Patent ID: 7788850

Claim:
An in-ground planting pot apparatus for facilitating watering and fertilizing a plant comprising: a frusto-conical portion comprising: a minimum diameter defining an opening in the pot apparatus, a maximum diameter opposite the minimum diameter, and an outer surface; a curved lip portion circumscribing most of the maximum diameter and extending outwardly from, and having an outside diameter greater than, the maximum diameter, the curved lip portion starting on the outer surface and terminating at the same plane formed by the maximum diameter; and an elongated tray portion comprising: a tray bottom that is co-planar with the start of the curved lip portion, and a tray rim starting from the tray bottom and terminating at the same plane formed by the maximum diameter and curved lip portion, whereby the apparatus can be inserted into soil with the minimum diameter down and a fraction of the frusto-conical portion remaining above ground, a plant may be planted in the middle, and then water and fertilizer dispensed into the frusto-conical, tray, and lip portions which direct water and fertilizer to the plant instead of the surrounding soil, thereby facilitating watering and fertilizing.