Collapsible shelters for trees, shrubs and vines are provided. The collapsible shelters may be configured to be collapsible in the axial or the longitudinal direction. The collapsible shelters can be transported to a site of use in a collapsed configuration and expanded into an uncollapsed configuration at the site of use.

The embodied invention utilizes a lined and domed furrow to provide for crop germinating and growth. The dome and soil lining provide for moisture control in the soil. The lining is an impermeable material, and bottom surface incorporates slits to allow plant roots to grow into the soil. The domed covering is a permeable material that covers the furrow by utilizing a domed shape wire frame spaced at intervals. A polyacrylate coating is optionally applied to the furrow cover. A drip irrigation system provides water to the soil mixture inside the lined furrow. The soil mixture includes a water absorbing polymer and an additional planting mediums. A light provides for warming the soil in the furrow to lengthen the growing season. The furrow geometry is shaped by a machine. The furrow shape will alter as the plant grows, in particular, the dome will expand.

Described herein are biodegradable, encircling protective devices used to protect seeds and saplings during their greatest vulnerability after germination while promoting growth of the sapling, preventing detritus and competing plants from fouling growth, and simultaneously fending off predation from herbivores or omnivores, which devices melt when exposed to controlled fire without harmful side effects.

A tree guard assembly includes a plurality of corner sections, each corner section including a first wall with a first flange comprising at least one flange aperture, the first wall includes an opening configuration pattern and a second wall with a second flange including at least one flange aperture, the second wall meets the first wall at a corner.

A tree guard assembly includes a plurality of corner sections, each corner section including a first wall with a first flange comprising at least one flange aperture, the first wall includes an opening configuration pattern and a second wall with a second flange including at least one flange aperture, the second wall meets the first wall at a corner.

A method is disclosed. The method includes forming a structural assembly having an interior area based on removably attaching a plurality of structural members and a plurality of mechanical connectors, removably attaching a waterproof barrier to the structural assembly as a roof to the structural assembly, the waterproof barrier being at least one of translucent or transparent, removably attaching at least one open mesh barrier to the structural assembly as side walls to the structural assembly, removably attaching a plurality of bracing members to the structural assembly, and disposing plants in the interior area.

The invention relates to a device (1) for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants comprising a protective structure (5) for protecting forest and/or crop plants from damage, a substrate loaded into the protective structure (5) on/in which at least one seed for a forest and/or crop plant can be placed/inserted to cultivate a seedling therein, and is characterized in that the protective structure (5) is provided closed at one end in order to hold and store the substrate (3). The invention further relates to a planting device for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants. The invention also relates to a method for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants by means of such a device (1), and to the use of the device.

The invention relates to a device (1) for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants comprising a protective structure (5) for protecting forest and/or crop plants from damage, a substrate loaded into the protective structure (5) on/in which at least one seed for a forest and/or crop plant can be placed/inserted to cultivate a seedling therein, and is characterized in that the protective structure (5) is provided closed at one end in order to hold and store the substrate (3). The invention further relates to a planting device for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants. The invention also relates to a method for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants by means of such a device (1), and to the use of the device.