Abstract: An automated growing facility for plants, seeds, or seedlings is disclosed. The facility comprises a growing chamber, a fertigation station, a load/unload station, a device such as an automated guided vehicle (AGV) configured to transport grow modules, and a control system configured to control at least one of the grow modules, the fertigation station, the load/unload station, and the AGV. The grow modules are transported from the growing chamber to the fertigation station using the AGV for fertigating plant vessels in growing trays of the grow modules, and the fertigated plants vessels are transported from the fertigation station to the growing chamber using the AGV. Further, the plant vessels are loaded into the growing trays and unloaded from the growing trays at the load/unload station.

Abstract: A plant growing tray system, and a method of using the same, the system comprising a growing tray including a plurality of tray insert openings configured to accept tray inserts, a pallet stop, and a transfer catch. The system further comprises a plurality of tray inserts comprising a plurality of tray locking points configured to secure each of the plurality of tray inserts within the plurality of tray insert openings, a vessel cavity to hold a plant vessel, a plurality of fertigation holes on the bottom of the vessel cavity configured to receive fertigation needles, and a plurality of plant vessel securement points configured to secure the plant vessel within the vessel cavity.