Horticulture devices, systems, and methods for growing vegetation are disclosed and described. The horticulture device can include a fluid reservoir operable to receive fluid therein to form a fluid column inside the fluid reservoir. The horticulture device can further include a fluid inlet formed in the fluid reservoir to allow fluid to be introduced into the fluid reservoir. The horticulture device can further include at least one vegetation receptacle in fluid communication with said fluid reservoir. The horticulture device can further include a drain positioned within the fluid reservoir having an opening corresponding to a maximum fluid level for the fluid reservoir.

An automatic vertical farming system may include a frame defining at least one growth area and configured to support a plurality of vertical plant growth structures within the at least one growth area. The system may include at least one light, at least one liquid conduit, and at least one gas conduit. The system may include at least one robot disposed on a top side of the frame and movably supported by the frame. The at least one robot may include at least one tool configured to manipulate the plurality of vertical plant growth structures. The system may include a control system including at least one processor configured to automatically control illumination by the at least one light, liquid flow through the at least one liquid conduit, gas flow through the at least one gas conduit, and operation of the at least one robot.

A gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet and defining a grow chamber, a grow tower rotatably mounted within the liner and defining a root chamber, a hydration system comprising a water supply tank for storing water, a supply conduit fluidly coupling the water supply tank to a discharge nozzle, a supply pump for selectively urging the water through the discharge nozzle and a water level sensor operably coupled to the water supply tank. A controller obtains a water level of the water in the water supply tank using the water level sensor, determines a conservative water supply schedule based at least in part on the water level, and operates the hydration system to provide the water in accordance with the conservative water supply schedule, the conservative water supply schedule providing the water at a slower average hydration rate relative to the standard water supply schedule.

A plant water pot that automatically provides regular water to a plant and indicates a reduced water level. The plant water pot includes an inner wall that terminates at a lower end of a platform defining a receptacle in communication with an upper opening of the container. An interior volume is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall, while the interior volume retains a fluid. Nozzles are disposed about the inner wall and the nozzles are in fluid communication with the interior volume. A pump is disposed within an interior volume and is operably connected to each of the nozzles. An inlet is disposed through the upper wall and the inlet provides access to the interior volume.

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.

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 present disclosure relates to a plant cultivation apparatus and a method for controlling water supply in the plant cultivation apparatus. The plant cultivation apparatus of the present disclosure may supply feed water to a bed according to whether or not the feed water supplied to the bed to cultivate plants remains to prevent the feed water from being supplied more than necessary.

An apparatus and method for hydroponic plant growth including a water container and a lid removably mounted over the water container. The lid has an opened central portion with an apertured cup holder for a plant extending downwardly from the opened central portion and into the water container when the lid is mounted on the container, and an outer peripheral flange having an upwardly extending mounting element and a downwardly extending mounting element. A water level monitor formed from a transparent sight tube mounted to the upwardly extending mounting element, a float tube mounted to the downwardly extending mounting element, and a float rod freely movable within the float tube and the sight tube, is directly and fixedly mounted to the lid and conjointly movable with the lid. The top of the float rod has an upwardly extending indicator tip, and the bottom of the float rod has a downwardly extending buoyant float ball. The water level monitor is immersed in water within the container when the lid is mounted to the container such that the position of the indicator tip relative to the sight tube indicates the water level in the container. Since the water level monitor is fixedly mounted directly to the lid, it forms part of the lid structure itself and is conjointly movable with the lid.

A Christmas tree foot water replenisher is disclosed in the present invention, including a water supply assembly and a water discharge control assembly, the water supply assembly includes a water pump and a water pipe, and the water discharge control assembly includes a first float switch and a third float switch. The first float switch is arranged in a water storage chamber to detect a liquid level, the third float switch is arranged in a cylinder cavity to detect a liquid level, and the water pump, the first float switch, and the third float switch are electrically connected in series. The water replenisher of the present invention automatically replenishes water according to the liquid level height in the cylinder cavity, and can stop the water pump when the liquid level in the water storage chamber is too low.

This application is for a System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball. The System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball can indicate historical and real-time water levels within a soil. For example, the System for Warning of Excess Water Saturation of a Root Ball can detect water levels within the soil for a planting pit so that a user can be informed of the soil saturation conditions and appropriately react. A method for installing and customizing such a system is also described. A method for measuring and calculating the percolation rate of the soil is also described.