The invention concerns an outdoor bio-tower (10) for placing in a garden or on a patio, wherein the bio-tower (10) promotes biodiversity in outdoor environments. The bio-tower (10) comprises a framework defining a plurality of compartments each providing separate habitats suited to different species of flora, fauna, micro-organisms and/or fungi. The compartments include at least a first internal dry compartment with an access for creatures requiring a dry habitat, and at least one separate second internal wet compartment containing a tray (27) which may retain water and access for creatures requiring a wet habitat. The two internal compartments are surrounded at least in part by external compartments filled with a growing medium, such as soil, that serve for growing plants and that offer insulation to the internal compartments.

A stackable pot assembly having pots arranged in horizontal and vertical directions to form the stacked pot assembly. The assembly includes two or more blocks mounted over each other. The first block mounted over the floor, the first block has one or more rows of twin-bases arranged lengthwise or side-by-side. The upper blocks mounted one over another, and the upper blocks mounted over the first block. The upper block comprises twin-pots and round-pots. The twin-pots and round-pots have feet configured in their bottom, wherein the twin-pot has two spaced-apart feet while the round pot has a single feet. A lid secures the twin-bases, twin-pots, and round-pots, wherein the lid has apertures for receiving the feet when a twin-pot or a round-pot is mounted over the lid secured to below block. The lid is further having a plant hole.

A growing system is described where plants are grown in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The load handling devices take containers from the stacks and deposit them at alternative locations in the stacks or deposit them at stations where goods may be picked out. The containers may be provided with one or more of the following services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing means, data logging means, growing means, water and nutrients.

A planter system includes fluid and light impervious first and second vessels, a plant growing medium, and a fluid impervious third vessel including a perimetric extremity and configured to hold the growing medium received therein through an opening defined by the perimetric extremity. The first and second vessels each includes a closed bottom and a rim encircling an opening over the closed bottom and configured with an inwardly-directed recess. The recess of the first vessel is configured to receive the perimetric extremity of the third vessel for supporting the third vessel over the first closed bottom. The recess of the second vessel is configured to receive the rim of the first vessel in a covering placement of the second vessel over the first vessel, and the closed bottom of the first vessel in a supporting placement of the second vessel under the first vessel.

An air flow system for a horticulture application is configured to facilitate simplified, reconfigurable air flow. Via use of adaptable and reconfigurable inlet ports, outlet ports, and a number and/or configuration of ventilation socks, the air flow system may be customizable to each respective application and/or produce increased plant density and/or health in horticultural applications.

Plant growing systems and apparatuses are described herein. The system may include a plurality of planter module apparatuses where each planter module has an outer module and an insert. The insert may be removeable. Each planter module may further include top and bottom ports to engage planter module legs and/or horticultural accessories. Each planter module may further include a reservoir and a moisture wick. Each planter module may include a watering ring. Each planter module may be electrified. Each planter module may further communicate with one or more computing devices.

A vertical farming structure having vertical grow towers and associated conveyance mechanisms for moving the vertical grow towers through a controlled environment, while being exposed to controlled lighting, airflow, humidity and nutritional support. The present disclosure describes a reciprocating cam mechanism that provides a cost-efficient mechanism for conveying vertical grow towers in the controlled environment. The reciprocating cam mechanism can be arranged to increase the spacing of the grow towers as they are conveyed through the controlled environment to index the crops growing on the towers. The present disclosure also describes an irrigation system that provides aqueous nutrient solution to the grow towers.

The modular planter assembly incorporates a pedestal structure, a stanchion structure, and a plurality of planting trays. The pedestal structure and the stanchion structure elevate each of the plurality of planting trays such that elevation of any initial planting tray selected from the plurality of planting trays differs from the elevation of any subsequent planting tray selected from the plurality of planting trays. The modular planter assembly is a modular structure. By modular structure is meant that: a) any initially selected planting tray can be substituted for any subsequently selected planting tray; and, b) the number of planting trays contained in the plurality of planting trays is adjustable. The modular planter assembly is a rotating structure. By rotating structure is meant that the cant between the center axis of any initially selected planting tray and the center axis of any subsequently selected planting tray is adjustable.

The disclosed container defines (i) an “interior” configured to interact with a fluid and/or developing plants, and (ii) an “exterior” that at least partially defines a perimeter around the interior. The disclosed container may further include stacking features/elements which allow one container to be stacked/nested one upon the other. The disclosed container may further include features/elements which enable one container to be connected adjacent to the other. The disclosed container may further include (i) features/elements for delivering fluid, (ii) features/elements for draining fluid, and (iii) features/elements for supporting developing plants that are conducive to their growing within the disclosed container.

A method of monitoring at least one aspect in a vegetation wall system and an apparatus for doing the same. The method comprising measuring, by a sensor, a first component and a second component in the vegetation wall system; determining, by a processor, a change in the at least one aspect based on: the first component, the second component, and an amount of time between the measurement of the first component and the second component; determining whether the change in at least one aspect is outside a threshold range; and in response to determining the change in the at least one aspect is outside the threshold range, determining an anomalous condition exists.