1732results about "Plant supports" patented technology

A resilient fastening clip (10) for attaching a plant member (22) to a portion of a support structure includes a clip wall (24) that creates a first enclosure (12) and a second enclosure (14) which are integrally fashioned from the clip wall (24). The first enclosure (12) has a first enclosure entry mouth (16), and the second enclosure (14) has a second enclosure entry mouth (18). The first enclosure entry mouth (16) may lie either within the second enclosure (14), or may be external to it. A flexible arm (34) is optionally provided to help capture the support wire (20). The clip (10) may also have a number of gripper protrusions (46) which prevent rotation of the plant member (22) within the second enclosure (14). An alternative preferred embodiment of a resilient clip (110) has a transverse wire channel (58) formed in the first enclosure region (12), into which a support wire (20) may be inserted. The clip (110) may also have an enlarged retaining arm (64) which divides the second closure (14) into inner (66) and outer enclosure portions (68). Another preferred embodiment of a resilient clip (210) has an enlarged first enclosure (12) that is configured to accept a trellis slat (84).

A floatable plant cultivation device includes a plurality of hollow floatable parts and each floatable part has a pot engaged with a first passage in a center of the floatable part. The pot receives a plant therein. The multiple floatable parts are connected with each other by a plurality of connection members. Each connection member includes several engaging ends which are engaged with second passages defined in different floatable parts.

An outdoor planter system with a central opening through which a plant may grow. The planter portion surrounding the central opening is inwardly and downwardly sloped, generally impervious to liquid and light, and thereby directs liquid to the central opening while simultaneously preventing undesirable growth of weeds and the like about a central plant. The outer perimeter of the planter has several keyways for removably attachment of a planter cover. The keyways are also adapted to receive plant growing or animal protection cages.

The invention discloses a greenhouse cultivation method for promoting high quality and high yield of the dragon fruit. The method includes steps of construction of greenhouse heat-preserving facility, soil preparation and bed making, frame erecting and modeling, planting, water and fertilizer management, shaping and trimming, artificial pollination, blossom and fruit thinning, pest control and the like. In addition, the invention further discloses a greenhouse structure and a dragon fruit frame building structure. The greenhouse cultivation method and the greenhouse structure for promoting high quality and high yield of the dragon fruit solves problems of high cost, low yield, poor quality and the like in conventional greenhouse cultivation technologies of the dragon fruit, cultivation of the dragon fruit is simplified, production cost is lowered, and the dragon fruit yielded is high in yield, is truly green and healthful fruit and has nutrient value obviously higher than that of the dragon fruit cultivated by conventional methods.

A gardening cage having self-irrigating and self-fertilizing devices. In a typical embodiment, the cage includes panels having a frame that includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical rungs. The panels are connected so that rungs of respective panels cascade with respect to rungs of the adjacent panel. In a typical embodiment, the bottom rungs of each panel include irrigating holes so that water injected into the rungs can be dispensed around the periphery of the vines. The water is typically suppled to the cage by a hose that connects to a water inlet that feeds the holes. Several cages can be placed side by side and can be fitted with “T” fittings that branch off the supply hose and feed the individual cages via the water inlet fitting.

A plant tie for securing a plant limb of a plant to a supporting member, for example, a plant stake, comprises a soft flexible, elastic loop; more especially the loop is of knitted material and is in particular formed from a toe clip remnant of knitted hosiery manufacture.

A system for hanging, tying and securing articles, comprising bendable strips with an outer layer of foam rubber material having a plastic-coated flexible wire running lengthwise inside. Protective plastic caps can be placed on each end of the strip. The ends of two or more bendable strips can be joined with one or more connectors. Alternatively, the bendable strips can have complementary threaded ends, and two or more of such strips can be joined together. An adapter can be used to complete a circular configuration. The system can be sold in a package containing bendable strips, connectors, protective caps and cutters.

A modular pallet for use in supporting and transporting goods. The modular pallet comprises a plurality of hollow legs integral to an inner side of the sidewall and a plurality of interlocking means integral to an outer side of the sidewall for coupling other modular pallets laterally, wherein each of the hollow legs comprises a top opening aligned with the top surface of the pallet and a bottom opening further away from the bottom surface of the pallet, and a top groove along a peripheral edge of the top opening and a bottom groove along a circumference of the hollow leg adjacent to the bottom surface. A multilayer support structure comprises at least two layers of the modular pallets separated by a plurality of hollow support columns for being positioned under the ground to support a hardscape/softscape disposed thereon while enable for tree roots growth, water drainage and storage of utilities.

The invention provides a systematic and standard method for cultivating Dragon fruit in greenhouses in North China. The method comprises the steps of selection of sunlight greenhouses with good thermal insulation performance, fielding planting, field management and the like. The method provided by the invention is appropriate to standardized dragon fruit cultivation in greenhouses in North China, and has the benefit that the existing greenhouse conditions of North China are utilized to cultivate tropical and subtropical fruit trees so as to enrich the variety of crops cultivatable to facilities in North China. Dragon fruit grown according to the method provided by the invention has plump branches and smooth and juicy flesh, and has the advantages of elegant shape, excellent color, sweet flavor, good taste and high output.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating pitaya. The method comprises the following steps: a planting ditch is dug; decayed farm manure and soil are mixed at a mass ratio of 1:2 is backfilled in the planting ditch; cement pillars are set up in the center of the planting ditch and at an interval of 2 m, a position of 70 cm above the ground and a position of 140cm above the ground on each cement pillar are perforated and penetrated by two cross beams, the cross beams are as long as 70 cm, and horizontal steel ropes are fixed between the cross beams between each two cement pillars; and 4 pitaya stalks are cut on furrow surface among the cement pillars, two left primary branches are drawn onto two steel ropes on the first layer through pull ropes, three left secondary branches are separately bound to steel ropes on the second layer, five tertiary branches are kept, and the other new branches are cut and removed. The method provided by the utility model has the advantages that orchard space is fully utilized; the absorption of water, fertilizer and light by the whole orchard is increased; the weight of a single fruit is improved; and after three years, the average yield can reach 1999.5 kg per mu, increasing by 44% over a conventional yield.

Provided is a vegetation maintenance machine. The maintenance machine comprises a base and a supporting piece fixed with the base. The supporting piece is of a hollow structure, and a water storage device, a liquid storage device, an atomizer and a top cover are arranged in the supporting piece, water is reserved in the water storage device and used for watering vegetation, and nutrient solution for supplying nutrient to the vegetation is reserved in the liquid storage device. The atomizer provides an atomization function for the vegetation. The top cover is arranged at the top of the supporting piece, and a plant growth lamp is arranged on the top cover and illuminates the vegetation. A controller is arranged on the base or the supporting piece and connected with an image collector and the like through a wire. The vegetation maintenance machine can achieve remote nursing of the vegetation and improves survival rate of the vegetation.

A wire plant cage comprises a matrix of interconnected vertical and horizontal wire members to support a plant and to accommodate plant growth. The wire plant cage has an upper ring and lower ring connected to at least one leg adapted to provide support for the wire plant cage and engage the ground. A ledge, shaped so as to permit application of a downward force by a plant cage user, is formed on each leg to facilitate ground engagement without damage to the ring-leg connections. Loops formed on the top of the legs provide a mechanism for pulling the plant cage out of the ground and handling the cage. The plant cage is shaped so as to provide support to plants growing out of the ground and to support plant containers that are placed within the plant cage interior. The present invention is shaped to facilitate the stacking of a plurality of the plant cages for storage.

An apparatus for assembling support systems for plants and the like. The apparatus includes a first elongate member having an outer surface, a first collar adapted for interlockingly engaging the first elongate member and having interlocking first and second halves. Each of the first and second collar halves have first and second flanges. The first flange of each collar half is interlockingly engageable with the second flange of the other collar half to mount the first collar onto the first elongate member. The first collar first collar half has a connector engageable with a first collar half of a second collar. The connector has a first position for positioning the second collar at a predetermined angle to the first collar.

A plant support device that is tip over resistant for vertical support of tomato and other climbing plants that allows for space conservation, maximum sunlight absorption and easy access to cleaner fruit. The easily assembled and disassembled unit comprises vertical uprights, a plurality of hoops and clamping mechanisms assembled to meet the needs of plant growth. The unit may also have a knob and hole arrangement for aiding in securing the hoops to the uprights. The unit may be made of a variety of materials and the individual pieces can be of unitary construction or of a construction that allows for maximum flexibility of size and shape. The hoops and uprights may be made of smaller, interconnected pieces, which provide for increasing or decreasing the dimensions and spacings to better meet the needs of the plant to be supported.

A vessel in a modular magnetic storage system is set forth. The vessel includes at least one magnet housing assembly configured to securely store a magnet therein. The magnet housing assembly is provided on, within a portion, or within a wall of the vessel. An interior wall of the vessel is configured to form a compartment and to selectively store at least one object therein. The magnet housing assembly is configured to hold the vessel securely in a suspended configuration through a cover provided on the magnet housing assembly. The vessel is mounted in the suspended configuration by selectively connecting the magnet to a surface.

An improved plant harvesting system of aerating pots, aerating pot supports and multi-tiered horizontal trellis plates that are spatially configured for maximum growth in a two month harvesting schedule of annual dioecious flowering herbs. This system is optimized to allow sufficient air to the plant roots, enhanced drainage of water from the potting media and to allow sufficient light to reach heavily shaded areas so as to spur on new shoot growth.

A stake for insertion in soil to support an item such as a plant. The stake includes primary and secondary telescoping shafts and a foot adjustably secured to the primary shaft. The primary shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is configured for insertion into the soil at a first location. The foot has a supporting protrusion for insertion into the soil at a second location removed from the first location. Retractable ties are disposed within the secondary shaft and may be extended to support a plant. An adjustable collar may provide an anchor point for additional support.

A plant arrangement for plants, in particular for pot plants with tendrillar shoots, comprises a base body surrounding an interior with at least one plant pot receptacle, a plant pot arranged in the at least one plant pot receptacle with a plant pot interior surrounded by the plant pot to receive a plant and a plant pot opening to insert the plant in the plant pot interior, at least one substantially vertically extending holding element, which is fastened to the base body, and at least one substantially horizontally extending climbing aid for the plant, wherein the at least one climbing aid has a spring unit, which can be transferred by actuation from a fastening position into a displacement position, wherein the at least one climbing aid is clamped on the holding element in the non-actuated fastening position of the spring unit, and wherein the at least one climbing aid can be displaced along the holding element in the actuated displacement position of the spring unit.

An adjustable stake assembly forms a plant support, lattice, fence, plant holder, recreational or decorative structure. The stake assembly includes a universal stake support having a pointed angular tip that penetrates a surface, a body portion with a protrusion having a stake aperture, and a horizontal member extending perpendicularly from said body portion and said tip. At least one stake segment has a central portion. A lateral and distal end is appointed to be removably snapped-onto the universal stake support. A segment aperture is appointed to receive another stake segment for vertically stacking a plurality of the stake segments. In another embodiment, the stake segments include at least one lateral connector section. The stake segments can be interconnected to one another for horizontal cross-connection when forming plant supports, lattices, fences, or other structures.

A clip device is used in a kit, system and method for supporting plants during growth. The clip includes an elongated beam portion with clamp portions on each end. The clamp portions are made of a stiff, resilient material, and each includes a stationary jaw and a flexing jaw that define a bay sized to engage an elongated pole so that a pair of poles may be interconnected in spaced apart relation. The beam portion can be reinforced with flanges and/or gussets. The clamp portions may have cylindrical sidewalls and be in a C-shaped configuration. As a kit, a plurality of clip devices and a plurality of poles are provided in order to create a framework to support a plant. The method contemplates erecting poles at the vertices of a regular geometric polygon and releasably interconnecting them with these clip devices.

A mobile gardening planter includes a plant container and a drainage system that is adapted for both dripless operation and drip-drain operation. The drainage system includes a drain cap inside the plant container that has holes preferably only in a vertical side of the drain cap for indirectly draining water out of the plant container into a drain pipe extending outside and across the bottom wall of the plant container. A generally vertically-extending sight tube fluidly communicates with the drain pipe so that the water level in the sight tube is the same as the water table level in the plant container, and the gardener may therefore monitor the water table. The open top end of the sight tube allows water to overflow the sight tube, to prevent undesirable over-watering. The sight tube is preferably shielded by a portion of the planter, and most preferably a portion of the frame, that extends outward from the plant container farther than does the sight tube. Openable cleanouts in the drainage system may be used to eliminate the water table or to flush and clean out the drain pipe assembly and/or the plant container. A plant support may be installed directly above the plant container for supporting the limbs and branches of the plant growing therein.

A system and kit of components for winterizing plants and trees, where the invention comprises a skeletal frame formed by plural first tubular members, each having an upper end and a lower end. When assembled, the respective lower ends are spaced apart and positioned vertically and anchored within the ground surrounding the plant or tree. Joined between adjacent first tubular members are plural second tubular, horizontally oriented, members to form a generally square skeletal frame. About the skeletal frame is a light-transmitting plastic wrap. Overriding the skeletal frame is a top frame, preferably pivotal about a pair of upper ends, to allow access to the protected plant or tree. Additionally, the invention contemplates a cover, such as a plastic wrap or canvas-like material over the top frame to ensure complete protection of the plant or tree. Finally, and most significantly, the invention includes a hydro heat transfer system that extracts the inherent heat from the ground and the heated air within the skeletal frame to provide additional protection against sub-freezing temperatures.