Drainage systems for plant gardening in flowerpots

Abstract

Drainage systems for plant gardening in flowerpots, specifically a shaped porous rock or perhaps even an enclosed pouch having soil preservation capability and filling inside the enclosed pouch. Embodiments may include a pot hole locator which may place an enclosed pouch in a bottom of a pot prior to adding soil and planting a plant in a flowerpot. Other embodiments may include the addition of soil amendments, water retention elements, drying elements and the like. Filling may include plastic, various rocks, various stones, pebbles, synthetic materials and the like.

1 . A method for potting in plant containers comprising the steps of: 
 providing a pot having a hole at a bottom of said pot;    placing an enclosed pouch over said hole in said bottom of said pot;    placing soil over said enclosed pouch in said pot;    planting at least one plant in said soil of said pot;    adding water to said plant in said soil in said pot;    substantially preventing said soil from escaping through said hole in said bottom of said pot with said enclosed pouch; and    substantially filtering said soil from said water with said enclosed pouch.    
   
   
       2 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  and further comprising the step of a balancing a soil preservation capability with a drainage capability.  
   
   
       3 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  and further comprising the step of locating said hole at said bottom of said pot with said enclosed pouch.  
   
   
       4 - 5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  wherein said step of placing said enclosed pouch over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of placing said enclosed pouch made of a material over said hole in said bottom of said pot.  
   
   
       7 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 6  wherein said material of said enclosed pouch is selected from a group consisting of cotton, plastic, wool, synthetic fibers, paper, plastic, polyester, cheesecloth, hemp, soy fabric, screens and nylon.  
   
   
       8 - 19 . (canceled)  
   
   
       20 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  wherein said step of placing an enclosed pouch over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of placing an enclosed pouch having a filling over said hole in said bottom of said pot.  
   
   
       21 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 20  wherein said step of placing an enclosed pouch having a filling over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of placing an enclosed pouch having at least some fertilizer over said hole in said bottom of said pot pouch.  
   
   
       22 - 27 . (canceled)  
   
   
       28 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 20  wherein said step of placing an enclosed pouch having a filling over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of providing a filling selected from a group consisting of expanded plastic, sweater stone, porous stone, natural rocks, synthetic rocks, small rocks, lava rocks, pumice and pebbles.  
   
   
       29 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 20  wherein said step of placing said enclosed pouch having a filling over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of providing a pouch having at least a soil amendment.  
   
   
       30 . (canceled)  
   
   
       31 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 29  wherein said soil amendment is selected from a group consisting of moss, peat, sphagnum moss, earthworm castings, organic enrichment, perlite, vermiculite, pH amendments, shellfish amendments, soil purification, soil testing, bark, leaves and wood chips.  
   
   
       32 - 35 . (canceled)  
   
   
       36 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  wherein said step of placing said enclosed pouch over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of attaching said enclosed pouch to said pot.  
   
   
       37 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 1  wherein said step of placing said enclosed pouch over said hole in said bottom of said pot comprises the step of placing said enclosed pouch in a drawer of said pot.  
   
   
       38 . (canceled)  
   
   
       39 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 29  and further comprising the step of dispersing said soil amendments throughout said soil.  
   
   
       40 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 39  wherein said step of dispersing said soil amendments throughout said soil comprising the step of attaching a string to said enclosed pouch.  
   
   
       41 - 42 . (canceled)  
   
   
       43 . A flowerpot drainage apparatus comprising: 
 an enclosed pouch having soil preservation capability; and    filling inside said enclosed pouch.    
   
   
       44 - 88 . (canceled)  
   
   
       89 . A flowerpot drainage apparatus comprising: 
 a shaped porous rock having flowerpot drainage capability and flowerpot soil preservation capability.    
   
   
       90 - 103 . (canceled)  
   
   
       104 . A method for potting in plant containers comprising the steps of: 
 providing a pot having a hole;    placing a shaped porous rock over said hole;    placing soil over said shaped porous rock;    planting a plant in said soil;    adding water to said plant and said soil;    substantially preventing soil from escape said pot; and    substantially filtering said soil from said water.    
   
   
       105 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  wherein said shaped porous rock is selected from a group consisting of synthetic stone having pores and natural stone having pores.  
   
   
       106 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  and further comprising the step of locating said hole with said shaped porous rock.  
   
   
       107 . (canceled)  
   
   
       108 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  wherein said step of substantially filtering said soil from said water comprises the step of substantially filtering said water with pores of said shaped porous rock.  
   
   
       109 - 110 . (canceled)  
   
   
       111 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  and further comprising the step of sterilizing said shaped porous rock.  
   
   
       112 . (canceled)  
   
   
       113 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  and further comprising the step of providing a nutrient pouch having at least one soil amendment.  
   
   
       114 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 113  wherein said soil amendment is selected from a group consisting of moss, peat, sphagnum moss, earthworm castings, organic enrichment, perlite, vermiculite, pH Amendments, shellfish amendments, soil purification, soil testing, bark, leaves and wood chips.  
   
   
       115 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  wherein said step of placing said shaped porous rock over said hole comprises the step of attaching said shaped porous rock to said pot.  
   
   
       116 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 104  wherein said step of placing said shaped porous rock over said hole comprises the step of placing said shaped porous rock in a drawer of said pot.  
   
   
       117 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 113  and further comprising the step of dispersing said soil amendments throughout said soil.  
   
   
       118 . A method for potting in plant containers according to  claim 117  wherein said step of dispersing said soil amendments throughout said soil comprises the step of attaching a string to said shaped porous rock.