The present invention relates generally to a rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus configured to grow various vegetables in cultivation containers fixed to a drum-shaped loop rotated by the driving of a motor and a cultivation container used in the rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus, and more particularly to a rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus and a cultivation container that enable the cultivation of a large quantity of edible vegetables in a narrow installation space and considerably facilitate the harvest and planting of vegetables.

A stackable grow-pot system, including a plurality of pots stacked vertically with respect to one another such that one of the plurality of pots is a top-most pot and another one of the plurality of pots is a bottom-most pot, such that water flows from the top-most pot to the bottom-most pot via any other pots of the plurality of pots, a stabilizing pole to pass through center apertures of each of the plurality of pots to align the plurality of pots with respect to one another, and a plurality of auto-siphon tubes disposed singularly in each of the plurality of pots in various quadrants therein, to allow the water to flow between the pots.

An interlocking tongue and groove vegetation planting assembly provides a self-supporting arrangement of pentagon-shaped plant containers and triangle-shaped plant containers that are alternatively stacked, and detachably fitted together with support blocks having a central tongue on one end and a pair of legs on an opposite end that fit together in a tongue-and-groove relationship through the support sleeve. Both the pentagon-shaped and triangle-shaped plant containers include a plant chamber, and an adjacent support sleeve. The plant chamber has multiple sidewalls sloped at an angle. The plant chamber also has a floor wall that forms drainage holes near the junction of the plant chamber and the support sleeve sidewalls. The pentagon-shaped plant container is half the width and length of the triangle-shaped plant container to allow sunlight to reach lower stacked triangle-shaped plant chambers. The tongue-and-groove stacking arrangement creates multiple points of contact throughout each sidewall for equal weight distribution.

This disclosure relates to a planter forming part of a hydroponic system. The planter includes a longitudinal body defining at least two liquid channels and at least two plant holders defined in the body, the plant holders spaced on the outer circumference of the longitudinal body, each one of the at least two plant holders in fluid flow communication with one of the at least two liquid channels.

The present disclosure is directed to improved vertical farming using autonomous systems and methods for growing edible plants, using improved stacking and shelving units configured to allow for gravity-based irrigation, gravity-based loading and unloading, along with a system for autonomous rotation, incorporating novel plant-growing pallets, while being photographed and recorded by camera systems incorporating three dimensional/multispectral cameras, with the images and data recorded automatically sent to a database for processing and for gauging plant health, pest and/or disease issues, and plant life cycle. The present disclosure is also directed to novel harvesting methods, novel modular lighting, novel light intensity management systems, real time vision analysis that allows for the dynamic adjustment and optimization of the plant growing environment, and a novel rack structure system that allows for simplified building and enlarging of vertical farming rack systems.

In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a moveable ventilation system comprising a supporting frame having at least one plenum, and at least one biofilter module mounted on the plenum for allowing air to flow through the biofilter module from an air inlet to an air outlet via a growth medium and a vegetation. The plenum is rotatably connected to the supporting frame.

An automated plant training system and related methods are designed to train medium to tall plants to grow in a height restricted space by adjusting the plant's direction of growth through the use of phototropism. The device can physically control the plant's main stem, branches and foliage from excessive vertical growth.

A system for growing plants and monitoring the growth of plants, comprising a gardening system and a server. The gardening system comprises a frame that defines a housing for receiving a tray of plants. The gardening system also has a lighting subsystem and watering subsystem to provide light and water to the plants. Sensors and cameras of the gardening system may capture data corresponding to the conditions of the gardening system and health of the plant. Based on the captured data, the server may use machine learning to determine optimal plant growing thresholds, and may send a control command to a controller of the gardening system to change one or more conditions of the gardening system. The plants grown by the system may be nutritious, and the bioavailability of the nutrients of the plants may be increased.

A portable container for planting a hydroponic vegetable is obliquely accommodated in and is removed from a portable device. The portable container contains: a first cup and a second cup. The first cup includes a first peripheral fence, a first bottom, a first accommodation chamber, at least one first planting orifice, and at least through orifice. The at least one first planting orifice is configured to accommodate a porous carrier. The second cup is fixed below the first cup and includes a second peripheral fence, a second bottom, and a second accommodation chamber. The second peripheral fence has a discharge orifice and a plug. An outer diameter of the drain pipe is more than an inner diameter of the plug, a lower end of the drain pipe is pressed into the plug, and the drain pipe includes a nylon mesh adhered on an upper end thereof.

A scalable precision distribution aeroponic system, including a modular frame mount constructed of a lightweight, rigid material, the frame mount including a pair of generally vertically oriented support members and at least one generally horizontally oriented crossmember positioned between the vertically oriented support members, the pair of generally vertically oriented support members operably coupled to the generally horizontally oriented crossmember via couplings, the couplings including a generally horizontally oriented support configured to extend substantially orthogonal to the horizontally oriented crossmember, and an interchangeable growth media operably coupled to the modular frame mount, the interchangeable growth media comprising a nourishment layer and a surface film, the nourishment layer defining one or more channels into which the generally horizontally oriented supports of the couplings are positioned for support of the interchangeable growth media.