Patent ID: 7454864
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A planting system comprising: an identification tag; a plurality of pots, each of said pots having a top portion, a body portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of angled alignment recesses disposed about the bottom portion each recess including first and second angled surfaces joined at a radially oriented upper end, the top portion being connected to the body portion by a shoulder, the shoulder having a slot therein, the identification tag being removably insertable in the slot; and a multi-compartment tray having a plurality of compartments with angled alignment protrusions disposed on bottom portions of the compartments, the protrusion including first and second angled surfaces joined at a radially oriented upper end for engaging with the angled alignment recesses of the pots for aligning the pots when the pots are inserted into the compartments, the tray having an inner bevel disposed at a top portion of each of the plurality of compartments so as to provide space to receive a portion of the identification tag between the pot and the tray, the alignment recesses being configured to align the pots so that the identification tags are also aligned.