Abstract: A flower pot or flower pot cover having a base with an upper end and a lower end, an object opening extending through the upper end of the base. A skirt is connected to the upper end of the base and extends outwardly from the upper end of the base terminating with an outer peripheral surface. The skirt has a plurality of overlapping folds in the skirt extending from the upper end of the base outwardly toward the outer peripheral surface of the skirt. The skirt is divided into a plurality of segments, each segment extending from the upper end of the base radially outwardly to the outer peripheral surface of the skirt. The overlapping folds in some of the segments are connected forming connected segments and the overlapping folds in the remaining segments are unconnected forming unconnected segments.

Abstract: Ultraviolet energy in the germicidal band is directed towards plants, particularly the grape vines on the vineyard trellis, providing a lethal exposure (irradiation) for the purpose of eradicating microorganisms, and stimulating host plant defense mechamisms.

Abstract: Tile-shaped floor elements for a double floor construction are produced with a mold consisting of a trough made of a material with high tensile strength and a ceramic cover tile closing the trough at the top and firmly connected with the trough via a connecting element. A flowable core layer is poured into this mold via openings in the bottom of the trough and hardens to form a firm compound between the trough and the core layer, on the one hand, and the core layer and the ceramic cover tile, on the other. In the production of this floor tile, the mold, in its totality, forms part of the finished floor element.