Planting – Plant setting – Manually operated implement
Patent
1996-01-16
1997-04-22
Melius, Terry Lee
Planting
Plant setting
Manually operated implement
111100, 47 101, A01C 1100
Patent
active
056221223
ABSTRACT:
A garden tool tool to assist a gardener in planting plants in previously cultivated soil. The garden tool allows a gardener to plant plants such as vegetables, flowers, and tree seedlings in cultivated soil with a minimum of effort and without kneeling or bending over. Also, once the plant is inserted into the soil, the garden tool provides a simple and effective mechanism for a gardener to provide the newly planted plant with a quantity of water and/or fertilizer. The garden tool includes an elongated planting member having a bore formed therethrough connecting an upper open end of the planting member to a lower open end of the planting member. A plant carrying tray is connected to the upper open end of the planting member and provides a surface for supporting a plurality of plants to be planted using the tool. The tool may include one or more tanks to be filled with water, fertilizer and the like such that each newly planted plant can be watered immediately upon planting. The garden tool may also include a plant positioning guide to assist an operator of the apparatus in properly locating a plant relative to an adjacent plant. Also, the garden tool conveniently folds for storage and transport.
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Melius Terry Lee
Novosad Christopher J.
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