EasyFlex 8-Inch Nylon Spiral Landscape Edging Anchoring Spikes, 24 Count, Black

These are great sturdy landscape spikes that are easy to use in anchoring landscape fabric and edging. I bought extras to ensure that the edging material was secured more so than the recommended spacing on the edging instructions to avoid bending and lifting due to weather changes, hot sun, etc.; so I used the spikes closer together and the edging and fabric is holding up in place exceptionally well. I enjoyed installing these spikes with my big rubber mallet but they are easy to install by hand also depending on your soil.I preferred the 8 inch length to shorter versions for frost and reduction of heaving.

Works well, really easy to tap tap tap in the soil.

These Dimex stakes are far stronger than the bulk bag that looks like the same thing from another company. I tried those first, and a full quarter of the stakes broke off; they also bend too much. I have heavy, compacted clay soil and those stakes were just not up for the job, even with pre-wetting. These Dimex stakes all worked without breaking, and they can even be pulled out if you hit a rock or root as long as you have something to grab the head with. Having installed about 140 feet of this no-dig edging, I found that it's best to stop pounding when encountering resistance from the soil (from compaction, not roots), then wait for a rain (or water) before finishing them off. Because it gets so hot here in Georgia in the summer, I decided to go on and put a stake every other hole, so I needed a lot of extra stakes. Another tip: use a metal tent stake to test your hole before trying to drive in a plastic stake. This way, if you encounter an immovable object, you can either pound on through it (if a small root) or at least know that particular place is not a good candidate for a stake...at least not without digging out whatever the obstruction is.

I recently chose to refurb a few patio areas around my house which involved removing some existing edging and replacing it. That meant digging up the old edging, re-leveling the area, then installing the new stuff. Proactively I purchased a 100 ft continuous roll of Dymex edging, which came with a bunch of these, but I also elected to buy more just to have. Note that I believe with their edging they *estimate* you'll put one every 4 feet or so, which is laughably few, so you'll wind up needing more stakes if you want the edging to keep the form you install it at.To my surprise when pulling out the old edging, the stakes used then (16 years ago), while a bit corroded, were still somewhat usable. I re-used some of them when installing the new edging. By the time I was through about 3/4 of the 100 ft roll, I had run out of the included stakes PLUS this pack. I wound up using a stake every other hole in the edging which I would say is every 4" or so.For the last 25 feet or so (different section of patio), not wanting to wait for another order of these to come in, I just went down to the hardware store and bought landscaping timber stakes - basically 8" long gigantic nails, similar to what I pulled out of the ground.I'll say that while the nylon versions are pretty stiff, they are still plastic. If you happen to graze a stone or root int he dirt, the plastic versions will simply "bounce" and flatten the tip. Not a single one of the metal stakes I used did that, and it also felt like they "grabbed" more while pounding in - that is, I could tell they would hold the edging better by how much force it took to hammer them into the ground.If I were to do it again, I'd just get a megapack of the landscape timber stakes - even purchasing singles the price per stake was about the same as this (58 cents/ea). If I wanted to buy 100 they would be even cheaper. So what if they rust? I'll tell you what - the old edging was VERY difficult to remove - I have a feeling that the corrosion actually helps the spikes grip the ground better, too.

very sturdy and strong. the spikes were a little larger than I thought but worked out great

Well worth the money. This is probably my 4th purchase of these stakes. There's never enough stakes included with the complete kits, if you go to a big box store, they are 4x the price. The length is plenty long to even hold down lanscaping timbers with a hole through the timber. Haven't damaged any either hammering down, they are prtty sturdy. Have had them down for a year+ and are still fine.

Sturdy, well made stakes. REASON FOR PURCHASE: I bought these to hold down landscape edging and weed control landscape covering. The edging by itself was not sufficient to hold down the weed control fabric. The wind would blow underneath and the weed fabric would end up covering the small plants that were just planted. I bought some metal tent pegs which have a 125 degree bend on the top to put through the fabric close to the plants to hold down the fabric. I thought the bend would hold the weed control fabric securely, but with the wind it just tore through the fabric or pulled up the tent pegs. Some of the tent pegs held and some did not. SOLUTION: I was looking for something that would hold well in the soil and have a round cap at the top to hold down the fabric. The Spiral Nylon stakes were less expensive than the tent pegs and seem to be doing a much better job so far. They seem to be made of a strong durable nylon and not a brittle cheap plastic. The spiral shape of these pegs seems to hold very well in the soil so far. I expect these will work much better. No country of origin on the package. When I expand the garden, I would definitely buy these again.

did what it was supposed with any issues. Unlike some of the negative reviews regarding these breaking after some hammering—that was not the case here, I hammered them vigorously into thick dirt rooted with heavy tree and plant roots. Nothing broke. Did the job. i will buy again if i need. Was $5 cheaper than going to home depot. ProTip: Use a rubber Mallet.