795 results about "Pot plant" patented technology

A vertical planter includes stackable planter units each with plural sections in which plural plants can be planted. Each section of a planter unit can have a removable faceplate for placing soil in the planter section and planting plants in the soil, or potted plants can be placed in the faceplate openings. Water is provided to each planter section via a drip irrigation tube fed from a main water supply tube that extends to each planter unit. The drain water from each planter unit drains down through an underlying planter unit and into an underlying water reservoir.

Novel triglyceride oils are provided for human consumption. Traditionally, agricultural materials such as canola, soybean, and olives have been the sources of edible oils, and such materials are limited by the geography in which these crops can be cultivated. Oils of the invention can be manufactured from edible and inedible heterotrophic fermentation feedstocks, including corn starch, sugar cane, glycerol, and depolymerized cellulose that are purpose-grown or byproducts of existing agricultural processes from an extremely broad diversity of geographic regions. The food oils disclosed herein are low in saturates, high in monounsaturates, and can be manufactured in reduced pigment form through the use of pigment-reduced microalgae strains. The food oils disclosed herein can be manufactured through the use of a variety of different types of oil-producing microalgae.

A modular, tree-like structure for holding or hanging potted plants is suitable as an indoor flower/herbs stand. A base on casters supports a height adjustable central stem. The central stem is assembled using a coupling device having means rotatably connecting a plurality of branch arms with brackets, or flower basket hooks, for supporting a plurality of potted plants in a horizontally tiered arrangement and un-obstructing tree configuration. The combination of various length/size brackets in a multi-tier arrangement which can rotate independent from the central stem, allows for an increased number of potted plants to be adequately displayed on a given floor surface.

A container for growing plants includes a side wall defining an open top, an open bottom, and a cavity for receiving a plant and a plant growth medium. The side wall may be composed of a biodegradable material and may be flexible, yet rigid enough to be self-supporting. The side wall may also be smooth on its outer surface for receiving selected printed indicia, such as product information and growth instructions. In certain embodiments, the side wall may be laminated, contain openings, or have a handle disposed thereon. The container is used by placing a plant and a plant growth medium in the container, then exposing the resulting potted plant to selected conditions of temperature, moisture, and light. The potted plant may also be placed in soil or in a larger container without the need to remove the biodegradable container.

The present invention provides compositions comprising chipped whole wood logs as a substrate for growth of plants. It further provides a method of making a substrate comprising wood chips for growth of plants, and a method of growing potted plants in a composition comprising chipped wood logs as the primary substrate for growth.

Methods and associated apparatus for automatically growing agricultural crops vertically and/or in a continuous fashion throughout each year (Vertical Farm) in combination with contiguous and co-located production of biofuel, food, biomass for the purpose of carbon sequestering (carbon credits), and biomass electric power generation. A process that incorporates vast arrays of continuous-loop conveyors, towering upon vertical framework, which allow potted plants to be transported throughout all stages of maturity in a manner which substantially multiplies yield per acre, allows production to proceed in both natural and artificial light, allows production and harvesting to be automated, and allows production to proceed in conditions which are highly favorable to plants but unfavorable to humans. The entire apparatus can be constructed of lightweight, cost-effective materials which afford mass-production and mass-array into vast automatic growing operations.

A plant watering system particularly suited for use in watering indoor, potted plants, includes a plurality of plant watering devices and a main controller. Each plant watering device including a fluid reservoir, a fluid outlet from which fluid may be dispensed to an adjacent plant, and an electronically controlled flow controller controlling the flow of fluid from the reservoir to the outlet. The main controller includes a user input and a control unit configured to generate watering device control signals. Control signals are transmitted from the main controller to each watering device wirelessly.

The invention discloses a rice spike segmentation method of a big paddy field based on deep learning and super-pixel segmentation. According to the invention, by use of simple linear iteration clustering method in the super-pixel segmentation technology, adjacent pixels with similar characteristics form image blocks, i.e., super-pixels; based on automatic annotation and selection of large-scale training samples, the type of the super-pixels is discriminated through a convolution neural network in the deep learning technology so that initial segmentation of rice spikes is achieved; and based on the entropy rate-based super-pixel segmentation method, initial segmentation results are optimized. Thus, effects caused by great difference in colors, shapes, sizes, poses and textures of different varieties of rice spikes in different growth periods, serious irregular edges of the rice spikes, color aliasing of spike leaves, and uneven and changeable light, shielding and wind blowing in the field can be overcome; precise segmentation of different varieties of rice spikes in different growth periods is achieved; and the method is applicable to segmentation of rice spikes in the pot plant environment. Compared with the prior art, the method is advantaged by high precision and applicability.

The invention discloses a potted plant substrate bag and belongs to the technical field of plant container culture and substrate culture. In order to solve various troubles and the pollution problem occurring during potting, pot change, soil utilization, watering and management of household potted plants at present, the invention provides a household material which is clean, easy, fast and happy for performing the container culture. The technical scheme disclosed by the invention is that the potted plant substrate bag is manufactured by wrapping a potted plant substrate with permeable and breathable cloth, and is characterized in that the substrate is completely wrapped by the cloth; the substrate bag is put in a potted plant container to perform the container culture; the substrate bag is soft and is deformable; the planting side of the substrate bag can be molded, and even can be made into a three-dimensional modeling and a cartoon modeling. Three-dimensional culture can be performed on the three-dimensional modeling; and a waterproof film also can cover on the planting side of the substrate bag. The potted plant substrate bag has functions of various functional mulching films. The invention also provides a culture and application method for the potted plant substrate bag.

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.

A rotating base for house plant planters is herein disclosed, wherein said base slowly turns to complete a revolution within a pre-determined period, to urge the plant in the planter to grow in a vertical direction. The planter base is powered by a battery which is charged using a solar panel, thereby providing a completely self-contained and maintenance free rotating base and a light sensor causing rotation of the planter base only when light is present. The planter base is available in multiple sizes to fit all sizes of pots and planters.

The invention relates to fruit tree grow seedling fields, more specifically it discloses a nursery method of dwarfing pear trees which includes raising rootstock, dwarfing interstock and scion. The main technology is said rootstock use the seedling of wild-anvil pear seeds as the root grafting, said dwarfing interstock is hybrid, that is manual crossing between the wild pears as female parent line and the Huagai pears and the Nanguopears which are paternal, the hybrid sapling raising from the hybrid seeds is used as the dwarfing interstock, said scion is the dwarfing interstock is grafted on the rootstock (seedling) as the scion, then the dwarfing pear trees are raised. The affinity between the rootstock and the graft is strong in the invention, tree bodies' compact, fruiting early, crop high, cold resistant, disease resistant, easy management, convenient management and it is suitable for landscaping, greening and potted plants in rural and urban.

A modular plant support system for aquatic environments assembled from a plurality of elements to facilitate varying configurations. The modular plant support system generally includes a generally planar platform, a base or basket, and at least one platform support member extending between the generally planar platform and the base to operably couple the platform and the base. The platform is capable of receiving a potted plant thereon, and the base has a bottom portion, a top portion, and at least one peripheral side portion providing an interior cavity. The modularity and flexible connectivity coupled with the structural stability of the system enables the respective aquatic plant to be selectively placed at the optimal aquatic elevation.

The invention relates to a soilless pot plant water retention nutrition module and an application method of the soilless pot plant water retention nutrition module. A water retention nutrition module device is a cavity cube which is defined by module walls, small holes are formed in each module wall and used as channels of moisture and nutrition, and water retention nutrients are filled in the cavity cube. The water retention nutrients comprise, by mass, 3-6 parts of amino acid organic fertilizer, 2-3 parts of inorganic compound fertilizer, 8-12 parts of coated slow-release fertilizer and 15-25 parts of water retaining agent. When the water retention nutrition module device is used, a water filtering layer and a soilless culture substrate transit layer are placed at the bottom of a pot plant container, the water retention nutrition module is horizontally placed on the transit layer, and then soilless culture substrates are filled into the container. The water retention nutrition module can slowly release moisture according to needs for moisture of a culture substrate environment and provides moisture for surroundings for a long time. The water retention nutrition module has the advantages of reducing the frequency of watering and saving water. Nutrition fertilizer provided by the soilless pot plant water retention nutrition module can meet full demand for nutrient of a soilless pot plant at different growth and development stages, and has the advantages of being full in element, balanced, continuous and the like.

Conventionally, it is impossible to water a potted plant or the like with a freely moving cleaner. A cleaner of this invention finds a travel route to the location of a first potted plant said cleaner determines that current time is a timer-set time, travels to said location to pour a specified amount of water on said potted plant, on completion of that watering finds a travel route to a second potted plant, travels to said location, pours a specified amount of water on said second potted plant, and on completion of that watering returns to an initial standby position at a hall.

The invention discloses a remediation method for heavy metal cadmium pollution of orchard soil based on galinsoga parviflora. The remediation method comprises the following steps: preparing galinsoga parviflora seedlings in a direct transplanting mode or a direct seeding mode; watering to guarantee the water-holding capacity of soil in a field and performing daily management on the galinsoga parviflora; performing harvesting treatment, i.e., harvesting the aboveground part of the galinsoga parviflora. The galinsoga parviflora has resistance and hyperaccumulation feature to cadmium heavy metal, the seedlings absorb and accumulate the cadmium heavy metal in the contaminated soil of the orchard, and the cadmium is transferred to the aboveground part to reduce the cadmium content in the orchard soil, so that the purpose of reducing the cadmium content in the contaminated soil of the orchard is achieved. In addition, the galinsoga parviflora has strong reproductive capacity, grows quickly and is shade-tolerant, the base part has strong branching capacity and can sprout after being harvested; the galinsoga parviflora can be planted almost all the year round in southern China and can grow in extremely barren land, the cost is low, the operability is high, and a new plant genetic resource is developed for phytoremediation of the heavy metal cadmium contaminated orchard soil.

A dump wagon for transporting potted plants from one location to another and for unloading the potted plants. The dump wagon includes a wagon bed that tilts between a horizontal transport position and a tilted or inclined unloading position. A pusher at one end of the wagon bed is movable towards the other end of the wagon bed to push potted plants off the wagon as the wagon is slowly moved forwardly. The pusher is chain driven and automatically disengages the chains when the pusher reaches the other end of the wagon bed and the unloading operation is complete. Side rails prevent the potted plants from falling off the sides of the wagon, the side rails being movable out of the way for the purpose of loading the dump wagon.

The invention discloses a vase fish tank which comprises a fish tank and a vase, wherein the vase is arranged above the fish tank, the bottom of the vase is provided with a through hole communicated with an inner cavity of the fish tank, the inner part of the vase is provided with ice soilless nutrient body, the fish tank is arranged on a fish tank base internally provided with a circulating water pump, the bottom of the fish tank is provided with a water outlet communicated with the inner cavity of the fish tank and the circulating pump, and an outlet pipe of the circulating pump extends outside an opening of the vase from the outside of the vase. The vase and the fish tank can be placed in an overlapping way, i.e. plant landscape is arranged in the vase and water landscape is arranged in the fish tank, therefore, the vase fish tank can be used for planting various plants including land plant so as to have good selection variety; solid material produced by the water plant can be used as nutrient source of the plant, so the vase fish tank is easy to build and maintain natural balance, and has strong ornamentation effect because of strong integral sight and special model.

The invention relates to a pot plant monitoring alarm device which comprises a control panel and a detection rod, wherein the control panel is provided with an air temperature sensor, an air humidity sensor, an illumination sensor and an alarm device; the detection rod is provided with a soil temperature sensor and a soil humidity sensor, a display screen and a keyboard are arranged on the front surface of the control panel, wherein the keyboard is used for setting a monitoring range; a microcontroller and a wireless transmission module are arranged in the control panel, and when the detection value of any one of the soil temperature sensor, the soil humidity sensor, the air temperature sensor, the air humidity sensor and the illumination sensor exceeds the monitoring range set on the keyboard, the alarm device alarms; and if a pot plant manager does not operate according to the maintenance information in set time, the microcontroller contacts with the manager by the wireless transmission module. The invention provides the pot plant monitoring alarm device which is simple and easy to use and can assist plants to grow normally in proper conditions of air, illumination and soil.

The present invention relates to a mobile flower-growing frame, its manufacture method and application. Said mobile flower-growing frame is made up by supporting frame body, and is characterized by that on the supporting frame body several layers of supporting nets are fixedly set, in every supporting net interior a flower-growing groove is set, in the flower-growing groove interior a culture soil is added for planting flowers and plants, also the flower-growing pot can be placed in the flower-growing groove interior or on the supporting net for growing flowers and plants.

The invention discloses an environment-friendly house and aims at solving problems that the exiting house cannot achieve warm in winter and cool in summer indoors, self power supply or sufficient rain utilization. The environment-friendly house comprises walls, a roof arranged on the upper portions of the walls and a door arranged on the walls. The walls are formed by light-transmitting inner layers and outer layers, temperature adjustment layers are arranged between the inner layers and the outer layers of the walls, a natural power generation device is arranged on the roof, and rain collection tanks are arranged on the roof and the periphery of the walls. The environment-friendly house achieves warm in winter and cool in summer indoors through the temperature adjustment layers; the glass walls are good in lighting performance, avoid lighting up indoors at the daytime and save electricity; the environment-friendly house generates power by sufficiently utilizing wind energy and solar energy and achieves self power supply of the whole house; domestic water is supplied indoors by collecting and purifying rain; waste water of the temperature adjustment layers can be collected into a waste water tank to be used for watering flowers, plants can be planted on the roof, and therefore the environment is beautified and the house attractiveness is enhanced.

The invention relates to an intelligent vegetable cultivating machine, which mainly includes a sun tracking potted plant screen frame, a sun tracking potted plant screen device, and a plant pot micro-irrigation water supply device. On the frame, the rotating plant pot frame in the frame of the Xiangyang tracking potted plant screen is connected to the supporting plate to fix the Xiangyang tracking potted plant screen device on it; the plant pots in the Xiangyang tracking potted plant screen device are provided with plant pots The micro-irrigation water supply device is provided with a plant pot recovery micro-irrigation nutrient solution device at the bottom of the sun-tracking potted plant screen device. Beneficial effects of the present invention: the present invention automatically follows the sunlight and rotates, and at the same time automatically detects the soil humidity of the plant pot, and implements automatic and reasonable micro-irrigation for the potted plants, thereby scientifically ensuring the growth requirements of the potted plants on both sides of the rotating screen to receive light and fertilizer and water. On the campus, on the open balcony, on the roof or any sunny place on both sides of the city road.