Hydroponic apparatus has a rotary drum rotatably supported at one end from a bearing of a support stand and is accessibly open at an opposite open end by a removeable cover plate. A drive to rotates the rotary drum about the bearing. The rotary drum defines an annular watering tank therein and is configured for holding a plurality of plants within an interior thereof in use to be watered by the watering tank. An axial lamp is located within the drum to illuminate plants therein.

Hydroponic apparatus has a rotary drum rotatably supported at one end from a bearing of a support stand and is accessibly open at an opposite open end by a removeable cover plate. A drive to rotates the rotary drum about the bearing. The rotary drum defines an annular watering tank therein and is configured for holding a plurality of plants within an interior thereof in use to be watered by the watering tank. An axial lamp is located within the drum to illuminate plants therein.

A plant growing apparatus that has at least one panel separating an interior from a surrounding environment and a plant housing assembly positioned at least partially in the interior, the plant housing assembly comprising at least one growth ring that defines at least one plant opening through a radial bend in a growth ring wall.

A smart farm platform is disclosed for determining recommended selling prices of agricultural products based on state information of the agricultural products and operation history information of a plant grower, among information received from the plant grower, and a terminal displays the recommended selling prices of agricultural products through a display.

The invention relates to a plant cultivation device (1) having: a housing (2), a receiving drum (3) which is rotatably mounted on the housing (2) and comprises multiple plant receiving containers (5) for plants (6), a drive (8) for rotating the receiving drum (3) within the housing (2), and a robot device (10) with a mounting (11) for a first working head (12) for supplying the plants (6) into the plant receiving containers (5), comprising a first linear guide (13) for moving the mounting (11) for the first working head (12) along a first axis and comprising a second linear guide (14) for moving the first linear guide (13) together with the mounting (11) for the first working head (12) along a second axis.

The present invention relates generally to a rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus configured to grow various vegetables in cultivation containers fixed to a drum-shaped loop rotated by the driving of a motor and a cultivation container used in the rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus, and more particularly to a rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus and a cultivation container that enable the cultivation of a large quantity of edible vegetables in a narrow installation space and considerably facilitate the harvest and planting of vegetables.

An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A lighting assembly is positioned within the grow chamber and includes a plurality of lights that are independently movable and adjustable. A controller receives an illumination parameter that may indicate a particular region of the grow chamber that should be illuminated, a particular lighting intensity, wavelength, or schedule, or other information related to a preferred lighting condition within the grow chamber. The lighting assembly is operated to illuminate the grow chamber according to the received illumination parameter.

A method and apparatus for continuous automated growing of plants utilizes a vertical array of plant supporting arms extending radially from a central column. Each arm has a plurality of plant receiving trough elements which receive the plant seedling and liquid nutrients and water. The plant supporting arms rotate on the hollow column which is motor-driven at its lower end and supported on a bearing mounted on a fixed central pipe at its upper end. The central pipe is fixed to a concrete base or post buried in the supporting surface.

An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet that defines a front display opening and an enclosed back portion. A grow module is rotatably mounted within the liner and include a central hub and a plurality of partitions defining a plurality of grow chambers. The grow module is selectively rotated to index the plurality of grow chambers between a sealed position between the grow module and the enclosed back portion of the liner and a display position aligned with the front display opening.

A rotatable rack system for growing plants is disclosed which has a frame, a plurality of mobile trays arrayed around the frame, where each mobile tray contains at least one plant and a chain linking said plurality of mobile trays together, supported by the frame with a drive mechanism configured to drive the chain wherein the frame is configured to support the plurality of mobile trays encircling an enclosed space. Several configurations of the frame that are equally energy efficient are also disclosed, along with a method of growing plants using the system.