THIS TOOL CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!

[@13c11a]

When I think of my grandparents and their labor-intensive farming methods and how small their yields, comparatively speaking, I could weep for them. I admire your incorporation of new tools and methods and I thank you for teaching.

[@sparaxis7]

This looks pretty amazing! I would love if you made a follow up video later on in the season to show that the quality of transplant is still on par etc. Thanks for all you do Curtis!

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Consider it done. It's a fully integral part of our farm now. Never turning back.

[@noturbone]

i want one of these but is six inches the farthest distance available for the paper pots? this wouldn't be a huge problem as i could plant every other pot to achieve 12 inches for say tomato plants. but is it discernible as to which pots will come out of the planter at every other one? i'm currently planting about 8 acres by hand. i have to grow a huge variety of vegetables to market them to the public. i live in a very sparsely populated area. variety is a must to be profitable.

[@MarkProffitt]

Not just less labor time to plant but an extra week of growing time.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Well said

[@crystalwinterland8214]

The convenience is amazing-but the price is damn ridiculous.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

High or low?

[@franksummerlin3422]

Way high!

[@tadpole4973]

@@franksummerlin3422 way too high

[@bagelguy3447]

You can pay monthly so that you can afford it to make more money for you and your company

[@bagelguy3447]

The amount as a package is 1300. But they gotta make profit

[@donnabalzerhelpinggardener3271]

Good to see the paper-pot machine in action - I am sharing with my Goodseeds class on Monday! These are all new wanna-be farmers on Vancouver Island so its an exciting time!

[@TheOneZenith]

That's an awesome system, though $3000 is about 30 times more than I'd pay for a starter kit.

[@AgeofReason]

"This content paid for by the following promoters"

[@mbchudno]

100% agree. for this much one can buy a lawn tractor and here is a small device that has only few parts and probably costs 100 bucks to manufacture. every video on YT is a sales pitch anyway so makes sence.

[@ronfrank8503]

Buy one, copy n make x2 to get payback

[@rodneymccrea7214]

It’s not cheap but all you need to do is calculate your return on investment. If you save that many hours a week you can raise another plot, for example, and make another couple thousand a month. So if you have a large enough operation, this will pay for itself in a month.

[@om0107]

Do the diy

[@frankscales7295]

AS i guy with a bad back and of mature years this is wonderful, thank for shareing Curtis

[@travisdavis1042]

In my experience working on an organic produce farm for the last season with the paper potter at our disposal, it is an invaluable tool. I will say there seems to be a slight bit of transplant shock which was to be expected, however, the usefulness of having your plants properly spaced and perfectly in row while increasing efficiency way outweighs the potential drawbacks from stunting growth a week or two. This tool is essential for anyone looking to ramp up their market farm/garden production and efficiency. Thanks for sharing.

[@bobanderson2895]

Videos like this are more enjoyable to watch when there is no music. ^^

[@jamesstoffel6835]

Amazing! Thank you for taking the time to create this video! Excellent product!

[@wendyannedarling7365]

This has to be one of the most exciting things I've ever seen!

[@lison973]

I’m new to gardening. And this is the coolest thing I’ve seen.

[@system2thinker659]

Pros, cons, pros, cons...it's still an amazing tool! I was geeking out when your video first started LOL, it looked like some type of magic trick!

[@js7un165]

some amazing brilliance went into inventing that tool. you did a great demo, and they invented a real cool name for that tray top, the dibbler.

[@machinaprivada]

Man, this is honestly so amazing! I'm totally blown away watching it. Thanks

[@DuluthTW]

That will help reduce future back pain. Great for any urban farm. Thanks for sharing!

[@juneshannon5941]

First time I've seen or even heard of these brilliant tools. Thanks for sharing. I'm in awe. Wow, the change in gardening methods is amazing. Sure beats milking cows, lol.

[@andrewbeaton3302]

DUDE YOUR Efficiency is incredible!

[@fatpapi331]

bro i love your videos... its all dope. This is my first season of gardening. I live in Bermuda and your videos inspire big dreams. I'm hoping my first season goes well.

[@JebGardener]

That thing looks awesome!!!

[@harrymills2770]

Nice art with the keyboard, Jesse Martin.

[@harrymills2770]

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[@harrymills2770]

It works!

[@sourmash5715]

hey Jeb is here!

[@shehbleh8931]

I LOVE YOU JEB

[@fromheretothere6074]

3k for a few pices of plastic :))) That thing is worth 150$ at most But i guess over there people sell the idea not the product....

[@munchkin5674]

For the most part, the prices for all of these gardening wonder tools is outrageous, even hand tools. Just like everything else, there is always someone out there wanting to take advantage of great ideas to gouge others all in the name of business. Greed! The manufacturer could sell more and help a lot of market gardeners if they didn’t think they had to charge an outrageous price! I am wondering how much this guy is getting for demo’ing this contraption?

[@NoName-ex4rf]

That's not how economy of scale works. Try building one yourself, and I bet you pay over $150 just for materials.

[@beowulf1417]

@@NoName-ex4rf even if the estimate of $150 is wrong, the point stands.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Time and energy saver ... Regardless of what it's made out of

[@reggieangus5325]

youll pay over 200 for the materials alone, the rest of the price is because of the rarity of the product, ingenius method that the inventor developed for ease of use, I would say he does deserve it. Value is in the eye of the beholder. Most people will pay that much even though they will cry about it, its called perfect pricing

[@deosiewilson732]

That looks great.... What a time saver..... Not to mention the back..... Well worth the money...

[@glennhunter7676]

Great, now everyone knows about this tool and it's gonna be on backorder from Johnny's for all of 2018. Thanks a lot, Curtis.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Glenn Hunter then they can get it from us at paperpot.co. Our prices are the same as Johnnys.

[@mauricedebeer4300]

best market gardener so far

[@michaelanderson8464]

my grand father grew a banging back yard garden he would marvel at this

[@solargreg1]

It is wonderful to see young intelligent people get enthusiastic about farming! There is not a doubt in my mind, small farming is the most important thing the world needs today. I salute you sir! And I like the machine, its all human-powered, and produces almost zero waste.

[@pollyjetix2027]

My dear Papa farmed 60 acres. How I remember the backbreaking labor of setting out row after row of plants. This tool would have changed everything!

[@DHDiversions]

Wow amazing tool its very easy to do gardening if i have one like this

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

This is an idea that will add to the transformation of small gardens...there are many good ideas out there....and this is certainly one of them. We need small farms again...our food supply is just crap today; mostly "good looking,...with little nutrient density.

[@remoconan8720]

Fuch yeah go Curtis stone I like your Passion and commitment !!!!!!!!

[@advancednutritioninc908]

Well Done! Obvious time saver for any large garden!! Thanks !!

[@uncut119]

Does this tool work better on certain plants? Also is there a follow up video? This is revolutionary. I have chronic pain issues in my arm and will help me so much.

[@cxvd7996]

What an awesome tool! Looks like they thought of everything!!

[@shannagarroutte7829]

Thanks I’ll be buying this for my new land!

[@Irishjay-gu5pb]

Awesome!!! What a wonderful idea! Big time game changer!

[@jameslong296]

I dont soil farm and or really farm. I garden, but that thing is awesome, makes me want to plow up my yard and start soil gardening.

[@abadatha]

That's a truly impressive little piece of engineering there.

[@ronkuhlthau2025]

The music gives you N.A. credibility. Real tight and the product and your presence validated the whole video. explode.

[@Bongholio-fd5eq]

Wow that's an awesome way of planting

[@sarahchaddick7787]

If you’re a farmer and have to do the sort of labor this tool replaces, 3k is PENNIES compared to the price of labor this covers. Whether it’s your time or you’re paying someone else. Would absolutely be worth it! If you’re not gardening/farming for your income, I could see why one would find this a hard price to accept. But we are currently working on starting our own farm and after watching this video, I definitely plan on investing in this!

[@douglashaner6802]

Not too mention the back pain this will save you. It is amazing the naysayers here who don't understand this isn't meant for a hobby farm but a real business. Best of luck to your venture.

[@artofchickens]

This thing is absolutely amazing!!

[@zeplandfarms4743]

Bought the full kit and 17 cases of 6"...cant wait till spring

[@dgb5820]

This is absolutely amazing

[@prof.keebler]

Yeah baby! Thanks for this one Curtis!

[@queensheba3070]

When time and patience meet each other everything is possible. Love it great invention.

[@dnxsol]

Hi tech for low tech industry.. This is brilliant... Thanks for sharing

[@17valley]

Incredible. This is awesome.

[@laurarowland7926]

That's beyond cool..!!!..that would make more production cause you would have time for other projects & plant more👍👍🌻

[@RS-jj7yj]

that's ridiculously incredible.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I'm not even a farmer I'd buy one just to rent out to people who know it's a good invention and want to give it a shot $50 a day

[@jamescross9953]

Thank you for saying 'donate' vs. all compost!

[@resacarebel1868]

That's a little out of my budget range. I guess I will just have to stick to the old ways. But the old ways always work.

[@fainitesbarley2245]

Why don’t you join together with a couple of others and share one

[@gickygackers]

Make friends with a good welder and you could pay for material, take them out to a nice dinner, and they could do it for cheap.

[@terryfrederickson2774]

alot of stuff to keep re buying. and $3,000 for the start kit?? no thanks

[@c-b.s.7624]

OK no prob. But what would you say when it would cost you only 651 USD for the planter and 120 USD for a box (75 pcs.) of paper pot chains + shippment? Contact the japanese official dealer and get one at the named prices. paper-pot.com/ and yes, the sales staff speaks english.

[@sulev111]

maybe there's a 100$ chinese version available too :D

[@makishae9811]

Going to be fair, a huge portion of that is the contraption itself but you could get away with buying your own flats that fit the size of the paper racks and also make your own "dibbler". Just plant the seeds yourself into the flat then use the paper and the contraption. It may not produce absolutely "Optimal" results if you don't get proper measurements for your "dibbler" but being fair that'd knock hundreds of dollars off of the price. You could also get it from Asia apparently. If you use your own head you can get around prices really easy.

[@neoplasmax]

The one thing as a person who likes creating inventions myself, is the non-reuseabiltity of this item without "specialized seeding planters" that come apart by the row in a chain effect.. ok I like the chain idea.. that was kind of thinking out of the box of the tool.. So I just drag a spke down the middle buy the paper chaining planters and tie one end to a stake at the end and drag them out of my wagon with a hole cut out.. While dragging spike on next row, cover your first one you did with the planters in.. SO it's not going to be 7 minutes.. It maybe be around 15 -20 this way.. still a substancial cut down from an hour before.. Till I come up with a way to do this without the investment in specialized paper chain planters, that's about cheap you may get it wihout buying the tool.. Kind of makes you wish the "Open Source Everything" idea was already working society.. We couldl knock donw the costs of the world to about 10% of the costs today and no patents or copywrites to fool with .. They are only for elites anyway to control a cure or something.. Anyway...

[@TinyGiantLifeStyle]

Wow, amazing, outstanding! I bought the paper chains, flats, arms and manually plant the paper pots. Love it! I have very hard soil and I do not till. Would love to use the planting tool.

[@graceoverall]

Mind BLOWN!!!!

[@nathandeneault5778]

i was actually wondering about those seeds on a strip the other day.. that is neat

[@nathandeneault5778]

this is pretty freaking awesome!

[@DragonflyArtz1]

THIS!! Those seed tapes could be fashioned onto a wheel design that trenches and covers! Brilliant! Set your holes in a fabric at a standard setting then you can cover the row...I like it! Mock one up, it could be your money maker!

[@DragonflyArtz1]

Nathan I just had a visual of lawn mower size device that lays four rows at the same time. laying down four wheels of seed strip. And you could plant tomatoes, squash and larger spaced plant seeds. Only draw back would be your starting seeds, not seedlings. But lettuce grows fast enough. Would still have a huge market. Could even pull behind garden tractor or ATV. Talk about fast!

[@billking5407]

they make a 2 row

[@nox5555]

+DragonflyArtz1 why not make it selfdriving? one of those gasoline lawn mowers as base and to provide some weight 4 strips at the same time. you place it at the start, start it and it slowly moves along. make sure it drives a straight line and all is fine. an old hand truck to move the device around without problems... i would guess you could build such a machine for a couple of hundred $, if not free using old parts over the winter.

[@pipbuster]

Awesome new market gardening tool !!!

[@jm309767]

It's Japanese made.

[@stephenchilcott1595]

I don't want to sound like a cheapskate but for a small garden, not ran for profit, where it wouldn't be worth it to buy the planter....Couldn't you just buy the accordion pots for $4 a piece and then just dig a long trench and pull them out by hand in big strips and then go back and put the soil over top by hand and still save a lot of time? So... in summary, use the flats but not the planter? I at least like this idea better than ripping off this company by buying a chinese ripoff model as some people have suggested.

[@stephenchilcott1595]

Technically you'd need to buy the 50$ spreader frame first... I'm pretty sure I could make a drop seeder, spreader bars and use a regular flat.

[@heartlandranchtv4943]

That sounds like a great idea. You'd have to try it out first and compare times and results to know for sure though. It's definitely something worth exploring.

[@Vector_Ze]

Stephen Chilcott: What country are you from? 50$?

[@stephenchilcott1595]

smart451cab I'm from the USA... on their website it is 50$...

[@heavyhaul8621]

For 50 bucks and saving your back,,, I’d say well worth it

[@estevezgio]

I knew you would love that tool! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@youssefdarwich6576]

if one is precise enough with this tool you could set a landscape fabric template right over top after planting. Wow!

[@johncraftenworth7847]

human line formed from transplanter will NEVER match up. not a chance

[@dawsonmehalko711]

actually, you may be wrong. The plants are probably only going to be 1 square inch and if you're burning 2 inch wide holes in the fabric you could possibly pull it off it you get good enough.and if need be you can bend the plant a little bit in each hole to get it through the hole after you lay the fabric.

[@johncraftenworth7847]

the issue is, the line the planter makes won't be straight, making the rows of slightly inconsistent lengths, even the template will not be burned in perfectly straight and even, and multiply those slight spacing inaccuracies out over 50ft or 80 or whatever your row length is, with multiple rows per bed, and many many beds on the farm, it's gonna be nothing but a headache to try. you'd need cnc machines, perfectly flat ground (doesn't exist, even small bumps and slight grade changes that affects the distance up and down to compound on left and right problems), the ability to stretch the mulch just right, if you stretch too much, don't stretch every inch of the landscape fabric the same, it'll start changing the length and throw things off as well. I'd bet BIG money against it ever working. There is the story of the chinese messenger being punished for not making a journey that was judged to take a set amount of time. The messenger argued that going up and down made the distance he traveled different than the distance the crow flies or that a messenger travels on flatter ground. The judge was wise and agreed with the messenger. That's the same problem you'd have here with laying plastic over the top plus a number of others.

[@dawsonmehalko711]

I guess I wasn't factoring in everything. thanks for pointing those things out before I tried. :)

[@simonmasters3295]

Never stop trying...

[@אליאלבן-דן-ה4נ]

Congats on the work saved.

[@stevescott1032]

Holy planter magic batman. Rad! I love engineering. I enjoyed the Jang Model JP-1 seeder. It did a really decent job getting 1/8 acre of seed down in about an hour.

[@gukbag]

Aren't these a Japanese product that has been imported for a few years now? Pretty sure John Henrickson has a site selling these as well.

[@sk8rboy1255555]

Dreams of Bass and Bucks quick google search cost $1k and maybe like $500 for add ons.

[@devaultc]

So, this may have been covered and I wasn’t listening, well. How does the tape do like when u do have to do some weeding? Didn’t want to pull the tape up or does biodegrade quick enough u don’t have to worry? Thanks in advance. Love ur channel. Going to try and do this on my 1.5 acre lot. 1 acre grass, .5 is house. I’ve ordered ur book as well. Can’t wait to receive it!

[@stevieM82]

Wow! Those tools look so awesome!! Great work Curtis! Keep up the nice work & video's.

[@HashInfo]

Awesome tech

[@chook_chook_chick7951]

Wow! I am just in awe!!! 😱😱 Pricey, so let's see if we can DIY this using the same strategy but a different device! 🤨😁

[@theking4mayor]

Really awesome tool. When the price drops to about 25% of what it is now, I'll definitely buy one!

[@netania123]

Engineering put to good use. Love it. Great video. Thanks☺️👍

[@STEVIEMUSIC2011]

I'm lovin it! Thanks for the demo, I'm a visual learner.

[@chrisadrien8179]

I'm so gonna DIY this contraption

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Good luck.

[@mskogly]

Congrats on your new business, looks great! Would you consider having even longer beds now that you use overhead irrigation and this new transplanter? Less turns would probably speed things up even more. Or will you stick to 50 and 25' beds?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

+Morten Skogly i would if I had the room.

[@paul9813]

That is the perfect product from a marketing standpoint

[@unsukjoiner2602]

Amazing tool. Good luck with your endeavor Curtis. I think you will bring much value added to these products vs. buying direct from China. Good luck getting support in China.

[@3dcad668]

I used something like this to plant saplings when I volunteered for the local forestry co-op, but it was bigger and pulled by a small tractor. I'm impressed with it, but as far as purchasing this and continuously buying new pots, it's not warranted unless you have a retail production garden or a commune of hippies.

[@johnhargreavesii8181]

Again gonna have to get this awesome piece of equipment.

[@svetlanapodkuiko4155]

Thank you for introduction into New tools and ideas. Could you, please give information in centimeters, in decimal system?

[@purplechickenfarm9298]

I've been amazed by these for a few weeks, but I'm wondering what happens to the paper on the back end. How fast does it degrade? Is it dissolved by the time of harvest, or does the paper get stuck in your tilling implements? It looks like it would protect well against cut worm with a built-in collar for each transplant. This is a really exciting innovation! I just wonder what kind of nightmare having all that paper in the ground creates at harvest time.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

We pull it out when the crop is finished. I'll show it in future videos. It'll be in many of my videos from here on.

[@Yabbadabbadoo980]

i thought i heard JM talk about this briefly in some video i saw but he said that he couldn't get it certified organic??

[@heartlandranchtv4943]

+Timothy Roy Yes, JM mentioned in one of his interviews with Curtis that he had been experimenting with the planter, but that there was an issue with the glue not being "organically certifiable". However, I just watched the interview of Conor Crickmore over on Diego Footer's channel, and he has been using this product extensively on his farm (neversink), which IS certified organic (granted he is in the US, so there may be a difference between US and Canadian requirements). Hopefully, Curtis will address this issue in a future update video. In my opinion, though, "organic" is mostly just a bullshit marketing scam that doesn't actually mean what most people think it means (same with deceptive and vague terms like "free-range", "grass-fed", "sustainable", "green", etc.) So, being certified organic is actually highly overrated for most farmers, and will add nothing but additional headaches, overhead costs, and bureaucratic red tape to your operation (think about how the LEED certification scam has crippled home builders across North America and Europe. It really all depends on what market you're in, as to whether you need to be "certified" to stay competitive.

[@cupbowlspoonforkknif]

I have used newspaper and cardboard for weed suppression. If it stays moist and covered it could be gone within a month.

[@Soulfarmcornwall]

Yeah would love to know if the plants grow as well as soil blocks. Do roots circle?

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

That is awesome. gonna have to check one of those out.

[@anijohnson8082]

Awesome teaching!

[@johnlord8337]

This is vastly interesting, and how to plant seeds in distance between the folded paper.....

[@beverlycook4913]

Wow!! I like it!!!

[@stevesoutdoorworld2248]

very cool tool thanks for sharing.

[@sallyweiner4180]

That's a fabulous tool!

[@fynbo1007]

Very cool concept, thank you for sharing your amazing video

[@omoroomoro]

Years ago we used a walk behind planter. It was narrow with two wheels and as you walked down rows it dropped tobacco plant, made a hole and kept trucking. I was about 11 years old, so it was very light in weight. It seems like a lot less complicated than your device. I will look for it in goggle images. If I find it, I will post a link.

[@berkshirewoods]

Mind blown!!!

[@trevisaf]

Cool product. The initial price may be steep but like you mentioned over time it will save a LOT of time and labour costs.

[@michellelabri3388]

Amazing invention and kit!!!!!! I will share this! And you are a great teacher......Curious why you don't use woodchips to control weeds.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I do in some places.

[@mirandavikanderson6958]

So neat, and fast

[@SKETCHUPARTANDCRAFT]

Wow amazing mechine my friend 👍 it's very useful for formers.👌I like farming ❤️ New friend here 👍 stay connected 👍

[@71160000]

Amazing machine but for my small growing area I have a small drop seeder. You fill the hopper with seeds, select a plate sized for the seed, walk it down the garden, it digs a trench, drops a seed at the proper interval for the seed type, gently covers the seed. No bending over and nothing to buy once you get the seeder for less than $200. Of course you're still at the whims of mother nature for the seeds to sprout but ideal for the small gardener who plants rows of seeds each year. Mine will handle seeds from tiny up to large beans with ease.

[@juliathomas3380]

Wow! Very cool!

[@ladyeclectic]

OMG that machine is crazy, must make planting a total cinch now!!!

[@DMPO76]

Now that you have the paper planter do you prefer that over burning holes in the weed cloth and transplanting individually what's the offset of the labor for we push back and would you rather just buy the plant the paper planner first or the weed paper and burn holes

[@spinmoto180]

That's Awesome!

[@BurningBushcraft]

unbelieveable this is an awesome tool

[@TheFrog767]

Great idea good luck

[@debbiegallett1125]

Brilliant.

[@christineschroeder7066]

Curtis, how has this changed your use of transplanting into landscape fabric--or will you still use that approach for crops like kale that will be in the ground for a while???

[@treborblok]

This looks like a game changer!