Plant cultivation device
AssigneeVeritable
InventorsNicolas GEHIN, Chloé VERNEUIL
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Abstract
The invention concerns a plant cultivation device. The device comprises a receptacle having at least one peripheral wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall has at least one hole opening into an irrigation tube, a region of the bottom wall around the, or each, hole comprising guide means adapted to guide roots of a plant around the corresponding hole to keep the irrigation tube substantially clear. The invention also concerns a cartridge comprising a substrate, adapted to be positioned in this receptacle, the cartridge having a lower face comprising at least one relief adapted to cooperate with the guide means of the receptacle.
Claims21
A plant cultivation device, comprising a receptacle having at least one peripheral wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall having at least one hole opening into an irrigation tube, wherein a region of the bottom wall around the, or each, hole comprises guide means adapted to guide roots of a plant around the corresponding hole to keep the irrigation tube substantially clear, the guide means comprising at least one rib adapted to guide the roots of a plant, the or each rib projecting from the bottom wall towards the inside of the receptacle, at least one rib partially surrounding the corresponding hole by creating an area which surrounds the hole and by leaving an opening, so as to enable the roots to rotate around the hole by substantially following the or each rib then to come out from the guide means.
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