2 results about "Vertical growth" patented technology

A produce growing and harvesting system is provided for use with at least one motor, the system comprising: a plurality of vertical grow towers, each grow tower defining a bore and including a plurality of apertures extending to the bore from an ambient environment, and a cylindrical upper end; a tower gear at the cylindrical upper end, the tower gear in motive communication with the grow tower; and a grip and rotate system, the grip and rotate system including a body, an external gear for engaging the tower gear, a strut extending between the body and the external gear and in rotational communication with the external gear, a pair of arms attached to the body; a first grip jaw and a second grip jaw defining an opening sized to accept the cylindrical upper end of each grow tower, each grip jaw attached to one of the pair of arms, and including a plurality of rollers disposed in the opening.

The vertical growth system can have a plurality of inserts of different insert types which can be introduced into apertures giving access to growing media for various purposes. The insert types can include support inserts, cover inserts, footer inserts and plug inserts. Methods are use are described, including a method of introducing the inserts, and a tool which may be used to spread the apertures when mounting or dismounting the vertical growth system.