Plant cover device with tubular shape and base member and related methods

An individual plant cover (IPC) device over a pole in a ground surface adjacent a plant, the IPC device comprising:

• an upper end comprising tapered walls extending inwardly from a base and into an apex to abut the pole, and a seam extending along a peripheral edge of the tapered walls, each tapered wall comprising a major mesh surface, the upper end defining a plant-receiving cavity therein;
• a lower tubular end opposite the upper end and comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a major mesh surface extending between the first end and the second end, the lower tubular end also defining the plant-receiving cavity therein;
• a medial seam coupling the base of the upper end and the first end of the lower tubular end;
• a curved flexible support carried by the medial seam;
• and
• a base member coupled to the second end of the lower tubular end and extending inwardly and transversely to the lower tubular end to cover the ground surface adjacent the pole.

A method for making an individual plant cover (IPC) device comprising:

• forming an upper end comprising tapered walls extending inwardly from a base and into an apex to abut a pole, and a seam extending along a peripheral edge of the tapered walls, each tapered wall comprising a major mesh surface, the upper end defining a plant-receiving cavity therein;
• forming a lower tubular end opposite the upper end and comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a major mesh surface extending between the first end and the second end, the lower tubular end also defining the plant-receiving cavity therein;
• coupling the base of the upper end and the first end of the lower tubular end with a medial seam;
• positioning a curved flexible support to be carried by the medial seam;
• and
• coupling a base member to the second end of the lower tubular end and extending inwardly and transversely to the lower tubular end to cover a ground surface adjacent the pole.