Insulated plant container

Claim 1

A PLANT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A METALLIC OPEN TOP END CONTAINER HAVING AT LEAST ONE DRAIN APERTURE THERETHROUGH CLOSELY ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF AND A THERMAL INSULATING MEMBER ABUTTINGLY LINING THE INTERIOR WALL SURFACE OF SAID CONTAINER TO PROVIDE A THERMAL INSULATING BETWEEN THE WALL OF THE METALLIC CONTAINER AND SOIL AND PLANT ROOTS ADAPTED TO BE CARRIED IN THE CONTAINER, SAID INSULATING MEMBER HAVING ELONGATED DRAIN OPENING MEANS THEREIN EXTENDING GENERALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE VERTICAL HEIGHT OF THE INSULATING MEMBER AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID DRAIN APERTURE IN THE CONTAINER, SAID ELONGATED DRAIN OPENING MEANS BEING LARGER IN ITS ELONGATED DRAIN OPENING MEANS BEING LARGER BY SAID LINER WILL PERMIT THE DRAINAGE FROM THE DRAIN APERTURE IN A NUMBER OF POSITIONS, AND SAID INSULATING MEMBER HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING COLLAR PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING UP BEYOND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE CONTAINER TO FULLY ISOLATE THE SOIL FROM THE METAL WALL AND ANY FERTILIZER APPLIED TO THE SOIL THEREBY PREVENTING CORROSION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL.