I used a drywall mud spinner when I started. Very satisfying until i started seeing worms…stopped that and just kept adding and the amount of worms is astounding. Im amazed at how fast the worms go through it all. The soil at the bottom is more worms than soil. Literally a big pile of worms
omg_get_outta_here
After I saw a few mice in my compost, I’ve been afraid to turn or mix it. This would absolutely terrify me. What if baby mice shoot out?
theboringrunner
I have been using one of these for a bit and will never go back!!!!
_DeepKitchen_
CHAOS BIT
Zanthious
cordless auger/bulb was the best $15 i ever spend in my life. i even use it to break up dirt under tree stumps im trying to pull out so i can get them loose. This is almost as versatile as my multi tool!
AlfredoSauceyums
Great idea. I’ve been looking for a solution to turn my pile in my unstable outsumny bin
JetreL
This is my method too and then I add browns to the holes
snc914
Yes!!!! I stole one of my husbands drills for gardening and housework. Makes life easier. A neighbor used his auger to plant his mother’s tulips many years ago. Had over a hundred bulbs planted in an hour. He was such a wonderful man.
mtraven23
I made one of these year ago for digging planting holes….my pile is way to big for something like this, but I find all sorts of uses for a little mini auger. Great tool to have.
OrneryToo
Looks like fun!
Coolbreeze1989
I bought a 6” auger for helping me plant fruit trees and dig out fence post holes. It’s been great in the compost pile!
TheElbow
I have one of these. It’s good for compost but you need to be careful if you use it in rocky soils. I had mine bite a larger rock and since the bit could no longer turn, the drill body itself turned, and since I was gripping it tightly, it hurt my arm and wrist. Go slowly.
Optimoprimo
Advice from using one of these a long time – dont pull the auger all the way out. Pull it 2/3 out, just enough that you can move it side-to-side, move it horizontally, then push back in. Stab over and over like that. You’ll get a much better mixing rather than distinct holes.
Kistelek
I’ve just bought a pair of these having accidentally bought 1000 bulbs. When I’m home off my jollies next week I shall be planting them all then trying it on the compost.
DadBodGod87
Bro is a menace to dirt now
Epicycler
I feel like it might be better to use some kind of extender on that, both because the motor might get filled with debris being that close to the ground and because it seems like a good way to lose a toe.
dhgrainger
This is how I dig holes for planting now.
It’s brilliant, I like how it loosens up the soil so I pick out any weed roots I find, work in any additives and go back in around root ball really easily.
You need a very good drill though else it’ll break your arm off. I use my Hilti which has a feature that immediate stops the rotation when it senses that it is about to break your wrist.
madeofchemicals
I love using it for turning.
For anyone that hasn’t used one to turn a pile, be careful of the auger catching the wall of your compost if you have it enclosed as it’s a real pain in the hand and wrist, especially if you’re holding on tight and working random angles really fast. Could easily mess your hand up for weeks.
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I need this.
Search for bulb drill.
I used a drywall mud spinner when I started. Very satisfying until i started seeing worms…stopped that and just kept adding and the amount of worms is astounding. Im amazed at how fast the worms go through it all. The soil at the bottom is more worms than soil. Literally a big pile of worms
After I saw a few mice in my compost, I’ve been afraid to turn or mix it. This would absolutely terrify me. What if baby mice shoot out?
I have been using one of these for a bit and will never go back!!!!
CHAOS BIT
cordless auger/bulb was the best $15 i ever spend in my life. i even use it to break up dirt under tree stumps im trying to pull out so i can get them loose. This is almost as versatile as my multi tool!
Great idea. I’ve been looking for a solution to turn my pile in my unstable outsumny bin
This is my method too and then I add browns to the holes
Yes!!!! I stole one of my husbands drills for gardening and housework. Makes life easier. A neighbor used his auger to plant his mother’s tulips many years ago. Had over a hundred bulbs planted in an hour. He was such a wonderful man.
I made one of these year ago for digging planting holes….my pile is way to big for something like this, but I find all sorts of uses for a little mini auger. Great tool to have.
Looks like fun!
I bought a 6” auger for helping me plant fruit trees and dig out fence post holes. It’s been great in the compost pile!
I have one of these. It’s good for compost but you need to be careful if you use it in rocky soils. I had mine bite a larger rock and since the bit could no longer turn, the drill body itself turned, and since I was gripping it tightly, it hurt my arm and wrist. Go slowly.
Advice from using one of these a long time – dont pull the auger all the way out. Pull it 2/3 out, just enough that you can move it side-to-side, move it horizontally, then push back in. Stab over and over like that. You’ll get a much better mixing rather than distinct holes.
I’ve just bought a pair of these having accidentally bought 1000 bulbs. When I’m home off my jollies next week I shall be planting them all then trying it on the compost.
Bro is a menace to dirt now
I feel like it might be better to use some kind of extender on that, both because the motor might get filled with debris being that close to the ground and because it seems like a good way to lose a toe.
This is how I dig holes for planting now.
It’s brilliant, I like how it loosens up the soil so I pick out any weed roots I find, work in any additives and go back in around root ball really easily.
You need a very good drill though else it’ll break your arm off. I use my Hilti which has a feature that immediate stops the rotation when it senses that it is about to break your wrist.
I love using it for turning.
For anyone that hasn’t used one to turn a pile, be careful of the auger catching the wall of your compost if you have it enclosed as it’s a real pain in the hand and wrist, especially if you’re holding on tight and working random angles really fast. Could easily mess your hand up for weeks.
There are log-splitting bits, too!
Got an auger this spring it works like a charm.
Worms do an amazing job at this already.
That looks funnn
Dude link, I need this in my life.
lol messy though
Rip worms
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