Patent ID: 8381441

Claim:
An apparatus for growing and watering plants in a standard bucket comprising, in combination: a bucket including an outer peripheral side wall defining a bucket interior and having an upper bucket end defining an opening communicating with the bucket interior and a lower bucket end, the bucket having a bottom wall located at the lower bucket end and attached to the outer peripheral side wall; a circular planar base member having a circumference adapted to fit inside the bucket and in communication with the bucket interior, and having a central aperture, a radial aperture, and a plurality of apertures surrounding the central aperture to allow water to flow freely; a central chamber, the central chamber communicating through the central aperture and attached to the base member, and having an open top, a side wall defining a chamber interior and having an upper chamber end and a lower chamber end communicating with the bottom wall, the side wall having a plurality of apertures to allow water to flow freely, a central cavity, the central cavity communicating with the chamber interior; a plurality of wicks, the wicks fastened together and in communication with the central cavity; a fill tube, the fill tube having an upper end extending to the upper bucket end and a lower end communicating through the radial aperture, wherein water can enter the upper end and exit the lower end filling the area under the base member with water; a plurality of arcuate shaped support legs extending perpendicular from the base member along the circumference adjacent to the outer peripheral wall, each leg having an upper portion and a bottom portion, the upper portion attached to the base member, and the bottom portion having a horizontal foot, the foot communicating with the outer peripheral bucket side wall and bucket bottom wherein a gap is created between the bucket side wall and support leg.