US 2004/0200148 A1 · Lightweight planting apparatus for aquatic plants

Abstract

A device and method for use in growing, transporting and transplanting aquatic plants. The device includes an open web fibrous strip of water resistant material. When utilized in conjunction with a juvenile water lily or marginal plant, the material is configured as a coil around the roots of a single plant. When utilized in conjunction with “oxygenator” stems or bare root cuttings, the material is configured as a strip folded to enclose multiple cuttings/plants spaced at periodic intervals. Using the present invention, aquatic plant(s) are grown in a soil-less environment, making them lightweight for economically shipping via parcel post and exportable to all states and many foreign countries because they do not contain potentially contaminated soil. A plant grown in the present invention is fully developed and will quickly resume growing once planted in an end user's pond.

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Dependent claims

A device for growing and transporting plants for transplantation, said article comprising:

a container, containing a mixture of potting media covering the bottom surface area;
and
an open web fibrous material enveloping and adhered to lower end of a plant including the roots and/or the stem of a plant, said material and enveloped plant being placed upright and vertical inside said container on top of said mixture of potting media, and said enveloped plant being supplied with water and grown in said container until fully developed;
whereby said fully developed wrapped plant is removed from said container cleaned, drained, boxed and shipped to an end user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Lightweight planting apparatus for aquatic plants

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Lightweight planting apparatus for aquatic plants

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Abstract

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