dibber

Soil hole maker

A dibber is a pointed gardening tool used to make holes in soil for planting seeds, seedlings, or bulbs.

It's typically a simple wooden or metal spike with a handle: She used a dibber to set out the onion sets.

Also called a dibble.

tool

trowel

Flat blade for spreading

  • spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
  • hoeWeeding and tilling implement
  • transplanterTool for relocating seedlings

seedling · plug · bulb planter · weeder · cultivator · rake · pruner · seed drill · spacing · pointed

planting

sowing

Planting for cultivation

germination · bulbs · cuttings · spacing · depth · furrow · bedding · propagation · nursery · plugs

soil

seedbed

Prepared ground for sprouting

  • loamFertile soil mixture
  • compostDecayed organic fertilizer
  • peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation

moisture · drainage · friable · crumbly · prepared · worked · amended · mulch · fertility · aeration

Categories
Opposites
soil manipulation function

dibbertamper

Interfere harmfully

filler · rake · trowel · hoe · spade

tool action specificity

dibbertrowel

Flat blade for spreading

spade · cultivator · garden fork · multi-tool · hoe

Family

dibble, dibbed, dibbler

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