A turf management system includes an irrigation system for providing water to the turf at a turf site, and an irrigation evaluation system for evaluating the performance of the irrigation system. The irrigation evaluation system segments the turf site into irrigation management units, where each of the irrigation management units includes at least one sprinkler head. Qualities of the turf are measured to generate collected data points. The data points are used by the irrigation evaluation system to compute a value for the turf in each of the irrigation management units. The values can then be used to identify irrigation management units having common characteristics. The values can be used to define irrigation management zones for controlling the irrigation system.

The present invention relates to an intelligent gardening system, for monitoring and controlling gardening apparatuses in a gardening area, including: multiple sensors that collect environmental information of the gardening area; one or more gardening apparatuses that perform gardening work according to a control instruction; and a control center that generates the control instruction based on the environmental information; wherein the sensors, the gardening apparatuses and the control center communicate with each other to form an Internet of Things.

Provided are methods for growing a plant under certain stressed conditions that alter the morphology of the plant. In certain aspects, however, although the plant is altered and may be undesirable for commercial purposed, the plant still produces an adequate number of seeds for breeding purposes. Further, because plants may be smaller in size, they can be grown at higher densities, allowing the production of large populations of plants to be brought under controlled conditions which can exclude pollinating insects and thus increase the genetic purity achievable in a breeding program.

A cleaning system includes a planar material beneath a soiled grow table. The planar material is non-porous except for a drain. Above the planar material is a plate layer including at least two layers of runners arranged in a grid where each successive layer is offset at an angle with respect to the grid of a previous layer. The plate layer rests upon the non-porous material. An upper layer covers the plate layer and has a plurality of holes. A roller table is provided for slideably supporting the grow table. Nozzles are positioned over the grow table and is/are interfaced to a pump for receiving and spraying liquid from the pump downwardly towards the grow table. The liquid and impurities (e.g., soil, leaves) fall to the upper layer and through the plurality of holes for cleaning and filtering the liquid before the liquid is returned to the pump.

A mounting bracket having more desirable utility as compared to known embodiments includes a first flat surface for mounting to a box, shelf, or structure, and a second curved surface for mounting to the header of a railing or fence. The bracket can mount to multiple boxes, shelves, and structures, and does not require tools for installation to the railing or fence.

Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic determination of irrigation-related data using machine learning techniques are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes obtaining irrigation-related data pertaining to a region of interest; determining temporal values corresponding to irrigation activity at the region of interest by performing spatiotemporal analysis of the irrigation-related data; determining amounts of water utilized in connection with the irrigation activity corresponding to the temporal values by applying machine learning techniques to the irrigation-related data; determining types of irrigation activity attributed to the irrigation activity by applying machine learning techniques to the irrigation-related data and determined amounts of water; determining irrigation-related variables pertaining to the region of interest by executing a physical model using, as inputs, the determined temporal values, amounts of water, and types of irrigation activity, wherein the irrigation-related variables include an extent of irrigation activity; and outputting the determined irrigation-related variables to a user.

A sprinkler valve box has a housing, the housing having a base and sidewalls with a sealable lid thereon. The sidewalls may have one or more connecting ports therethrough. The housing has one or more pre-configured valves therein. The valves may be coupled to the one or more connecting ports in the sidewalls. The sidewalls are ideally corrugated for added strength and the lid seats over the sidewalls of the valve box, which may be lockable. The sprinkler valve box may also have a battery and a control unit, wherein the control unit is powered by the battery and controls the valves of the manifold. The control unit may be controlled wirelessly by a user.

A sprinkler valve box has a housing, the housing having a base and sidewalls with a sealable lid thereon. The sidewalls may have one or more connecting ports therethrough. The housing has one or more pre-configured valves therein. The valves may be coupled to the one or more connecting ports in the sidewalls. The sidewalls are ideally corrugated for added strength and the lid seats over the sidewalls of the valve box, which may be lockable. The sprinkler valve box may also have a battery and a control unit, wherein the control unit is powered by the battery and controls the valves of the manifold. The control unit may be controlled wirelessly by a user.

Provided herein are water and carbon dioxide harvesting systems, as well as methods using such systems, for capturing water and carbon dioxide from surrounding air. The systems and methods use water capture materials to adsorb water from the air and carbon dioxide capture materials to adsorb carbon dioxide from the air. For example, the water and carbon dioxide capture materials may be metal-organic-frameworks. The systems and methods desorb the water in the form of water vapor and the carbon dioxide. The water vapor is then condensed into liquid water. The water and carbon dioxide generated can be used in farming systems, including hydroponics and vertical farming systems.

Provided herein are water and carbon dioxide harvesting systems, as well as methods using such systems, for capturing water and carbon dioxide from surrounding air. The systems and methods use water capture materials to adsorb water from the air and carbon dioxide capture materials to adsorb carbon dioxide from the air. For example, the water and carbon dioxide capture materials may be metal-organic-frameworks. The systems and methods desorb the water in the form of water vapor and the carbon dioxide. The water vapor is then condensed into liquid water. The water and carbon dioxide generated can be used in farming systems, including hydroponics and vertical farming systems.