Planter

Abstract

The planter comprises a container for soil having a bottom wall with an aperture, a base having a top wall with an aperture, a tubular member having a liquid tight connection with said walls surrounding said apertures holding said walls in spaced axial alignment, a foraminous support ring connected to said top wall within said base surrounding the aperture, a soil retaining closure for the lower end of said support ring, a transparent water receptacle in said base having a liquid tight, removable connection therewith, thereby forming a water reservoir of substantial volume, and a sight opening in said base below the liquid tight connection for viewing the contents of the receptacle. The container, base and tubular member are a unitary, injection molded, opaque plastic article of attractive color and finish. In use the container and tubular member are filled with soil in which seeds, cuttings, transplants and the like can be planted and watered. All water in excess of that which the soil adsorbs from a watering flows down into the reservoir formed by the base and receptacle from which it is withdrawn and transferred by capillary attraction back into the soil as it dries out. Because of the volume of the water reservoir, the time the soil may remain moist from a watering is prolonged in comparison with devices using saucers of similar dimensions and danger of water damage to the surface on which the planter is supported from overflow is avoided.

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