摘要 |
A breathable plant container is provided that includes a hollow vessel (10) having an opening through which planting soil (18) can be inserted into the hollow portion of the vessel and through which a plant growing in the soil can grow out of the vessel. The hollow vessel has a wall comprised of a synthetic microporous sheet material selected from the group of flash-spun plexifilamentary fabrics, spunbonded/meltblown/spunbonded ("SMS") fabrics, and microporous film laminates. The wall of the hollow vessel preferably has an air porosity less than 200 seconds/100cm<3>, a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 300 g/m<2>/day, and a hydrostatic head of at least 20 cm. The hollow vessel may have a first compartment (22) separated from a second compartment (23) by a synthetic, moisture vapor permeable membrane (30) that resists the passage of water such that water added to the second compartment can keep moist soil added to the first compartment. |