A root socking process for efficient transplanting of vines and similar plants. Each plant is grown in its own plant-growing container followed by an automated process of covering the root mass or rootball of each plant with a sock, preferably biodegradable; filling a cardboard box with multiple root-socked plants; and stacking multiple cardboard boxes in pallets for transportation to the field. The plants are then transplanted in the field by picking up and dropping each root-socked plant from the cardboard box into a hole in the soil.

The present disclosure provides instruments, kits and methods for growing a plant. In some embodiments, a plant producing writing instrument is provided. Such writing instrument may include a housing having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end. In addition, a capsule with one or more seeds may be disposed at the non-writing end of the housing. The capsule may be degradable after placement in a moist soil to release the one or more seeds.

Exemplary embodiments described in the application are directed to planting container potting insert devices and methods of use that simplify the potting of a plant in a planting container having an interior volume that exceeds the volume required by the root material and supporting soil associated with the plant. Exemplary embodiments include a plant receiving and supporting component, and an associated suspension assembly for suspending the plant receiving and supporting component within the interior volume of a planting container of interest. The plant receiving and supporting component may be in the form of a mesh bag.

An in-ground plant container with watering-well that is open at both ends and is functional and decorative. The above-ground portion of this present embodiment has a circular watering-well bowl that is surrounded by a removal-able twist-ring rim that is both functional and decorative. The twist-ring along with several aspects of this embodiment work together to keep the plant container's watering-well bowl above ground-level.

The bottom, below-ground portion, has vertical fins to prevent lateral rotation of plant container from repeated twist-ring removal and re-attachment; and two attached horizontal flanges also help to prevent upward and downward movement.

The non-organic watering-well bowl replaces the organic soil-watering-well. This in-ground plant container with watering-well is for conserving water, and the containment of water contaminated by pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

A plant propagation module has an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is permeable to water and air. The inner layer is disposed within the outer layer such that the outer layer surrounds the inner layer. The inner layer forms an inner cavity and is substantially impermeable to water. Growth matrix and one or more plant propagants are positioned within the inner cavity. Each of the inner layer and the outer layer are degradable, with the inner layer degrading faster that the outer layer to permit water and air to access the growth matrix and the one or more plant propagants.

A weed barrier includes a rigid body defining a plurality of basins. The basins have bottoms with holes therethrough for planting garden plants. In a particular embodiment the bottom surface of the weed barrier includes a plurality of hose channels configured be positioned over a hose. Several example configurations of rigid weed barriers are disclosed. Some example weed barriers include flanges that facilitate the adjustable arrange of the weed barriers with respect to one another.

The present disclosure provides generally for a system and method for planting flora, fauna, and dispersing various organisms through drone delivery. The system may comprise of a drone with seedling box that may hold and drop the pods containing flora or fauna. The seedling box may hold the pods with the flora or fauna in them and at specific intervals drop the pod with the flora or fauna. The seedling box may also hold various organisms or other materials and drop these organisms or materials when directed. A seedling box may comprise loading mechanism and deploying mechanism to facilitate accurate, timely deployment of the pods containing the seedlings. A pod may comprise a weighted tip with hollow cavity for seedling placement and a vertical rod for securing seedling during deployment. Where the system comprises uneven number of seedlings, seedling box may include counterweights to provide stability in configured flight patterns for duration of seedling deployment.

A coir pot for indoor horticultural applications having an inner surface wherein the inner surface is at least partially covered with a coating layer, wherein said coating layer comprises at least a crosslinked latex, clay and a non-ionic surface-active agent, wherein the weight-ratio of crosslinked latex to clay is between 3:1 and 1:1.

A method of forming a plantable structure involves providing a substrate element, a release layer spaced from the substrate element, an adhesive layer disposed between the substrate element and the release layer, and at least one seed abutting the adhesive layer. The seed(s) is/are coupled to the substrate element through the adhesive layer. The method further comprises removing the release layer from the composite article, and adhering a remaining portion of the composite article to a secondary article. The remaining portion of the secondary article comprises the substrate element, the adhesive layer disposed on the substrate element, and the seed(s) abutting the adhesive layer. Also disclosed herein are a method of planting at least one seed with a composite article, a packaging structure, a method of forming a packaging structure, and a method of planting at least one seed.

The embodied invention utilizes a lined and domed furrow to provide for crop germinating and growth. The dome and soil lining provide for moisture control in the soil. The lining is an impermeable material, and bottom surface incorporates slits to allow plant roots to grow into the soil. The domed covering is a permeable material that covers the furrow by utilizing a domed shape wire frame spaced at intervals. A polyacrylate coating is optionally applied to the furrow cover. A drip irrigation system provides water to the soil mixture inside the lined furrow. The soil mixture includes a water absorbing polymer and an additional planting mediums. A light provides for warming the soil in the furrow to lengthen the growing season. The furrow geometry is shaped by a machine. The furrow shape will alter as the plant grows, in particular, the dome will expand.