Patent ID: 6357179
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A self-watering planter comprising:a. a reservoir for containing a first volume of water; b. a chamber for containing a second volume of planting medium positioned above said reservoir, said chamber including a floor having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; c. a plurality of troughs, each having an open top end, a closed bottom end, an interior region for containing planting medium and at least one opening in said bottom end, wherein said top end of each of said plurality of troughs is attached to said floor in alignment with one of said plurality of apertures so that its interior region is in communication with said chamber and said each trough extends downwardly into said water reservoir, said interior regions in said plurality of troughs together containing a third volume of planting medium; d. wherein said first volume is at least 0.17 to 2 times the combination of said second volume and said third volume, said at least one openings in said plurality of troughs have a combined area that is 0.0005 to 0.030 inches2 per inch3 of said second volume, and said third volume is 2-11% of said second volume.