Packages for living, edible plants

A package for a living, edible plant comprising:

• a tray having a bottom wall and four side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define an open, upper end of said tray;
• a living, edible plant being potted in soil in said tray, said plant including two or more different types of leaves for two or more different types of lettuce that extend above said open, upper end of said tray and outside an outer perimeter of said tray;
• a flexible, transparent outer container having a bottom panel extending along a closed lower end of said flexible outer container and side panels extending upwardly from said bottom panel toward an open upper end of said flexible outer container;
• said tray and said living, edible plant being disposed inside said flexible, transparent outer container so that said bottom wall of said tray reinforces said bottom panel of said flexible, transparent outer container and said side walls of said tray oppose said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container, wherein said tray is more rigid than said bottom panel and said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container, wherein upper ends of said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container extend above upper ends of said four side walls of said tray, wherein upper ends of leaves extend above said upper ends of said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container, and wherein said upper ends of said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container engage said leaves of said plant for tucking said leaves inwardly, and;
• first and second handles attached to said side panels of said flexible, transparent outer container.

A method of packaging a living, edible plant comprising:

• providing a tray having a bottom wall and four side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define an open, upper end of said tray;
• placing soil inside said tray and planting a living, edible plant in said soil;
• growing said living, edible plant until said plant is fully grown and has leaves, wherein said leaves of said fully grown plant define a plant length of about 12-14 inches, a plant width of about 8-9 inches and a plant height of about 8-10 inches;
• providing a flexible outer container having a bottom panel extending along a closed lower end of said flexible outer container and side panels extending upwardly from said bottom panel toward an open upper end of said flexible outer container, wherein said bottom panel has a length of about 8 inches and a width of about 6 inches, and wherein said side panels of said flexible outer container have a height of about 7 inches;
• inserting said tray and said fully grown living, edible plant inside said flexible outer container so that said bottom wall of said tray engages said bottom panel of said flexible outer container with upper ends of said leaves extending above said upper ends of said side panels of said flexible outer container, wherein as said tray is inserted into said flexible outer container, said upper ends of said side panels of said flexible outer container engage said leaves of said plant for tucking said leaves inwardly.