PlantTape
Transforms
Agriculture
Our automated transplanting system increases crop yield, improves efficiency and lowers per-acre cost for growers.
EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATION
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WHAT IS PLANTTAPE?
PlantTape is the world’s most advanced, efficient, and flexible process for the sowing, germination, and transplanting of crops.
USER-FRIENDLY AUTOMATED TRANSPLANTING
PlantTape’s automated transplanter is fast, easy to use and designed by farmers, for farmers. It is built to withstand the elements, while giving growers the reliability and precision they need.
Where other automated transplanters rely on complex computer systems, actuators, and sensors, the PlantTape 3-point automated planter is 100% mechanical. It is easy to learn and easy to use.
Line-to-line spacing can be altered in the field to allow for many different bed configurations. Growers can plant fields with different bed configurations on the same day with some mechanical adjustments. Plant-to-plant spacing can be altered on the fly.
Additionally, the PlantTape transplanter is crop-agnostic, meaning it will pull whatever plant species is in the nursery trays and put it into the ground.
THE PLANTTAPE PROCESS
PlantTape is a sowing and transplanting system.
We’re not just in the business of selling farm equipment: we’re providing something much better.
While we do manufacture our own agricultural equipment, we integrate that equipment into the larger PlantTape process.
The entire PlantTape process is built around our namesake innovation: a tape that holds seeds and seedlings, and breaks down in soil overtime. The tape facilitates ease of sowing, efficient nursery operations, and automated transplanting.
Sowing
The PlantTape process begins in one of our sowing centers. After seeds are dry-sown into our proprietary tape, the sown tape is palletized and shipped to the grower’s nursery of choice.
Nursery
The seeds germinate inside the tape when introduced to water. PlantTape’s denser plant spacing (840 plants per tray!) and shorter growing cycles make for high-yield nursery operations.
Transplanting
PlantTape’s blazing-fast (2-7 acres per hour!) 3-point transplanter unspools the tape from the nursery trays, cutting each transplant loose and placing it into the ground.
Sowing Operations
Seeds are sown into PlantTape material, after which the material is cut into strips (i.e, "tape"), folded, and loaded into trays of 840 seeds each. The sown PlantTape is palletized, wrapped and labeled for immediate delivery to a commercial nursery or farming operation for germination at the desired time.
Because PlantTape sows seeds into a completely dry tape environment, growers can delay germination to account for unforeseen changes in weather or transplanting schedule.
Nursery Operations
PlantTape trays hold 840 plants—2-3 times more than standard transplant trays. With a denser seedling population, PlantTape increases nursery throughput and improves efficiencies through the nursery and field transportation process.
Flexible planting schedule
PlantTape transplants can be planted at any stage of growth. Flexibility in the planting schedule allows growers to mitigate the impact of adverse weather and other uncontrollable circumstances.
Because PlantTape seedlings can be planted much younger than conventional transplants, nurseries have shorter growing cycles and higher overall throughput.
By implementing the PlantTape system, a plant nursery can significantly increase production without the capital costs of additional greenhouse space.
Transplanting
From the nursery, trays of PlantTape transplants are loaded into bins and shipped to the field. At 840 plants per tray and 108 trays per bin, a PlantTape bin contains around 90,000 transplants.
Transplants are loaded into PlantTape's automated transplanter, which can carry 68 trays at a time (or around 57,000 plants).
The PlantTape automated transplanter pulls the PlantTape material from the trays and places each transplant into the ground according to precise settings for line spacing, plant spacing, and depth.
News & Resources
Jesus Vasquez Joins PlantTape as Western USA Regional Sales Manager
PlantTape, a leading pioneer in automated transplanting solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Jesus Vasquez as the new Western USA Regional Sales Manager. With nearly three decades of extensive experience in the agriculture industry, Jesus brings a...
PlantTape and Plantel Announce Grand Opening of New Sowing Line Facility in Santa Maria
PlantTape, an industry leader in automated transplanting technology, and Plantel, a prominent agricultural nursery, are excited to announce the grand opening of a new sowing line facility in Santa Maria, California. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 23,...
Product Development Specialist
Product Development Specialist Our Company: PlantTape is an automated transplanting system recognized for our innovation and client centric approach. This unique method of transplanting provides vegetable growers with one of the most efficient options aimed at...
