Chemistry: fertilizers – Processes and products – Forms or conditioning
Patent
1992-03-18
1993-01-26
Lander, Ferris
Chemistry: fertilizers
Processes and products
Forms or conditioning
71 6413, 71903, 71904, 47 485, 47 81, C05G 300
Patent
active
051819511
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for facilitating the extended infusion of fertilizer and controlled watering of a potted plant, while providing an improved method for preventing the egress of soil through the base of the pot, comprising a gravel/fertilizer packet, including a specially formulated fertilizer mixture, depending upon the type of plant, suspended in a gravel filtering base, the mixture being contained in an enveloping package comprised of a wicking, fluid permeable material, the package having emanating about its edge periphery a flange or skirt for facilitating the retention and controlled, even distribution of water and fertilizer and drainage of excess water. The present invention provides an easy, cost effective system for preparing a pot for planting, allowing the user to prepare the pot with fertilizer, a filtering medium for preventing the loss of soil, a wicking medium for fluid nourishment, and a water retention and drainage system all by the simple placement of the packet in the bottom of the pot prior to filling it with the planting soil.
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Lander Ferris
Pugh C. Emmett
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