US 12,029,175 B2
Plant supplement delivery assemblies, and methods for delivering plant supplements
Kevin L. Simmons, Kennewick, WA (US); Stanley L Owsley, Jr., Pasco, WA (US); and Dustin T. Clelland, Pasco, WA (US)
Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US)
Filed by BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/031,391.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,486, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0092907 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. A01G 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 7/06 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing plant supplements using an insert comprising a plant supplement container comprising collapsible sidewalls extending between a discharge end and a butt end to define a container configured to house a plant supplement, the butt end configured to operably engage a biased member; and a stem extending from the discharge end, the stem defining a conduit in fluid communication with the container, the method comprising:
inserting the stem of the insert into a nose end of a housing, the stem and the nose end of the housing engaging upon insertion to rotationally affix the stem and nose end of the housing;
inserting the stem into a plant by rotating the housing to rotate the stem to engage the plant; and
affixing a sheath to slidably engage the housing and operably engaging the biased member with the butt end of the plant supplement container to collapse the collapsible sidewalls of the container and provide the plant supplement from the container through the stem into the plant.