A hydroponic electroculture system is disclosed for use in a hydroponic growing environment. In at least one embodiment, an at least one electroculture unit is positioned in fluid communication with the hydroponic growing environment and provides a conductive core comprising an absorbing layer sandwiched between a pair of opposing first and second conductive layers; each of the first and second conductive layers being in electrical communication with an at least one electrical wire. With the absorbing layer saturated with the fluid of the hydroponic growing environment, an electrical current is selectively delivered to each of the first and second conductive layers which, in turn, forms a reaction within the absorbing layer that causes an off-gassing of oxygen and hydrogen in the form of bubbles to be delivered, along with the electrical current in the fluid, to the roots of an at least one plant in the hydroponic growing environment.

The disclosure is directed to providing a readily scalable hydroponic and vertical farming apparatus, system and method that remedies the foregoing issues, that is available in limited space and at high density, such as in urban areas, that presents low farming costs, and that improves crop yield and health.

A hydroponic growing system that comprises a plurality of parallel horizontal pipes, a vertical drain pipe, and a plurality of nutrient-delivering tubes. The horizontal pipes are adapted to support crops that receive nutrients from the nutrient-delivering tubes and grow in high density. The horizontal pipes have opposite first and second ends, as well as a plurality of openings along a length, and a plurality of pipe segments extending angularly from an outer surface. The vertical drain pipe has a plurality of angular pipe extensions along a length, which mate with one of the first and second ends of the horizontal pipes. The nutrient-delivering tubes have openings along a length and extend from the vertical drain pipe, branching through the pipe segments extending from the horizontal pipes.

The soilless growing system includes one or more grow modules. Each grow module includes an enclosable volume having an interior configured to receive at least one plant in a removable plant holder in a removable grow bed. The grow bed and plant holder permit growth of the plant therethrough. There is artificial lighting to provide light energy to the plant and a nutrient module to supply and condition an aqueous nutrient solution to the grow module. An HVAC module supplies and conditions a gaseous environment to the grow module, the HVAC module supplying carbon dioxide into the interior of the grow module.

The present invention is a vertical farming system including a set of transportable farming modules, each module having a plurality of vertically arranged farming tiers. Each tier includes a distinct aqueous input, a distinct aqueous drain output, and a distinct aqueous overflow output.

A system and a plant care enclosure and method of using the system and enclosure to create a plurality of oxygen enriched high kinetic energy liquid streams, a highly oxygenated microbubble mist, and oxygen enriched reservoir water.

A decoupled aquaponic system having two loop subsystems: hydroponic (Hp-loop) (2) and aquaculture (RAS) (1) interconnected by a third loop subsystem performing reverse osmosis filtration (OI) of RAS (1) recirculation water to achieve a higher nutrient quantity in the former and higher quality recycled water in the latter, with consequent energy savings due to its variable control structure and OI membrane effectiveness. Prior to entering the system containing the OI membrane, a water ultrafiltration (UF) (22) treatment is added to preserve its lifespan.

Disclosed herein is a high growth, high density, closed environment growing system and methods thereof. A method of accelerating plant cell growth in a growing system may include adjusting the lighting in accordance with an identified plant growth stage.

Hybrid hydroponic plant growing systems are designed specifically for urban home, community and small farm gardening without the need for arable soil or broadcast irrigation. The innovative hybrid hydroponic systems provide a hybrid growing environment including a limited, containerized amount of soil-like growing media combined with soluble fertilizer creating a hydroponic nutrient solution. The use of containerized growing media allows the units to be utilized regardless of the availability of arable soil, irrigation water, or runoff capacity. Multiple hydroponic techniques, such as drip system, nutrient wicking, ebb-and-flow, and/or deep water culture are combined to optimize plant nutrition at different stages of plant growth. Incremental fertilization, water monitoring, and drain systems are designed for easy use by non-professional gardeners. Water recirculation minimizes water use and fertilizer runoff. The units are easily adapted to solar and other off-grid power techniques.

Growing systems may include a number of modular growing chambers adapted to be configured in a stacked arrangement with each growing chamber surrounding a corresponding portion of the plant. The grow chambers may be selectively added or removed during plant growth, such that different sections of the growing plant may be influenced differently using aeroponic, hydroponic or other growing techniques. The grow chamber stack may be portable and provided with integrated or independent lifting devices to assist an operator in adding or removing chambers from the stack. Three growing processes may be facilitated using such systems. These include a process for producing assorted product from a single plant for simultaneous harvest, a process for producing an extended harvest of a desired size product from a single plant, and a process for extending the productive life of a plant and provide for multiple, continued, and perpetual harvest.