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US 12,733,598 B2Granted
Agricultural container and method of use thereof
AssigneeErgonomic Gardens, LLC
InventorChris Stetson
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Abstract
An agricultural container and method of use for generating and accessing composted materials that is easily assembled and disassembled through the use of comparatively few panels and a locking system that enables the fasteners to be removed or released from the outside of a container that is filled with agricultural materials.
Claims11
A method of cultivating plants and generating compost in an agricultural container, the method comprising:
- assembling an agricultural container by:
- arranging a plurality of panels including a first end panel and a second end panel, wherein each of said panels comprises a plurality openings having a narrow aperture contiguous with a wider aperture;
- aligning the openings of adjacent panels;
- and
- securing the panels together using removable fasteners configured to fit through the aligned openings, wherein each fastener is positioned in the narrow aperture of the opening to lock the panels together;
- filling the assembled agricultural container with organic materials for composting, wherein the organic materials comprise:
- a bottom layer comprising raw organic materials;
- and
- a top layer comprising soil;
- planting vegetation in the top layer and maintaining the assembled agricultural container over a decomposition period to cultivate plants while forming a pillar of composted material within the structure;
- and
- disassembling the panels by removing the fasteners from the exterior surface to separate the panels laterally and expose the pillar of composted material for direct transfer to one or more other planting locations at ground level.
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