Grow Board and Method

Abstract

An illustrative embodiment of a grow board may include an outer member that may be engaged with an inner member such that a grow media may be positioned therebetween, secured, and/or tightened by the engagement between the inner and outer members. The outer member may have one or more slots formed therein to allow a plant to grow from the grow media through the slots, wherein the root of the plant may be positioned adjacent the inner member. The inner member may be configured with risers along the periphery and interior to provide a sufficient gap between stacked grow boards to allow for improved penetration of light and air into the seeded and stacked grow boards to aid in seed germination.

1 . A grow board comprising:
 a. an outer member comprising:
 i. an outer surface; 
 ii. an inner surface, wherein a slot is formed in said outer member and extends from said outer surface to said inner surface; 
 iii. a peripheral wall around a periphery of said outer member; 
 iv. an indent formed along an edge of said peripheral wall; 
   b. an inner member comprising:
 i. a frame configured to engage a portion of said inner surface of said outer member; 
 ii. a leg positioned within said frame; and, 
   c. a grow media positioned between said outer member and said inner member, wherein said inner member engages said outer member via an interference fit, and wherein said interference fit secures a position of said grow media with respect to said outer member and said inner member.   
     
     
         2 . The grow board according to  claim 1  further comprising a filler positioned within said indent. 
     
     
         3 . The grow board according to  claim 2  wherein said inner member further comprises a riser formed on said frame. 
     
     
         4 . A grow board comprising:
 a. an outer member having a length, a width, and a depth defined by a peripheral wall of said outer member;   b. a plurality of shelves extending outward from said outer member in a first direction parallel to said depth of said outer member, wherein each said shelf of said plurality is formed with a slot therein;   c. a support positioned below each said shelf of said plurality, wherein said support extends outward from said outer member in said first direction, wherein said support is integrally formed with said shelf, and wherein said shelf and said support cooperate to form a chamber.   
     
     
         5 . The grow board according to  claim 4  further comprising an indent formed in said peripheral wall, wherein said indent is configured to engage said grow board with a rail. 
     
     
         6 . The grow board according to  claim 5  further comprising a filler positioned adjacent said indent, wherein said filler is configured to mitigate egress of nutrient supply from an inner surface of said grow board to an outer surface of said grow board at an interface between said indent and said rail. 
     
     
         7 . The grow board according to  claim 4  wherein said plurality of shelves is further defined as being arranged in a first and second row and a first and second column, wherein said plurality of shelves are positioned on said outer member in a checkerboard pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The grow board according to  claim 7  wherein each said shelf and said support are angled with respect to one another by an amount of less than 90 degrees. 
     
     
         9 . The grow board according to  claim 4  further comprising:
 a. a first main trough extending from an area adjacent a top edge of said outer member to an area adjacent a bottom edge of said outer member, wherein said first main trough defines a boundary of a first column of said shelves; 
 b. a second main trough extending from said from an area adjacent said top edge of said outer member to said area adjacent said bottom edge of said outer member, wherein said second main trough defines a second boundary of said first column of said shelves, wherein a width of said first column is defined by a distance between said first and second main troughs. 
 
     
     
         10 . The grow board according to  claim 9  further comprising:
 a. a right flange formed on said peripheral wall along a first edge of said grow board, wherein a ridge is formed in said right flange; and, 
 b. a left flange formed on said peripheral wall along a second edge of said grow board, wherein said first and second edges are parallel with respect to one another, wherein a lip extends outward from said left flange, and wherein said lip of a first grow board is insertable into said ridge of a second grow board. 
 
     
     
         11 . A method of growing a plant, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. germinating a plant in a first grow board, wherein said first grow board comprises:
 i. an outer member having a length, a width, and a depth; 
 ii. a plurality of shelves extending outward from said outer member in a first direction parallel to said depth of said outer member, wherein each said shelf of said plurality is formed with a slot therein, wherein each said shelf extends along said width of said outer member, and wherein said slot extends along substantially an entire length of said shelf; 
 iii. a support positioned below each said shelf of said plurality, wherein said support extends outward from said outer member in said first direction, wherein said support is integrally formed with said shelf, and wherein said shelf and said support cooperate to form a chamber; 
 iv. a grow media positioned in said chamber, wherein a seed for said plant is positioned in said grow media; 
   b. removing a portion of said grow media from said first grow board;   c. transplanting said portion of said grow media to a second grow board, wherein said second grow board comprises:
 i. an outer member having a length, a width, and a depth; 
 ii. a plurality of shelves extending outward from said outer member in a first direction parallel to said depth of said outer member, wherein each said shelf of said plurality is formed with a slot therein; 
 iii. a support positioned below each said shelf of said plurality, wherein said support extends outward from said outer member in said first direction, wherein said support is integrally formed with said shelf, and wherein said shelf and said support cooperate to form a chamber; 
   d. placing said portion of said grow media into said slot; and,   e. allowing said plant to grow outward from said slot.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11  further comprising the step of arranging said first grow board in a horizontal orientation. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12  further comprising the step of arranging said second grow board in a primarily vertical orientation 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein said grow media is further defined as comprising tock wool. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14  further comprising the step of configuring said second grow board with
 a. a first main trough extending from an area adjacent a top edge of said outer member to an area adjacent a bottom edge of said outer member, wherein said first main trough defines a boundary of a first column of said shelves; 
 b. a second main trough extending from said from an area adjacent said top edge of said outer member to said area adjacent said bottom edge of said outer member, wherein said second main trough defines a second boundary of said first column of said shelves, wherein a width of said first column is defined by a distance between said first and second main troughs.