US 12,290,031 B2
System and method for propagating, transporting, and growing free-rooted plants
Keerti Ayakannu, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Keerti Ayakannu, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/548,343.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/124,007, filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0201952 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A01G 31/02 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 29/00 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); B65B 25/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65D 81/22 (2006.01); B65D 85/52 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 31/02 (2013.01) [A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 29/00 (2013.01); B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65B 25/02 (2013.01); B65D 81/05 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01); B65D 85/52 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for the transport and growing of aeroponically grown plants, said method comprising the steps of:
placing a single aeroponically grown starter plant in a single plant transport container, said single plant transport container comprising a battery powered transport container light and a battery, said single starter plant comprising roots, one or more stalks, and leaves;
hydrating a plurality of hydratable nutrient balls;
placing the hydrated hydratable nutrient balls in said single plant transport container after said step of hydrating the hydratable nutrient balls to temporarily provide moisture and nutrients to the plant during shipping;
switching on the transport container light;
placing the single plant transport container into a shipping box;
sealing the shipping box;
shipping the plant in the single plant transport container;
receiving the plant after the step of shipping the plant in the single plant transport container;
removing the plant from the transport container;
transferring the plant to a growing container without the hydratable nutrient balls; and
growing the plant aeroponically in said growing container.