The present disclosure provides a shade net made from a monofilament yarn and a shade house with the shade net made of the monofilament yarn. The proposed yarn has a low coefficient of thermal expansion a higher stiffness. The proposed shade net has a simpler construction and is lighter. A shade net made from the proposed monofilament yarn has demonstrated a capability of maintaining temperature and humidity within the shade house with a low co-efficient of variation of 10-15%, and maintaining a reduced temperature within the shade house by up to 3° C. compared to the ambient, with a result of an increased yield of crops by about 7-10% grown within the shade net.

The present disclosure provides a shade net made from a monofilament yarn and a shade house with the shade net made of the monofilament yarn. The proposed yarn has a low coefficient of thermal expansion a higher stiffness. The proposed shade net has a simpler construction and is lighter. A shade net made from the proposed monofilament yarn has demonstrated a capability of maintaining temperature and humidity within the shade house with a low co-efficient of variation of 10-15%, and maintaining a reduced temperature within the shade house by up to 3° C. compared to the ambient, with a result of an increased yield of crops by about 7-10% grown within the shade net.

A rail element is provided having a longitudinal axis, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end longitudinally spaced from the first end along the longitudinal axis. The rail element includes a rail body longitudinally extending between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, the rail body defining therein at least one longitudinally extending first lumen having a longitudinally co-extensive transverse first opening, the rail element being configured for being mounted to at least one longitudinal support member in load bearing contact therewith in operation of the rail element. The rail element is configured for being mounted to the at least one longitudinal support member in a non-longitudinal manner A system for covering an area incorporating such rail elements is also provided, as well as a method for using such a system.

The present invention is a flexible container to house a root ball of a plant and method of using the same. The container comprises a fabric sack, a securing ring and draw string. The fabric sack has an enclosed base and an open top that is folded over forming a narrow tubular aperture. The sack is made of a fabric having a mesh that inhibits or interferes with the life cycle of pests that infect or attempt to infect the root ball of the plant. The securing ring has a central aperture able to receive the stalk of the plant, an outer edge having a groove, an inner edge and an opening extending from the outer edge to the inner edge. The draw string is fitted through the narrow tubular aperture of the sack to enable the sack to be closed about the securing ring's outer edge groove.

A spliced tree skirt is disclosed in the present invention, which is formed by connecting a plurality of tree skirt members to each other, and further includes a connecting assembly. The connecting assembly includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The tree skirt members each include a first surface and a second connecting member, and the first connecting member or the second connecting member is arranged on the first surface or the second surface, so as to form a tree skirt that is spliced by lapping end to end sequentially or fitting sequentially. The spliced tree skirt of the present invention is assembled from a plurality of tree skirt members of substantially the same size, which is small in size in a disassembled state, easy to package and transport, and has a good visual appearance and function after assembly.

The invention refers to a tying system employing an accessory bearing a quick attachment hook, for tying a plastic cover film for agricultural crops such as soft fruit covers. Cultivation of soft fruits in covered space has been growing in recent decades. Several solutions have been developed including greenhouses or gable systems. The placement, fastening and fixing of the plastic film is achieved with ropes, elastic cords or soft PVC tubing. However, the cost of binding the plastic film is significant as skilled staff and considerable amounts of man hours are required to tie the plastic film to the supporting structure. Tying the film, in most cases, is carried out by employing knots on grommets that the plastic films.

A hydromulching material includes a mixture of: Kurapia cut seedlings prepared by cutting Kurapia stem into pieces each on the order of averagely 4 cm in length; seeds of sterile annual plant; and soil dressing.

A plant cover apparatus includes a bag having an interior encompassed by a wall that extends from a top end of the bag and tapers inwardly to a bottom end of the bag. The bottom end includes a rim that laterally circumscribes a plant-receiving opening formed through the bag. The bag has a slot that extends vertically from the opening through the wall. The slot includes opposed margins having cooperatively interlocking parts that can temporarily be joined and separated to increase the size of the opening. The bag may be vertically suspended from a support member positioned next to the plant. An exterior perimeter of the bag may be rigid enough to help the bag maintain its shape when suspended.

A weed barrier/moisture retention device for covering soil of a bagged or potted plant. The cover features a disc of flexible weed barrier fabric having an outside perimeter edge situated at a radial distance from a center point of said fabric. A slit the fabric emanates outwardly away from the center point and intersects with the outside perimeter edge. Matable fastening elements are secured to the fabric at slit-adjacent edge regions thereof, and are selectively fastenable to one another in order to cooperatively close off the slit. In use, the slit of the fabric is slipped around a stalk of a bagged or plotted plant from one side thereof, and the fastening elements are coupled together at an opposing side of the stalk, thus forming a closed loop that provides a full 360-degree span of soil coverage around the stalk.

A tree cultivation device having a hollow frustoconical body configured for receiving and enclosing a tree base therein. The frustoconical body including (i) a base of the device configured for positioning on a ground or potting surface adjacent to a tree base, (ii) a top end configured to receive a portion of a tree trunk therethrough; (iii) a plurality of troughs formed within an outer surface of the hollow frustoconical body that are positioned between the base and top end of the device; and (iv) an open and closable slit that continuously extends on the hollow frustoconical body from the top end of the device to the base so that a tree base may be received internally within the hollow frustoconical body of the device.