A planting pot comprises a container with an open top portion and a closed bottom portion, the bottom portion having at least one drainage opening for drainage of water therefrom, a planting medium for a plant located within the container, the planting medium comprising a top, an irrigation system comprising an irrigation line in fluid communication with at least two vertically oriented posts, the posts comprising an upper portion above the top of the planting medium and a lower portion within the planting medium, at least the lower portion of the posts being hollow. The lower portion has multiple openings to permit irrigation water to flow there through into the planting medium, and a shade supported by the upper portions of the posts for shading a plant in the container.

A fill tube for a water filled plant protector is formed by folding the top edge of the outer wall of the protector between the inner and outer walls and capturing the edge with the welds that create the vertical columns. The protector is filled through a port in the tube. Air is vented as the columns fill with water through the open top of each column.

A garden ring system includes a planting apparatus having a bottom-less pot including an outer wall, an inner cavity, a first-opening, and a second-opening. The bottom-less pot is able to be placed around a garden plant or tree to promote growth. The device keeps moisture in the immediate area of the tree or plant to ensure that water surrounds the plant and keeps the ground moist for extended periods of time.

A plate-shaped structure designed for covering a reservoir, the plate-shaped structure having a generally flat surface and a flange at the periphery of the generally flat upper surface. The flange has a plurality of openings designed to receive a protrusion on an exterior sidewall of the reservoir, thereby covering the reservoir.

A plant protector can includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a lid coupled with the inner wall. The plant protector can further include a temperature sensitive coil coupled with the lid, wherein a change in external temperature can cause a change in the configuration of the temperature sensitive coil, causing the lid to transition between a closed position and an open position.

An enclosing plant sheath for encircling and protecting a plant stem or vine, which may be joined with other similar sheaths, to create a beneficial microenvironment for developing plants.

An industrial hydroponic control apparatus for monitoring and modifying an environment for growing plants includes a portable table, a reservoir, a refrigerator assembly, and a control device. The portable table includes predetermined positions for mounting insulated plant containers (IPC). Each IPC supports one or more plants. The reservoir is positioned below the portable table. The reservoir is in fluid communication with each IPC to distribute a fluid to each IPC and drain the excess fluid from each IPC via a piping network. The refrigerator assembly is positioned adjacent to the reservoir and is operably engaged to the reservoir. The refrigerator assembly adjusts a temperature of the fluid within a predefined range, thereby chilling the fluid. The control device is in operable communication with the IPC, the refrigerator, and the reservoir. The control device is configured for monitoring and modifying the environment for growing the plants.

A plant protector can include a plurality of vertical members, a first ring member, and a handle assembly. The plurality of vertical members can extend along respective arcuate paths between respective bottom ends and respective top ends. The bottom ends can be spaced about a bottom periphery and the top ends can be spaced about a top periphery. A plurality of the plant protectors are stackable on one another with the top periphery of an upper plant protector receivable in the bottom periphery of a lower plant protector. The first ring member can interconnect the top ends of the plurality of vertical members. The handle assembly can include a second ring member and a handle mounted on the second ring member. The second ring member can be releasibly engageable with the first ring member.

A system for protecting from bad weather plants seedlings arranged in rows, wherein the system includes: at least one body configured to be positioned nearby at least one row of plants seedlings; at least one first protection member configured to be deployed above the plants seedlings in at least one first position so as to cover at least partially the plants seedlings of the row and to be retracted in at least one second position so as to uncover the plants seedlings of the row, the first protection member being fastened to said body; and at least one control device configured to enable the deployment and retraction of the first protection member, the body including at least one first receiving chamber extending at least partially at a first longitudinal side of said body, the first receiving chamber configured to receive the at least one protection member in the retracted position.

A tree guard assembly includes a plurality of corner sections, each corner section including a first wall with a first flange comprising at least one flange aperture, the first wall includes an opening configuration pattern and a second wall with a second flange including at least one flange aperture, the second wall meets the first wall at a corner.