Disclosed herein is a supporting bracket component of a support system for temporarily supporting a plant via a fixed a fixed structure of vertical poles which support at least one substantially horizontal support cord, the support system comprising: a substantially vertical alignment wire having a top end and a bottom end; a curve greater than 180? in the top end of the vertical alignment wire forming a hanging hook portion configured to be selectively supported by one of the support cords; at least one supporting bracket coupled to one of the substantially horizontal support cords and capturing the alignment wire and the plant; wherein the alignment wire maintains vertical orientation of the plant substantially above the point at which the plane protrudes from the ground.

An agricultural tool includes a motor, a first driving gear to be driven by the motor, a second driving gear to be driven by the motor, and a main gear including a plurality of openings along a periphery of the main gear. The plurality of openings include a first opening and a second opening. The main gear includes a first receiving portion that defines a first receiving space, and a second receiving portion that defines a second receiving space. The first opening corresponds and is attached to the first receiving space, and the second opening corresponds and is attached to the second receiving space. The first driving gear and the second driving gear engage with the periphery of the main gear to drive the main gear.

An agricultural clip includes a base portion, a left arm portion attached to the base portion, a right arm portion attached to the base portion, and a curved protrusion. The left arm portion and the right arm portion define a clip receiving space to receive the agricultural item of interest and the support structure, and the curved protrusion includes a first end attached to one of the left arm portion and the right arm portion, and a second end which is a free end that protrudes into the clip receiving space.

A method for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure includes housing one or more clips in a magazine, and moving a sliding arm, which is driven by a motor, between a retracted position and a deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure.

An agricultural tool includes a motor, a magazine to house one or more clips, and a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position. The sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure.

A method for tying/twisting an agricultural item of interest and a support structure together includes capturing the agricultural item of interest with an agricultural tool, capturing the support structure with the agricultural tool, and tying/twisting the agricultural item of interest and the support structure together such that the agricultural item of interest is supported by the support structure.

An apparatus for improving plant yield. The apparatus includes a plant container adapted to be movable between a first plant growing direction and a second plant growing direction. In one embodiment, the plant container includes a first rigid outer container and a second flexible inner container adapted to be received by the outer container and for containing growing media for one or more plants. The apparatus may further include a rigid trellis attached to the plant container. The present inventions also include a method for improving the growth efficiency and yields of a plant.

A coupler including an annular body having an annular body outer surface and an annular body inner surface connecting opposed annular body first and second faces, the annular body inner surface bounding an internal opening communicating between the opposed annular body first and second faces; the annular body having opposed annular body first and second ends which connect the annular body outer and inner surfaces and the annular body first and second faces to define a radial slot which communicates with the internal opening; the annular body sufficiently resiliently flexible to provide an adjustable radial slot width of the radial slot; and a plurality of spaced apart teeth radially inwardly projecting from the annular body inner surface.

Provided is a binding machine used to erect a post and bind a stem or branch of a plant to the post to enable the stem or branch to maintain a desired posture during the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, or flowers or gardening. The binding machine is configured not to allow an operating lever to be moved down when a binding tape is hooked to a tape pulling needle to prevent an erroneous operation while the binding tape is being drawn out and configured to prevent an iron pin bundle from being loaded upside down onto an iron pin supply part and to prevent an iron pin push bar from arbitrarily escaping the iron pin supply part and being lost when the iron pin push bar is separated from the iron pin supply part.

A fixing clip structure for a flower plant contains: a first clip, a second clip, and a flexible element. The first clip includes a first press portion, a first curved claw, and a first clamp sheet. The second clip includes a second press portion, a second curved claw, and a second clamp sheet. The flexible element is a V-shaped flexible sheet one-piece formed with and between the first curved claw of the first press portion of the first clip and the second curved claw of the second press portion of the second clip. The V-shaped flexible sheet includes a first wing, a second wing, and an arcuate cavity. The V-shaped flexible sheet is configured to expand and retract the first press portion and the second press portion, thus clamping and unclamping the first curved claw and the second curved claw.