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A plant transplanting apparatus includes a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a post with a top end and a bottom end and a blade that has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge is attached to the bottom end of the post and a grip is attached to the top end of the post. A coupling assembly

A plant transplanting apparatus includes a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a post with a top end and a bottom end and a blade that has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge is attached to the bottom end of the post and a grip is attached to the top end of the post. A coupling assembly releasably couples the hand spade assemblies together. The coupling assembly engages the posts to allow the first sides of the blades to be pivoted toward or away from each other. The coupling assembly is adjustable to allow a space between the spade assemblies to be selectively adjusted. The blades are extended into soil on either side of a plant and the blades are pivoted toward each other to lift the plant from the soil to allow the plant to be transplanted.

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I claim: 1. A plant transplanting apparatus to dig into soil on opposite sides of a plant to lift the plant out of the soil, said apparatus comprising: a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a height of less than 24 inches, each of said spade assemblies including; a post having a top end and a

I claim: 1. A plant transplanting apparatus to dig into soil on opposite sides of a plant to lift the plant out of the soil, said apparatus comprising: a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a height of less than 24 inches, each of said spade assemblies including; a post having a top end and a bottom end; a blade having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first side and a second side, said top edge being attached to said bottom end of said post; a grip being attached to said top end of said post; a coupling assembly releasably coupling said hand spade assemblies together, said coupling assembly engaging said posts to allow said first sides of said blades to be pivoted toward or away from each other, said coupling assembly being adjustable to allow a space between said spade assemblies to be selectively adjusted; said bottom edges of said blades being pivoted toward each other when said grips are pivoted away from each other; and wherein said blades are extended into the soil on either side of the plant and said blades are pivoted toward each other to lift the plant from the soil to allow the plant to be transplanted. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first side of said blade of each of said spade assemblies being concavely curved from said top edge to said bottom edge. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said first side of said blade of each of said spade assemblies being concavely curved from said first lateral edge to said second lateral edge. 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of said first and second lateral edges of said blade of each of said spade assemblies being serrated. 5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said coupling assembly includes: a plurality of rods, each of said posts having a pair of said rods attached thereto, each of said rods of said pair of rods including a first rod and a second rod extending in opposite directions with respect to each other, each of said rods being angled toward an associated one of said blades; and a pair of plates, each of said plates being elongated, each of said plates having at least four apertures extending therethrough, said first rods extending through two of said apertures in one of said plates and said second rods extending through two of said apertures in another one of said plates to pivotally couple together said posts. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said bottom edge of said blade of each of said spade assemblies being pointed. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said first and second lateral edges of said blade of each of said spade assemblies being serrated. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said grip of each of said spade assemblies comprising a closed loop including a linear section positioned opposite of the post and including a plurality of finger indentations. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said coupling assembly includes: a plurality of rods, each of said posts having a pair of said rods attached thereto, each of said rods of said pair of rods including a first rod and a second rod extending in opposite directions with respect to each other, each of said rods being angled toward an associated one of said blades; and a pair of plates, each of said plates being elongated, each of said plates having at least four apertures extending therethrough, said first rods extending through two of said apertures in one of said plates and said second rods extending through two of said apertures in another one of said plates to pivotally couple together said posts. 10. A plant transplanting apparatus to dig into soil on opposite sides of a plant to lift the plant out of the soil, said apparatus comprising: a pair of hand spade assemblies each having a height of less than 24 inches, each of said spade assemblies including; a post having a top end and a bottom end; a blade having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a first side and a second side, said top edge attached to said bottom end of said post, said first side being concavely curved from said top edge to said bottom edge, said bottom edge being pointed, said first side being concavely curved from said first lateral edge to said second lateral edge, each of said first and second lateral edges being serrated; a grip being attached to said top end of said post, said grip comprising a closed loop including a linear section positioned opposite of the post and including a plurality of finger indentations; a coupling assembly releasably coupling said hand spade assemblies together, said coupling assembly engaging said posts to allow said first sides of said blades to be pivoted toward or away from each other, said coupling assembly being adjustable to allow a space between said spade assemblies to be selectively adjusted, said coupling assembly including; a plurality of rods, each of said posts having a pair of said rods attached thereto, each of said rods of said pair of rods including a first rod and a second rod extending in opposite directions with respect to each other, each of said rods being angled toward an associated one of said blades; a pair of plates, each of said plates being elongated, each of said plates having at least four apertures extending therethrough, said first rods extending through two of said apertures in one of said plates and said second rods extending through two of said apertures in another one of said plates to pivotally couple together said posts; said bottom edges of said blades being pivoted toward each other when said grips are pivoted away from each other; and wherein said blades are extended into the soil on either side of the plant and said blades are pivoted toward each other to lift the plant from the soil to allow the plant to be transplanted.