Patent ID: 7392616

Claim:
A modular field planting system adapted for installation on a roof surface comprising a plurality of substantially identical tray members, each of said tray members defining at least two tray compartments, a first array of at least two tray members in contiguous relationship being positionable on the roof surface in a first orientation, a second array of at least one tray member being positionable in a second orientation with respect to the first array of tray members, the respective tray compartments of said second array of tray members being nestably seatable within corresponding tray compartments in each of two of the contiguous tray members, said tray compartments of said first array of tray members being adapted to provide a reservoir for water, said tray compartments of the second array of tray members being adapted to provide a receptacle for a growth medium, a wicking material within said respective tray compartments of the first and the second array of tray members, said wicking material in said tray compartment of said first array of tray members being in contact with the wicking material in said tray compartment of said second array of tray members when the respective tray compartments are nestably seated to provide moisture migration for hydrating the growth medium.