Transplanter and planting process for potball plants

Abstract

Abstract The machine permits a completely automatic transplanting of vegetable and flower plants grown as potballs, and is designed particularly for holdings in which the growing is carried out in wooden frames separated by passages for movement known as footways. The machine consists of a frame-support assembly (A) which also extracts the potballs, a tipping and extendable assembly (B) for holding, separating and transferring the potballs, and an assembly (C) for conveying plants in openable suspended buckets in a closed circuit. These assemblies are mounted on an articulated chassis incorporating means for preparing and conditioning the soil. According to a first type of embodiment, the conveyance assembly (C) provides for the deposition of the plants in the soil. According to a second type of embodiment, the conveyance assembly (C) feeds a device (D) for turning the plants upside down, combined with a planting device (E) which ensures that the plants are perfectly vertical in the furrow. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Gaston Simon

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