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There is disclosed a structure for supporting the growth of plants, comprising a flexible tubular element in the wall of which slits are provided. Closure means define with the tubular element an elongated enclosed area that is filled with a fluid and root permeable material for supporting the roots

There is disclosed a structure for supporting the growth of plants, comprising a flexible tubular element in the wall of which slits are provided. Closure means define with the tubular element an elongated enclosed area that is filled with a fluid and root permeable material for supporting the roots of plants. A fluid nutrient is supplied by a pump to the material. The tubular element may be suspended from one of its ends and supplied at the upper end with the fluid nutrient to support plant growth through the perforations from the particulate material. The construction is cheaply and easily manufactured, and easily used by a lay person.

대표청구항 ▼

A structure for supporting the growth of plants, said structure comprising: a collapsible flexible woven fabric tubular element having a perforate wall and first and second ends; (i) said perforate wall having slits therein; (ii) said structure including fibrous plugs adjacent said slits for support

A structure for supporting the growth of plants, said structure comprising: a collapsible flexible woven fabric tubular element having a perforate wall and first and second ends; (i) said perforate wall having slits therein; (ii) said structure including fibrous plugs adjacent said slits for supporting roots of plants which may grow through said slits and for retaining material within said structure; (b) closure means operably positioned for expanding said tubular element and defining within said tubular element an elongate enclosed volume; said closure means comprising first and second perforate rigid disc members; (i) said first disc member being operably mounted in, and spaced from, said first end of said tubular element; and, (ii) said second disc member being operably mounted in, and spaced from, said second end of said tubular element; (c) fluid and rot permeable material filling said elongate enclosed volume, for supporting the roots of the plants; (d) seal means for enclosing said tubular element second end; (e) suspension means constructed and arranged for vertical suspension and said tubular element by said first end; and (f) means for supplying a fluid nutrient to the fluid and root permeable material; said means for supplying fluid nutrient including: a conduit element operably attached to a pump means located proximate said second end, said conduit element extending to a conduit mouth above said fluid and root permeable material; and pump means for transporting fluid nutrient upwardly through said conduit element and outwardly from said conduit mouth at a location substantially adjacent said tubular element first end, wherein said first disc member, said tubular element and said fluid and root permeable material direct fluid flow downwardly through said fluid and root permeable material to substantially adjacent said tubular element second end.