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I rely upon the auger and a decent quality border spade
for turning the round hole made by the auger into the square-ish hole required by the fence post and stabilising post-mix.
The auger works well in London Clay,
as long as you remember to no try to take too much at a time,
just 2 360 degree revolutions then withdraw and clean.
Any more and it is pretty heavy and you have more friction/suction (if damp).
There is something very satisfying about removing the 2inch thick 'pancakes' of clay.Other options?
You may be lucky and find your DIY store/toolstore/hardware store has some 'instant holes' on the shelf next to the inverse shims.
mespilus
Not sure whether this should go in the DIY or gardening thread, but I need to dig some holes for fence posts.
Should I buy one of these:
Or one of these:
Or is there maybe another option that I've not found?
My soil is clay if that makes a difference.
I'm thinking of buying rather than hiring as I have three jobs to do with it but they're not all happening at the same time.
Thanks