Embodiments described herein relate to plant support systems and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, a plant support system includes a housing that physically supports a plurality of living plants. The housing includes a plurality of panels arranged in a vertical array of n rows and m columns, n and m being positive integers. Each panel from the plurality of panels contains a living plant from the plurality of living plants. The plant support system further includes a plurality of pumps. Each pump from the plurality of pumps delivers water to one of the rows in the housing. In some embodiments, the plurality of pumps includes a first pump programmed to deliver a first volume of water to a first row of the plurality of panels at a first pressure head corresponding to a height of the first row of the plurality of panels.

A product holder assembly for a mobile cultivation of plants along a path in a hall includes a product holder having a bottom and an upstanding circumferential wall extending from the bottom, a first space extending from the bottom of the product holder along the wall to allow a medium or substrate for roots of the plants to receive nutriments and/or support from, a grid system arranged to be placed on the product holder to cover the first space in the product holder and to separate the first space from a second space adjacent to the grid system at a side of the grid system facing away from the first space, wherein the grid system is arranged for holding a plurality of separate plants, the roots of which to reach for the first space and the leaves of which to reach for the second space, wherein the grid system is arranged to operate in conjunction with an air duct system.

Versions of the disclosure relate to multilayer structures for germinating seeds and growing plants in aeroponic or hydroponic farming. The multilayer structure can include a growth medium positioned in close proximity to a seeding tray. The seeding tray may be configured and dimensioned to at least partially retain a germinating seed. Optional grid tray may be positioned below the growth medium and configured and dimensioned to support the growth medium.

A planting bag formed from biodegradable material and sized for receipt of a planting. The planting bag having a water delivery system comprising at least two distribution lines secured to the bag and a splitter for coupling to a conventional water hose. A fertilizer admixture and water absorbing polymer are impregnated into the side wall of the bag allowing close proximity to the root ball of the planting to minimize the loss of fertilizer and provide a means for directing water around the planting root ball.

A method to grow cannabis is described, wherein the method includes providing and treating a source of water, mixing the water with an additive to form a liquid mixture, transferring the liquid mixture to a plurality of cannabis plants grown in a growing medium including a mycorrhiza fungus, and growing the cannabis using a humidity control method, then harvesting the cannabis plants. Trimming and grinding the cannabis along with use of environmental control methods including temperature, humidity, lighting schedules, and carbon dioxide concentrations are also described.

Proposed is a pod and a plant cultivation apparatus having the pod of the present disclosure. In the pod, cultivation preparation is completed simply by removing a package that covers an upper portion of a container constituting the pod and seating the pod on the plant cultivation apparatus. Accordingly, even a user who does not have background knowledge of plant cultivation easily cultivate plants.

One variation of a method for automatically redistributing plants throughout an agricultural facility includes, at a mobile robotic system: delivering a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants in approximately a second growth stage—from a grow area within a facility to a transfer station within the facility; delivering a second module—located within the facility and defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density—to the transfer station; and following transfer of a first subset of plants from the first array of plant slots in the first module into the second array of plant slots in the second module at the transfer station, delivering the second module to the grow area in the facility.

The present invention provides a flexible reciprocating linear seedling separating device for a pot seedling transplanter, including a frame, a seedling cup opening and closing device, a linear transmission device, a seedling cup moving device, several seedling cups and a control system. A flexible linear transmission device is fixed on the frame, a seedling cup moving device is fixed on the flexible linear transmission device, and a seedling cup opening and closing device is fixed on the seedling cup moving device. Several seedling cups are fixed on the seedling cup moving device. The control system is respectively electrically connected with a motor of the linear transmission device and a cylinder of the seedling cup opening and closing device. The control system controls the motor to drive flexible linear transmission device to move seedling cup moving device, thereby driving the seedling cups to reach a designated position and receive the pot seedlings. The control system controls opening and closing of the seedling cups through a seedling cup opening and closing device and drop the pot seedlings onto the designated falling point. The seedling separating device of the present invention has simple structure, controllable procedure and high reliability; through flexible transmission, the movement is smooth, which can greatly reduce the noise and vibration. The motor drives the seedlings cups to move left and right in a straight line; the cylinder pushes the cups to open and close; the seedling cup is vertically downward, the seedling falling posture is better.

A planter system includes fluid and light impervious first and second vessels, a plant growing medium, and a fluid impervious third vessel including a perimetric extremity and configured to hold the growing medium received therein through an opening defined by the perimetric extremity. The first and second vessels each includes a closed bottom and a rim encircling an opening over the closed bottom and configured with an inwardly-directed recess. The recess of the first vessel is configured to receive the perimetric extremity of the third vessel for supporting the third vessel over the first closed bottom. The recess of the second vessel is configured to receive the rim of the first vessel in a covering placement of the second vessel over the first vessel, and the closed bottom of the first vessel in a supporting placement of the second vessel under the first vessel.

A planter system includes fluid and light impervious first and second vessels, a plant growing medium, and a fluid impervious third vessel including a perimetric extremity and configured to hold the growing medium received therein through an opening defined by the perimetric extremity. The first and second vessels each includes a closed bottom and a rim encircling an opening over the closed bottom and configured with an inwardly-directed recess. The recess of the first vessel is configured to receive the perimetric extremity of the third vessel for supporting the third vessel over the first closed bottom. The recess of the second vessel is configured to receive the rim of the first vessel in a covering placement of the second vessel over the first vessel, and the closed bottom of the first vessel in a supporting placement of the second vessel under the first vessel.