Patent ID: 7685770

Claim:
A method of forming a biodegradable planter comprising cleaning coir and straw to remove impurities and metals that impede plant growth blending straw and coir so that the mixture has a composition of about 1 to about 99% straw and about 99 to about 1% coir, Pressing said blend to form a sheet Applying a latex coating to only one side of said sheet Passing said sheet through a dryer set to a temperature to cure said latex coating Forming said sheet into a biodegrable planter by placing said sheet over a mold that has the shape of a resulting pot and forcing said sheet into said mold by a mandrel ram, said planter having a base and one or more sidewalls, said sidewalls having orifices allowing for root permeability, said sidewalls not interfering with said plant roots once said planter is planted in the ground, and wherein the density of said entire sidewall is less than the density of said entire base.