Patent ID: 6789372
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A01G,A47G,B65B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of containing a botanical item, comprising:providing a tubular sleeve having a flattened condition and having an upper end, a closed lower end, an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface and an inner retaining space defined by the inner peripheral surface and the tubular sleeve having a tapered shape and having a base portion and a skirt portion extending from the base portion, the skirt portion comprising a plurality of portions extending from the base portion; opening the tubular sleeve to expose the inner retaining space of the tubular sleeve; and disposing a botanical item or propagule and a cultivation material selected from the group consisting of soil, humus, perlite, vermiculite, sand, organic material, and inorganic material, into the inner retaining space of the tubular sleeve without a pot.