A fodder machine. The fodder machine includes one or more beds. The one or more beds are vertical relative to one another and each of one or more beds is offset to every other bed in both horizontal directions. Each of one or more beds is tilted approximately two degrees from horizontal. The fodder machine also includes one or more belts, where the one or more belts are configured to be a surface for the growth of fodder.

A stackable growth media filled porous fabric block-shaped container includes an internal seed carrier to facilitate the growth of various plants from within the block. A plurality of the containers may be stacked or laid side by side to create a vegetated retaining wall or a vegetated slope facing. The porous fabric block-shaped containers are filled with growth medium that encourages plant growth, while allowing proper drainage and moisture retention. The seed carrier is a degradable or porous material coated with or supporting seeds and other amendments which facilitate plant growth.

A fixing structure for a flower combination contains: a container and a flower pot. The container includes a conical groove, and a diameter of a top of the conical groove is more than a diameter of a bottom of the conical groove. The conical groove has multiple arcuately concaved trenches and multiple arcuate slots. A respective arcuately concaved trench and a respective arcuate slot are conical, a diameter of a top of the respective arcuately concaved trench is more than a diameter of a bottom of the respective arcuately concaved trench, and a diameter of a top of the respective arcuate slot is more than a diameter of a bottom of the respective arcuate slot, such that an accommodation zone is defined by the multiple arcuately concaved trenches of the conical groove and the multiple arcuate slots so as to receive the flower combination.

A mounting member in the nature of a display clip including a first body and second body joined at one end, each of the first and second bodies having an inner surface. Use of strategically placed ribs and cavities on one or both of the first body and second bodies facilitate stabilization of the mounting member generally, resistance to unintentional removal, and content displays on a product or container.

A mounting member in the nature of a display clip including a first body and second body joined at one end, each of the first and second bodies having an inner surface. Use of strategically placed ribs and cavities on one or both of the first body and second bodies facilitate stabilization of the mounting member generally, resistance to unintentional removal, and content displays on a product or container.

Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to devices and/or apparatuses for receiving, housing and displaying plants on surfaces having a repetitive pattern of elevation changes resulting in multiple horizontal planar surfaces of varying elevation. The apparatus may be, for example, a caddy adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more steps, curbs, ledges, and/or walls. The caddy may be further adapted to receive and store, at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees, an elongated planter. In further embodiments, a self-contained planter may be disclosed. The planter may be adapted for receiving soil, planting substrate and/or plants. The self-contained planter may have a base region adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more stepped surfaces.

A plant container system includes a collapsible container unit configured and dimensioned to contain an amount of soil needed to support the growth of a plant potted therein. The collapsible container unit is disposable between an operable expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, and rolling up the free edge of the open top of the container unit can increase the capacity of container, allowing more soil to be put in. Therefore, growing a plant in the collapsible container may not require re-potting. Methods of growing plants using the plant container system are also provided.

An ornamental seed and plant system includes a growing system with a growing pot that supports a potted plant and that has tie-down connectors for securing cordage to restrain a plant branch in a desired position to increase plant yield. A lid with additional tie-down connectors can be attached to the growing pot, and enables additional flexibility and support in securing plant branches in desired positions. The seed and plant system also includes a vending system having a vending machine that enables a consumer to purchase goods subject to authorization restrictions. The vending machines includes an identification reader that scans and interprets a form of consumer identification to either allow or prohibit the consumer from obtaining the goods. The vending machine may be located in a storage containment structure that also houses other horticultural products, including the growing system.

A method of operating a gardening appliance includes determining one or more isolation sections from a plurality of support sections, determining a lock schedule for isolating the one or more isolation sections, the lock pattern being different from a normal rotation pattern, and operating a motor to rotate a grow module in accordance with the lock pattern such that the one or more isolation sections are obscured from view.

A plant growing vessel includes an impervious outer vessel, a cover, a first permeable membrane, a nutrient chamber, and a pocket. The impervious outer vessel includes an inert substrate in a root zone. The cover is positioned over the impervious outer vessel. The first permeable membrane is in contact with the inert substrate. The nutrient chamber includes solid nutrients. The nutrient chamber is between the cover and the first permeable membrane or between the first permeable membrane and a bottom of the impervious outer vessel, and the solid nutrients are in contact with the first permeable membrane. The pocket is configured to allow seeds, seedlings, or shoots of plants access to the inert substrate through an aperture in the cover.