A seedling transplanting system is provided that utilizes a seedling feeder that is configured to fit between a tray of seedlings contained within a series of chain pots and a hydroponic trough. The feeder includes a ramp and a chute that direct the seedlings from the tray into the trough. A pair of guide surfaces, which form ramp sidewalls, help the seedlings to self-right as they are drawn into the hydroponic trough. A restraining jig aids in establishing and maintaining the relative positions of the seedling tray, feeder and trough during the transplanting process. A pulling tool simplifies the transplanting process by providing means for pulling a pair of media strips along with the captured chain pots into the hydroponic trough.

Disclosed herein is a system for growing and harvesting living matter. The system includes trays. The system also includes a racking portion, including at least one rack having shelves vertically spaced apart from each other and a robot selectively operable to deliver the trays to and retrieve the trays from the shelves. The system further includes a processing portion, including a harvester configured to receive the trays from the shelves and to remove living matter from the trays, and a seeder configured to receive the trays from the harvester and to distribute seed to the trays. The system additionally includes an electronic controller operable to autonomously control operation of the robot to deliver the trays, after seeded by the seeder, to the shelves and to retrieve the trays, when the seed has grown into the living matter, from the shelves.

The transplant device is provided with; a first holding unit that holds a flat board-like culture medium in which a plurality of plants is planted in a row direction and column direction; a second holding unit that holds a flat board-like cultivation panel in which a plurality of holes for holding plants are arranged in the row direction and the column direction; a moving unit for moving the holding unit; a control unit that instructs the moving unit to move the holding unit; and a transplant unit that performs transplanting. In the transplant device, the control unit decides a transplant procedure from the culture medium to the holes of the cultivation panel based on a predetermined transplant algorithm so that a plant in the culture medium and a hole of the cultivation panel corresponding to the transplant procedure are aligned in a vertical direction when the transplanting is performed

The transplant device is provided with; a first holding unit that holds a flat board-like culture medium in which a plurality of plants is planted in a row direction and column direction; a second holding unit that holds a flat board-like cultivation panel in which a plurality of holes for holding plants are arranged in the row direction and the column direction; a moving unit for moving the holding unit; a control unit that instructs the moving unit to move the holding unit; and a transplant unit that performs transplanting. In the transplant device, the control unit decides a transplant procedure from the culture medium to the holes of the cultivation panel based on a predetermined transplant algorithm so that a plant in the culture medium and a hole of the cultivation panel corresponding to the transplant procedure are aligned in a vertical direction when the transplanting is performed

A seeding device is provided. That seeding device includes a seeding paddle having a plurality of seed holders and a seed tray having a channel. The channel receives the seeding paddle so that seeds in the seed tray are easily directed into the plurality of seed holders. The paddle may then be removed from the seeding tray for planting seeds in a desired quantity at the desired spaced locations.

A flower gift kit, the gift kit comprising: a flower; an enclosure; a presentation tray for the flower inserted in the enclosure; an insert configured to be flat beneath the presentation tray and between the presentation tray and the enclosure of the flower; wherein the insert comprises pre-determined fold lines; and wherein the insert is user-erectable into a 3D stand for the flower using the predetermined fold lines.

A cutting holding unit for planting cuttings in a cultivation medium comprising a cutting clamp comprising two opposing members for clamping a portion of a cutting at a clamping position; and a holding device comprising two opposing members arranged to hold the cutting at a position closer to a cutting end that is to be put into the cultivation medium than the clamping position.

The air emission device for growing plants includes a plurality of air emission units for respectively emitting an air flow onto the new leaves growing on a tip of a stem of each plant that has one stem. The transpiration effect on the leaves and suctioning of water and nutrition from the roots of the plants can be promoted. Thus, wilting of leaves can be prevented and the tip burn due to insufficient calcium can be avoided. Provision of the air emission units are effectively arranged to evenly or uniformly supply air onto the new leaves of the each plant.

A plant framing apparatus that provides aesthetic appearance and overcome water evaporation issues includes a first frame section, a second frame section, a plurality of locking mechanisms, and a plant opening. The first frame section and the second frame section are attached to each other by the plurality of locking mechanisms so that the first frame section and the second frame section can surround a plant base. The overall profile of the plant opening is formed by an inner lateral wall of the first frame section and the second frame section so that the plant base can project through the plant framing apparatus. Furthermore, the plant framing apparatus can include an interchangeable watering system to overcome drought conditions of the plant and/or an interchangeable lighting system to improve the aesthetic appearance of the plant.

A package for a living, edible plant includes a tray having a bottom wall and four side walls defining an open, upper end of said tray, and a living, edible plant being having leaves that extend above the open, upper end of said tray. The package has a flexible outer container having a bottom panel extending along a closed lower end of the flexible outer container and side panels extending upwardly from the bottom panel toward an open upper end of the flexible outer container. The tray and the plant are disposed inside the flexible outer container so that the bottom wall of the tray reinforces the bottom panel of the flexible outer container and the side walls of the tray oppose the side panels of the flexible outer container. The upper ends of the side panels of the flexible outer container extend above upper ends of the four side walls of the tray. The upper ends of the leaves extend above the upper ends of the side panels of the flexible outer container and the upper ends of the side panels of the flexible outer container engage the leaves for tucking the leaves inwardly inside the flexible outer container.