[Goosegirl]

Last year because I lost my dibber, I had to use my trowel to plant my leeks. It made a bigger diameter hole but I didn't notice any difference when harvesting and it was a lot easier to get them right to the bottom of the hole. Using a dibber and, despite trimming off the longer roots on planting, it was still a problem fitting them down into the hole. Why are we supposed to use a dibber and does it really matter in the end?

[Annen]

I use a sawn-off spade handle, its thicker than the normal dibber which makes it easier to slot in the little plants.

[mumofstig]

Any method that means they're planted deeply will work.

Sometimes it's easier to plant in trenches - it really doesn't matter how you do it.

Dibbing holes is easier for some people than digging holes, that's all 

[Gardener and Rabbit]

I've always used a trowel, it makes a slightly deeper and wider hole for planting, it also makes it easier to give them a decent watering if needed.

[JayG]

I use a trowel, partly because I feel a dibber might compact the soil at the bottom of the hole and make it harder for the leeks to root, but mainly because I ain't got a dibber! 

I also tend to underestimate the number of plants I've got, so finish up having to dig a trench to accommodate the rest of them that can't be planted individually. 

[Lardman]

I use a sawn-off spade handle, its thicker than the normal dibber which makes it easier to slot in the little plants.

  Sawn off. I use one of the many broken handles I have here.  I've just done 82, only another 3 tray to do 

[beesrus]

Dibber, with a big wide waggle. Trowels don't do it for me.
A 2 and a half feet circus big top tent spike, my pride and joy. Lots of weight behind it.

[Lottiman]

Old spade handle for me as well to make good deep  holes, nice and easy and comfortable tried droping a couple of grains of BFB in the hole this time and a good water in as usual, and there off like rockets

[devonbarmygardener]

I use a sawn-off spade handle, its thicker than the normal dibber which makes it easier to slot in the little plants.

I have a broken off spade handle - the holes are huge for the little leeks!!

[Beetroot Queen]

Dibber and a wiggle

[dugless]

I use a 1/12" dia steel tube with a slot  8" up so the soil plug comes out and leaves a clean hole

[Potty Plotty Lotty]

I water well beforehand then use a dibber. I find the watering makes a big difference to the ease of making holes.

[3 allotments]

An old pointed spade handle with a 6 inch mark and an 8 inch mark,push wiggle water voila  job done nice long blanched white stems

[wighty]

I'm with the trowel brigade, make hole, put in plantlet and then water to fill in with soil.  Fortunately only got about 50 to do as I managed to stop Paul  from doing the whole packet again this year!

[Mother-Hen]

I have a long broken spade handle, works for me, waiting to put mine in....