Heavy Duty Garden Stakes - Stronger Holding Power vs Metal Landscape Stakes - Made in USA - Biodegradable Over Time (No More Rusting Metal) (75, 6" EcoDuty Stakes)

I used the stakes to pin a germination blanket over a trench i dug in my yard. After putting topsoil i reseeded the trench. They seem pretty solid and holds the seed germination blanket in place. Only time will tell how long they will biodegrade. But overall a solid product for the price point. I would recommend it for any landscaping project.

I found these to be easy push into different textures of ground, both softer and more hard. None broke in the process although I was careful to apply pressure evenly.

These hold well and are strong, but are not biodegradable. I have had some of these buried since August 2019. I missed a few and added several layers of soil on top. I just excavated the area in September 2024. Not a hint of degradation. In fact they look new.

Fairly easy to break if you happen to hit a rock. Product won't bend around a rock as well as thinner metal landscape staples do. If you try moderate force to accomplish full installation with rock in the way they will break leaving a sharp edge exposed. metal staple bends and flattens in similar circumstances.

Works well, Great Value

Our soil is hard shale, very rocky. These did not work for us. They were not sturdy enough for our needs.

I got 75 of them and now I need to find a use for about 50. I'm sure over time I'll find uses. I'm finding the stakes sturdy. They go into the ground nicely and accomplish their goal of holding down irrigation lines.I don't see a con here.

We just tried to use these over the weekend and they let a lot to be desired. We found that hitting them with a hammer is almost laughable. The rectangle heads of the spikes do not coordinate with the round head of a hammer. When you manage to get a hit on them they seem to be so flimsy that they want to bend and hitting them enough times to get them into the ground seems a daunting task at the very least. They want to bend and not go straight into the ground. I guess if your putting them into plain sand this wouldn't be an issue. We used them sparingly because of this limitation. They did arrive very fast thanks to amazon prime but it's they're worth the hassle.