Seed/seedling protection device

A method of making a protective device for seeds and seedlings comprising:

• forming a device base defining an open interior perimeter and at least one bottom opening;
• forming a solid perimeter boundary extending approximately perpendicular from the device base;
• forming at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade extending from the perimeter boundary, and the at least one primary palisade is longer than the at least one secondary palisade;
• defining at least one chasm between the at least one primary palisade and the at least one secondary palisade defining an interior of the protective device, and
• a ratio of the combined at least one primary and at least one secondary palisade to the combined chasms between the palisades is approximately 50%;
• forming the at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade to each define a sharpened spine truncating in a protective spike;
• forming the at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade to each define an angled ledge that angles the sharpened spine and protective spike inward on the same plane with respect to the interior of the protective device;
• forming a length of the at least one primary palisade greater than a radius of the at least one bottom opening to form a ratio between the length of the at least one primary palisade length and the radius of the at least one bottom opening wherein bending of the at least one primary palisade into the open interior perimeter forms a shield with respect to a seed or seedling contained within the protective device;
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• further forming the length of the at least one primary palisade to define a gap between the at least one primary palisade and at least one opposing primary palisade of less than one inch until the at least one primary palisade is acted on by a force inward towards the interior or a force outward from the interior.

A method for protecting a seed or seedling comprising:

• placing a protective device above a section of ground containing a seed or seedling, wherein the protective device comprises:
• a device base defining an open interior perimeter and at least one bottom opening;
• a solid perimeter boundary extending approximately perpendicular from the device base
• at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade extending from the perimeter boundary and defining at least one chasm between the at least one primary palisade and the at least one secondary palisade defining an interior of the protective device;
• a ratio of the combined at least one primary and at least one secondary palisade to the combined chasms between the palisades is approximately 50%;
• the at least on primary palisade is longer than the at least one secondary palisade;
• the at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade each defining a sharpened spine truncating in a protective spike;
• the at least one primary palisade and at least one secondary palisade each defining an angled ledge which causes the sharpened spine and protective spike to angle inward on the same plane with respect to the interior of the protective device;
• forming a length of the at least one primary palisade greater than a radius of the at least one bottom opening to form a ratio between the length of the at least one primary palisade length and the radius of the at least one bottom opening wherein bending of the at least one primary palisade into the open interior perimeter forms a shield with respect to a seed or seedling contained within the protective device;
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• further forming the length of the at least one primary palisade to define a gap between the at least one primary palisade and at least one opposing primary palisade of less than one inch until the at least one primary palisade is acted on by a force inward towards the interior or a force outward from the interior.