Abstract: A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus configured to grow various vegetables in cultivation containers fixed to a drum-shaped loop rotated by the driving of a motor and a cultivation container used in the rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus, and more particularly to a rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus and a cultivation container that enable the cultivation of a large quantity of edible vegetables in a narrow installation space and considerably facilitate the harvest and planting of vegetables.

Abstract: A training halter encircling and conforming to a horse's head including a harness assembly encircling and conforming to the horse's head for applying direct pressure to regions of special acuity of the horse's head. A poll strap is formed with a first metal cable disposed within the poll strap. First and second cheek straps extend downward from a crown strap along the sides of the horse's head. A jaw strap is wrapped about and under the horse's neck. A nose band, a chin strap, and first and second throat straps are suspended so as to encircle the horse's nose and chin. The nose band formed with a second metal cable disposed within the nose band.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to devices and/or apparatuses for receiving, housing and displaying plants on surfaces having a repetitive pattern of elevation changes resulting in multiple horizontal planar surfaces of varying elevation. The apparatus may be, for example, a caddy adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more steps, curbs, ledges, and/or walls. The caddy may be further adapted to receive and store, at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees, an elongated planter. In further embodiments, a self-contained planter may be disclosed. The planter may be adapted for receiving soil, planting substrate and/or plants. The self-contained planter may have a base region adapted to conform to the staggered pattern of one or more stepped surfaces.

Abstract: A cap assembly for a cultivation bottle for growing mushrooms is provided. The cap assembly (10) includes a bottle fitting member (20) configured to fit onto a mouth part (54) of the cultivation bottle (50) and a bowl-shaped member (30) configured to be placed on the bottle fitting member. The cap assembly being connected to the bottle prior to fruiting such that the mushrooms grow up through the mouth of the bottle and the attached cap assembly. The bowl-shaped member being separable from the bottle and attached bottle fitting member to facilitate harvesting of the mushroom fruiting bodies and removal of a section of the elongated hard tip portion.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for collecting and irrigating water for plant growth in dry regions. Exemplary apparatus has appearance of a plant having leaves and stems, and operates same way plants grow and irrigate rain water and/or dew. Includes at least one water harvesting device for condensing moisture in air and collecting yield water. Device includes at least one device-body having a hydrophobic shell, and an internal-body-core surrounded by and enclosed within the hydrophobic shell; and plurality of condensation-protrusions disposed on the hydrophobic shell, each having internal-core and hydrophilic-shell surrounding and enclosing internal core. Device-body internal-body-core, in an integral manner, continuously extends to device-body hydrophobic shell and into (within) hydrophilic shell of each condensation-protrusion. When condensation-protrusions are cooler than moist air, hydrophilic-shell condenses and extracts moisture from air, becoming harvested water.

Abstract: Cast pellets containing plants seeds and methods of making the cast pellets are described. The cast pellets include a mixture of one or more plant seeds and a setable, flowable casting substance. The casting substance can be a thermoplastic or another material such as plaster, polyacrylamide or a derivative thereof, polyacrylic acid, a melt processable starch, wax, polyvinyl alcohol, glyceride, partial glyceride, or mixtures thereof. The mixture can additionally contain other substances, such as fillers, plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, fertilizers, microorganisms, or mixtures thereof. The seeds can be of the same or different species, and can be selected to have, for example, the same or different flower colors.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical device cuts plant stems at a desired angle after a stem is inserted into a stem shaft and a sensor triggers activation of a blade along a blade path at a desired angle. A portable device powered by batteries can be used with plantings where they are growing or a powered device can be used for line production or high volume work.

Abstract: A thermally controlled cabinet such as a grow cabinet having an internal chamber for containing objects such as plants, with a temperature control system that accurately and precisely maintains the temperature inside of the chamber.

Abstract: A foldable panel combination for a modular greenhouse is described. The combination includes a first side panel, a second side panel, a first roof panel, and a second roof panel that are hingedly connected. The combination is transitionable between a collapsed state and an open state. In the collapsed state, the four panels are in a stacked configuration. In the open state, the panels form a sidewall-to-roof-to-roof-to-sidewall structure that can be connected with other panel combinations for linear expansion. Each panel comprises a rectangular frame and a cover for enclosing art open space in the middle of the frame.

Abstract: An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A lighting assembly is positioned within the grow chamber and includes a plurality of lights that are independent movable and adjustable. A controller detects an abnormal growth condition, e.g., a plant growing in a single direction, the presence and location of bare or void regions within a particular plant, growth toward a pinch point, and other growth abnormalities. The lighting assembly may be adjusted to correct the abnormal grow condition, e.g., by modifying an illumination schedule, an illumination direction, an intensity, a wavelength, or another parameter of the generated light.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cultured bivalve mollusk (particularly quahog) pearl and a method of preparation thereof. The method includes implanting a nucleus material and a donor bivalve mollusk mantle tissue in the gonad or gut area of an anesthetized bivalve mollusk. An ideal bivalve mollusk or a quahog is four-years old or younger for rapid pearl production. The cultured pearl is harvested after a period ranging from six months to three years. Such cultured bivalve mollusk pearl is identical in appearance to the natural pearls.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a feral hog control system including bait comprising a carrier material and an amount of warfarin, wherein the amount of warfarin is not greater than about 0.01% by weight of the bait. Further disclosed herein are embodiments of a selective access device for permitting selective access to the bait when the bait is disposed within a feeder.

Abstract: Growing systems may include a number of modular growing chambers adapted to be configured in a stacked arrangement with each growing chamber surrounding a corresponding portion of the plant. The grow chambers may be selectively added or removed during plant growth, such that different sections of the growing plant may be influenced differently using aeroponic, hydroponic or other growing techniques. The grow chamber stack may be portable and provided with integrated or independent lifting devices to assist an operator in adding or removing chambers from the stack. Three growing processes may be facilitated using such systems. These include a process for producing assorted product from a single plant for simultaneous harvest, a process for producing an extended harvest of a desired size product from a single plant, and a process for extending the productive life of a plant and provide for multiple, continued, and perpetual harvest.

Abstract: A plant cultivation method includes providing a growth period and a rest period alternately. In the rest period, a dark period and a bright period is alternately provided. In the dark period, an intensity of light applied to a cultivation target plant is lower than a light intensity at a light compensation point. In the bright period, blue light whose wavelength is 400 nm to 500 nm is applied at an intensity that is lower than the light intensity at the light compensation point. A one-cycle time T of repetition of the dark period and the bright period is 2 ?s to 500 ?s. A duty ratio ?T/T of a bright period time ?T to the one-cycle time T is 20% or smaller. The blue light has a photosynthetic photon flux density of 0.001 ?mol·m?2·s?1 to 4.0 ?mol·m?2·s?1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tree watering apparatus that can be used to irrigate the base of a tree and to protect the roots thereof. The present invention comprises a semi-circular ring having a bottom half that serves as a root barrier and a top half that serves as a barrier to retain water around a tree while the water percolates to the root system of the tree. A distribution tubing is attached to a water supply and directs water around a tree which is then retained on the ground around the tree by the top half of the present invention while it percolates into the ground. Water that percolates into the ground is then directed to the root system of the tree by the bottom half of the present invention that is buried.

Abstract: The invention relates to a climate control device for controlling the temperature and humidity of air supplied to colonies of insects cultured in an industrial scale insect farm. In particular, the invention relates to a controllable air conditioning system involving a network of pipes connecting at least one cluster having at least one insect farming cage, such that air is conditionable in the cages at the cluster level. More specifically, the invention relates to a system having a central main air conditioning facility providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a number of local air conditioning devices, each separate local air conditioning device providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a plethora of clusters of insect breeding cages separately, said cages housed in a temperature conditioned farming room.

Abstract: A cattle guard assembly includes a cattle guard that is positionable in a depression in a roadway extending along a fence line. In this way the cattle guard inhibits livestock from crossing the fence line in the roadway. The cattle guard is comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby resisting impact damage. Additionally, the cattle guard is comprised of a non-oxidizing material to resist corrosion. The cattle guard comprises a plurality of modular units thereby facilitating the cattle guard to have a selectable width for accommodating a variety of roadway widths. Each of the modular units is comprised of a molded, unitary structure such that said modular units resist breaking. Each of the modular units includes a base and a grate, and the grate is positionable in an existing cattle guard base for replacing an existing grate in an existing cattle guard.

Abstract: A landscape edging for use on a stone surface, the edging solving the problem that known edging has a poor shaping effect, is higher in cost and cannot satisfactorily harmonize with vegetation. The landscape edging comprises an edging body, the edging body having flexibility, and an outer wall thereof being provided with a decoration layer made of stone granules. When in use, an isolation belt can satisfactorily harmonize with the surrounding environment, and has a certain flexibility, can achieve better shaping, has a better usage effect and is a good substitute for an existing landscape edging.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pet device. The pet device can include a housing, a movable member, and a first porous element. The housing can include a back and a front connected to the back to define a cavity. The front can define a first opening. The moveable member can be located in between the back and front. The moveable member can include a tab and can define an element receptacle. The first porous element can be impregnated with a first fluid and sized to fit within the element receptacle. The movable member can be moveable between a first position where the element receptacle is located proximate the first opening and a second position where a majority of the moveable member, including the element receptacle, is located outside of the cavity.