Method and apparatus for growing vined produce
CA 2344802 C · Owner: Defoor, Terril R. · Inventors: Defoor, Terril R.
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Apparatus for growing vined produce such as tomatoes comprises a container rotatable about a horizontal axis and supported above an underlying surface which container has an interior filled with rooting media a plant opening, radially through the container wall for the vine of a tomato plant rooted therein to extend outwardly of the container. As the vine continues to grow outwardly of the container tomatoes on the vine are harvested therefrom and the container is periodically rotated to wind the vine thereabout throughout the life of the plant. The container also includes feeding openings into the rooting media and the container can be mounted on a stand provided with a nutrient reservoir …
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- Filed April 20, 2001 and granted December 3, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 20, 2021.
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