Patent ID: 7676988

Claim:
A plant container for housing a plant within a plant substrate and nourishing the plant with a nutrient, the plant container comprising: a top portion configured to house the plant and the plant substrate; an insert portion comprising at least one plant support portion and a plurality of capillary openings, wherein the at least one plant support portion is configured to contain the plant and the plant substrate, wherein an interior wall of the at least one plant support portion is proximate the substrate and an exterior wall of the at least one plant support portion is proximate the nutrient solution; a bottom portion, comprising a reservoir, the bottom portion being removably attachable to at least one of the top portion and the insert portion, wherein the insert portion is configured to be disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion; and a nutrient supply device comprising a lid and a chute disposed at least within and adjacent to the top portion, wherein the chute extends downwardly in the space between the exterior wall of at least one plant support portion and the inside surface of the top and bottom portion to facilitate delivery of the nutrient to the reservoir without directly delivering nutrient to the plant substrate.