Organic greenhouse in a box
View Patent ↗The embodied invention is a framework and expanding cover for a crop row that is designed to provide an enhanced crop growing environment. The framework design utilizes a top and bottom cover with affordable materials that are suitable for large scale production. The design also includes an irrigation, fertilizer, and CO 2 injection system that provide an enhanced environment for plants to grow. The entire system is reducible to a small package to better facilitate use in a broad variety of environmental and personal situations.
1. A covered greenhouse with a predetermined length comprising:
A. a plurality of film support frames,
B. wherein said film support frames are designed to be spaced substantially 3 feet apart,
C. wherein said film support frames are each substantially in the shape of a circle with substantially a same circular diameter,
D. a plastic film cover that is designed to surround said film support frames,
E. a film weight, wherein said film weight is designed to rotate and unwind a portion of said plastic film encompassing said film support frames,
F. wherein an upper portion of said film cover is designed to lift upwardly from plant growth pressure when said film weight unwinds, wherein a substantially half portion of said film is buried in soil,
G. a predetermined length of plastic pipe, wherein said plastic pipe incorporates evenly spaced holes,
H. a predetermined length of lighting strip,
I. a micro-controller, wherein said micro-controller is designed to control:
1. a water supply through said predetermined length of plastic pipe,
2. a CO 2 injector,
3. a liquid fertilizer injector,
and
J. said covered greenhouse is shippable by mail.