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Arid Climate Planters

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

This Planter Uses Biodegradable Materials for Growing in Low-Water Areas

— October 14, 2015 — Eco
This innovative planter is specially designed to help plants grow in arid climates with degraded land and low levels of precipitation.

The 'COCOON' planter uses a combination of special fungi supplements and evaporation sheets together with a tree shelter and water reservoir. Using these components, this unique system helps plants foster under arid climates and increases the survival rates of seedlings by approximately 80 to 90 percent. Made from a biodegradable material, this planter actually transforms into organic food for the plant it houses, and until doing so acts as a water shelter that sparingly provides moisture over time using bamboo wicks.

COCOON is also about 10 times cheaper than a drip irrigation planter, and by using the special fungi supplement, it's also able to increase the surface absorption of a plant's roots and increase its ability to reach essential ground nutrients.
Trend Themes
1. Arid Climate Planters - The use of biodegradable planters made from special fungi supplements and evaporation sheets presents a disruptive opportunity for the agriculture industry to increase plant survival rates under arid climates by approx. 80 - 90%.
2. Low-water Farming - The development of innovative planters such as COCOON that utilize a water reservoir and bamboo wicks to provide moisture sparingly over time presents a disruptive opportunity that benefits the agriculture industry by reducing costs and promoting sustainable farming practices.
3. Eco-friendly Landscaping - The use of biodegradable materials and organic fertilizers present a disruptive opportunity for the landscaping industry to provide sustainable, low impact, and affordable options for communities that struggle with degraded land and low levels of precipitation.
Industry Implications
1. Agriculture - The development of innovative planters such as COCOON presents a disruptive opportunity for the agriculture industry to increase plant survival rates and promote sustainable farming practices.
2. Landscaping - The use of biodegradable planters and organic fertilizers presents a disruptive opportunity for the landscaping industry to provide sustainable, low impact, and affordable options for communities that struggle with degraded land and low levels of precipitation.
3. Environmental Technology - The development and manufacture of planters such as COCOON presents a disruptive opportunity for the environmental technology industry that can provide innovative products that promote sustainable practices for low-water areas.
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