System and method for growing plants in an urban environment
OwnerMarcia Kirkleyinventor
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Abstract
A system for growing plants in an urban setting is provided. The system includes a container. The container is made of a watertight material. The container includes a base and a sidewall extending from the base forming a receptacle within. The present invention further includes a cell layer. The cell layer includes a horizontal base and a plurality of vertical extending cell walls forming a plurality of water cells therebetween. A porous layer covers the cell layer. The porous layer includes a plurality of pores permitting molecules the size of water and smaller to pass through. The cell layer covered with the porous layer are disposed within the receptacle. The cell layer is then covered with soil.
Claims12
A system for growing plants comprising:
- a container formed of watertight material and comprising a base and a sidewall extending from the base forming a receptacle within;
- a cell layer comprising a horizontal base and a plurality of vertical extending cell walls forming a plurality of water cells therebetween;
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- a porous layer covering the cell layer wherein a plurality of pores of the porous layer are sized to permit water to pass through,
- wherein the cell layer covered with the porous layer are disposed within the receptacle.
A method of growing plants comprising:
- providing a cell layer comprising a horizontal base and a plurality of vertical extending cell walls forming a plurality of water cells therebetween;
- covering the cell layer with a porous layer comprising a plurality of pores sized to permit water to pass through;
- placing the cell layer and the porous layer inside a container comprising a watertight material;
- covering the cell layer and the porous layer with a topsoil;
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- planting at least one of a plant and a seed in the topsoil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.