence posts. Even though the Power Planters are only 2-3 inches wide, you can make a bigger hole by drilling 4 holes close together and then moving sideways between them to break up the remaining soil. It is also great for removing old fence posts - just drill holes around it so the soil is loose and then easily pull it out.
8. Cultivating a whole garden bed. This is super easy. Just drill a 100 or so holes over the area and then move sideways with the Power Planter between the holes. It will churn it all up just like an expensive rotary hoe would do.
9. Bush Dunny. The keen campers and grey nomads were quick to think this one up. For digging the Dunny or burying organic waste, the Power Planter makes the job fast and fun. 60 seconds and its done (and that includes doing your business) It's so easy, you could even dig a his and hers!
10. Helping out a neighbour. Nobody likes digging, so when you see your neighbour doing things the hard way, show some true blue mateship and give them a hand with your Power Planter. They will love you for it and you might even score a beer.
Send your great idea into Brian so he can let everyone know what you have been up to. Include a video to be in the running for a prize!
brian@powerplanter.co.nz
These products are NOT just for Professional Landscapers
Because they fit on your ordinary cordless drill which most homes already have, anybody can use them. This is a revolution in gardening that is already making a lot of people very happy.
If you walk into your hardware garden tools aisle, there is a huge assortment that can be quite overwhelming, and none of them really make the job easy. Unlike other gardening tools, the Power Planter doesn't rely on brute strength to make it work. We have Men and Women of all ages successfully digging their own garden with ease. Even people with impairments are using this tool to give them the independence they long for.
Hi Brian , I just wanted to thank you for the awesome Power Planter Kit I received a short time ago . Normally I would spend hours in the garden just digging to remove all the weeds in the flower beds , but not anymore . I used the 324H Auger as a cultivating Tool and just moved it across the top 3" inches of soil and just picked up the weeds by hand . This Tool is brilliant and I am sure I will find many more ways to make life easier .
Peter Ford - Perth W.A. 6063
"What a great invention for people like me. It can be very difficult to garden from a wheelchair. The Power Planter™ has saved me suffering and a lot of pain. It's very easy and saves heaps of time...So if a wheelchair bound, one armed lady can use it, anyone can. Best tool in my garden shed"
Jo Morgan - Raceview QLD 4305
Horticulturist Brian Chapman says
"The biggest gardening mistake that homeowners make is to plant in unprepared ground."
Initially the plants may look Okay, but soon they start to fade and struggle. With the compacted earth we have in many Aussie backyards, it is a wonder that we can get any plants to survive at all.
The important thing to know is that it isn't your fault. Too often when land is put through development, the precious layers of topsoil are removed and often our houseblocks are just solid clay and rocks.
The Power Planter™ gives you the ability to work that hard ground with ease and then be able to add your compost and manures, maybe some claybreaker and mix it all in. You can turn that hard ground into a real garden that will be thriving garden in no time."
"These things are terrific. The holes just appear in the ground with minimal effort...Magnificent AAA" Bill Diggens - Wentworth Falls NSW
Bill Diggens - Wentworth Falls NSW
"Planted 3 dozen plants in clay soil with ease due to the Power Planter's ability to dig through compacted soil. It would have taken me hours using other methods!" Carmel Daquino - Doncaster VIC
Carmel Daquino - Doncaster VIC
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Judging by the hundreds of reviews, emails and videos being sent in from customers around Australia, it is well and truly a hit with Aussie Gardeners.
We have been missing out on this in Australia and we probably have the hardest ground of all to work with. All those years of digging with a mattock seemed like crazy hard work compared to how easy this was.
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The Home Gardener Range of Power Planters are designed to fit into your ordinary cordless drill and turn it into a very effective soil digging machine.
What do most people get?
312 Model Power Planter
The most popular model when your budget is limited
*Note: Does NOT include the DeWalt Drill.
The Power Planter attaches to your own drill.
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Great Place to Start
Basic Gardeners Kit
INCLUDES 3 Sizes
- 207 for Seedlings
- 307 for larger Bulbs
- 324H for use standing - Landscaping
PLUS 3 Pairs of our Washable Gloves
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INCLUDES ALL 4 Power Planters
- 207 for Seedlings
- 307 for larger Bulbs
- 312 for general deep cultivation
- 324H for use standing - Landscaping
PLUS 12 Pairs of our Washable Gloves
*Note: Does NOT include the DeWalt Drill.
The Power Planter attaches to your own drill.
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