Patent ID: 6138404
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A seedling growth-enhancing device comprising:a seedling enclosure member of tubular configuration and of predetermined transverse dimension and length as to at least partially encompass a planted seedling, the enclosure member having a top end and a bottom end, the enclosure member being made from flexible, non-opaque material and having a slit formed over its length to define adjacent longitudinal edges, said flexible, non-opaque material being inherently resilient so that the enclosure member is normally biased into said tubular configuration;means for fastening said adjacent longitudinal edges together proximate at least one of the top end and bottom end of the tubular enclosure member; the fastening means being constructed and disposed to permit said longitudinal edges to be spread apart at an intermediate point on said enclosure member to permit access to the interior thereof;and the non-opaque material of said enclosure member being sufficiently flexible and supple as to permit said longitudinal edges to be spread apart with a force of no more than about 0.5 pounds, and being sufficiently resilient as to cause said longitudinal edges to close said access opening when said force is removed.