Patent ID: 8122643

Claim:
A plant growing assembly for use in growing a plurality of plants above a ground surface, said assembly comprising: a first growing tube presenting a generally hollow elongated body configured to retain a plant-growing medium and a plurality of plants; a growing tube support structure operably secured to the first growing tube to elevate the growing tube above the ground surface; and a plurality of plant-supporting rods to direct plant growth, said body extending along an axis to present opposite axial end margins, said body presenting a radial peripheral wall including a radially inner face and a radially outer face, said radial peripheral wall defining a plurality of discrete plant-receiving ports extending therethrough between the radially inner and outer faces and disposed generally about the radial peripheral wall, each plant-supporting rod extending generally radially outwardly from the body and passing through a diametrically opposed pair of the plant-receiving ports in the radial peripheral wall.