MXPA96001045A - Plant feeder and method for feeding plan roots - Google Patents

Abstract

A plant feeder that has a water tank and a water pipe connected to the tank at one end. The other end of the water conduit is adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed. The water conduit has a water-permeable plug with water-soluble plant feed whereby water can percolate through the conduit from the reservoir to the roots. The food for plants dissolved in this way and the air and insects are blocked to prevent their migration to the roots. The method provides for placing the other end of the feeder conduit of the plant of the invention under the roots of a recently transplanted plant, percolating water from the reservoir to the roots through the food for the water-soluble plant and blocking the migration of air. / insects towards the roots through the conduc

Description

FEED FEEDER AND METHOD FOR FEEDING PLANT ROOTS D E S C R I P C I O N BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to a device and a method for feeding plants. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device and method for feeding and watering trees by their roots. When any plant is transplanted, it kills or tree if it is able to survive or not depends on its being able to receive nutrients through its root structure. And still, when transplanted, typically, trees and other plants lose a critical percentage of their root structure. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide an improved device and method for feeding plants to fully develop their root structure, after they are transplanted. In some geographical areas, trees and other living plants can be transplanted with little or no special attention to provide water and nutrients to the transplanted live plant. However, in many other geographic areas, whether or not transplanted live plants, their life depends on taking special stages to provide water and nutrients. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide an improved device and method for feeding plants. If water is provided to the surface soil, as the water extends or percolates downward to the level of the root, the roots will receive the water that is required. And, if the soil is rich in nutrients, the soil will provide the nutrients needed to develop the appropriate leaf structure. However, since water is supplied from the surface of the earth, the root structure will develop upward, when the root reaches the water. Then, if the surface water is discontinued at some later date, as in the plant, with its root surface development it will be unable to reach down into the earth for water. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a plant feeder device and method for feeding plants at their roots and below in order to develop roots that will be able to reach down from the ground to the water. In addition, when a transplanted tree or other plant begins to develop, the development of the leaves may exceed the capacity of the root system to sustain the life of the plant and the plant may dry up or wither. 0, in the case of larger trees with roots in the bulb, the transplanted tree can live, but its development regime will be slow for two or three years. Although the root bulb is very massive, a considerable part of the root may have been lost when the tree was scratched and a period of several years may be required to develop an adequate root system. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a device and method of feeding improved trees to feed tree roots and to develop roots to transplant in a healthy root system. In connection with this, food and nutrients must be provided directly to the root system to sustain a long-term development. The supply of irrigation and food and nutrients directly to the root bulb will be discontinued after the root system has been properly developed to supply water and nutrients to the foliage that develops. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a plant feeder and a method for feeding plants in the root bulb that automatically after a period of about one year ceases to operate and biodegrades in mulch. Finally, it is highly desirable to provide a plant feeder and a method for feeding improved plants that incorporate all of the above characteristics of the invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and method for feed improved plants. It is also an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and method for feeding the roots of the improved plants. It is also an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and a method for feeding improved plant roots to fully develop their root structure after transplantation. It is also an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and a method for feeding plants improved by roots and below in order to develop roots that will be able to reach down into the earth by water. It is also an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and method for feeding improved plant roots to supply nutrients to transplanted trees and other transplanted plants to develop a healthy root system.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a plant feeder and a method for feeding plant roots improved by the root bulb which automatically ceases to operate after a period of about one year. It is also an object of the invention to provide an improved plant feeder and a method for feeding plants that is biodegradable in mulch. Finally, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved plant feeder and a method for feeding plants that incorporate all of the above characteristics of the invention. In the broader aspects of the invention there is provided a plant feeder having a water reservoir and a water conduit connected to the reservoir at one of its ends. The other end of the water conduit is adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed. The water conduit has a water-permeable plug with water-soluble plant feed where water can percolate through the conduit from the reservoir to the roots by dissolving the plant feed in this way and blocking air migration. insects to the roots.

The method in its broader aspects comprises placing the other end of the plant feeder conduit of the invention below the roots of a recently transplanted plant, percolating water in the reservoir towards the roots through the feeder of the water soluble plant. and block the migration of air and insects to the roots through the conduit.

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The foregoing and other features and objects of the invention and the manner of achieving them will be more apparent and the invention will be understood by itself, with reference to the following description of an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. , wherein: Figure 1, in a sectional view of a tree transplanted with the plant feeder of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2 properly installed. Figure 2 is a sectional diagrammatic view of the plant feeder of the invention; and Figure 3 is a sectional view of a commercial embodiment of the plant feeder of the invention, taken substantially along the sectional line 2-2 of Figure 1.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference to Figures 1 and 2, there is provided a plant feeder 10, shown in Figure 2 in diagrammatic form including a reservoir 12 of liquid which is connected by a conduit 14 to an air / insect block 16. The air / insect block 16 is connected to a diffuser 18 via a conduit 20. Both conduits 14 and 20 are equipped with a flow control shown diagrammatically in Figure 2 as a valve 22 (flow control) which limits the flow to through conduits 14 and 20, respectively. The air / insect block 16 has an upper part 24 and a lower part 28. In the upper part 24, the air / insect block 16 has a diffuser 26. Adjacent to the bottom 28, the air / insect block 16 has nutrients 30 for the plant. Between the diffuser 26 and the nutrients 30 of the plant, the air / insect block 16 has fertilizer 32. By means of the improved plant feeder of the present invention, the water is collected inside the tank 12 and passes through the conduit 14 towards the block 16 of air / insects. The flow of water through the conduit 14 is controlled by the flow control 22. The water leaving the duct 14 towards the air / insect block 16 diffuses uniformly over the sectional area of the air / insect block 16 by means of the diffuser 18 in such a way that the water percolates through fertilizer 32, dissolves the fertilizer 32 in the water and percolates through the plant's 30 nutrients by dissolving the plant's 30 nutrients in the water. The solubility regimes of The fertilizer and nutrients of the plant are such that the residence time of the liquid within the air / insect block 16 provides the water with both fertilizer and nutrients for the plant in the appropriate amounts required by the plants to be fed. The dissolved fertilizer 32 and the nutrients 30 of the plant pass from the air / insect block 16 through the conduit 20 to the diffuser 18 which allows the water charged with nutrients and fertilizer to flow to the roots of a plant as shown in FIG. Figure 1. Fluid flow through conduit 20 is controlled by flow control 22. The flow controls 22 are set according to the desired flow and the fertilizer and nutrients used. With reference now to Figures 2 and 3, a commercial embodiment of the improved plant feeder 40 of the invention is shown which includes a hollow, elongated housing 42 of biodegradable material having an upper end 44 and a lower end 46. The housing 42 has an outer surface 48 and an inner surface 50 with a water-permeable plug 52 positioned therein. The plug 52 extends from the adjacent end 46 to adjacent the middle position 45 halfway between the ends 44 and 46 of the tubular housing 42. The placement of the cap 52 adjacent the end 46 defines a water reservoir 53 adjacent the end 44 extending from the end 44 to the cap 52. The tubular housing 42, in specific embodiments can be rectangular, square or round or non-round in section. In the specific embodiment, the accommodation 42 elongated tubular can be a commercially available post cardboard tube that is approximately 4.25"in diameter, a wall thickness of 0.188" and a length of 30.5". The cardboard tube 42 is fully biodegradable. The tube 42 of cardboard is coated with a coating 54 of plastic or biodegradable wax which returns to the waterproof tube and which retards the biodegradation of the cardboard tube in such a way that the cardboard tube will remain intact, impervious to water and fully functional after to be planted below the ground as shown in Figure 1 for about 6 months to about 12 months in moist soil In this specific embodiment, the coating 54 can be applied by immersing the tubular housing 42 in the coating 54 in a fluid form (melted or in solution) to completely superimpose the coating 54 on the entire outer surface 48 and surface 50 inside the housing 42 and allowing the coating 54 to harden before placing the plug 52 into the housing 42. The plug 52 includes a percolation control 56, a water soluble plant, an air / insect block 72, a fertilizer component 62 , a nutrient component 58 of the water-soluble plant and a diffuser 60. The percolation control 56 in a tubular housing of circular section as shown in Figure 3, may be provided by a pair of rigid and separate disks 64 of fine filter material that are wedged within the tubular housing 42 to extend completely between the inner surface 50 and completely close the inner passageway of the housing 42. One of the disks 64 is positioned adjacent the middle position 45 of the housing 42 and defines the bottom 66 of the water tank 53 and the upper part 68 of the plug 52. The other percolation control 56 is positioned adjacent the end 46 and defines the bottom 70 of the plug 52. The percolation controls 56, in the specific embodiment, may be formed from compressed swamp moss to the desired thickness necessary to control water percolation through the tubular housing 42 at the desired rate. The desired regime depends on the fertilizer 62 and the plant nutrients used, its solubility in water and the desired regime for feeding the roots of the plant. In all embodiments, the desired rate of percolation approximates the desired feed rate and is always lower than that which can damage the roots. The disks 64 also act to retain the fertilizer 62 and nutrients 58 of the plant and the diffuser 60 therebetween within the housing 42. In specific embodiments having circular sections, conventional moss pots are used for percolation controls 56. In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, a moss pot is wedged inside the tubular housing 42 adjacent the end 46 with its open end turned downward and an additional moss pot is wedged in the tubular housing 42 with its open end turned towards up towards the end 44 adjacent to the middle position 45. The side walls of the moss pot help the latter to remain frictionally in the proper position within the tubular housing 42. In a specific embodiment such as that shown in Figure 3 wherein the tubular housing 42 has a length of about 30", the medium moss pot is positioned approximately 19.5" from the upper end 44 of the tubular housing 42 and the moss pot bottom is positioned approximately 3.8"from the end 46 of the tubular housing 42 leaving a distance of about 7.2" therebetween for the air / insect block 72 and the diffuser 60. The air / insect block 72 is placed between the controls 56 of percolation and includes 3 separately identifiable components. The component closest to end 44 is a plant food component. The component most adjacent to end 46 is n diffuser component 60. The fertilizer component 62 of the plant includes a component 58 of the plant's nutrient and a component 62 of the plant's fertilizer.

In the specific embodiment of Figure 3, the fertilizer component 62 of the plant is positioned adjacent to the percolation control 56 that is adjacent to the middle position 45 of the tubular housing 42. The diffuser 60 is positioned adjacent the percolation control disk 56 and adjacent the end 46. The plant nutrient component 58 is positioned between the plant fertilizer component 62 and the diffuser component 60. Together, the fertilizer component 62 of the plant, the nutrient component 58 of the plant and the diffuser 60 comprise the air / insect block 72 through which neither air nor insects can migrate. With specific reference to component 62 fertilizer, this component includes granular fertilizer material, soluble in water. In the specific embodiment, the fertilizer material is a mixture of nitrogen, pH adjuster, bone meal, phosphorus, vitamin B-12, ferrous sulfate and potash having an analysis of about 5 to about 10, about 12 to about 20. and from about 5 to about 10 in granular form. To isolate the fertilizer 62 from the remaining components and from the side walls the particulate fertilizer material, in a specific embodiment, is placed inside a biodegradable container 70. In the specific embodiment, this container is a bag of cloth, paper or other porous or solid water permeable material. The bag isolates the fertilizer from the housing 42 and also prevents the particulate fertilizer material from moving axially with the flow of water through the housing 42. All the fertilizer is maintained in the fertilizer component 62 until it is dissolved by the water that it percolates through. In all embodiments, sufficient fertilizer is contained in the fertilizer component 62 to provide fertilizer material by means of the water flowing through it, dissolving a portion and transporting the dissolved portion to the roots for a period of time of about 6 months. at approximately 12 months, after the improved plant feeder 40 is installed. In the specific embodiments, both the fertilizer analysis differs as the amount of fertilizer differs for each specific plant with which the plant feeder 40 is being used. The specific amount of fertilizer is on the scale of approximately 3 to approximately 16 ounces of fertilizer. In a specific embodiment, the diffuser component 60 comprises a plug of a relatively thick, biodegradable or naturally occurring particulate material held between a coarse filter 74 and a drilling control 56. The diffuser component 60 acts to disperse the percolating liquid through the plant feeder 40 to present the roots with moisture over the entire section of the housing 42. In a specific embodiment, the particulate filter material can be axially extended from the housing 42 from about 2"to about 6" and being of a particulate material of less than about 2"in the longest dimension, such as wood chips, paper pulp, gravel or the like In a specific embodiment, the filter 74 thickness can be a window mesh disc between the component 60 diffuser and the component 62 of fertilizer, is a component 58 of nutrient. In a specific embodiment, the component 58 comprises a fluffy filter entangled filament material compressed between the fertilizer component 62 and the intermixed diffuser component 60, with root stimulators and plant and nutrient initiators. The entangled filament material provides an impenetrable block of air / insects that prevents the migration of air and insects from the atmosphere to the roots, while at the same time, through the phenomena of absorption and capillarity allows the water to percolate to the controlled regime by the percolation controls 56. The compressed intertwined filament filter material also acts as both a sponge and a matrix to contain root stimulators and plant primers and other nutrients, of a variety both liquid and in particles. In a specific embodiment, these include ferrous sulfate, bone meal and vitamin B-12 and root stimulators such as plant initiator, manufactured and distributed by the Ortho Chemical Company. In a specific embodiment, the fluff intermeshing filament filter material is a sphagnum moss plug extending axially from the tubular housing 42 from 2 to 6. In considering the comparable properties of the percolation controls 56, the air block 72 / insects and their various components 58, 60 and 62, it is evident that the spongy and compressed interengaged filament filter material of the nutrient segment 58 of the plant is at least permeable to water in all its components and is impermeable to air and water. insects, but allows the percolation of water through it by a capillary action and is rather relatively thin instead of a coarse filter material allowing only to percolate through what is soluble in water. In part, the percolation controls 56 are more air permeable than the compressed intermeshing filament filter material of component 58, but less permeable to the air. air that the fertilizer into particles of component 62 of fertilizer and still less permeable to air than the relatively coarse, particulate material of component 60 of the diffuser. In contrast, the filter material of the compressed interengaged filaments which is the most impervious to the passage of air is less permeable to water percolation than the percolation controls 56. However, both the particulate fertilizer material and the particulate material of the diffuser 60 are more permeable to water flow than the compressed interengaged filament filter material of the component 58. Thus, the interengaged filament filter material of the component 58 or the combination of the diffuser component 60, the nutrient component 58, the fertilizer component 62 can be referred to as an air block or an air / insect block 72, since that section the plug 52 within the feeder housing 42 40 of plant is totally impermeable to the flow of air. Similarly, discs 64 can be called percolation controls because they are the last permeable to water flow through housing 42 when comparing fertilizer component 62, nutrient component 58 and diffuser component 60. In use, the plant feeder 10 is buried with the root bulb of a transplanted plant shown in Figure 1. The end 46 of the plant feeder 10 of the invention is positioned adjacent to the lower end of the root bulb. The upper end 44 of the plant feeder 10 is positioned above the ground level. In a specific embodiment, about half the plant feeder 10 is above the ground and one quarter of the plant feeder 10 is below the ground.

The plant feeder portion 10 between the upper end 14 and the percolation control 56 adjacent to the middle position 45 defines a water reservoir 53 that is filled when it is installed. The reservoir 53, in a specific embodiment, will contain approximately one gallon of water. The percolation control 56 and the air / insect block 16 allow water from the water reservoir 53 to percolate through the housing 42 to the roots of the plant. The percolation of the water through the housing 42 is always less than the percolation of the water d base through the soil to the roots. However, by the percolation of the water through the housing 42, the fertilizer of component 32 of the fertilizer is dissolved in the water and the nutrients of the plant of the component 30 of nutrients are dissolved in the water and both the fertilizer and the nutrients , are supplied to the roots uniformly through the diffuser 60. As the water flows through the plant feeder 10 to the regime controlled by the percolation controls 56, the water dissolves the fertilizer and nutrients and supplies them in a uniform flow to through the section of the housing 42 through the diffuser component 60 to the roots of the plant. Since the percolation is relatively slow, the soil of the roots is not eroded. As most of the moisture to the roots is supplied by the base water that percolates through the soil, the roots are widely supplied by moisture by the base water. However, as the plant feeder of the invention provides not only some moisture but also most nutrients, fertilizers and similar to the lower segment of the roots, the roots are urged to develop downward to provide a development of healthy root that can withstand drought while at the same time eliminating the stress and trauma problems associated with the growth of the root of a plant in one environment and its transplant to another environment. By means of the plant feeder 10 of the invention, the root structure of a healthy plant can be regenerated after transplanting so that a healthy foliage structure will result. The root system and the foliage structure will develop more rapidly with the plant feeder 10 of the invention than without any feeder device. Within 6 to 12 months, the plant feeder 10 of the invention stops its operation, degrades into moss, disappears and no longer needs any attention. Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been described and shown here for purposes of illustration, the protection achieved by any patent that may be granted on this application is not strictly limited to the described embodiment but rather extends to all structures and provisions that fall closely within the scope of the clauses that are appended hereto.

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R E I V I N D I C A C I O N S

1. - A plant feeder comprising a water reservoir, a water conduit connected to the reservoir at one end, the water conduit has its other end adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed, the conduit of Water has a percolation control that limits the flow of water through the conduit, the water conduit has an air / insect block that inhibits both the air flow and the migration of insects through the conduit, with which the water and the dissolved plant food can be percolated through the conduit and fed to the roots of the plant to be fed.

2.- Plant feeder according to the clause 1, further comprising a diffuser in the conduit adjacent to the other end, the diffuser generally spreads the flow of water uniformly over the conduit section.

3.- Plant feeder according to the clause 2, where the diffuser is a plug of peat moss (peat) inside the tube.

4.- Plant feeder according to clause 2, wherein the diffuser is a plug of particulate material packed inside the tube.

5. - Plant feeder according to clause 2, where the compressed swamp moss plug is a conventional peat pot.

6.- Plant feeder according to the clause 4, wherein the particulate material is selected from the group consisting of wood chips, paper pulp, gravel and combinations thereof.

7.- Plant feeder according to clause 1, where the percolation control is a plug of compressed swamp moss.

8.- Plant feeder according to clause 7, wherein the percolation control is a conventional peat pot inside the conduit.

9.- Plant feeder according to the clause I, where the air / insect block is positioned between the tank and the other end, this air / insect block has a percolation control and a diffuser on its opposite sides.

10.- Plant feeder according to the clause 9, wherein the air / insect block comprises a packed water soluble plant food plug.

11.- Plant feeder according to the clause II, wherein the plant feed includes fertilizer with an analysis of about 5 to about 10 of nitrogen, of about 12 to about 20 of phosphorus and of about 5 to about 10 of potash.

12.- Plant feeder according to the clause 12, where the fertilizer is isolated from the duct by a container.

13. Plant feeder according to clause 12, wherein the container is selected from the group consisting of paper and cloth bags.

14. Plant feeder according to clause 10, wherein the plant feed is selected from the group consisting of pH adjusters, nitrogen suppliers, pot ash, phosphorus, nutrients and their combinations.

15.- Plant feeder according to the clause 10, where the plant food includes nutrients, these nutrients are retained in the duct by a matrix capable of stopping both fluid and particulate materials.

16.- Plant feeder according to clause 15, where the matrix is a plug of moss sphagnum compressed inside the container.

17. Plant feeder according to clause 15, wherein the nutrients are selected from the group consisting of sphagnum moss, vitamin B-12, bone meal and ferrous sulphate.

18.- Plant feeder according to clause 1, where the conduit is a cardboard tube, with the percolation control and the air / insect block and plant food being in the lower portion of the tube and the lower portion of the tube It is the water tank.

19.- Plant feeder according to clause 18, where the tube and each of the elements is biodegradable.

20.- Plant feeder according to the clause 18, where the tube is coated with a material that makes the tube impermeable to water and biodegradable in moist soil for a period of time on the scale of about 6 to 12 months.

21. Plant feeder according to clause 20, wherein the coating material is selected from the group consisting of waxes and polymeric materials.

22.- Plant feeder according to the clause 1, wherein the percolation of water through the plant feeder is approximately the desired feed rate.

23. Plant feeder according to clause 1, wherein the air / insect block comprises a percolation control, a diffuser, plant fertilizer and plant nutrients in the form of sharp plugs contiguous to each other within the conduit.

24.- A plant feeder that includes a water tank, a water conduit and a water permeable plug inside the conduit, this plug allows the percolation of the water through the conduit and this plug blocks the air flow and migration of insects through the conduit.

25. A plant feeder comprising a water reservoir, a water conduit connected to the reservoir at one end, this water conduit has its other end adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed, this Water conduit has a percolation control that limits the flow of water through the conduit; the water conduit has an air / insect block that inhibits air flow and the migration of insects through the conduit, whereby the water and the dissolved plant element can be percolated through the conduit and supplied to the roots of a plant to be fed, the air / insect block is placed between the tank and the other end, the air / insect block has a percolation control and a diffuser on its opposite sides and the air / insect block comprises a packed water soluble plant food plug.

26.- A plant feeder comprising a water tank, a water conduit connected to the tank at one end, the water conduit has its other end adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed, this Water conduit has a percolation control that limits the flow of water through the conduit; the water conduit has an air / insect block that inhibits air flow and the migration of insects through the conduit, whereby the water and the dissolved plant element can be percolated through the conduit and supplied to the roots of a plant to be fed, the air / insect block is placed between the tank and the other end, the air / insect block has a percolation control and a diffuser on its opposite sides, the air block / insects comprises a packed water soluble plant food plug, the conduit is a cardboard tube, the air block / insects percolation control and plant feed are in the lower portion of the tube and the upper portion of the tube is a reservoir of water; The tube and each element is biodegradable.

27. A method for feeding plants comprising the steps of providing a conduit for fluid fertilizer having opposite ends, placing one end of the conduit adjacent to the roots of a plant, placing the other end of the conduit above the earth, percolating water through the conduit from above the earth to the roots and block the flow of air and the migration of insects through the conduit.

28. A method for feeding plants comprising the steps of providing a conduit for fluid fertilizer having opposite ends, placing one end of the conduit adjacent to the roots of a plant, placing the other end of the conduit above the earth, percolating water through the conduit from above the earth to the roots and block the flow of air and the migration of insects through the conduit, a plant feeder comprising a water reservoir, a water conduit connected to the reservoir at one end , the water conduit has its other end adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed, the water conduit has a percolation control that limits the flow of water through the conduit, the water conduit has a block of air / insects that prevents air flow and the migration of insects through the conduit, whereby water and dissolved plant food can be percolated to through the conduit and supply the roots of a plant that is going to be fed; the air / insect block is placed between the tank and the other end, the air / insect block has a percolation control and a diffuser on its opposite sides and the air / insect block comprises a food plug of soluble plant in water packed.

29. Method according to clause 28, which further comprises a diffuser in the conduit adjacent to the other end, the diffuser generally spreads the flow of water uniformly over the section of the conduit.

30.- Method according to clause 28, where the diffuser is a plug of peat moss (peat) inside the tube.

31.- Method according to clause 28, where the diffuser is a plug of particulate material packed inside the tube.

32.- Method according to clause 28, where the compressed swamp moss plug is a conventional peat pot.

33. Method according to clause 31, wherein the particulate material is selected from the group consisting of wood chips, paper pulp, gravel and combinations thereof.

34. - Method according to clause 27, wherein the percolation control is a plug of compressed swamp moss.

35.- Method according to clause 34, where the percolation control is a conventional peat pot inside the duct.

36.- A method for feeding plants comprising the steps of providing a conduit for fluid fertilizer having opposite ends, placing one end of the conduit adjacent to the roots of a plant, placing the other end of the conduit above the earth, percolating water through the conduit from above the earth to the roots and block the flow of air and the migration of insects through the conduit, a plant feeder comprising a water reservoir, a water conduit connected to the reservoir at one end , the water conduit has its other end adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed, the water conduit has a percolation control that limits the flow of water through the conduit, the water conduit has a block of air / insects that prevents air flow and the migration of insects through the conduit, whereby water and dissolved plant food can be percolated to through the conduit and supply the roots of a plant to be fed; the air / insect block is placed between the tank and the other end, the air / insect block has a percolation control and a diffuser on its opposite sides and the air / insect block comprises a food plug of soluble plant in Packed water, this conduit is a cardboard tube, the percolation control, the air block / food insects for the plants are in the lower portion of the tube, the upper portion of the tube is the water reservoir and the tube and each element is biodegradable.

37.- Method according to clause 36, wherein the plant feed includes fertilizer with an analysis of about 5 to about 10 of nitrogen, of about 12 to about 20 of phosphorus and of about 5 to about 10 of potash.

38.- Method according to clause 36, where the fertilizer is isolated from the duct by means of a container.

39.- Method according to clause 38, wherein the container is selected from the group consisting of paper and cloth bags.

40.- Method according to clause 36, wherein the plant food is selected from the group consisting of pH adjusters, nitrogen suppliers, pot ash, phosphorus, nutrients and their combinations.

41. - Method according to clause 36, where the food for plants includes nutrients, these nutrients are retained in the duct by a matrix capable of stopping both fluid and particulate materials. 42.- Method according to clause 36, where the nutrients are selected from the group consisting of sphagnum moss, vitamin B-12, bone meal and ferrous sulphate. 43.- Method according to clause 36, where the conduit is a cardboard tube, with the control of percolation and the block of air / insects and food for plants being in the lower portion of the tube and the lower portion of the tube is the water tank. 44.- Method according to clause 43, where the tube and each of the elements is biodegradable. 45.- Method according to clause 43, where the tube is covered with a material that makes the tube impermeable to water and biodegradable in humid earth during a period of time in the scale of 6 to 12 months approximately. 46.- Method according to clause 45 wherein the coating material is selected from the group consisting of waxes and polymeric materials. 47.- A method for feeding plants that includes the steps of storing water in a tank, providing a conduit that extends from the deposit to the roots of a plant to be fed, blocking the flow of air and the migration of insects to through the conduit through an air / insect block, control the water percolating through the air / insect block and spread water over the entire sectional area of the conduit. 48.- Method according to clause 47, wherein the air / insect block comprises water soluble plant food and further comprises spreading water over the entire sectional area of the plant food, dissolving the plant food in the water, controlling the feed of the plant and controlling it. water to the roots of the plant to be fed and spread the food to plant water / fluid on the roots. SUMMARY A plant feeder that has a water tank and a water pipe connected to the tank at one end. The other end of the water conduit is adapted to be placed adjacent to the roots of a plant to be fed. The water conduit has a water-permeable plug with water-soluble plant feed whereby water can percolate through the conduit from the reservoir to the roots. Food for plants dissolved in this way and air and insects are blocked from migration to the roots. The method provides for placing the other end of the feeder conduit of the plant of the invention under the roots of a recently transplanted plant, percolating water from the reservoir to the roots through the food for the water-soluble plant and blocking the migration of air. / insects towards the roots through the conduit. Under protest to tell the truth, the best known method for putting the present invention into practice is the one described in the description of this application. In testimony of which we sign the present in: Mexico, D.F., on March 20, 1996. HAIMBAUGH ENTERPRISES, INC.