A system for growing plants, the system may include a substrate having one or more weakened areas or openings: one or more grow portions coupled to the substrate and situated at the one or more weakened areas or openings and having at least one seed or plant; and/or a fluid distribution portion coupled to the substrate and configured to provide fluid to the one or more grow portions. The system may further include a method of operation including one or more acts of: obtaining a weather forecast for a future time period; determining whether rain is expected during the future time period; and preventing, terminating, or restricting an irrigation cycle when it is determined that rain is expected during the fare time period. The restricting may restrict a flow of liquid during the irrigation cycle or shorten the irrigation interval.

A seed label including a label layer removably attached to a clear film layer by an adhesive layer, and at least one seed disposed between the label layer and clear film layer. The label layer may be made of a biodegradable material. The adhesive layer may be a dry release-clean release adhesive layer. The label layer may include water-based ink printing thereon. The adhesive layer may be a water-based adhesive. The seed label may be removably affixed to a package. The seed label may be disposable in a container for germinating the seeds. A method of manufacturing a seed label, includes providing a label layer, automatically placing at least one seed on one side of the label layer, and automatically attaching the label layer to a clear film layer by an adhesive layer, with the seed disposed between the label layer and clear film layer.

A seedfilm supply apparatus includes a cutting and adhesion unit to form germination gaps for seed attachment in a biodegradable film supplied from a mulch film supply unit; a seed supply unit to feed seeds into the germination gaps formed through the cutting and adhesion unit; and a mulch film laying unit to lay the biodegradable film having the seeds attached thereto on a farmland and cover the biodegradable film with soil turned over by a soil tiller unit, wherein the cutting and adhesion unit includes a cutting actuator, a pivot plate pivotably coupled through the cutting actuator, a cutting blade unit coupled to the pivot plate, an adhesive supply unit coupled to the cutting blade unit to supply an adhesive, and an adhesion roller to transport the adhesive supplied from the adhesive supply unit to the germination gaps formed in the biodegradable film.

Jewelry for planting crops contains a post used to fashion the jewelry to a body part, markings adoring the jewelry at defined distances that specify how to plant crops, and a support material for holding the markings. Spacings within the jewelry define where to add water and fertilizer to soil and where to plant seeds.

A seed-on-paper-band packaging machine includes: a seed delivery mechanism, including a seed filling assembly and an air-suction-type seed metering device connected sequentially, a plurality of suction holes are arranged on an outer wall of the seed metering device at equal intervals along a circumferential direction thereof; a seed metering baffle is arranged on one side of the suction hole at a lowest point of the seed metering device facing the rotating direction thereof, to block seeds and reduce a speed of the seeds in a horizontal direction to zero; a paper-band releasing and collecting mechanism, a paper-band glue spraying and sealing mechanism, a seed-on band drawing mechanism and a frame.

An apparatus for forming a rope matrix having seaweed propagules embedded therein is provided and may include an intertwining assembly configured to intertwine at least three ropes at a braiding point to form a rope matrix. Further, the apparatus may include a conveying device configured to introduce seaweed propagules adjacent to the braiding point and to enable embedding of the seaweed propagules within the rope matrix while the rope matrix is being formed. Further, the apparatus may comprises an offtake assembly configured to move the rope matrix, with the seaweed propagules embedded therein, out of the apparatus.

Systems and methods for producing seed pillows are disclosed herein. An exemplary system may include a first water-soluble film that is configured to receive a seed cluster, and a second film. The exemplary system may further include an ultrasonic welding wheel and a roller with a plurality of recesses located on an outer rim of the roller. Each recess of the plurality of recesses may include a hole through which suction is applied, and each seed cluster may be disposed over a recess. The roller may be configured to apply suction to the first water-soluble film, rotate through a contact point with the ultrasonic welding wheel to fuse the first water-soluble film to the second film without contacting the seed cluster to create a seed pillow, and release the seed pillow from the recess.