Patent ID: 6076300
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A device for delivering water and liquid nutrients to plant roots, comprising:a funnel means having a downspout;an elongate hollow tube having a first end and a second end, said first end being adapted to engage said downspout;a truncate hollow tube having a first end and a second end, said first end adapted to engage said second end of said elongate hollow tube;a leading section having a first end adapted to engage said second end of said truncate hollow tube and having a second end that is pointed and adapted to penetrate a ground surface;a plurality of perforations formed in said truncate hollow tube; andbarrier means for preventing liquid flow from said second end of said hollow tube into said leading section;whereby water and liquid nutrients poured into said funnel flow through said downspout, said elongate hollow tube, and through said perforations so that when said leading section and said truncate hollow tube are positioned beneath a ground surface, said water and liquid nutrients provide nourishment to a plant near which said device is positioned.