Patent ID: 8966818
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A vertical gardening container assembly comprising: (a) a cylindrical mesh cage having circular upper and lower rims and open ends forming an open top and bottom when placed in an upright position; (b) an air and water permeable bag positioned within the cage with closed end of the bag forming a bottom for the cage and an open end of the bag being supported by the upper rim of the cage, the bag being capable of retaining a plant growth substrate placed within it; (c) a bottom sub-assembly including a circularly-shaped tray having a diameter no greater than the diameter of the cage and a circumferentially-disposed wall having an overflow pipe extending there through, the tray and overflow pipe being impermeable to soil and water and positioned at the bottom of the bag so as to be superposed thereon with the wall of the tray extending upwards; and (d) a first watering sub-assembly positioned within the bag at a height no more than one-half the height of the cage, the watering sub-assembly comprising a loop of soaker hose positioned in the horizontal plane around the interior of the bad and a hollow, vertically extending, intake pipe connected near or at one end by connector means to the loop of soaker hose, the pipe having a height up to or above the top rim of the cage.