A system for automated plant condition notification, detection, and watering to improve plant growth and maintenance including a computing unit, an optical sensor, a soil moisture sensor, a water tank level sensor, a pump, and a computing unit. The computing unit includes a memory and a processor that receives a first input indicative of a user identifier and a communication type, a second input indicative of a plant type, a soil moisture input, a water level input, and an optical sensor input. The processor also determines a water pump initiation threshold and a water pump completion threshold based on one or more of the plant type, the optical sensor input, or the soil moisture input and determines a plant maturity optical value based on the plant type. Additionally, the processor transmits a water pump initiation, a water pump completion signal, and a notification via a selected communication method.

A grow system. The system includes growing plants in grow modules that are individually moveable. The plants grow in trays where roots never touch the water supply. The plumbing to the grow modules is a low flow, one way flow continual drip system that is hands free. A mobile robot can navigate around a growspace, bring any grow module from one location to another, and perform growspace operations. The growspace is a control space with data source zones and a control space manager. The control space manager can collect data and control different variables across different data source zones in order to determine optimal policies and conditions for data source growth and generation.

A cultivation system for cultivating plants from e.g. seeds, seedlings, cuttings, etc. arranged in or onto substrate plugs (2), comprising a cultivation pot (1) having a bottom wall (4a), a side wall (4b) and filling channel (5) extending upwards from the bottom and/or side wall (4a 4b). Further comprising a filling module (6) provided with a filling connection (7) which is configured to cooperate with the filling channel (5) of the cultivation pot (1) for supplying the cultivation pot (1) with water. The cultivation system further comprises means for measuring the actual quantity of water or the actual water level in the cultivation pot (1), allowing control of the amount of water being supplied.

The present invention relates to a suspended flowerpot adapted to automatic water supply and, more specifically, to a plant cultivation system wherein multiple flowerpots can be suspended on a horizontal member, and the system has a water supply structure enabling automatic water supply to the flowerpots by means of buoyancy, thereby facilitating management for plant cultivation. The present invention, as described above, comprises: at least one flowerpot comprising a mounting portion that can be suspended on a horizontal member, and a body portion having a containing space therein and having a water supply hole in the lower portion thereof; a plant planting portion having an open supper portion through which soil and plants are contained therein, the planting portion being contained in the flowerpot; and a water supply portion having a water storage space for storing water supplied from the outside, having a drain hole formed in the lower portion of the water storage space such that a water supply hose connected to the water supply hole is mounted therein, and having a buoyancy opening/closing portion driven by buoyancy according to the water level, thereby opening/closing the water supply hole.

An apparatus is disclosed for watering plants received in a non-hydroponic substrate, comprising an upwardly open planter for receiving at least one plant with non-hydroponic substrate, the planter having a planting cavity enclosed by a wall and a bottom configured for receiving a plant with the substrate, further comprising a liquid container which is at least partially integrated in the planting cavity or is designed as a separate liquid container which is inserted into the planting cavity from above or is held on an outer wall of the planting cavity, the liquid container being a container which is sealed off from the outside and which has an outlet pipe which opens into a region separated from the planting cavity at a certain distance from the bottom of the planting vessel, the separated region communicating with the planting cavity via at least one connecting opening and communicating with an outer side of the planting vessel via at least one ventilation opening, in such a manner that a liquid volume is established below the outlet tube, which is limited upwardly by a liquid level predetermined by the lower end of the outlet tube, which is located at a level above the bottom of the planting cavity, so that liquid can be discharged from the liquid volume into the substrate via the at least one connecting opening.

A self-watering system includes a base comprising a reservoir configured to store a defined volume of water and a plurality of wick modules coupled to the base, the plurality of wick modules arranged in an organized pattern and configured to disperse the water from the reservoir. The self-watering system further includes a removable fill tube coupled to the base and configured to receive the water to fill the reservoir, and a removable drain tube coupled to the base and configured to remove the water from the reservoir.

Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for retaining irrigation line configuration relative to an array of plant containers. A plurality of irrigation line clips are configured to releasably lock to the plant containers. The plant containers are each provided with a plurality of apertures for receiving the irrigation line clips, the apertures being arranged in different locations along rims of the plant containers. The clips can be provided with a semi-ring component for use in quick attachment to an irrigation line.

Disclosed is a self-watering insert for placement within a plant container, the insert comprising a one-piece self-supporting structure having an open bottom end, a closed top end, downwardly-sloping sidewalls, an open or closed interfacing structure that facilitates a secure seal of the insert against an interior wall of the plant container, an open collar on the top to allow temporary insertion of a pipe or water-discharging mechanism into the watering insert, a plurality of holes and/or screen/fabric material permanently attached to the surface of the top end, allowing water and air to pass through the surface. A lower flange extends circumferentially around the bottom end of the water insert, thereby creating a shelf upon which growing medium rests; the flange further featuring downward protruding fins spaced so as to provide channels through which water passes from underneath the interior of the watering insert to its exterior.

A planter may include a housing configured to house one or more growth units, which are individual positions in the planter for growing an individual plant. The planter may include one or more liquid supply lines embedded in an upper portion of the housing, and a drain line embedded in a lower portion of the housing. A drain that is configured to remove liquid from the planter and supply the removed liquid to a pump via the drain line may also be provided. An upper surface of the housing of the planter may include, for each of the one or more growth units, a through hole that passes through the upper surface of the planter housing into the inner chamber of the growth unit.

A planter system including a base container and a transparent water evacuation tube located at a bottom portion of the base container. The transparent water evacuation tube is movable from a position pointing up holding water in the base container and a position pointing down to drain water from the base container. A platform/transplanter insert is located in the base container and has handles that extend upward. The handles are shaped to provide a passage to allow for feeding, watering and aeration.