Plant husbandry – Tree trunk guard or protector
Patent
1974-09-03
1976-05-25
Burr, Edgar S.
Plant husbandry
Tree trunk guard or protector
A01G 2700
Patent
active
039583660
ABSTRACT:
A flower pot specifically designed for the successful growth of indoor plants including a bottom container for holding water and an upper container resting on the bottom container for holding potting soil and the plants, there being a plurality of cylindrical aeration tubes extending inwardly of the upper container through the side walls and having perforated tube side walls for placing the soil in communication with the surrounding atmosphere to prevent mold, and with there being a plurality of cylindrical tubes extending between the upper and bottom containers with each of a hollow configuration and each having a fibrous wick extending therethrough of a length such that one end is in contact with the water in the bottom container and with the opposite end extending through the potting soil adjacent the plant roots to carry water continuously from the bottom container to the potting soil about the plant roots by means of capillary flow.
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Bratlie Steven A.
Burr Edgar S.
Clapp Roger A.
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