Lockable indoor/outdoor cultivator

A cultivator for growing crops, comprising:

• a tray/container for receiving a growing medium for growing the crops therein;
• a cover shaped and dimensioned to fit over the tray/container for creating a growing environment;
• a clip for releasably securing the cover to the tray/container;
• the tray/container comprising a sidewall having an edge for receiving the cover, and a channel;
• the cover defining a recess;
• and
• the clip being integrally made in one unit and having a first end adapted to be received in the channel and a second end adapted to be received in the recess, the clip being shaped and dimensioned to have a tension force which is activated when the first end of the clip is inserted upwardly into the channel to automatically snap the second end into the recess to secure the tray/container to the cover when the second end reaches the recess;
• wherein the clip comprises a first section comprising the first end, a second section comprising the second end and third section that connects the first section and the second section, the first section and the second section being substantially perpendicular to each other, and the first section and the third section being substantially parallel to each other.