04-02-2021 дата публикации
Номер: US20210029902A1
A device and method for growing plants from seed, seedling, clone, root stock or young plant without the use of synthetic or natural fibers or fibrous media. The device comprises flexible non-fibrous structures that support the seed, plant or root stock during growth, while also establishing a delineation between the root zone and shoot zone of the plant. The structure of the device allows water supplied to either the root zone side or the shoot zone side of the device to wick around the seeds and roots and is constructed with spacing and angles such that water applied to either side is directed only to drain toward the root zone side of the device. 1. A device for growing plants , comprising:a plurality of protrusions comprising a synthetic, non-biodegradable polymer,wherein the protrusions are attached to a structure delineating a root zone and a shoot zone,wherein the protrusions are sufficient to suspend one or more seeds, seedlings, plant clones, root stock or plants (herein “plants”), such that, when the device is in use, the plants cannot pass through the delineation under their own weight.2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the angle of the device and protrusions is oriented such that claim 1 , when in use claim 1 , when water is applied to the device from the shoot zone side of the device claim 1 , the water will drain toward the root zone.3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the angle of the device and protrusions is oriented such that claim 1 , when in use claim 1 , when water is applied to the devices from the root zone side of the device claim 1 , the water will not drain toward the shoot zone.4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions have a Shore C hardness of less than 100.5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions have a Shore A hardness of less than 100.6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions have a Shore A hardness of less than 50.7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein ...
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