An automated plant cultivation system is provided having multi-tiered vertically arranged horizontal magazine structures each employing seed or plant capsules with a fluid circulation and illumination and communication network controlled by an on-board processor. Particularly, the system includes a magazine structure having seed/plant capsules within seed/plant reservoirs alternately arranged between at least one of a light source substantially concealed from direct viewing. A fluid channel extends across a long axis of the magazine structure, wherein the magazine structure is adapted for use of seed/plant capsules with nutrient composite plant growth cultivation, hydroponic plant growth cultivation, aeroponic plant growth cultivation methods or combinations thereof.

An assemblable and disassemblable planter box for propagation, growing, transporting, and planting. The planter box has two sides and a bottom saucer. The sides are attached by engaging assembly a tongue along one edge with a groove formed by side by side lips along a corresponding edge, and inserting locks through the tongue and lips. The bottom saucer attaches the assembled sides to complete the planter box. The bottom saucer may be attached to the sides by bottom saucer locks inserted through bottom saucer slots and into side bottoms. Slots near side tops may receive horizontal planks and diagonal rods reaching up from corner tops help stabilize trees in the planter box. The bottom saucer may includes fork lift passages to facilitate movement of large planter boxes. The sides and bottom saucer may be made from High Density PolyEthylene (HDPE) or from PolyPropylene (PP), both recyclable materials.

An assemblable and disassemblable planter box for propagation, growing, transporting, and planting. The planter box has two sides and a bottom saucer. The sides are attached by engaging assembly a tongue along one edge with a groove formed by side by side lips along a corresponding edge, and inserting locks through the tongue and lips. The bottom saucer attaches the assembled sides to complete the planter box. The bottom saucer may be attached to the sides by bottom saucer locks inserted through bottom saucer slots and into side bottoms. Slots near side tops may receive horizontal planks and diagonal rods reaching up from corner tops help stabilize trees in the planter box. The bottom saucer may includes fork lift passages to facilitate movement of large planter boxes. The sides and bottom saucer may be made from High Density PolyEthylene (HDPE) or from PolyPropylene (PP), both recyclable materials.

[Object] To achieve indoor cultivation using a simple facility at low operating cost and achieve excellent interior design.

[Solving Means] A cultivation mechanism 101 is installed to cultivate crops, the cultivation mechanism 101 having cultivation regions that are for cultivating crops and are disposed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, having a structure in which cultivation surfaces 3 as the cultivation regions of the respective stages are entirely exposed to natural light of an amount necessary for growth of the crops, being powered by electricity to be capable of supplying and circulating water to the crops, and having two-sided designability that enables the cultivation mechanism 101 to serve as interior decoration even when viewed in a direction from a back side of the cultivation mechanism relative to a light source for causing the crops to photosynthesize, in a state in which the cultivation surfaces 3 are directed to the light source, in a vicinity of a window 103 in an indoor space in which temperature is routinely controlled by an air conditioning device such that the cultivation surfaces 3 of the respective stages are exposed to natural light through the window 103.

A hanging planter and light assembly for growing a plant and illumination includes a plurality of a posts, which is engaged to and extends between a bottom plate and a top plate. A chain engaged to and extending from the top plate is engaged to an article of mounting hardware mounted to a surface to hang the hanging planter and light assembly. A bulb can be threadedly inserted into a socket, which is engaged to a lower face of the top plate. A power cord operationally engaged to the socket is used to operationally engage the socket to a source of electrical current. A pot can be inserted into an orifice, which is positioned in the bottom plate. A plant can be grown in the pot and the bulb can provide illumination to an area proximate to the hanging planter and light assembly.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for producing negative air ions from a plant, comprising: —a power supply module; a voltage pulse module connectable to the power supply module, the power supply module being configured to provide a pre-determined input voltage V.sub.IN to the voltage pulse module for generating a negative voltage pulse, and to adjust a reflected voltage pulse from the voltage pulse module; and a stimulating probe connected to the voltage pulse module and configured to transmit the negative voltage pulse to a root portion of the plant. The present disclosure also relates to a power supply device for use with the apparatus for producing negative air ions from a plant.

An automated plant cultivation system operating seed or plant capsule(s) and/or capsule(s) retaining casing(s) capable of controlling the growing environment of each plant capsule throughout the plant life cycle wherein the capsule(s) can be adapted to operate under any irrigation method.

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. The ventilation socks may be disposed along rows of plants. The air flow system may be locally mounted to a scaffold system.

There is described an apparatus and system for the cultivation of plants. The system comprises a floor comprising at least one recess extending below the floor. The system also comprises one or more receptacles. Each receptacle is configured to receive a root system of a plant therein, and further configured to fit into one of the at least recess such that the root system of the plant is located below the floor. Each receptacle comprises a collar and an insert configured to be at least partially received within the collar. Each collar is configured to engage the sides of a recess and each insert is configured to extend below the floor.

There is described an apparatus and system for the cultivation of plants. The system comprises a floor comprising at least one recess extending below the floor. The system also comprises one or more receptacles. Each receptacle is configured to receive a root system of a plant therein, and further configured to fit into one of the at least recess such that the root system of the plant is located below the floor. Each receptacle comprises a collar and an insert configured to be at least partially received within the collar. Each collar is configured to engage the sides of a recess and each insert is configured to extend below the floor.