Plant husbandry – Receptacle for growing medium – For transplanting
Patent
1997-07-07
1999-07-06
Carone, Michael J.
Plant husbandry
Receptacle for growing medium
For transplanting
47 74, 47 77, A01G 910, A01G 908
Patent
active
059184140
ABSTRACT:
A Metamorphic Damping-off Guard (30) accessory for improving the performance of an excess water shedding root shaping plant container (100) is disclosed. Guard (30) is placed on top of the container's protrusion (120). This arrangement reduces soil moisture under a seedling's (70) stem and thereby protects it from damping-off disease. Guard (30) can be used in combination with an insertable protrusion (20) to provide similar protection for a seedling planted in a conventional plant container (10). The Metamorphic Damping-off Guard (30) is made from a durable component and a biodegradable component. The durable component is comprised of a quantity of small, rigid, durable, nonabsorbent, non-biodegradable, non-toxic objects, such as stones (35). The biodegradable component is comprised of a biodegradable, nonabsorbent, non-toxic cement, such as wax (37). The cement binds the objects together into an easily handled whole. The Metamorphic Damping-off Guard (30) changes its properties over time. This metamorphosis coincides with a plant's growth and its consequent decrease in susceptibility to damping-off. Initially a guard's form is as a moisture and root impervious whole which provides little space for roots but considerable protection against damping-off. Over time, a guard decomposes to become a loose, porous aggregate that provides considerable space for roots but reduced protection against damping-off.
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Bergin James
Carone Michael J.
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