System and method for propagating, transporting, and growing free-rooted plants
OwnerKeerti Ayakannuinventor
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Abstract
A system for the transport and growing of free-rooted plants adapted to be grown aeroponically. The system and method includes propagating the free-rooted plants and then transferring them to a transport container. The transport container includes a light and hydrated nutrient balls adapted to keep the plant alive during transport. The plant may, after transport, be transferred to a growing container. The growing container may include a spherical upper portion and a conical lower portion. The growing container allows for the growing of individual free-rooted plants and is coupled to a fluid supply system which provides water to misters within the growing container, and which removes excess water from the bottom of the lower portion of the growing container.
Claims15
A method for the transport and growing of aeroponically grown plants, said method comprising the steps of:
- placing a single aeroponically grown starter plant in a single plant transport container, said single plant transport container comprising a battery powered transport container light and a battery, said single starter plant comprising roots, one or more stalks, and leaves;
- hydrating a plurality of hydratable nutrient balls;
- placing the hydrated hydratable nutrient balls in said single plant transport container after said step of hydrating the hydratable nutrient balls to temporarily provide moisture and nutrients to the plant during shipping;
- switching on the transport container light;
- placing the single plant transport container into a shipping box;
- sealing the shipping box;
- shipping the plant in the single plant transport container;
- receiving the plant after the step of shipping the plant in the single plant transport container;
- removing the plant from the transport container;
- transferring the plant to a growing container without the hydratable nutrient balls;
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- growing the plant aeroponically in said growing container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.