Abstract: A cultivation ball is formed from at least one envelope, which is sealed or substantially sealed, containing the cultivation substrate; the plant is disposed in the ball, being separated from the substrate by at least one wall of the envelope or envelopes, and each envelope is made from a material through which the roots of the plant can pass once the ball has been set to grow. The substrate-containing envelope can be produced industrially at high rates of production, and is easily applied to the plant.

Abstract: Mechanism for planting plants in soil in standard clods, the entire operation being carried out without manual intervention in selected locations.It comprises a vertical planting tube 1 suspended from an arm 2 carried by a self-propelled appliance. A mechanisms unit integral with a cage 3 can slide along the tube 1, controlling on one hand the opening and closing of the jaw 5, and, on the other hand, the compaction of the earth.The invention can be used for transplanting any species of plant under difficult conditions (ground containing stones and tree stumps) or through plastic sheets.