| 摘要 |
A holder for supporting hydroponically cultivated plants includes a receptacle having a tapered interior wall surface and an open bottom through which the plant stem is adapted to extend into a supply of aqueous nutrient solution. Yieldable inserts, typically of foam plastic, are carried by the receptacle, the inserts having outer surfaces engaging the interior wall of the receptacle and inner surface adapted to engage the plant stem to support the plant both laterally and vertically. Additional vertical support is provided by a stirrup coupled to and depending from the receptacle. The stirrup, which may be in the form of a wire coil or a wire-mesh strap or cylindrical cage, has a lower portion shaped to engage and support the lower extremity of the plant stem. The portion of the receptacle above the yieldable inserts may be at least partially filled with particulate filler material, such as pea gravel, for additional lateral support of the plant.
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