How to use a garden trowel to dig a hole for a plant

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Step 1 – Place tip in soil

Place the sharpened tip of the blade into the soil.

Step 2 – Place pressure on handle

Whilst holding the handle, push the blade into the ground until the bottom of the tang is touching the soil.

Step 3 – Lever handle

Next press down on the top end of the handle to lever the blade and the soil out of the ground.

Step 4 – Lift garden trowel

Lift the garden trowel, by the handle, out of the ground and place the soil in a pile next to the hole. Repeat steps one to four until a hole of the right size has been made.