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Apparatus for determining in-situ the moisture content of potting soil in a plant receptacle. A pair of metallic electrodes are positioned on opposite sides of a plant receptacle adjacent the interior wall thereof and at a distance from the top of the receptacle which corresponds to the normal root depth...     

Disclosed herein are plastic film compositions for agricultural mulch which will withstand outdoor weathering conditions for a desired time and then rapidly disintegrate. The film composition comprises starch, poly(vinyl alcohol), glycerol, and a water-resistant coating.

A plant carrier is disclosed herein for holding a plant and its soil which includes an open-ended enclosure having a bottom integrally formed at its peripherial edge with an upwardly projecting continuous sidewall diverging outwardly from the bottom and terminating in a reverse curl so to provide a rounded...     

A low cost, readily assembled container suitable for germinating seeds and supporting plant growth under balanced growth conditions includes a plastic base containing an integral series of germinating/root control means and a series of channels including means for regulating water/gas transmission, and...     

An inexpensive, disposable seed germinator especially adapted for viewing seed growth comprises a unitary body formed by sealing two sheets of plastic material, at least one of which is transparent, to form an enlarged germination chamber, a relatively thin plant nutrient chamber, a water reservoir chamber...     

A generally rectangular card having a transparent member sealingly attached thereto defining an enclosed plant-receiving chamber, and a protector formed from a folded-over portion of the card is disclosed. The transparent member is positioned to provide unimpeded observation of the foliage of a plant...     

A humidifying plant table which is composed of a housing having an internal liquid receiving chamber therein, within the top surface of the housing is located a plurality of spaced apart openings, a mist producing device in the preferred form of a electrically driven motor is attached to the housing...     

A soil moisture indicator device for plants comprises an electrical circuit which includes an unbalanced resistive bridge having the common junctions of the resistors on its opposite sides connected to control the switching of a pair of indicator lights. Current drawn through the resistance of the soil...     

A starter pot for plants has an aperture in the bottom wall. The aperture is spaced from the side walls of the pots and has an upturned lip around the periphery thereof so as to form an annular water reservoir space at the bottom of the pot and concealed from exterior view. A disc is enclosed within...     

A water gravity plant feeder comprising a housing, water bottle mounted on said housing, and a device for supplying water from the bottle to plants arranged adjacent the housing. The watering device comprises a feed tray positioned under the water bottle for supplying a measured volume of water at predetermined...     

A horizontal tray is provided for growing plants and a liquid nutrient reservoir for receiving a predetermined amount of liquid nutrient therein is supported, in counterbalanced fashion, for vertical shifting relative to the tray between an upper position elevated relative to the tray and a lowered position...     

A planter having a body portion provided with an absorbent medium in the bottom thereof. The planter being open at its upper end and an annular cap-like element being provided for releasable attachment to the upper end of the planter. The body portion of the planter having a water intake opening in the...     

A liquid gauge mechanism of the type primarily designed to be used in containers utilized for maintaining or growing plants therein wherein the casing of the gauge mechanism is at least partially submerged within the root system and surrounding liquid so as to indicate the level of liquid within the...     

A versatile and ornamental planter design and construction, and a method of manufacture thereof, the planter design being susceptible of specifically different configurations and sizes for maximal usage possibilities from the standpoint of aesthetics and decor in different environments, and which is...     

A planter with self-contained irrigation system includes a potting portion for receiving soil and a plant to be grown and a reservoir portion which acts as a base for the potting portion and which also carries the liquid to be used in irrigating the plant and the means for pumping the liquid to the potting...     

The apparatus includes a seed supporting screen mounted a predetermined distance above a water reservoir in which an aerator grid is immersed to provide a circulating flow of moisture droplets and moisture laden air around and through the screen to provide a maximum supply of the nitrogen in ordinary...     

An automatic water tender is disclosed which waters a plant in accordance with the amount of moisture which has evaporated or has been transpired from the plant. The apparatus comprises a support base upon which a horizontal pivot shaft is pivotally mounted. A cantilever platform is rigidly mounted to...     

A plant watering device for use in conjunction with a plant pot having a rim, the watering device responsive to maintain a desired moisture condition within the planting medium, and having housing means adapted to be readily applicable and removable from the rim of the plant pot with retaining means...     

A plant water trough is disclosed for providing a humid atmosphere in the immediate vicinity of a potted plant. The trough comprises an upstanding, endless, relatively tall inner wall which defines an enclosed space of a size and shape to accommodate an individual flower pot of common size. The trough...     

Hydroponic aggregate is contained in a garden box in which plants are grown. Nutrient solution is supplied through a liquid tube from an airtight tank to an enclosed housing disposed beneath the aggregate on the floor of the box. Outlets are provided from the housing for discharging the solution to the...     

A novel planter which facilitates watering of a plant over extended periods, and also facilitates transplanting of the plant with little or no shock.

A planter having a longitudinal inverted-V floor and inner and outer walls is disclosed. The lower portion of the inner walls are water permeable. The outer walls and lower portion of the floor define a reservoir containing hydrophilic fill. The inner walls and upper portion of the floor define a cavity...     

A moisture responsive liquid metering device is provided for use in controlling the amount of liquid delivered to a given location according to the moisture level at that location. The device includes a flexible tube through which the liquid flows from one location to another as from a container of water...     

A corrugated box container is provided which is particularly suited to the long distance shipping of fresh asparagus.

A channel culture device for agricultural is disclosed. A plurality of elongated reservoir channels are provided adjacent growing channels. The reservoir channels which may be above or within the soil, provide metered amounts of water and nutrients to the growing channels through their walls. An exterior...     

A receptacle for growing plants includes a pot and a bowl-shaped inset piece or liner disposed in the pot. The floor of the pot has a plurality of upstanding tubular projections each having a passage open to the underside of the pot ands closed at its upper end. This arrangement allows simple and secure...     

A self watering apparatus for home growing bean sprouts includes a housing divided into an upper compartment and a lower compartment by a horizontally positioned divider plate provided with orifices. An open top sprout container tray is placed within the lower compartment of the housing, the bottom of...     

An improved water gravity plant feeder for use with bottled water or hose connection to a water supply; the water gravity plant feeder comprises a housing, a water bottle mounted on the housing, and a device for supplying water from the bottle to plants arranged adjacent the housing. The watering device...     

A hanging flower pot includes a hanger and a drip tube in the bottom so that a plurality of pots can be hung vertically and water will drip downwardly from the drip tube rather than from the outer edge of the flower pot. The hanger extends across the drip tube, and a second pot can be supported below...     

Pots for growing plants including water-level indicators therefor, wherein the pot includes an outer pot and an inner pot supported therein having a lower portion of reduced diameter through which water is conducted upwardly by surface tension activity, and wherein the water-level indicator comprises...     

A planter box for bathrooms is provided wherein a specially adapted planter structure is constructed for positioning atop the flush tank of conventional commodes in place of the cover therefor. The box includes drainage ports depending from the lower portion thereof for fluid flow communication into...     

A plant growing device includes a two sectional base having an upper and a lower portion, wherein a mechanism is provided for the controlled rotation of the upper portion relative to the stationary lower portion, and a flower pot containing a plant is positioned on top of the upper portion. A mechanism...     

A hydroponic gardening system and apparatus particularly adapted for small scale use and versatility wherein a steady supply of hydroponic liquid is supplied according to the drip irrigation method to individual plant containers, each of such containers being directly connected through a drain hole and...     

There are disclosed several features of a container of particulate plant-growing material, and a supporting member surrounding the container, to be used with or combined with a container of plant-sustaining liquid such as water or a hydroponic solution. In one form, the liquid container is incorporated...     

There is provided a self-watering apparatus for growing plants comprising a soil retaining compartment and a first and second water reservoir compartments, the first reservoir compartment being of substantially lesser cross-sectional area than the second. The second water reservoir compartment is open...     

A plastic tray having short legs and a perforated bottom fits securely within a plastic container, the tray being adapted for carrying vermiculite and the container being adapted for holding nutrient solution. The tray also has an enlarged upper portion defining a channel-shaped inner ledge between the...     

An enclosed hydroponic apparatus comprising a free standing reinforced base housing a nutrient feed supply including a temperature control device to partially control the temperature within the hydroponic apparatus, a plant enclosure including a frame to support a plurality of partitions attached to...     

The disclosure embraces a bowl, container or reservoir for supporting or mounting plant pots and relates more particularly to bowls, containers or reservoirs configurated to be mounted or supported upon annularly-shaped or ring-like members of a support frame, the bowls, containers or reservoirs adapted...     

A plant basket, that is, a container having the configuration and decorative appearance of basketware combined with the necessary requirements for use as a planter and the like, namely, water-proof wall and bottom portions and reasonable ruggedness, and preferably also including a hidden drainage water...     

A planter having a supporting tray and potting vessel arrangement wherein the vessel is supported with its bottom portion within a tray compartment and in juxtaposition with the compartment walls. The vessel tray combination further provides for the access of air to the compartment and for its direction...     

A hydroponic plant growing apparatus is disclosed wherein a nutrient enriched liquid is flowed within a series of ducts adapted to mount a plurality of planting cups, each of which support a sterile media and a plant seedling. The planting cup includes an apertured bottom surface which permits capillary...     

A channel culture device for plant systems which comprises a plurality of longitudinal growing channels, for growing the primary plants, and service channels, which aid the growing channels. The channels alternate and fluids, water and air, pass laterally between the growing and service channels which...     

This invention relates to a unitary structural flower pot device which provides for controlled emission of moisture about the foliage of a flower or other plant contained therein while simultaneously providing for the conventional watering of the plant root structure coupled with additional means for...     

A three-dimensional decorative planter having a frame for securing a vertically disposed cultivation body and having a liquid reservoir and conduit for liquid from the reservoir to the cultivation body. The frame also has a trough for collecting excess liquid. The cultivation body includes culture material...     

Method of making a soil support for a plant container having a water reservoir beneath the support. The support is made by providing a fabric of water-absorbent fabric which is carried by support members. To hold the fabric in place, at least one fabric region is deformed and held in deformed state by...     

An automatic water supply device for animals or plants, which uses a siphon tube for transferring a batch of water from a vessel having a float-valve type water inlet control device to a tray. The water transferring operation of the siphon tube is triggered by the water head applied to the siphon's outlet...     

A sprouting apparatus (10) is disclosed which is suitable for the merchandising of seeds to be sprouted, the actual sprouting of the seeds, and the storage of the resulting sprouts. The sprouting apparatus (10) includes an outer container (12) which receives therein an inner container (14) in which the...     

A propagator for the cultivation of plants in a controlled environment comprising upper and lower elongate containers having a common perforated wall, a plurality of plant seeds supported in spaced relation by or adjacent the common wall, means for injecting liquid in the form of vapor or droplets into...     

A valve for controlling the level of solution in a plant container of a hydroponic irrigation system is disclosed. The valve includes a chamber having a top wall with an opening for the passage of liquid therethrough and having an inlet port below the top wall. Hydroponic irrigation solution is pumped...     

The planter comprises a container for soil having a bottom wall with an aperture, a base having a top wall with an aperture, a tubular member having a liquid tight connection with said walls surrounding said apertures holding said walls in spaced axial alignment, a foraminous support ring connected to...     

A hydroponic method and system for growing plants is disclosed wherein an inner container of a fibrous material contains particulate growing medium and a plant whose roots grow through the bottom and sidewall of the container and an outer supporting member of a root impervious material surrounding the...     

The present invention relates to protecting house plants from dying as a result of dehydration, when they are neglected, or when the householder is on vacation, for example. The invention involves an annular flange which is sealed to the inside bottom of a flower pot, and also includes a short upstanding...     

A planter double walled providing a central bottom chamber and a series of spoke-like air-passageways leading from the chamber to near the top of the planter where they have air vents, the double walls bulging to the inside of the planter container to form the chamber and air-passageways and there being...     

A wick support is disclosed which is employed to support a wick used in wick-watering plants. The wick support insures proper insertion of the wick into the plant soil and also insures proper positioning of the wick in a water reservoir.

Apparatus for controlling moisture content in soil having a first fabric to be immersed in a water reservoir and to move into and out of contact with a second fabric to transfer moisture to the second fabric and then to an absorbent fabric underlying the soil. Movement of the first fabric into and out...     

This invention relates to a flower pot comprising an upper pot, a lower pot, with means that can regulate the water supply to the soil and a means that can adjust the exposed area of the soil to the air, thereby minimizing the unfavorable effect of the drastic changes of the weather.

A unitary, i.e., one-piece, flower pot is described having a water reservoir at the bottom thereof defined by a bottom wall and a soil support plate positioned above the bottom wall and being hinged to the pot along a hinge line located above the bottom wall. The soil support plate is hinged to the pot...     

An apparatus for irrigating plants includes a planter having a container for a growing medium. A liquid reservoir is below the container. There are openings between the reservoir and the container, permitting a flow of liquid from the reservoir to the container. A filler conduit communicates with the...     

A memorial for a grave or a multigrave cemetery plot has a polyhedral rectangular parallelepipedal body composed of sheet metal, e.g. aluminum, mounted upon a base and having a removable cover by which access can be afforded to the interior of the body for storing grave-maintenance equipment or plant-supplying...     

The invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing liquid to plants, the apparatus comprising a container for housing the plants, a reservoir for the liquid, and a conduit connecting the interior of the container to the interior of the reservoir, the reservoir being pivotable between an operational...     

An apparatus is provided for the generation of sprouts from material capable of sprouting, in particular for seeds, grains, leguminous fruits, as well as for the hydroponic planting of grasses for human consumption with at least one container receiving the material for sprouting and at least one dish...     

An irrigation and fertilization control/distribution system characterized by a distribution network and a control assembly coupling the distribution network to a pressurized water source. The control assembly includes an on/off valve mechanism operative to supply water to the distribution network when...     

An automatic liquid delivery apparatus which employs no moving parts and requires no external source of energy except gravity to operate, dispenses liquid from a constantly available source, which is open to the atmosphere, to a receiver or zone requiring liquid in response to a detector which is located...     

A combination solar collector, thermal storage and heating module for mounting in a building framework comprising a hollow panel member for receiving a thermal storage mass, including an outer wall and an inner wall; opposed pairs of sidewalls and end walls sealed to the inner and outer walls for connecting...     

Plant watering apparatus comprises a trough incorporating a water reservoir, and a number of separate growing units each of which is removably received within the trough and is provided with a hollow portion which is filled with growing medium and extends into the water reservoir, when the growing unit...     

Basic form is a conical reservoir, small end up and provided with a hook whereby the irrigator may be suspended from the same bracket used to support the hanging basket. A multiplicity of small openings downwardly through the base of the irrigator permits a slow dripping of a solution stored in the reservoir,...     

A soil bed is spaced apart from a lagoon of saline water. The liquid vapor in equilibrium with the saline water permeates into the soilbed via diffuser tubes. At dusk the temperature of the soilbed decreases. The liquid vapor is entrapped in the soilbed and condenses. Additionally solar stills embodying...     

A tank (10) for the irrigation of plants in hydroponic cultivation maintains intermittently and automatically the water level in the tank and simultaneously controls the filling opening without mechanical closure. The tank is comprised of elements forming an enclosing container with an annular section....     

A plurality of planters may be used free standing or arranged in a bracket assembly to form a hanging garden. The planter has a unique water-management system. The planter comprises a unitary plastic piece having a chamber therein in which flowers or plants may be planted. A watering chamber, having...     

An ornamental plant pot made to resemble an object found in nature and including a construction which allows for drainage of excess liquid from the soil in the pot and enables dissipation of such liquid while precluding return of the liquid to the soil in the pot. The construction includes a concealed...     

A Christmas tree irrigating device for supplying water to an open cup around the base of such tree, said device consisting essentially of a water reservoir and a conduit into said cup, said conduit comprising flexible tubing that terminates in an inlet tube for deep penetration into said cup, said inlet...     

An intermittently operating watering device has a water reservoir for supplying successive flows of water to a pair of receptacles which are separated from one another by a weir. The water also flows into an air space where it covers the lower end of an air passage communicating with an air space at...     

A planter has a reservoir for water which is connected with the space below the reservoir in the planter housing by a valve seat cooperating with a valve plate on a stem rising from the float vertically displaceable in the space below the reservoir. The stem extends through the reservoir and up through...     

A subirrigation mat has a substrate covering an area across which several potted plants are to be irrigated. Connected along the substrate are a plurality of channel members upon which the plant containers sit. A main conduit connected at respective open ends of the channel members provides irrigating...     

A flower pot having a drainage tray, an outer shell supported on said drainage tray, an upper insert, a lower insert and a top block. The upper insert is disposed between the lower insert and the top block. A soil groove is provided in the upper insert for receiving soil to determine the wetness of the...     

A plant pot assembly characterized by a container covered by a substantially impermeable cover such that water may be drawn upwardly through a capillary space between the covering and the container to irrigate a plant disposed within the container. The assembly also includes an outer enclosure which...     

A watering device for plants comprises a plant container which is balanced on a horizontal pivot rod by an adjusting weight member. A water reservoir tank is operatively associated with the plant container so that as the plant container becomes lighter as to a loss of water. The adjusting weight member...     

A cultivated plant either which blossoms or has only leaves can be provided over a long time interval simultaneously with moisture and a nutrient material without watering. A root ball containing the nutrient material including the roots of the plant is surrounded by a moist material which simultaneously...     

Plant irrigation apparatus is provided with a reservoir. Water is placed inside the reservoir filling a portion of its volume. A pressurized gas is also introduced into the reservoir. The water is forced by the gas pressure out of the reservoir through at least one outlet conduit communicating with the...     

A hollow fiber formed of hydrophilic material and having permeable walls is treated to enhance the permeability. Reactions used to treat the fiber have a gas inside and gas outside, a gas inside and liquid outside, a liquid inside and gas outside, and a liquid inside and a liquid outside. The treatments...     

A watering device for plants includes a plant container which is balanced on a vertical moving rod by a spring and a water reservoir tank is operatively associated with the plant container so that as the plant container becomes lighter due to a loss of water, the spring member disposed at the opposite...     

A plant care apparatus having a container for holding a liquid of water or water with fertilizer to be delivered to plants. The container has an outlet opening in the bottom thereof, a fill opening in the top and a way to seal the top of the container from entry of atmospheric air. A consistent pressure...     

A self-supporting plant container has at least one plant receptacle supported by and covering a lower receptacle which is a reservoir. An irrigating device effects communication between the receptacles and consists of a wick element extending into both receptacles and a perforated tube secured to the...     

A spike shaped for driving into the soil, has a vertical tube having an upturned lower portion terminating in an upwardly port. The spike has an element for connection with a water supply. It has a closer mounted at the top and its lower end adjacent the port, and restricting the port upon expanding...     

A watering device for plants which comprises horizontal parallel pivot rods and a plant container which is balanced on one of the horizontal pivot rods by an adjusting weight member slidably disposed at the other horizontal pivot rod, and a water reservoir tank is operatively associated with the plant...     

A floral container (10, 110) is manufactured to have an internal chamber (30, 135) which serves as a fluid reservoir. The chamber (30, 135) is essentially closed to the environment. A cavity (20, 130) is recessed into the container (10, 110) and opens to receive a block of floral foam (32, 138) which...     

A grate for deposition in a hole in a bottom of a ceramic, clay planter pot or miscellaneous flat bottom containers to facilitate drainage and minimize erosion of soil in the container. The grate comprises a flat, resilient plastic disc having a flat upper surface and a flat lower surface. A plurality...     

A device for watering plants adapted to be installed within the soil. It includes a perforated sleeve within which is accommodated a perforated tubular insert. The sets of holes in the insert and sleeve are respectively located so as to be selectively registerable with each other. When these sets of...     

A self-contained aeroponic apparatus comprising a reservoir for containing a nutrient solution and a right-angular plant support standing over the upper edge of the reservoir and defining with it a closed chamber. The panels that form the plant support are releasably secured, along edges thereof that...     

A plant holder apparatus is set forth including a perimeter framework for securing an associated potted plant wherein a siphon tube originating from a fluid reservoir secured to the perimeter includes a pick-up tube and a siphon bulb to direct fluid centrally of the included potted plant. The conduit...     

A plant container has a pot (8) surrounded by a water reservoir (15) above a tray (12). When the water level in the tray drops, air can pass up through a vent pipe (18) to relieve a partial vacuum in the reservoir and allow water to drip through an outlet aperture (27) into the dish. To avoid water being...     

An apparatus for transmitting fluid includes a first panel member having first and second sheet portions. The first sheet portion has a plurality of apertures therein, and the second sheet portion is spaced apart from the first sheet portion by a spacing structure to define an interior space therebetween....     

An assembly for display and/or storage floral items or the like which includes a housing made up of stepped side walls, a rear wall, a front wall section at each step and top wall sections at each step. A container is located at each step, preferably received in an opening defined by the top wall section...     

Apparatus for automatically watering plants, comprising a fluid tight reservoir containing a substrate onto which the plants are positioned, means to apply fluid to said plants and means to receive the not directly absorbed fluid and conduct said fluid to a measuring reservoir. Analog level detectors...     

Self-contained plant growth systems include a three-compartment plant growth chamber having an upper compartment for holding soil or vermiculite, an intermediate reservoir compartment for storing fluid--such as a plant growth solution--and a lower compartment housing a pump and electric power source....     

The present invention relates to an improved capillary mat for water plants. The mat includes a lower piece of the air bubble type material. This provides a support base to be laid in a tray leaving space for a water reservoir between the air cells. In accordance with the present invention, instead of...     

A plant growing receptacle including a frame of rigid self supporting material, having an open top and closed bottom, a custom shaped liner having open top and sealed bottom that is inside and closely fitting to the frame, and plant growing medium in the liner occupying a substantial portion of its volume....     

Plant irrigation apparatus is provided with a reservoir. Water is placed inside the reservoir filling a portion of its volume. A pressurized gas is also introduced into the reservoir. The water is forced by the gas pressure out of the reservoir through at least one outlet conduit communicating with the...     

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for growing plants, the apparatus having a container, a soil support platform positioned within the container having an elevated portion and a trough, and a tube for transmitting water and oxygen below the platform. The container has a plurality of holes in its side...     

This is a watering system for a stand for a botanical specimen. The watering system includes an ornamental reservoir from which a water hose and an air hose extend. The hoses have terminal ends which are positioned in the container of the stand. The container is filled with water and the terminal ends...