Plant husbandry – Seed testers
Patent
1977-10-11
1979-03-20
Burr, Edgar S.
Plant husbandry
Seed testers
47 61, 47 62, 47 79, A01G 3102, A01G 2700
Patent
active
041446712
ABSTRACT:
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 the sprout containing tray is provided with a drainage opening. A tilting water container is pivotally mounted in the upper compartment of the housing, the tilting water container has an established capacity and collects water from a water supply line at a controlled rate. Each time the volume of water collected in the tilting water container reaches the established capacity, the tilting water container discharges the collected water on the divider plate and drains through the orifices into the open top sprout container tray. The method disclosed in this invention produces healthier, crisper, better tasting, well formed bean sprouts in a high yield by weight of sprouts produced, from a given weight of bean seed placed in the sprout container tray. This is accomplished by selecting the correct interval between successive watering periods and by maintaining the temperature of the water periodically wetting the bean seed and developing bean sprouts within the established range. The water is permitted to drain freely from the seeds and partly developed sprouts. The apparatus and method of this invention minimizes the formation of hair roots on the developing bean sprouts.
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Bratlie Steven A.
Burr Edgar S.
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