The disclosed device accommodates and supports a pot plant, including a PLC communicating with an application on a mobile electronic apparatus. Sensors monitor the life cycle of the plant, and equipment provides the plant nourishment, hydration and light. Upon selecting the plant to be grown, the application creates an avatar of the plant. The application imports parameters of the selected plant from a database and communicates them to the PLC which, in turn, receives information from the sensors included in the device, operating the plant support apparatuses. Whenever the plant has a need, an “alert” appears in the application recreating an emotion of the plant as an emoticon and sends a push button. Pressing the button allows the PLC to issue commands for activating the apparatuses. The application further shows a dashboard providing updates regarding the current conditions of the plant and the residual availability of water and fertilizer.

An embodiment of a plant manipulator is disclosed, which may have a flexible cylindrical member that is bent to hold a plant in a particular configuration to train the plant. The plant manipulator may include a first end and a second end, a long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, a length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, and a slit along the length of the longest edge of the flexible cylindrical member. The plant manipulator may also have a malleable rigid member with a first and second end, a long edge of the flexible cylindrical member, and a length of the long edge of the malleable rigid member. The length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member may be coupled along the length of the long edge of the flexible cylindrical member.

An apparatus for cultivating plants includes a cabinet having a cultivation space, a temperature control device provided in the cabinet to adjust a temperature of the cultivation space, a door configured to open and close the cultivation space, a cultivation shelf provided in the cabinet and configured to seat a seed package, a lighting device provided in the cabinet to radiate light onto the cultivation shelf, and a water supply pipe provided in the cabinet to supply water to the cultivation shelf. The cultivation shelf includes a shelf tray that supports the seed package, a shelf base provided under the shelf tray to accommodate the water supplied from the water supply pipe, and a shutter provided to be openable on the seat. The water accommodated into the shelf base is introduced to the inside of the seat by passing through the shutter when the shutter is opened.

A system for storing and cultivating plants and enhancing usable area, space or volume is provided. One or more racks are provided for housing plants, such as potted plants, in arrays extending in at least a vertical direction. Lighting is provided to provide ultraviolet and infrared radiation in the system. At least one rack is selectively moveable with respect to at least one lighting element, such that proximity between plants and at least one lighting element may be selectively varied.

An apparatus for cultivating plants includes a cabinet having a cultivation space, a temperature control device provided in the cabinet to adjust a temperature of the cultivation space, a door configured to open and close the cultivation space, a cultivation shelf provided in the cabinet and configured to seat a seed package, a lighting device provided in the cabinet to radiate light onto the cultivation shelf, and a water supply pipe provided in the cabinet to supply water to the cultivation shelf. The cultivation shelf includes a shelf tray that supports the seed package, a shelf base provided under the shelf tray to accommodate the water supplied from the water supply pipe, and a shutter provided to be openable on the seat. The water accommodated into the shelf base is introduced to the inside of the seat by passing through the shutter when the shutter is opened.

The specification discloses a DWC hydroponic system that includes a plurality of grow tanks, a circulation pump, a nutrient supply line fluidly connecting the outlet of the circulation pump to the grow tanks, and a tank drain line fluidly connected to the grow tanks. Each of the grow tanks is fluidly connected in parallel between the nutrient supply line and the tank drain line. The system further includes a pump suction line fluidly connected to the inlet of the circulation pump, and a plurality of bridge connectors each fluidly connecting the tank drain line to the pump suction line in accordance with a defined pattern. The DWC system may further include a nutrient supply fluidly connected to the circulation pump intake through a valve arrangement.

A flexible greening system integrated with water into fertilizer includes a vegetation fixing assembly, a vegetation growth layer and a water supply assembly. The vegetation fixing assembly is configured to connect to a building. The vegetation growth layer is provided on the vegetation fixing assembly and is configured for planting of green vegetation. The vegetation growth layer includes a substrate layer for vegetation growth and a drainage layer provided below the substrate layer. The water supply assembly is configured to supply the water to the green vegetation, and is provided with a drainage pipe communicated with the drainage layer.

A system (100) for producing a plant (35), the system having an indoor environment, a plurality of plant holders (1) for growing and transporting a plant therein, a controller (105) for at least controlling temperature and humidity in the indoor environment. The plant holder has a semi-permeable foil (20) defining a non-planar boundary of an interior space and an exterior space, a reservoir (2), having an amount of liquid for feeding the plant. The reservoir (2) and the semi-permeable foil (20) are arranged to allow the plant to grow in the interior space. The semi-permeable foil (20) has permeation of water vapor.

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 low water indicator (10) comprising an indicator module (12) comprising a control unit (18); a submersible housing (14) with a low water detector (20) connected to said control unit through a cable (16); wherein: a sloping top surface (30) of said submersible housing is formed as a truncated cone with a smaller top area (32), the cable extends from the top area (32), and the low water detector (20) comprises two terminals (20a, 20b) exposed on said sloping top surface (30) below the top area (32); and wherein the control unit (18) is configured to activate the indicator module (12) when the low water detector (20) detects absence of water between the terminals (20a, 20b).