Selectively closed modular cultivation apparatus

Details Selectively closed modular cultivation apparatus Selectively closed modular cultivation apparatus

1983-11-10

1986-02-04

Hafer, Robert A.

Plant husbandry

Greenhouse, apparatus or method

47 14, 47 485, A01G 900

Patent

active

045676909

ABSTRACT:
A modular cultivation apparatus for the cultivation of plants and the simultaneous production of earthworms and fertilizer/top soil. The apparatus comprises an enclosure (12) including a modular foundation (14) comprising a plurality of plant growth modules (34) for the cultivation of plants and a plurality of harvest modules (36) for the growth and harvest of earthworms. The enclosure (12) further comprises side walls (16) mounted atop and supported by the modular foundation (14), such side walls (16) in turn supporting a roof member (26). In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises an interior grow light (52), and a self-contained irrigation system (76) for dispersing liquid nutrient or other liquids to the harvest modules (36) and plant growth modules (34).

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