Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatus for measuring various characteristics of an indoor agriculture system. In one embodiment, a plug holder weight measurement system includes a plant plug holder disposed in a grow tower and one or more load cells positioned and configured to detect a weight of a plug holder. The load cells may be compression-type, tension-type, torsion-type, or beam-type load cells and each may be integrated into the grow tower.

An elevated garden planter has a container and support structure. The container has a frame and a fabric portion supported by the frame. The frame portion has rigid horizontal and vertical tubes and corner connectors to connect the tubes. Each rigid tube has a slit that extends lengthwise along the rigid tube. The fabric includes fabric side panels and a fabric bottom panel. A hem is at an upper edge of each respective one of the fabric side panels and a seam attaches adjacent pairs of fabric side panels to one another. Each hem is inside a corresponding one of the rigid horizontal tubes with its associated fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid horizontal tube. Each seam is inside a corresponding one of the rigid vertical tubes with its associated connected fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid vertical tube.

An elevated garden planter has a container and support structure. The container has a frame and a fabric portion supported by the frame. The frame portion has rigid horizontal and vertical tubes and corner connectors to connect the tubes. Each rigid tube has a slit that extends lengthwise along the rigid tube. The fabric includes fabric side panels and a fabric bottom panel. A hem is at an upper edge of each respective one of the fabric side panels and a seam attaches adjacent pairs of fabric side panels to one another. Each hem is inside a corresponding one of the rigid horizontal tubes with its associated fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid horizontal tube. Each seam is inside a corresponding one of the rigid vertical tubes with its associated connected fabric side panels extending through the slit of that rigid vertical tube.

A gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet and defining a grow chamber, a grow tower rotatably mounted within the liner and defining a root chamber, a hydration system comprising a water supply tank for storing water, a supply conduit fluidly coupling the water supply tank to a discharge nozzle, a supply pump for selectively urging the water through the discharge nozzle and a water level sensor operably coupled to the water supply tank. A controller obtains a water level of the water in the water supply tank using the water level sensor, determines a conservative water supply schedule based at least in part on the water level, and operates the hydration system to provide the water in accordance with the conservative water supply schedule, the conservative water supply schedule providing the water at a slower average hydration rate relative to the standard water supply schedule.

Planters are provided. The planters include one or more molded foam articles that are formed from polylactic acid. Forming the molded foam articles from polylactic acid advantageously enables air and water transport through the walls of the planter, reduces the overall weight of the planter, enables highly customizable shapes and sizes of planters, and enables compostability of the planter.

A cultivation floor system has a floor on which plant containers are to be placed. The system includes a watertight basin and a water-permeable structure in the basin, which structure has a permeable top cloth which forms the top side of the floor on which plant containers are placed. The structure includes one or more water-retaining layers. A watering installation supplies water so that water is available for the plants in the plant containers. A perforated film is placed between the permeable top cloth on the one hand and the one or more water-retaining layers on the other hand, which perforated film is made of impermeable film material which is provided with distributed perforations in such a manner that the film reduces the free evaporation surface for water from the one or more water-retaining layers.

The present invention relates generally to the field of plant pots. More specifically, the present invention relates to a removable plant pot device. The device is primarily comprised of a body, further comprised of a first half and a second half, further connected via at least one peelable connection member. The peelable connection member is further comprised of at least one perforated edge and at least one pull tab that allows for easy separation between the two halves. The device is further comprised of a bottom wall that is comprised of at least one opening that allows for the plant to drain. The removable plant pot device allows users to pot and replant plants without damaging the pot or the plant. The device also allows users to pot and repot plants with minimal soil spillage.

The present invention relates generally to the field of plant pots. More specifically, the present invention relates to a removable plant pot device. The device is primarily comprised of a body, further comprised of a first half and a second half, further connected via at least one peelable connection member. The peelable connection member is further comprised of at least one perforated edge and at least one pull tab that allows for easy separation between the two halves. The device is further comprised of a bottom wall that is comprised of at least one opening that allows for the plant to drain. The removable plant pot device allows users to pot and replant plants without damaging the pot or the plant. The device also allows users to pot and repot plants with minimal soil spillage.

A vertical farming system promoting uniform crop airflow in an enclosure may include a crop suspension system including crop containers, suspension extensions connected to the crop containers, and an upper support disposed at an upper side of the enclosure and connected to the suspension extensions. The system may further include a ventilation system including a main upper airway disposed at the upper side of the enclosure, upper branch airways in fluid communication with the main upper airway and disposed at the upper side of the enclosure, a main lower airway disposed at a lower side of the enclosure, and lower branch airways in fluid communication with the main lower airway. The suspension extensions may include subgroups of different lengths relative to the upper support.

Horticulture automation systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a horticulture automation system for indoor vertical farming can include a sensor input configured to receive sensor readings related to a horticulture environment, an internet of things (“IoT”) module operably coupled to the sensor input, power supply channels coupled to luminaire panels, and a power control unit that controls the transfer and distribution of the power from a power supply to the power supply channels. The IoT module can communicate the sensor readings to a database and receive instructions to manage the horticulture environment. The device can be attached to a vertical grow rack and/or near a grow deck.