Soil-less seed support medium and method for germinating a seed
AssigneeAeroGrow International, Inc.
InventorsW. Michael Bissonnette, John Thompson
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Abstract
A gardening system includes an aeroponic or hydroponic garden including an opening, and a modular seed cartridge. The modular seed cartridge includes a rigid, cup-shaped receptacle including an upper portion having an outer rim adapted to support the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle in the opening of the aeroponic or hydroponic garden, a hydrophilic cellular substrate located in the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle, at least one seed in contact with the hydrophilic cellular substrate, and a seal attached to the outer rim of the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle.
Claims15
A gardening system comprising:
- an aeroponic or hydroponic garden including an opening;
- and
- a modular seed cartridge comprising:
- a rigid, cup-shaped receptacle including an upper portion having an outer rim adapted to support the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle in the opening of the aeroponic or hydroponic garden;
- a hydrophilic cellular substrate located in the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle;
- at least one seed in contact with the hydrophilic cellular substrate;
- and
- a seal attached to the outer rim of the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle.
A gardening system comprising:
- an aeroponic or hydroponic garden including an opening;
- and
- a modular seed cartridge comprising:
- a rigid, cup-shaped receptacle including an upper portion having an outer rim adapted to support the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle in the opening of the aeroponic or hydroponic garden;
- a hydrophilic cellular substrate located in the rigid, cup-shaped receptacle;
- and
- at least one seed in contact with the hydrophilic cellular substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.