Plant husbandry inventions 05/06

20060107588 - Film for growing turfgrass sod: The present invention relates to a film for carpet type lawn culture. The film of the present invention is made of a synthetic resin and is configured such that a plurality of drain holes are bored at a predetermined interval and have their total area corresponding to 2% to 20%...

20060107589 - Compressed growing medium: A growing medium includes a bulking agent and a water-retentive polymer blended together and compressed at a volume-to-volume ratio ranging from about 2:1 to about 10:1, being substantially free of a water-soluble binder material....

20060107590 - Plant substrate, method of making same, and use thereof: A plant substrate, e.g., for the cultivation of ornamental plants, vegetables, or trees, contains red-rot wood that has been mechanically or thermomechanically pulped. Additives of the following types can be mixed with the pulped wood: pesticides, e.g., fungicides and bactericides, wetting agents, dyes, stabilizers, odor inhibitors, fragrances, peat, coal, charcoal,...

20060107591 - Weight change indicating apparatus: An apparatus for use under an object utilizes a weighing mechanism and an adjustable indicating system for monitoring weight change. The apparatus may be particularly adapted for monitoring soil moisture level in a pot holding houseplants. The apparatus provides a guide for a caretaker to restore the adequate soil moisture...

20060107592 - Floral sleeve having an arcuate upper end: A plant packaging and covering system including a floral sleeve having a decorative pattern thereon. The sleeve may have a lower portion sized to cover a pot and an upper portion which can surround a plant disposed in the pot and which can be detached after the protective function of...

20060107593 - Moulded body for improving cultivation conditions for plants: A molded body for improving the cultivating conditions of plants includes at least one tapering projection. The molded body is disposed such that the projection extends into a plant substrate from the bottom. The projection is a highly porous material for providing an exchange of water by capillary forces and/or...

20060101714 - Pot having a plant cover secured thereto: A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plant cover about the pot....

20060096168 - Method and a kit for shaping a portion of a woody plant into a desired form: A method of shaping a portion of a woody plant into a desired form is provided. The method is effected by providing a root of a woody plant, shaping the root into the desired form and culturing the root under conditions suitable for secondary thickening of the root....

20060096169 - Plastic landscape border system: A landscape edging system interlocks to form a landscape timber or tie capable of conforming to contours of a flowerbed or other landscape structure in need of a border. A main body component is hollow and made in the shape of a wood landscape timber or tie. End mountable and...

20060096170 - Flower arrangement accessories: An accessory for providing an aperture through a container, including two interconnecting parts, a socket part (57) and an insert part (58) insertable into said socket part (57), at least one of said parts having a wall portion circumscribing a central bore (59) and arranged such that an insert portion...

20060096171 - Flower web for arranging plants: A flower web for organizing flowers in a regular or irregularly shaped open top of a vase. The flower web includes inner and outer loops and a plurality of flower dividers. The inner and outer loops share a common center and a common horizontal plane. The plurality of flower dividers...

20060096172 - C-shaped tree and plant watering pail: A C-shaped tree and plant watering pail which can be fitted around a plant stem or the trunk of a tree and holds water which is slowly released into the soil through a porous bottom section. A removable flexible cover can be placed over the porous bottom section to allow...

20060096173 - Floral bouquet wrapper: A bouquet of flowers is wrapped with a leaf-shaped sheet that creates a floral presentation having a common floral theme....

20060096174 - Watering warning device: A watering warning device (1) for determining watering intervals for at least one plant to be monitored, having at least one moisture content sensor (2), a timer (6) and an evaluation unit (3) is described. The evaluation unit (3) is designed for determining the time (tG) of the next necessary...