Patent ID: 6138408
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A delivery system for distributing water to plant tissue, comprising:a delivery tube having a receiving end and an insertion end, the delivery tube further having a hollow bore formed therethrough from the receiving end to the insertion end;a cap configured to removably seal the receiving end of the delivery tube; anda gelatinous moisturizing agent that is contained in an insert, the insert being dimensioned for insertion into the hollow bore;wherein the delivery tube is adapted for placement in soil such that the insertion end is in close proximity to the root system of a plant;wherein the hollow bore is adapted to receive the gelatinous moisturizing agent through the receiving end such that the exposed gelatinous moisturizing agent is brought into contact with the soil through a cross-section of the insertion end to distribute water from the moisturizing agent;wherein the gelatinous moisturizing agent gradually releases impregnated water at a predetermined rate when interacting with a biological organism in the soil.