The Paperpot Transplanter: An Introductory Demonstration

The Paperpot Transplanter is popular because it allows you to plant up to 264 plants in under a minute. And because it’s so easy to transplant with it, it lends itself to transplanting crops that you wouldn’t normally transplant — peas, for example. You also get three or four weeks of growth on the bench in the greenhouse that you will never have to weed. You can also singulate your plants on the bench, where it’s ergonomically sound to do so, rather than out here, bending over, trying to get them out of there. The transplanter uses paperpots (which we show in a different video), in special trays. The pots have the appearance of a honeycomb and pay out as you run it down the row. Regarding the transplanter itself, it is pulled along by its gauge wheels. The plow opens the furrow, while the pots are fed down the chute and get transplanted into the ground. The sweeps bring the soil back over the sides of those pots. And then the press wheels at the back tamp them down. The handle height is adjustable, as is the depth of the plow, on the front of the machine. To use, place the transplanter directly over the marked row, line up the press wheels on either side of that row marker, and pull it forward a couple feet, to open a furrow with the plow, until you can see the furrow in the chute. The sweeps are adjustable for angle and for depth. 0:12 Advantages of the paperpot transplanter 1:10 Parts of the transplanter and adjustability 1:50 Demonstration Learn more: