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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Chee Kay, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 9/10 ;
Abstract
A seedling container and a method of making the same, that includes a sleeve filled with a compressed plant growth medium and having a first end, a second end, and a defining sidewall. The sidewall has at least one integrally formed tear away strip that extends between the first end and the second end. The tear away strip enables the sleeve to be readily removed to enable a seedling to be planted that is encased in plant growth medium.