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SWEET POTATO TRANSPLANTING

05/18/13 — Farm

Scott Davi A sweet potato transplant, or slip,  goes into the ground.  Photo by Scott David Gordon

This past week, we transplanted sweet potatoes, and our photographer, Scott David Gordon, was there to capture the process.

Christian drives the tractor as Carlos & Veronica work on the transplanter to get the sweet potato slips into the ground. Christian drives the tractor as Carlos & Veronica plant the sweet potato slips.

First, as Christian pulls the transplanter, its disks create furrows in the ground for the sweet potato slips. As it moves, the transplanter, disks create furrows in the ground for the sweet potato slips.

Then, Carlos & Veronica put individual slips on the transplanter's rotating wheel which then places the plant in the ground. Then, Carlos & Veronica put individual slips on the transplanter's rotating wheel which then places the plant in the ground.

The wheel of the machine turns & places individual plants into the furrows. The wheel of the machine turns & drops individual slips into the furrows.

A view from above. A view from above that shows the bins filled with sweet potato slips waiting to go into the ground.

The beginnings of a row of sweet potato plants. The beginnings of a row of sweet potato plants.
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