A planter includes an upper part having an inner side wall and a bottom wall that define a chamber for receiving a growing medium and one or more plants, the upper part further having an outer wall radially outward from the inner side wall, the outer wall having a first joining element and the bottom wall having a first connector element; and a lower part having an outer wall radially outward of the inner side wall of the upper part and a bottom wall subjacent the bottom wall of the upper part, the outer wall of the lower part having a second joining element that engages with the first joining element to join the outer walls of the upper and lower parts, and the bottom wall of the lower part having a second connector element to mate with the first connector element.

A tessellated ceramic apparatus for plant growth is set forth devised to support germination and plant growth upon an exterior surface. Water moves under osmotic pressure from a water storage volume disposed in osmotic communication with the ceramic, through the ceramic to become available water at the exterior surface. A graduated cross-section regulates water flow from a water storage volume through to the exterior surface along a pressure gradient exerted by the water head. Plant growth is facilitated within a plurality of tessellated indentations disposed upon the exterior surface and growth may be restricted from areas of the exterior surface by application of gloss, glaze, sealants and/or other surface features that may blend design elements to augment and support a living design.

Provided is a horticultural container including a body, a base extending from a bottom of the body, and an upper rim extending from a top of the body. The upper rim has a tag slot extending therethrough for receiving a tag and a chamfer radially outwardly spaced from and adjacent to the tag slot for receiving ears of the tag when the tag is in the tag slot. In this way, the tag is received in the tag slot and chamfer to secure the tag to hinder or prevent unauthorized removal of the tag.

Disclosed herein is an informational tag for a container such as a garden or plant pot. The informational tag may include a body having an upper end, a lower end, and a display area for receiving printed information. The informational tag may also include a pair of downwardly extending tabs arranged on opposite sides of the upper end of the body and each being configured for insertion into the container. Additionally, the informational tag may include an upwardly extending tab arranged between the pair of downwardly extending tabs and configured to engage a rim of the container to inhibit upward movement of the informational tag relative to the container. Further disclosed is an assembly including a container with an informational tag attached thereto, and a method of assembly.

A calcium carbonate agricultural product includes calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate agricultural product may be used to replace any suitable agricultural plastic currently in use. A method of growing plants includes providing a calcium carbonate agricultural product including calcium carbonate to protect the plants. A method for controlling a pH of soil includes: providing a calcium carbonate agricultural product including calcium carbonate to the soil; and releasing the calcium carbonate of the calcium carbonate agricultural product to the soil.

A planting pot and tray system comprises a plurality of pots and a tray having multiple receptacles configured to receive the pots. Each pot includes at least one rounded side, and at least one generally flat side, with each receptacle including at least one curved wall and at least one generally straight wall. The receptacles are configured to receive the pots with the rounded and flat sides of the pot engaging with respective walls of the receptacle to whereby the respective shapes of the receptacles and pots orient the pots within the receptacles. A front wall of the receptacle is shorter than the pot whereby a portion of side of the pot is exposed and directed outwardly from the tray.

An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module rotatably mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A recirculation duct is in fluid communication with the grow chamber and a fan assembly circulates a flow of air through the recirculation duct and the grow chamber. A gas sensing assembly includes a gas sensor positioned within the recirculation duct for detecting the concentration of a gas within the flow of air and a flow stabilization device at least partially surrounding the gas sensor for reducing pressure fluctuations in the flow of air and improving gas sensor accuracy.

Methods and systems are disclosed configured to control the planting, application of pesticides, and harvesting of greenhouse crops, such as herbs. The greenhouse may include a variety of sensors, such as moisture sensors, ph sensors, and/or CO2 sensors. Unmanned vehicles may be utilized to capture crop images, and a learning engine may be used to determine the size of greenhouse crops. Such sensor data may be used to predict crop availability. A predication engine may be utilized to predict demand for greenhouse crops using current and historical orders for greenhouse crops. Greenhouse crop production instructions may be generated and transmitted to a greenhouse computer system to cause crops to be sown or harvested. Pallet loading instructions may be generated regarding the loading of specified quantities of crop packs on respective pallets for shipment to a destination.

Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for determining optimum placement, within a grow space, of plants of different varieties. Sets of reference environmental setpoints each correspond to a desired predicted performance of a respective plant variety. Environmental condition metrics at different positions within the grow space are determined. An allocation of the plants is determined among different volumetric regions within the grow space based on predicted performance of the plant varieties as a function of position within the grow space.

A moisture-retaining vegetation container is provided. The container may include an outer layer of a non-porous material that is impermeable to moisture. The outer layer may further be configured to enclose an interior space. The container may further includes one or more inner layers configured to fit within the interior space enclosed by the outer layer. The inner layers may include at least one absorbent material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the absorbed liquid within the interior space. At least part of the vegetation may be enclosed within the interior space, thereby allowing for continued moistening of the enclosed vegetation part during transport or other usage periods.