No-till planter
A planter for surrounding the base of one or more plants rooted in the ground, the planter including a rectangular cover including a periphery and an opening through which the one or more plants is disposed; a trough disposed at a first offset from the periphery, wherein the trough is configured for receiving a pest repellent; and a band of micro spikes disposed at a second offset from the periphery, wherein the second offset is larger than the first offset and the band of micro spikes is configured to cooperate with the pest repellent to reduce ground intrusion of pests from the periphery to the opening.
1 . A planter for surrounding the base of one or more plants rooted in the ground, said planter comprising:
(a) a rectangular cover comprising a periphery and an opening through which the one or more plants are disposed;
(b) a trough disposed at a first offset from said periphery, wherein said trough is configured for receiving a pest repellent;
(c) a raised structure disposed at a second offset from said periphery, wherein said second offset is larger than said first offset and said raised structure is disposed adjacent to said trough and configured to cooperate with at least one section, the at least one section configured to contain moisture received in an area between said raised structure and a levee surrounding said opening, said levee configured to extend above the height of said raised structure; and
(d) wherein each at least one section comprises a plate surrounded by walls and a plurality of weep holes disposed through said plate.
2 . The planter according to claim 1 , wherein the plate is a flat plate extending from said trough to said periphery.
3 . The planter according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one section comprises a plurality of sections extending from said raised structure to said opening.
4 . The planter according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of apertures each disposed at a corner of said rectangular cover and configured to receive a pin to secure said rectangular cover to the ground.
5 . The planter according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of punch-through holes within an area of said rectangular cover between said raised structure and said opening.
6 . The planter according to claim 1 , further comprising a tube configured to be disposed within said opening and a transparent lid configured to be disposed atop said tube.
7 . The planter according to claim 6 , wherein said tube is formed of a flat sheet having two side edges, said flat sheet configured to be manipulatable into the shape of a cylinder by coupling said two side edges together.
8 . A planter for surrounding the base of one or more plants rooted in the ground, said planter comprising:
(a) a rectangular cover comprising a periphery, an opening through which the one or more plants are disposed and a flat plate disposed in a direction from said opening to said periphery, wherein said flat plate comprises a width of about 0.25 to about 3 inches; and
(b) a levee disposed about said opening to prevent water received on said rectangular cover to roll off into said opening by gravity, said levee configured to extend above the height of a raised structure of said rectangular cover proximate to said periphery, said raised structure disposed adjacent to at least one section and a trough; and
(c) said at least one section configured to cooperate with said raised structure to contain moisture received in an area between said raised structure and said levee surrounding said opening, wherein each said at least one section comprises a plate surrounded by walls and a plurality of weep holes disposed through said plate.
9 . The planter according to claim 8 , further comprising a trough disposed at a first offset from said periphery, wherein said trough is configured for receiving a pest repellent.
10 . The planter according to claim 9 , wherein the raised structure is disposed at a second offset from said periphery, wherein said second offset is larger than said first offset.
11 . A planter for surrounding the base of one or more plants rooted in the ground, said planter comprising:
(a) a rectangular cover comprising a periphery, an opening through which the one or more plants are disposed and a flat plate disposed in a direction from said opening to said periphery, wherein said flat plate comprises a width of about 0.25 to about 3 inches; and
(b) a plurality of sections disposed between said periphery and said opening, wherein each of said plurality of sections comprises a plate surrounded by walls and a plurality of weep holes disposed through said plate; and
(c) a raised structure and a levee disposed about said opening, said levee configured to extend above the height of said raised structure.
12 . The planter according to claim 11 , further comprising a trough disposed at a first offset from said periphery between said periphery and said plurality of sections, wherein said trough is configured for receiving a pest repellent.
13 . The planter according to claim 12 , further comprising said raised structure disposed at a second offset from said periphery, wherein said second offset is larger than said first offset and said raised structure is configured to cooperate with said plurality of sections to contain moisture received in an area between said raised structure and said opening.