Plant container water-keeping assembly

Details Plant container water-keeping assembly Plant container water-keeping assembly

1995-03-21

1997-07-08

Melius, Terry Lee

Plant husbandry

Receptacle for growing medium

Irrigator

47 79, A01G 3102

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056448686

ABSTRACT:
A water-keeping assembly (109) for a plant container (110), which assembly (9) comprises a perforated partition (111) arranged to extend across the bottom of a said container (110) for dividing the interior of the container (110) into an upper compartment for holding therein soil and a lower compartment for collecting therein any water drained down from the soil through the partition (111). The assembly (109) includes ventilation tubes (112) arranged to extend upwards from the partition (111) so that air can reach from above into the lower compartment. The assembly (109) further includes water absorbent bars (113) arranged to pass from the lower compartment through the partition (111) into the upper half of the upper compartment for bringing water collected below the partition (111) upwards into the soil above the partition (111) through capillary action.

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