Plant husbandry – Receptacle for growing medium – Sectional construction
Patent
1998-05-14
2000-05-16
Carone, Michael J.
Plant husbandry
Receptacle for growing medium
Sectional construction
47 60, 47 27, 47 79, A01G 924, A01G 1302, A01G 3100, A01G 2500
Patent
active
060619570
ABSTRACT:
A living plant growth system (10) for controlled growth of plants under ambient conditions which may differ substantially from ideal, including one or more a plant growth assemblies (240), having a substrate bag (252), a rooting substrate (100) for supporting a growing plant (12), plant receiving zones for receiving viable growing plant material (12). A collapsible foliage bag (244) is provided to mate with the substrate bag (252) such that the stem portals (104) provide access to the interior of the foliage bag (244). The foliage bag (244) is inflatable such that the interior thereof provides an interior volume within which foliage of the plants (12) may grow. The foliage bag (244) has an enclosing material and a plurality of flexible support members (242) such that the foliage bag (244) maintains said interior volume when the interior air pressure is less than external air pressure. The growth system (10) also includes a nutrient bag (260) and sensing probes (262) which can cooperate with a control circuit (150) to optimize levels of nutrients delivered to the plant (12) through all stages of growth.
The growth system (10) also utilizes a pellet (184) of dry powered polymer which cooperates with a thinner plastic portion (266) surrounding the stem portals (104) to provide a water and air tight seal (264) between the foliage bag (244) and the substrate bag (252) throughout all stages of plant growth and development, thus allowing gray water to be used for root irrigation.
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Carone Michael J.
Guernsey Larry B.
Nguyen Son T.
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