Title: Throw your shovel away!
Product review: I really didn't think the Mantis would be all that great before I purchased it. After all it really looked like one of those late-night "As Seen on TV" gimicks. However, after using it several times to plant individual plants, borders or plants and beds, I can say that I love it. The only thing I'd like to see improved is the folding handle system -- it's just not that easy to fold and open the handles, but it's a minor thing.Ok, you might still need your shovel for larger plants, but you'll be easily shoveling into pudding-like soil.Pick up a copy of Tracy DiSabato-Aust's "The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques" for information on how to prepare the soil for planting.Other folks in other reviews talk in detail about how to use the Mantis.
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