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US 2012/0266536 A1Published application
Bottomless plant container
AssigneeBall Horticultural Company
InventorGrzegorz Trabka
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AssigneeBall Horticultural Company
InventorGrzegorz Trabka
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A container for growing plants includes a side wall defining an open top, an open bottom, and a cavity for receiving a plant and a plant growth medium. The side wall may be composed of a biodegradable material and may be flexible, yet rigid enough to be self-supporting. The side wall may also be smooth on its outer surface for receiving selected printed indicia, such as product information and growth instructions. In certain embodiments, the side wall may be laminated, contain openings, or have a handle disposed thereon. The container is used by placing a plant and a plant growth medium in the container, then exposing the resulting potted plant to selected conditions of temperature, moisture, and light. The potted plant may also be placed in soil or in a larger container without the need to remove the biodegradable container.
A plant container comprising a flexible side wall comprising a top edge and a bottom edge and defining an open top, an open bottom, and a cavity for receiving a plant growth medium and a plant, wherein the side wall is comprised of a strip of biodegradable material joined at opposite ends thereof, wherein before being joined at the opposite ends thereof the strip lies in a single plane and comprises two arcuate edges that form the top edge and the bottom edge of the side wall after the opposite ends are joined, wherein the side wall is sufficiently rigid to be self-supporting, and wherein the biodegradable material comprises polyhydroxyalkanoate and calcium carbonate.
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