A system and a method for growing trellised plants are disclosed. The method may include growing the trellised plants downwards on rotatable tubes, letting gravity replace trellising and leaning and lowering of the plants may be replaced by wrapping their stems on the rotatable tubes, by rotating the tubes. The system may include: one or more cultivation systems; a plurality of angularly driving belts, for supporting and driving the one or more cultivation systems; and a rotatable shaft configured to rotate and carry the one or more cultivation systems hanging from the rotatable shaft by the driving belts. Each cultivation system may include a cultivation tube having a plurality of holes for planting the trellised plants; and an irrigation system for providing irrigation to the trellised plants.

A frost protection system for protecting new growth or new plantings from frost includes one or more light strings for irradiating the new growth or new planting to be protected from frost, a power supply for supplying the light strings with electrical power and a thermal control unit for controlling the power supply on the basis of measured temperature. The one or more light strings have at least four lights per linear meter.

A post in combination with a line connector for holding a line in an elevated disposition for supporting vines. The line connector has an arcuate body, an opening into the body, resilient connective edges, a recess, and a line clip. The upper part of the post is within the opening of the line connector. The resilient connective edges of the line connector hold the line connector securely against the post. The line is held by the recess and line clip of the line connector.

A post in combination with a line connector for holding a line in an elevated disposition for supporting vines. The line connector has an arcuate body, an opening into the body, resilient connective edges, a recess, and a line clip. The upper part of the post is within the opening of the line connector. The resilient connective edges of the line connector hold the line connector securely against the post. The line is held by the recess and line clip of the line connector.

An absorbent ecological fabric is provided, including: at least one first fiber element, each of the at least one first fiber element being absorbent and elongate, each of the at least one first fiber element being woven by a plurality of filaments. The absorbent ecological fabric can provide a large region for plants to attach and climb.

Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for sunlight delivery, shoot positioning, canopy division, positioning fruit into distinct zones, managing fruit maturity and quality, rain, wind, and hail protection, and reducing canopy management and harvest labor of one or more plants on a trellis comprising one or more panels and a standoff, wherein the panels divide the growth of plant shoots on the trellis, thereby modifying growth or development of the plants. In some embodiments, the panels collect light energy and direct the collected light energy to the plants, thereby modifying growth or development of the plants and their producing of fruit.

Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for sunlight delivery, shoot positioning, canopy division, positioning fruit into distinct zones, managing fruit maturity and quality, rain, wind, and hail protection, and reducing canopy management and harvest labor of one or more plants on a trellis comprising one or more panels and a standoff, wherein the panels divide the growth of plant shoots on the trellis, thereby modifying growth or development of the plants. In some embodiments, the panels collect light energy and direct the collected light energy to the plants, thereby modifying growth or development of the plants and their producing of fruit.

A method and system for managing bearing plants so that their in-ground portions (e.g., root-zones) are clustered together to improve water-use effectiveness; and training their above-ground structures such that their above-ground structures have the wider spacing they require. It is applicable to plants (e.g., vine-like plants including wine grapes) whose trunks can be oriented at an angle other than vertical or which can be otherwise shaped so that their distal ends are not centered above their in-ground portions but rather are horizontally offset from the in-ground portions.

A method and system for managing bearing plants so that their in-ground portions (e.g., root-zones) are clustered together to improve water-use effectiveness; and training their above-ground structures such that their above-ground structures have the wider spacing they require. It is applicable to plants (e.g., vine-like plants including wine grapes) whose trunks can be oriented at an angle other than vertical or which can be otherwise shaped so that their distal ends are not centered above their in-ground portions but rather are horizontally offset from the in-ground portions.

A support device, or hook, for removably securing movable wires on a row of plants, such as for example a vineyard or an orchard, on a support pole. In particular, the support device is made up of an elastically deformable filiform body, shaped in such a manner as to have at least engagement elements adapted to elastically cooperate with an opening provided on the support pole to removably secure the support device on the support pole, and support elements, adapted to elastically cooperate with the external surface of the support pole to removably receive the wire, wherein the engagement elements and the support elements are formed by portions of the filiform body lying on planes essentially orthogonal to each other.