Patent ID: 7171783

Claim:
Container ( 1 ) for the cultivation of plants comprising: an inner container ( 2 ) for housing a plant cultivation medium (C), said inner container ( 2 ) being provided with a bottom wall ( 5 ); an outer container ( 3 ) fixed around said inner container ( 2 ) and provided with a bottom wall ( 6 ) arranged at a predetermined distance (d f ) with respect to the bottom wall ( 5 ) of said inner container ( 2 ), said outer container ( 3 ) defining with said inner container ( 2 ) an airspace ( 7 ) substantially sealed in a fluid-tight manner, wherein a storage zone (A) of an irrigation liquid (L) is defined; means ( 9 ) for putting said inner container ( 2 ) and said airspace ( 7 ) in fluid communication with each other; an elongated element ( 10 ) provided with means (P, Pâ€²) for the upwelling by capillarity of the irrigation liquid (L) towards said cultivation medium (C), said elongated element ( 10 ) being extended between the bottom wall ( 5 ) of the inner container ( 2 ) and said storage zone (A) of the irrigation liquid (L); a control device ( 11 ) for controlling the maximum level of the irrigation liquid (L) in the storage zone (A), said maximum level being substantially equal to or lower than said predetermined distance (d f ) between said bottom walls ( 5 , 6 ).