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US 6,782,656 B2Granted
Planting system
OwnerPhyllis R. Washburninventor
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Abstract
A planting module for planting a seed or a bulb in the earth includes the seed or bulb disposed in a dissoluble capsule so that after the module has been placed in the earth and water is supplied, the capsule disintegrates and the seed or bulb sprouts.
Claims17
A planting arrangement comprising:
- a dissoluble container;
- potting soil disposed in said dissoluble container, said potting soil having a generally level surface;
- a plurality of spaced apart planting modules disposed in said potting soil, each of said planting modules including at least one seed or at least one bulb in a dissoluble capsule;
- at least one dissoluble rod attached to at least two of said spaced apart planting modules, said at least one dissoluble rod placing said at least two of said spaced apart planting modules at a preferred separation for planting, and
- said planting arrangement placeable in earth with said generally level surface of said potting soil at substantially a level of a surface of said earth.
2 more elements
A planting arrangement comprising:
- a dissoluble container;
- potting soil disposed in said dissoluble container, said potting soil having a generally level surface;
- a plurality of spaced apart planting modules disposed in said potting soil, each of said planting modules including at least one seed or at least one bulb in a dissoluble capsule;
- potting soil disposed in at least one of said dissoluble capsules, a portion of said potting soil in said dissoluble capsule(s) being disposed above said seed(s) or said bulb(s) to cover said seed(s) or said bulb(s) whereby said seed(s) or said bulb(s) are at a preferred depth for planting;
- wherein at least one of said dissoluble capsules is positioned with its top at a level of said generally level surface of said potting soil disposed in said dissoluble container;
- and
- said planting arrangement placeable in earth with said generally level surface of said potting soil in said dissoluble container at substantially a level of a surface of said earth.
4 more elements
A planting arrangement comprising:
- a dissoluble container;
- potting soil disposed in said dissoluble container, said potting soil having a generally level surface;
- a plurality of spaced apart planting modules disposed in said potting soil, each of said planting modules including at least one seed or at least one bulb in a dissoluble capsule;
- at least one dissoluble rod attached to at least two of said spaced apart planting modules, said at least one dissoluble rod placing said at least two of said spaced apart planting modules at a preferred separation for planting;
- potting soil disposed in at least one of said dissoluble capsules, a portion of said potting soil in said dissoluble capsule(s) being disposed above said seed(s) or said bulb(s) to cover said seed(s) or said bulb(s) whereby said seed(s) or said bulb(s) are at a preferred depth for planting;
- at least one of said dissoluble capsules being positioned with its top at a level of said generally level surface of said potting soil in said dissoluble container;
- and
- said planting arrangement placeable in earth with said generally level surface of said potting soil at substantially a level of a surface of said earth.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.