Patent attributes
A planter in the form of a tower planter having an internal vertical composting capability is provided. The planter has a hollow, vertical, outer cylindrical barrel with a plurality of openings formed about its cylindrical side. A hollow inner cylindrical composting tube having a plurality of perforations formed in its cylindrical wall is provided. The space formed between the inner tube and barrel wall is filled with growing medium such as potting soil. The inner tube is filled with compost material. A plurality of worms is added to the inner tube compost material. Water is added to the inner tube and barrel on a daily basis. Plants are inserted into the outer barrel side openings. A removable container is placed at the bottom of the tube and barrel, said container adapted to capture water draining out from the tube and barrel, as well as periodically receiving compost from the compost tube. The key feature of the present invention is an interior vertical perforated chamber within a vertical exterior chamber in which garden plants are grown. The interior chamber provides a composting means, which provides compost that may be recovered and used in other planting environments.
