PERFORATED SCREEN MICRO GREEN GROWER

DISPOSITIF DE CULTURE DE MICRO POUSSES A GRILLE PERFOREE

English Abstract

A micro green product that enables one to grow micro greens without the use of
any growing media..
Micro greens are characterized as baby plants with two leaves present that are
harvested at a height of
about one to three inches. The perforated screen micro green grower non-
circulating hydroponic system
enables growing micro greens using a semi rigid perforated material to act as
a platform for the micro
greens to grow on. The seeds germinate with roots entering the perforations
and this platform provides
support for the micro greens to grow in a vertical direction

Claims

CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A method of growing micro greens without grow media.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising identifying at least 8 variety of micro
greens growing using this
invention
While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments,
modifications and
variations of the invention may be constructed without departing from the
scope of the invention,
which is defined in the following claims.

Description

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DESCRIPTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
= [0001]
The present invention relates in general to an improved method for growing
micro green without the
use of a grow media. More particularly, the invention relates to a perforated
screen device that fits
into an impervious container and is capable of positioning and acting as a
grow media for micro greens
BACKGROUND ART
O [0002]
This section describes the background art of the disclosed embodiment of the
present invention. There is
no intention, either express or implied, that the background art discussed in
this section legally
constitutes prior art.
O [0003]
Micro greens also called microgreens, are edible greens produced from various
kinds of herb or
vegetable seeds. They range in size from 1 to 3 inches including the stem and
leaves. Relative to their
size they are robust in taste.
= [0004]
Micro greens are used in many ways, such as garnishes and for plating in food
services. Micro greens
flavor and appearance provide many uses for the culinary arts. They are also
very healthy as they are
from the vegetable food category.
[0005]
Micro greens history can be traced to the 1980s where they first appeared in
restaurants in the San Francisco
area subsequently they have been produced in the United States. Many varieties
are grown such as daikon,
sunflower, broccoli and mustard. Micro greens are very small and characterized
as delicate and highly perishable.
= [0006]
The current methods for growing the micro greens is a non-circulating
hydroponic system all require a
grow media such as rockwool, vermiculite, coconut coir and peat. These media
can be processed into
mat and pellet configurations. The grow media is then supported to stay above
the water line.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
= [0007]
These and further and other objects and features of the invention are apparent
in the disclosure, which
includes the above and ongoing written specification, with the claims and the
drawings.
In order to better understand the invention embodiments of the invention will
now be described with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

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FIG. 1 is a side view illustration that shows the micro green grower non-
circulating hydroponic system
with the semi rigid perforated material to act as a platform for the micro
greens to grow on.
FIG. 2 is a top view illustration of that shows the micro green grower non-
circulating hydroponic system
with the semi rigid perforated material to act as a platform for the micro
greens to grow on.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS
= [008]
It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments as
generally described and
illustrated in the drawings herein, could be arranged and designed in a wide
variety of different
configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of certain ones
of the embodiments of the
inventions, components and method of the present invention, as represented in
the drawings, is not
intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely
representative of the embodiment of
the invention.

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= [009]
According to certain embodiments a method is provided for growing micro greens
using a semi rigid
perforated material in a non-circulating hydroponic system.
= [010]
Systems and methods of certain embodiments include one or more of the
following measures, especially
when used together as an entire system of production provide benefits such as
eliminating the
requirement of grow media for the micro greens.

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