Method and apparatus for growing plants
AssigneeGrow Tube, LLC
InventorScott Harder
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Abstract
A plant growing assembly configured to grow a plurality of plants in multiple directions above a ground surface. The assembly includes a growing container and a support structure for elevating the container above the ground surface. The container presents a generally hollow body to retain a plant-growing medium and the plurality of plants. The body extends along an axis to present opposite axial end margins and a radial peripheral wall. The wall defines a plurality of discrete plant-receiving ports extending therethrough, and disposed generally radially about the wall. A method of growing plants above ground in substantially opposite directions from one another is also disclosed.
Claims29
A plant growing assembly for use in growing a plurality of plants above a ground surface, said assembly comprising:
- a first growing tube presenting a generally hollow elongated body configured to retain a plant-growing medium and a plurality of plants,
- said body extending along an axis to present opposite axial end margins,
- said body presenting a radial peripheral wall including a radially inner face and a radially outer face,
- said body being oriented such that the axis extends substantially horizontally to present opposite top and bottom margins extending along the radial peripheral wall, wherein said top margin defines an access opening extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces, wherein said access opening comprises a slot extending axially along the top margin of the body, and wherein said bottom margin defines a drain opening extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces,
- said radial peripheral wall defining a plurality of discrete plant-receiving ports extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces and disposed generally about the radial peripheral wall;
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- a growing tube support structure operably secured to the first growing tube to elevate the growing tube above the ground surface.
A plant growing container configured to be supported above a ground surface to at least partially contain a plurality of plants for growing above the ground surface, said growing container comprising:
- a generally hollow body configured to retain a plant-growing medium and a plurality of plants,
- said body extending along an axis to present opposite axial end margins,
- said body presenting a radial peripheral wall including a radially inner face and a radially outer face,
- said body being oriented such that the axis extends substantially horizontally to present opposite top and bottom margins extending along the radial peripheral wall, wherein said top margin defines an access opening extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces, said access opening comprising a slot extending substantially axially continuously between the axial end margins of the body, and wherein said bottom margin defines a drain opening extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces,
- said radial peripheral wall defining a plurality of discrete plant-receiving ports extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces and disposed generally about the radial peripheral wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.