Plant a 100-foot bed in 15 minutes, standing up
Step-by-step Growers Notes, seeding charts and how-to videos for the Paperpot Transplanter and Jang seeder, built with working market farmers.
Saves real time
Plant a bed in minutes instead of an hour on your knees.
Built to last
Japanese-made transplanter and heavy-duty, American-made trays.
Learn before you buy
Free crop-by-crop Growers Notes, charts and videos.
Real support
Questions? Email hello@moderngrower.co.
What is the Paperpot Transplanter?
A hand-pulled transplanter that lays a chain of 264 connected paper pots into the bed as you walk. Seedlings go in at exact spacing, and you never kneel down.
to plant a 100′ bed, versus an hour or more by hand
plants per paper chain, spaced 2″, 4″ or 6″ apart
bending or kneeling. Transplant from a standing position
How to use the Paperpot Transplanter → Why Paperpot? → What are paper chain pots? → How-to videos →
Same bed, two ways
One bed is planted by hand. The other goes in with the Paperpot Transplanter. The clock runs on both, side by side, in a time-lapse. Watch the timer, then watch the posture.
for the Paperpot to plant its bed, start to finish
by hand, and the hand bed is still going at the 42-minute mark
faster with the Paperpot, standing up the whole time
The hand bed is planted into landscape fabric with pre-cut holes, a setup growers use to make hand planting faster. Your times will vary with crop, spacing and crew size, but the gap holds up.
Why Paperpot? The full case for time, crops, money and your body →
How the Paperpot system works
The transplanter is one part of a simple four-step system: open, seed, grow, plant.
Open
Use the spreader bars to stretch a paper chain open like an accordion onto the spreader frame, then flip a Paperpot tray over it. The chain now fits the tray perfectly.
Seed
Fill the tray with potting mix, press seed holes with the dibble board, and drop seed into all 264 cells at once with the Kwik Klik Slide.
Grow
Raise the seedlings in heavy-duty Paperpot trays until they are ready to transplant, typically 2 to 4 weeks depending on the crop.
Plant
Walk the bed with the transplanter. It lays the chain, spaces the plants and closes the soil, all from a standing position.
The Pro-Series Starter Kit
The transplanter, 75 six-inch paper chains, 20 germination trays, 20 bottom trays, the opening kit, dibble board, and the Kwik Klik Slide seeder with three seed plates. Everything you need to plant your first beds.
Crop guides for 19 market garden crops
Spacing, rows per bed, seeding, days to transplant, harvest and yield targets for each crop, developed with working market farmers.
Printable guides and tech sheets
Specs, setup and step-by-step instructions for every tool in the Paperpot and Jang systems, free to download and print.
Shop the tools in these guides
Pro-Series Starter KitThe complete Paperpot system in one box.See it on Shopify →The Original Paperpot TransplanterPlant 264 seedlings in under a minute.See it on Shopify →Paper Chain Pots2″, 4″ and 6″ spacing for every crop.See it on Shopify →
JP1 Jang SeederFast, accurate direct seeding in one pass.See it on Shopify →
Direct seed with precision
For crops you don’t transplant, the Jang JP1 and JP5 seeders drop seed at exact spacing in one pass. Start with the seeding chart, then pick your crop. Every guide has a free printable PDF.
What farmers say
★★★★★“We plant upwards of 400′ bed feet of salad mix a week using paper pots and it saves us hours a week in planting labor.”
Patrick B.Paper chain pots
★★★★★“We are a no-till farm in NC and that was something we were a little hesitant to use the PPT with at first. I was totally wrong and the tool has been great.”
Sean S.Paperpot Starter Kit
★★★★★“4” chain pots are my go-to for fall, winter and early spring transplants in my high tunnels. Spacing is perfect for spinach, salad mix, scallions and cilantro. A total game changer.”
Melanie C.4″ paper chain pots
★★★★★“This has saved us so much time. It can be tricky to learn, you have to have a clean bed, not too wet, no rocks or roots, but once you get that right you can plant a row in minutes instead of hours.”
AshleyPaperpot Transplanter
★★★★★“The JP1 is a godsend to small farmers. It only takes me 10 minutes to plant 6 rows on a 30″ x 25′ bed.”
Grant B.JP1 Jang Seeder
★★★★★“I use the 2″ paper chains to plant parsley, cilantro, dill and scallions. One paperpot tray equals one row on the bed perfectly.”
Chef Mikey, Chef’s Harvest Farm2″ paper chain pots
Is a Paperpot right for your farm?
It’s a great fit if…
- You plant several beds a week, solo or with a small crew
- Your back and knees are a limiting factor
- You run tight successions and need beds turned fast
- You grow lettuce, onions, beets, greens, herbs and other compact crops
Hand transplanting may be better if…
- You farm at very small scale or in beds under 50 feet
- You plant through mulch or landscape fabric
- Your soil is rocky or heavy clay
- You mostly grow large transplants like tomatoes, peppers and squash
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