Potting table

Apparatus adapted to support a plant receptacle and potting materials for a plant to be potted in the plant receptacle, comprising:

• (A) a generally planar base having an upper surface and adapted to be placed on a support surface and to support potting materials thereon;
• (B) a support mechanism secured to said base and rotatable about a rotational axis that is generally perpendicular to said base;
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• (C) a plate structure having an upper surface and a lower surface and adapted to be removably supported on the support mechanism for common rotation therewith, said plate structure including at least one retaining element disposed on the lower surface thereof and positioned to engage said support mechanism thereby to define a supported state and to resist radial displacement of said plate structure relative to the rotational axis, the upper surface of said plate structure being sized and adapted to support a plant receptacle whereby the plant receptacle may be rotated relative to said base.

Apparatus adapted to support a plant receptacle and potting materials for a plant to be potted in the plant receptacle, comprising:

• (A) a generally planar base having a peripheral edge and adapted to be placed on a support surface, said planar base having a central axis extending perpendicularly from an upper surface thereof;
• (B) a support mechanism secured to said base and rotatable about a rotational axis that is generally parallel to and offset from the central axis of said base;
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• (C) a plate structure having an upper plate surface, a lower plate surface and a surrounding plate edge, said plate structure adapted to be supported on the support mechanism in a supported state for common rotation therewith and sized to support a plant receptacle thereon whereby the plant receptacle may be rotated relative to said base, said plate structure and said base being sized such that, when said plate structure is in the supported state, the upper surface of said base has an exposed working area that is sufficiently sized to allow access to potting materials placed thereon.

A method for potting a plant comprising:

• (A) providing a tray that includes a rotatable support mechanism thereon;
• (B) supporting a receptacle for a plant on the rotatable support mechanism;
• (C) placing potting materials and tools onto a working area located on an upper surface of said tray;
• (D) positioning a plant in said receptacle;
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• (E) transferring potting materials from the work area to the receptacle thereby to pot said plant in said receptacle.