A convertible, plant securement device intended for nurseries and horticulturalists to secure potted and non-potted plants and trees from tipping over as well as securing their watering lines. The device may be used with a vertical ground stake such as a section of steel rebar wherein it has a horizontal hook that catches over the edge of a pot to secure it to the ground. Alternatively, it may be rotated 90 degrees and secured to a trellis wire and then strapped around the stock or trunk of a tree to keep it vertical and upright.

An assembly of plant clips for connecting plant stems to elongate supports, like rods or wires, each plant clip includes a clip body delimiting a holding space for taking in and holding the plant stem and elongate support, where free ends of each clip body form inwardly directed hook-shaped legs that together delimit an insertion opening for the plant stem and elongate support to enter into the holding space. The clip bodies together form a strip of integrally connected substantially flat plant clips.

A plant limb training apparatus includes a first portion with a first fulcrum portion, a first portion arm extending from the first fulcrum portion and having a first limb engagement finger, the first fulcrum portion further including an interior race and ratchet teeth around the interior race; and, a second portion, the second portion including a second fulcrum portion, a second portion arm extending from the second fulcrum portion and having a second limb engagement finger, the second fulcrum portion configured to engage the first fulcrum portion within the first fulcrum portion interior race, the second fulcrum portion further including at least one pawl element disposed to selectively engage the plurality of ratchet teeth.

A planter for detachably affixing and securing a pot and plant in a vertical orientation relative to a tree, the planter adapted to allow the tree to grow through the planter and blend in with surrounding vegetation.

A vegetation attachment device, includes a foldable, bendable or rollable planar sheet of material with a center portion configured as a narrow band; edges of the planar sheet of material include one or more of a notch, a slot, a groove, and a recess; at least one of the recesses is positioned for placement of a supporting string, cable, or wire; and at least one of the recesses is positioned for affixing to a supporting structure, including one of a cage, a trellis, and a net.

Methods and platforms are provided for maintaining a population of natural enemies on plants, prior and/or parallel to an occurrence of respective prey pests, by associating with the plants platform(s) comprising mechanical support(s) with attached feeding elements for the natural enemies. The platform may be configured to keep the feeding elements close to but not on the plants, protecting them and enhancing the distribution efficiency and life time, while maintaining good availability of the feeding elements to the natural enemies. Various features may enhance supporting the natural enemies' population prior and/or parallel to the occurrence of the pest prey such as olfactory and/or visual cues to the feeding elements as well as sheltering elements such as artificial domatia on the surface of the mechanical support—to enhance biological pest control. Moreover, methods for preparing decapsulated Artemia cysts as feed for predatory arthropods are provided.

The present application discloses a support apparatus having: (a) pole, aligned in an approximately vertical orientation when in use, and a cross section, wherein the pole comprises one or more pairs of diametrically opposed holes, positioned along the length of the pole; (b) a unitary open hoop, approximately in a plane, comprising an elastic material; and further comprising: a first end portion an a second end portion; wherein when in use, the hoop is compressed so that the first end portion and the second end portion are urged past each other to form a parallel locus; and wherein when the hoop is compressed, the first end portion and the second end portion are formed as if bent to mate with and apply an opposed tension to a pair of diametrically opposed holes in the pole; and wherein when the hoop is compressed, the parallel locus engages with the pole to impede the vertical swing of the hoop.

The present invention relates to the use of pheromones having a high degree of purity to manufacture plastic diffusers containing an insect pheromone filler and having stiffness and fracture-resistant properties that can be used in the tensile or compressive field. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said articles by means of injection.

A plant support device for providing support to the stem of a plant includes a rod that is configured to insert vertically into a planting bed. A positioner is slidably couplable to the rod. A holder, which comprises a strap, is coupled to the positioner. The strap is variably couplable to the holder to form a loop. The rod is configured to insert vertically into the planting bed proximate to a stem of a plant requiring support. The positioner is variably couplable to the rod such that the positioner is positionable at a required height relative to the stem. The strap is configured to position around the stem of the plant and to couple to the holder to form the loop. The loop extends from the holder around the stem of the plant to support the plant.

A plant training device includes a first portion including a first portion base and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart first indexing elements extending along an exterior of the first portion base. A second portion includes a second portion base having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second portion base defines an interior cavity structured to receive at least a portion of the first portion base therein, the interior cavity including a plurality of angularly spaced-apart recesses. Each recess is structured to complementarily slidingly engage and receive therein a first indexing element of the first portion whenever at least a portion of the first portion base is received in the second portion interior cavity at the second portion base first end, to rotationally secure the first portion and the second portion with respect to each other.