PLANT GROWING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has box- shaped container made from flexible strip. Container has bottom, walls and horizontal flanges. Folds made in bent portions of flanges are fixed by nondetachable joints. Container is filled with substrate. Heating and irrigation systems are positioned within container. Mulching and tape coverings are disposed in upper part of container and retained by detachable joint. Container may be deformed to acquire arched shape or may be rolled. EFFECT: increased efficiency, provision for commercial growing of plants under field conditions and increased yield. 1 dwg