Plant husbandry – Water culture – apparatus or method – Nutrient recirculation system
Patent
1996-11-12
1997-10-14
Melius, Terry Lee
Plant husbandry
Water culture, apparatus or method
Nutrient recirculation system
47 17, A01G 3100
Patent
active
056759320
ABSTRACT:
A mobile, enclosed plant growing apparatus including a plumbing/irrigation system and a method for using such. The plumbing/irrigation system includes a modularized reservoir system, light tight piping, growing buckets, risers and sprinklers. A liquid nutrient solution is pumped from the reservoir system, through the piping, into the buckets through the risers, exiting from the sprinklers. The plant growing apparatus is substantially environmentally isolated. The plant growing apparatus may include a light tight enclosure made of a tent-like material. Also, certain growth parameters may be electronically controlled so as to maximize the growth profiles of the plants. The parameters include levels of light, liquid solution, temperature, humidity and pH.
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Melius Terry Lee
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