Plant cultivation apparatus and method

A reservoir container assembly for growing plants with a small amount of water, comprising:

• a reservoir container comprising a bottom, side walls and end walls and an open top, the open top being disposed upwardly when the reservoir container is in use;
• a discrete divider structure located adjacent the bottom of said reservoir container and having an upper surface spaced a distance from the surface of the bottom;
• a discrete basket-style container having side walls and an open top, the open top of said basket-style container being disposed upwardly when the reservoir is in use, the basket-style container having its bottom wall disposed upon said divider structure, said basket-style container holding a plant growing medium, the bottom and side walls of said basket-style container having perforations so that moisture from a drain volume defined by said divider structure and reservoir container, can pass into the plant growing medium;
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• a top wall on said open top of said reservoir container which also covers said open top of said basket-style container with at least one plant opening therein for allowing plant growth therethrough.

A reservoir container assembly for growing plants comprising:

• a first container for holding water,
• second container means including a perforated wall for holding a plant growing medium, said second container means being horizontally adjustably located in said first container so that an air space is provided by positioning said perforated wall in a spaced relationship from a side wall of said first container,
• means for assisting the transfer of water from said first container to said medium,
• wherein said first container has a top wall portion that, in use, faces substantially upwardly and covers both said first container and said second container means, said top wall portion having an opening for allowing plant growth therethrough.

A reservoir container assembly for growing plants comprising:

• a reservoir container comprising a bottom, side walls and end walls and an open top, the open top being disposed upwardly when the reservoir container is in use;
• a discrete means located adjacent the bottom of said reservoir container and defining an upper surface spaced a distance from the surface of the bottom;
• a discrete second container having side walls and an open top, the open top of said second container being disposed upwardly when the reservoir is in use, the second container having its bottom wall disposed on said support means, said second container holding a plant growing medium, the bottom and side walls of said basket-style container having perforations so that moisture and air from the drain volume defined by said support means and reservoir container can pass into the plant growing medium;
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• a top wall on said open top of said reservoir container which also covers said open top of said second container with at least one plant opening therein for allowing plant growth therethrough.

A method of growing plants from seeds or seedlings comprising:

• providing a reservoir container comprising a bottom, side walls, end walls and an open top disposed upwardly,
• placing a discrete basket-style container within said reservoir container, said basket-style container having an open top and perforated side and bottom walls and means for assisting the transfer of water from said reservoir container to the interior of said basket-style container, said placing step including the adjusting of said reservoir container and said basket-style container so that the walls and bottom of the basket style container are spaced inwardly from the respective walls and bottom of said reservoir container,
• filling the interior of said basket-style container and said means for assisting transfer of water with a plant growing medium,
• providing a source of fertilizer adjacent to the top surface of said growing medium at a location remote from the location for the seeds or seedlings,
• covering the top of the reservoir container and basket-style container with a plastic sheet,
• cutting holes in said plastic sheet in the locations for the seeds or seedlings,
• planting the seeds or seedlings through said holes into the growing medium,
• adding water to at least part of the space formed between the bottom of the reservoir container and the inwardly spaced bottom of said basket-style container, said watering step being repeated a number of times during the growing of said seeds or seedlings.

A method of growing plants from seeds or seedlings comprising:

• providing a reservoir container,
• placing a discrete basket-style container within said reservoir container, said basket-style container having an open top and at least one perforated side and bottom walls, said placing step including the adjusting of said reservoir container and said basket-style container so that the walls and bottom of the basket-style container are spaced inwardly from the reservoir container,
• filling the interior of said basket-style container with a plant growing medium,
• providing a fertilizer in said growing medium,
• covering the reservoir container and basket-style container with cover sheet,
• cutting holes in said sheet at the locations for the seeds or seedlings,
• planting the seeds or seedlings through said holes into the growing medium,
• adding water to at least part of the space formed between the reservoir container and the inwardly spaced bottom of said basket-style container, said watering step being repeated a number of times during the growing of said seeds or seedlings.