Plant watering mat system

Claim 1

A watering and humidifying system for potted plants comprising: a tray having a bottom wall and side and end walls defining a reservoir for holding water throughout substantially the entire interior area of said tray, a platform for holding plant pots, means for mounting said platform to said tray for the lower surface of said platform to close off the major portion of said reservoir, the upper surface of said platform being substantially larger in surface area than the bottom of any one pot to be held, said platform terminating short of each of said end walls to provide a space between said platform and each said end wall for providing communication with the reservoir to supply water thereto from the top of said tray through at least one of said spaces without removing said platform, cover means for closing a part of each said space, means in the portion of each said space left uncovered by said cover means for accepting and holding a stacking means to permit another tray to be stacked on said first named tray, a watering mat of fabric material located on and covering the major portion of the area of the upper surface of said platform, said platform and the tray formed to provide a space between an edge of the platform and one of the walls of the tray such that a portion of the mat extends into the reservoir to draw water from the reservoir by capillary action, the upper surface of said mat being uncovered and the water being conveyed to the entire surface area of the mat to provide water directly to the bottom of a pot placed on the mat and also to evaporate into the area surrounding any pot on the platform water from the portions of the mat left uncovered by pots to provide by the evaporation humidity to the foliage of any plant of a pot on the mat.