In the soil cultivation system (80) equipped with a solar panel, a light transmitting region (A) is provided in a solar panel (50), and thus a larger amount of light is captured into a frame unit and can thereby be utilized for the cultivation of agricultural plants (P1, P2). Double-sided light receiving solar cells (52) are adopted in the solar panel (50), and thus light reflected off an agricultural ground surface, the agricultural plants (P1, P2), a sheet-shaped member and the like can be effectively utilized for power generation. In this way, it is possible to compensate for a reduction in the area of the solar cells caused by the formation of the transmitting regions A, and it is possible to obtain a large amount of power generated while acquiring the amount of light on the agricultural plants.

An environmentally-friendly aquatic plant growing holder allows aquatic plants that grow near or in water to be planted without soil or sand, enables the stem portions of aquatic plants to be supported in an upright position, and allows the roots to grow outside the body of the holder to induce natural plant growth. The plant growing holder is manufactured with various materials such as ceramic, glass, crystal, metal, etc., so that aquatic plants that grow in wetlands and most plants that grow in soil but can be planted without sand or soil may be planted in a planting tool such as a basin type small plate, bowl, cup, jar, fishbowl or manmade pond. The plant growing holder has a through-hole that cap may be adjusted, thereby allowing the aquatic plant's stem and roots to be induced to grow freely in water and allowing the plant to be firmly supported.

Method of preparing and producing high-protein peanut sprouts is disclosed. A system to produce peanut sprouts is also disclosed.

A cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng powdered extract is provided, and particularly provided is a cultivation method of coffee tree through environment-friendly and rest (artificial dormant period) process using a red ginseng, and drink composition and food additive manufactured by the cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng, the method including: supplying red ginseng powdered extract aqueous solution to coffee seeds; and adjusting moisture of soil planted with coffee seeds. The cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng powdered extract has an advantageous effect in that coffee beans can be harvested having, as active ingredient, ginsenoside of high internal absorption rate capable of preventing occurrences of infectious diseases and pests by increasing immunity levels of coffee trees without using chemical fertilizers at all, and by enhancing germination percent of coffee seeds and coffee bean crops. The method has another advantageous effect of providing a drink composition and a food additive containing, as active ingredient, a coffee bean extract including ginsenoside of high internal absorption rate.

A cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng powdered extract is provided, and particularly provided is a cultivation method of coffee tree through environment-friendly and rest (artificial dormant period) process using a red ginseng, and drink composition and food additive manufactured by the cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng, the method including: supplying red ginseng powdered extract aqueous solution to coffee seeds; and adjusting moisture of soil planted with coffee seeds. The cultivation method of coffee tree by red ginseng powdered extract has an advantageous effect in that coffee beans can be harvested having, as active ingredient, ginsenoside of high internal absorption rate capable of preventing occurrences of infectious diseases and pests by increasing immunity levels of coffee trees without using chemical fertilizers at all, and by enhancing germination percent of coffee seeds and coffee bean crops. The method has another advantageous effect of providing a drink composition and a food additive containing, as active ingredient, a coffee bean extract including ginsenoside of high internal absorption rate.

An indoor-outdoor garden unit including a basin having an overhead canopy, connected to a water source via a main water tube and holding a plurality of opaque growing trays with removable opaque lids for optimal sprout growth in the dark. The main water supply tube operationally communicates with an on-off timer controlling water cycles. Bottom holes in each growing tray allow water, infused into the basin by any of three selectable mechanisms, to flow upwardly to water the sprouts from underneath, and serve to drain water from the growing trays and to aerate the plants between watering cycles. Sprayers on the underside of each growing tray lid allow watering from the top side. Water can be infused into the basin by the direct basin fill inlet or by a water fountain from which water impacts a water catcher member undermounted on the canopy to shed droplets into the basin.

An indoor-outdoor garden unit including a basin having an overhead canopy, connected to a water source via a main water tube and holding a plurality of opaque growing trays with removable opaque lids for optimal sprout growth in the dark. The main water supply tube operationally communicates with an on-off timer controlling water cycles. Bottom holes in each growing tray allow water, infused into the basin by any of three selectable mechanisms, to flow upwardly to water the sprouts from underneath, and serve to drain water from the growing trays and to aerate the plants between watering cycles. Sprayers on the underside of each growing tray lid allow watering from the top side. Water can be infused into the basin by the direct basin fill inlet or by a water fountain from which water impacts a water catcher member undermounted on the canopy to shed droplets into the basin.

A modular planter box defining a storage cavity therein that is configured to receive a planting medium, the modular planter box including a first side-wall extending longitudinally in a first direction and having a bottom end configured to rest on a supporting surface, a second side-wall extending longitudinally in a second direction, and a bottom wall residing on an imaginary plane. The second side-wall extends in a third direction that is normal to the imaginary horizontal plane. The bottom wall is spaced from a bottom end of the first side-wall in the third direction and towards an opposite, top end of the first side-wall. The second side-wall is positioned closer to a first end of the first side-wall than a second end thereof, and the second side-wall is spaced from the first end of the first side-wall in the first direction and towards the second end of the first side-wall.

A system for managing cultivation of plants includes a database storing information about a plurality of growing beds and a multiplicity of farming agents. Each agent is associated with one growing bed and runs a cultivation program on inputs from a farmer of said associated growing bed and information about said associated growing bed from said database. Each agent enforces user preferences and business rules for said associated growing bed and provides cultivation instructions to said farmer to cultivate its associated growing bed.

Top furling automated retractable greenhouse cover is a retractable cover for a greenhouse that is mounted on top of the greenhouse. Top furling automated retractable greenhouse cover has: a spine clamp, a left furling cover assembly, a right furling cover assembly, a hinge pin assembly, and an electrical control box. Left and right furling assemblies each have a curtain or cover, a furling rod, a furling motor, and a support arm. Electrical control box sends electronic signals to cause left and right covers or curtains to furl above the greenhouse when retracted and to unfurl down to the ground when extended to cover the greenhouse. The top-mounted design allows efficient use of gravity to apply tension to the furled rolls.