Described herein is an apparatus useful in the transplantation of plants. The apparatus for transplanting plants comprises a transplanting module (1) configured to transplant a plurality of plants in a row, the transplanting module comprising: a soil contacting surface (skid plate) 3 being substantially planar to a soil to planted, a keel member (4) to create a furrow in the soil where the keel extends a predefined distance below the soil contacting surface, where an outer periphery of the keel member defines the depth of the furrow, a carrying means configured to support the plant, where the carrying means (5, 31, 32, 33, 34) extend from a position that is above the soil contacting surface and below the soil contacting surface, and extending a predefined depth into the furrow for transporting of the plant from the apparatus and into the furrow where the carrying means has a distal end for discharging the plant, and where the carrying means are configured to expose an outer periphery of the plant below the so
