Provided is an apparatus for hydroponic plant production including a tray; having an interior bottom surface and an exterior bottom surface; a plurality of drip holes disposed within a bottom portion of the tray, the drip holes passing from the exterior bottom surface of the bottom portion of the tray through to the interior bottom surface; a support medium; a plurality of first corrugations configured to suspend the support medium above the interior bottom surface, forming an space between the support medium and the interior bottom surface; and a dome defining an interior volume, the dome disposed above the tray and removably attached thereto; wherein the interior volume is configured to accommodate a plurality of plants growing within the apparatus; and the support medium is configured to provide a matrix supporting roots of the plurality of plants and convey a nutrient medium to the roots.

The present invention relates to a container for propagating growth of seedlings, having a main body comprising a base, a central wall extending vertically from the base. A first wall section and a second wall section are arranged to the main body. The first wall section and the second wall section are hingeably connected to the main body. The base, the central wall, the wall sections forms in the closed condition at least two cells being open at top. The base comprises a supporting structure at the lower part of the main body, wherein the main body is provided with supporting means for holding an irrigation mat. The present invention also relates to a tray designed for receive and carry one or more of said containers, a greenhouse including the tray and one or more of the mentioned containers, and a method for propagating growth of seedlings.

The present invention relates to a container for propagating growth of seedlings, having a main body comprising a base, a central wall extending vertically from the base. A first wall section and a second wall section are arranged to the main body. The first wall section and the second wall section are hingeably connected to the main body. The base, the central wall, the wall sections forms in the closed condition at least two cells being open at top. The base comprises a supporting structure at the lower part of the main body, wherein the main body is provided with supporting means for holding an irrigation mat. The present invention also relates to a tray designed for receive and carry one or more of said containers, a greenhouse including the tray and one or more of the mentioned containers, and a method for propagating growth of seedlings.

A raised bed garden and sandbox system comprised of rails and connectors, where the rails are connected to each other via a hinge-like system and joined by the insertion of tubular connectors that are circular in cross-section and open at one end to allow the insertion of a framework for a cover. A structure to support a cover is described, consisting of multiple cross-members, where one end of each cross-member is inserted into a connector and the other end of the cross-member is inserted into the opposite connector. An alternative design for a structure to support a cover is described, where for each cross-member one end is inserted into a connector and the other end is inserted into a central hub. A pattern is described to ensure that the raised bed garden or sandbox is arranged into a regular polygon. A heating element consisting of an electrical resistor arranged in a plane is described, as well as an planar insulator sized to fit the raised bed garden. An improvement in the design of a blow-molded rail provides higher quality and shorter cycle time by forming a partial bushing in the male end of the rail instead of a full bushing.

A raised bed garden and sandbox system comprised of rails and connectors, where the rails are connected to each other via a hinge-like system and joined by the insertion of tubular connectors that are circular in cross-section and open at one end to allow the insertion of a framework for a cover. A structure to support a cover is described, consisting of multiple cross-members, where one end of each cross-member is inserted into a connector and the other end of the cross-member is inserted into the opposite connector. An alternative design for a structure to support a cover is described, where for each cross-member one end is inserted into a connector and the other end is inserted into a central hub. A pattern is described to ensure that the raised bed garden or sandbox is arranged into a regular polygon. A heating element consisting of an electrical resistor arranged in a plane is described, as well as an planar insulator sized to fit the raised bed garden. An improvement in the design of a blow-molded rail provides higher quality and shorter cycle time by forming a partial bushing in the male end of the rail instead of a full bushing.

A method of controlling a box for cultivating plants, to adapt the box environment to the current state of growth of the plant being cultivated. The brightness and wavelengths of the lighting, and other relevant conditions of the box, are controlled according to multiple sets of parameters for growth of such plants, at multiple stages. Images of the plant and information as to the actual illumination in the box are obtained from time to time. The method further analyzes a degree of change and thus growth of the plant based on the images. The method also supplies backup systems for the lighting and other types of service to the plant, to be activated when real-time calculations, based on the growth history of each plant and its current state, indicate accordingly parameter plant selected from the multiple sets of parameters. A plant cultivation system is also disclosed.

A method of controlling a box for cultivating plants, to adapt the box environment to the current state of growth of the plant being cultivated. The brightness and wavelengths of the lighting, and other relevant conditions of the box, are controlled according to multiple sets of parameters for growth of such plants, at multiple stages. Images of the plant and information as to the actual illumination in the box are obtained from time to time. The method further analyzes a degree of change and thus growth of the plant based on the images. The method also supplies backup systems for the lighting and other types of service to the plant, to be activated when real-time calculations, based on the growth history of each plant and its current state, indicate accordingly parameter plant selected from the multiple sets of parameters. A plant cultivation system is also disclosed.

A self-watering portable greenhouse is disclosed having a tubular frame constructed of light-weight, water-tight tubular members which serves as a combined structural skeleton for external walls, a platform for plant containers, and a reservoir for liquid nutrients provided to plants in plant containers by self-watering through a wick connecting the reservoir and the plant containers.

A self-watering portable greenhouse is disclosed having a tubular frame constructed of light-weight, water-tight tubular members which serves as a combined structural skeleton for external walls, a platform for plant containers, and a reservoir for liquid nutrients provided to plants in plant containers by self-watering through a wick connecting the reservoir and the plant containers.

A device for encasing a plot of land is disclosed. The device includes a modular base placed around the perimeter of the plot of land. The base has a slot in the top for receiving a number of panels that form the sides and top of the enclosure. A bottom screen may extend across the bottom of the base. The panels may have an opening which is covered by an insert panel. The insert panel may be a screen or a material having greenhouse properties.