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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7117634 | Tree seedling plug and method of making same A method of making tree seedling plugs which permits the plug to be transplanted earlier is provided. The tree seeds are planted in a structured soil growing medium, and a miniplug is formed which may is then transferred to a standard size growing cell for further d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6942442 | Root ball preserving and transplant facilitating horticultural container and method A low-profile container with a wide flat bottom for use in transplanting trees and other large plants with minimal disruption to the root ball. It typically has a diameter dimension of approximately four feet or more, with the minimum contemplated diameter dimension... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6843020 | Fertilizer spike and method and apparatus for inserting same into soil A fertilizer spike is insertable into soil utilizing a tool having prongs. The fertilizer spike comprises a fertilizer body comprised of fertilizer material having a base end with an outer surface that converges toward a tip end, in which at least two channels are f... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6536361 | Combinable planting plate A combinable planting plate includes a base, a support plate and a planting layer. The base has a plurality of cup-shaped chambers or cone-shaped projections for storing water. The base has a plurality of square rings and combining studs on its circumfere... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6305303 | High-speed transplanter for seedlings attached to tape An automated transplanter has been designed for seedlings previously loaded and correctly spaced on a low tensile-strength, biodegradable tape wound on a spool. The transplanter design allowed for rapid planting of the tape with the attached seedlings whi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6263810 | Planting and harvesting method apparatus A method of planting tubers including filling or part-filling elongate tubes with soil lifted from a planting area. Seed tubers, preferably of mini-tuber size, are inserted into the soil-filled tubes after placing the tubes onto the planting area. Also cl... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6070537 | Aquatic planting process and related apparatus A process for planting aquatic plants underwater on the bottom of estuarys where an aquatic plant which is ready for transplanting is positioned in a holder having a device for retaining the transplantable plant and a thin base. When the holder is brought... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5954002 | Device for the fast pricking out of plants The present invention relates to a device for rapidly pricking out plants. It is comprised of a positioning element comprising an internal vertical passage wherein the plant together with its ball of earth, introduced through the top or through the bottom... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5791269 | Tree transplanter with detachable pairs of blades A conical tree transplanter is formed of first and second pairs of opposed tapered blades loosely connected sequentially side by side to form a cone having a narrow end and a wide end. The first pair of opposed tapered blades is removable from the second ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5331908 | Method of growing perennials A starter plant (10) is planted in soil (17) in a bottomless container (18), which is placed on a support surface (28). The plant is allowed to grow in a controlled environment until a time in its growing season when its root system is sufficiently develo... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5241917 | Device for the automatic setting in place and positioning of plants Device for automatic positioning of plants is provided with a vertical positioner element conical at the top and cylindrical at the bottom wherein is introduced by known means the plant with its earth ball. The earth ball is located in the cylindrical por... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5016548 | Method of planting seedlings Seedlings are planted in dry areas containing water at a lower level by i) determining the depth of the water-containing level; ii) selecting a seedling breeder having a length corresponding to the depth of the water-containing level, said breeder compris... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4735158 | Planting machine A planting machine for planting containerized seedlings from a moving vehicle comprising a planting tool that is pivotally supported on the vehicle. The planting tool comprises a resiliently mounted ground engaging foot, a ground penetrating probe, and a ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4641457 | Planting system A device intended to hold or contain a plant in planting comprises a sleeve having broken-through wall parts extending in the length direction of the sleeve from an upper edge of the sleeve to a lower edge. The lower edge may be formed with at least one t... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4457102 | Method of growing grapevines Open ended tubes which are impervious to water and having a length of at least two feet are placed in holes in the ground. The tubes are filled with a sterile growing medium. The vines are planted in said growing medium. The exposed portion of the medium ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4388035 | Dibble tube soil plug planter A planter is moved through a field to place two rows of four plants on the top of a planting bed between adjacent irrigation furrows. Plants ready for transplant are disposed in trays within polymerized cast soil plugs. Each plug is disposed within the tr... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4357884 | Plant protection system In the transplanting of seedlings, such as, tomato plants, soil prepared to receive the plant seedlings has a mulch layer of sheet material spread over the area in which the plants are to be grown and spaced holes are formed through the sheet material and... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4191116 | Injection planting tool An improvement in an injection planting tool of the type shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,031,832. The improvement is a detent mechanism on the tool that is manually operable to grasp the plant container being injection planted by a person with the tool in the ev... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4186520 | Low level cultivation tunnels Apparatus for forming and mounting in position wire arch supports for low level cultivation tunnels comprising in combination: a support chassis provided with or adapted to be coupled to drive means for displacing the apparatus in a given direction and ra... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4133274 | Method of regenerating lawn surfaces A wheel supported chassis has a motor driving it intermittently across a lawn or turf surface for predetermined distances between cycles, a rotary drilling means drills holes in the turf area while the apparatus is stationary, a collecting platform feeds ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4111135 | Planting machine A planting machine for inserting plants, such as seedlings which have been grown in a cartridge, to a substantial depth in the open ground and substantially absent of any plowing or rocking effect on the plant during the planting operation and while the m... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4031832 | Planting system A planting system including a growing container which is inserted into the ground absent wall portions thereof and from which the plant growing in the remaining portions in the ground may grow into a mature plant, such, for example, as a tree. The contain... | 06/28/1977 |
