CN114830945A - Double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting kylin fruits - Google Patents

Double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting kylin fruits Download PDF

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CN114830945A
CN114830945A CN202210570111.0A CN202210570111A CN114830945A CN 114830945 A CN114830945 A CN 114830945A CN 202210570111 A CN202210570111 A CN 202210570111A CN 114830945 A CN114830945 A CN 114830945A
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邓振英
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The invention discloses a double-row three-layer trapezoidal planting frame for planting kylin fruits, which comprises: light filling lamp bearing cable, support rope, the main bearing support post that a plurality of intervals were evenly arranged set up upper strata on the main bearing support post and support horizontal pole, intermediate level and support the horizontal pole and the lower floor supports the horizontal pole, and is connected in order to form trapezium structure through supporting rope and anchor strut. The first layer of ladder-shaped structure is used for correspondingly adjusting the height of the stock and the support height of the preliminarily grown branches after grafting, and the second layer of ladder-shaped structure is used for realizing branch separation, so that the lighting effect is improved, and fertilization and pruning are facilitated; the structure is simple, the manufacturing is convenient, the integral building structure is high in strength and strong in bearing capacity, branches can be scattered well when the kylin fruits are planted, the ventilation effect is good, the illumination is comprehensive, and the plant diseases and insect pests are few; can be used for a plurality of times, so that the branch trimming and unfolding device can be kept stable when in use and is convenient for operators to trim and unfold branches in the future, thereby indirectly reducing the production cost.

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Double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting kylin fruits
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of eucheuma planting, in particular to a double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting eucheuma.
Background
The eucheuma is a succulent plant with perennial climbing property and sprawling property, the plant has no main root, the lateral roots are distributed in a shallow soil layer in large quantity, and simultaneously, a plurality of aerial roots exist and can climb to other plants to grow, so that a support bracket is usually required to be built when the eucheuma is planted so as to be beneficial to growth, blooming, fruiting, management and harvesting.
The existing support bracket mainly takes a cement column as a main part and generally needs a grafting and vertical branch mode planting mode. And the traditional kylin fruit support bracket is usually a multi-rod single-row support column, fixed ropes and the like need to be added when grass prevention cloth, sun-proof nets and films are laid in summer and winter, the operation is complex, the effect is poor, and the construction period is delayed. In addition, the single-row seeding plant has the advantages of small number, unstable structure, poor light transmittance and ventilation property and high maintenance cost, is easy to damage plants when meshes are laid and branches are repaired and repaired, is not beneficial to recycling, and indirectly improves the production cost.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting kylin fruits. The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview and is intended to neither identify key/critical elements nor delineate the scope of such embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a double three-layer ladder type planting frame is planted to kylin fruit, includes: a plurality of main load-bearing support columns which are uniformly arranged at intervals;
an upper layer supporting cross rod, a middle layer supporting cross rod and a lower layer supporting cross rod are arranged on the main bearing supporting columns, and the upper layer supporting cross rod and the lower layer supporting cross rod are symmetrically arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the middle layer supporting cross rod;
supporting ropes are arranged at two ends of the upper supporting cross rod, two ends of the middle supporting cross rod and two ends of the lower supporting cross rod on each main bearing supporting column;
the end parts of the middle layer supporting transverse rods positioned on the head end and the tail end of the main bearing supporting column are respectively connected with the end parts of the upper layer supporting transverse rod and the lower layer supporting transverse rod through reinforcing rods.
Further, the double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting the kylin fruits further comprises: light filling lamp bearing cable, light filling lamp bearing cable set up in the top of main bearing support post.
Further, the double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting the kylin fruits further comprises: a first reverse support bar; the first reverse supporting rod is arranged on the main bearing supporting column positioned at the head end and the tail end, one end of the first reverse supporting rod is connected with the main bearing supporting column, and the other end of the first reverse supporting rod is connected with the ground.
Further, the double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting the kylin fruits further comprises: a second reverse support bar; the second reverse supporting rod is arranged on the main bearing supporting column in the middle, one end of the second reverse supporting rod is connected with the main bearing supporting column, and the other end of the second reverse supporting rod is connected with the ground.
Further, the double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting the kylin fruits further comprises: the ground anchor wind-proof pull rope; one end of the ground anchor windproof stay rope is connected with the main bearing support column positioned at the head end and the tail end, and the other end of the ground anchor windproof stay rope is connected with the ground.
Further, the length of the upper layer supporting transverse rod is 20cm, the length of the middle layer supporting transverse rod is 80cm, and the length of the lower layer supporting transverse rod is 20 cm.
Furthermore, the lower layer of supporting cross bar is 40cm away from the ground, the middle layer of supporting cross bar is 70cm away from the ground, and the upper layer of supporting cross bar is 120cm away from the ground.
Further, the interval distance between the adjacent main bearing support columns is 15 m.
Further, the upper layer supporting cross bar, the middle layer supporting cross bar, the lower layer supporting cross bar and the reinforcing rods are galvanized steel pipes with the diameter of 20 mm; the main bearing support column is a galvanized steel pipe with the diameter of 86 mm.
The invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the structural design of the invention enables the middle of the planting frame to form a two-layer ladder-shaped structure, the height of the stock and the supporting height of the preliminarily grown branches after grafting can be correspondingly adjusted by utilizing the first-layer ladder-shaped structure, and the branch separation is realized by utilizing the second-layer ladder-shaped structure, so that the structural design is more suitable for the growth process of the kylin fruits, the lighting effect is improved, and the fertilization and the trimming are convenient;
2. the structure is simple, the manufacturing is convenient, the integral building structure is high in strength and strong in bearing capacity, branches can be scattered well when the kylin fruits are planted, the ventilation effect is good, the illumination is comprehensive, and the plant diseases and insect pests are few;
3. can be used for a plurality of times, so that the branch trimming and unfolding device can be kept stable when in use and is convenient for operators to trim and unfold branches in the future, thereby indirectly reducing the production cost.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting eucheuma.
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Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in figure 1, the invention provides a double-row three-layer ladder-shaped planting frame for planting eucheuma, which comprises: a plurality of main load bearing support columns 1. The main bearing support columns 1 are sequentially and uniformly arranged at intervals, the interval distance between every two adjacent main bearing support columns 1 is 15m, a planting frame with the total length of 60m is formed, and the planting frames are longitudinally arranged in parallel to form an integral support frame structure for planting the kylin fruits. The bottom of the main bearing support column 1 is buried underground, and the length of the underground part is 80cm, so that the fixing effect is achieved.
The upper supporting cross rod 5, the middle supporting cross rod 6 and the lower supporting cross rod 9 which are parallel to the ground are arranged on the main bearing supporting column 1, and the upper supporting cross rod 5, the middle supporting cross rod 6 and the lower supporting cross rod 9 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the main bearing supporting column 1.
The length of the upper layer supporting cross bar 5 and the lower layer supporting cross bar 9 is 20cm, and the length of the middle layer supporting cross bar 6 is 80 cm. The upper supporting cross rod 5 and the lower supporting cross rod 9 are symmetrically arranged at the upper side and the lower side of the middle supporting cross rod 6.
The invention also includes: a supporting rope 4, wherein a steel cable with the diameter of 2mm can be used as the supporting rope 4. The two ends of the upper supporting cross rod 5, the two ends of the middle supporting cross rod 6 and the two ends of the lower supporting cross rod 9 on each main bearing supporting column 1 are respectively provided with a supporting rope 4, namely, the supporting ropes 4 are utilized to connect the cross rods.
The invention defines the support cords 4 at the two ends of the lower support beam 9 as the first layer of support cords, the support cords 4 at the two ends of the middle support beam 6 as the second layer of support cords, and the support cords 4 at the two ends of the upper support beam 5 as the third layer of support cords. During specific planting, operators firstly plant stocks with the height of 40-50cm at intervals of 20cm along the longitudinal direction of the planting frame, the stocks are planted in double rows, the intervals between two rows of stocks are 35cm, and the stocks are bound by fine soft woven cloth and a first layer of supporting ropes to form supports. After the grafted eucheuma branch teeth are grown for about 4 months and are expanded to about 120cm in the second stage, the branches are topped and branched by utilizing the third layer of supporting ropes. And in the third stage, after multiple branches are formed after topping at 120cm, allowing the branches to droop to the second layer of supporting ropes, and binding the branches by using fine soft woven cloth until the branches bloom and fruit.
Because the main load-bearing support columns 1 are sequentially and uniformly arranged at intervals, the main load-bearing support columns 1 at the two ends of the planting frame are defined as the main load-bearing support column at the head end and the main load-bearing support column at the tail end. The end parts of the middle layer supporting cross rods 6 on the main bearing supporting columns at the head end and the tail end are respectively connected with the end parts of the upper layer supporting cross rod 5 and the lower layer supporting cross rod 9 through reinforcing rods 7 to form two isosceles trapezoids, and the two isosceles trapezoids share the middle layer supporting cross rod 6 as the bottom edge. Two isosceles trapezoids and each support rope 4 and each horizontal pole on other main bearing support posts 1 form two-layer trapezium structure, utilize the first layer trapezium structure that highly is lower to carry out corresponding regulation to the stock height and the support height of the branch of tentatively growing up after the grafting, utilize highly higher second layer trapezium structure to realize the branch separation.
The upper layer supporting cross bar 5, the middle layer supporting cross bar 6, the lower layer supporting cross bar 9 and the reinforcing rods 7 are galvanized steel pipes with the diameter of 20 mm; the main load-bearing support column 1 is a galvanized steel pipe with the diameter of 86 mm. Can play a firm supporting role, and the aim of galvanization is rust prevention.
The invention also includes: light filling lamp bearing cable 8. The light filling lamp bearing cable 8 is arranged at the top end of the main bearing support column 1. An operator can lay a wire lamp light net by using a 2mm steel wire rope so as to conveniently supplement light for the eucheuma plants in out-of-season.
The invention also includes: a first counter support bar 2 and a second counter support bar 3.
The first reverse supporting rod 2 is arranged on the main bearing supporting column positioned at the head end and the tail end and extends towards the inside of the planting frame. One end of the first reverse supporting rod 2 is connected with the main bearing supporting column 1 in a welding mode, and the other end of the first reverse supporting rod 2 is connected with the ground so as to bear the sinking pressure of all branches of the kylin fruits.
The second reverse supporting bar 3 is disposed on the main load-bearing supporting column located at the middle portion, wherein the main load-bearing supporting column located at the middle portion refers to the main load-bearing supporting column located at the middle portion of the supporting frame, and as an example, the planting frame composed of five main load-bearing supporting columns 1 is taken as an example, the number of the main load-bearing supporting columns is provided from the head end or the tail end, and the third main load-bearing supporting column located at the middle portion is provided. One end of the second reverse supporting rod 3 is connected with the main bearing supporting column 1 in a welding mode, and the other end of the second reverse supporting rod is connected with the ground so as to bear wind power in the vertical direction.
The bottom of first reverse bracing piece 2, the reverse bracing piece 3 of second and main bearing support post 1 can bury in predetermineeing the hole and consolidate with cement, improves stability.
In order to further increase the stability of the planting frame, the invention also comprises: the ground anchor windproof stay rope 10. The ground anchor wind-proof stay ropes 10 are arranged on the main bearing support columns at the head end and the tail end, one ends of the ground anchor wind-proof stay ropes 10 are connected with the main bearing support columns at the head end and the tail end, and the other ends of the ground anchor wind-proof stay ropes are connected with the ground.
The lower layer supporting cross bar 9 is 40cm away from the ground, the middle layer supporting cross bar 6 is 70cm away from the ground, and the upper layer supporting cross bar 5 is 120cm away from the ground.
When the planting frame is specifically built, one planting frame corresponds to one ridge, the distance between every two adjacent planting frames is 3.5 meters, the ridge width is 1.2 meters, and one planting frame is planted at the two sides of the main bearing support column 1 at a distance of 20cm and every 35 cm. The two supporting ropes 4 at the lowest layer, which are 40cm away from the ground, are used for tying and supporting the kylin fruit tree-stock; two supporting ropes 4 which are 120cm away from the ground and arranged on the uppermost layer are used as drooping and supporting of the grafted growth branches of the eucheuma after topping; the two supporting ropes 4 of the middle layer, which are 70cm from the ground, act as support for the process of the growth and fruiting of the drooping branches of kylin fruit.
The structural design and the dimensional design of the method are more suitable for the growth process of the kylin fruits, the structure is simple, the planting is convenient, the planting effect is improved, and the fruit quality is improved.
The above description is only a specific embodiment of the preferred kylin fruit planting bracket of the present invention, and has features of wind resistance, large load bearing, easy maintenance, etc., but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art of fruit planting can be covered by the scope of the present invention by similar changes or substitutions according to the technical solution and the practical and novel concept of the present invention within the technical application scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a double three-layer ladder type planting frame is planted to kylin fruit which characterized in that includes: a plurality of main load-bearing support columns which are uniformly arranged at intervals;
an upper layer supporting cross rod, a middle layer supporting cross rod and a lower layer supporting cross rod are arranged on the main bearing supporting columns, and the upper layer supporting cross rod and the lower layer supporting cross rod are symmetrically arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the middle layer supporting cross rod;
supporting ropes are arranged at two ends of the upper supporting cross rod, two ends of the middle supporting cross rod and two ends of the lower supporting cross rod on each main bearing supporting column;
the end parts of the middle layer supporting cross rods positioned on the head end and the tail end of the main bearing supporting columns are respectively connected with the end parts of the upper layer supporting cross rods and the lower layer supporting cross rods through reinforcing rods.
2. The double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting eucheuma according to claim 1, further comprising: light filling lamp bearing cable, light filling lamp bearing cable set up in the top of main bearing support post.
3. The double row three layer ladder type planting frame for planting kylin fruits according to claim 2, further comprising: a first reverse support bar; the first reverse supporting rod is arranged on the main bearing supporting column positioned at the head end and the tail end, one end of the first reverse supporting rod is connected with the main bearing supporting column, and the other end of the first reverse supporting rod is connected with the ground.
4. The double row three layer ladder type planting frame for planting kylin fruits according to claim 3, further comprising: a second reverse support bar; the second reverse supporting rod is arranged on the main bearing supporting column in the middle, one end of the second reverse supporting rod is connected with the main bearing supporting column, and the other end of the second reverse supporting rod is connected with the ground.
5. The double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting kylin fruits as claimed in claim 4, further comprising: the ground anchor wind-proof pull rope; one end of the ground anchor windproof stay rope is connected with the main bearing support column positioned at the head end and the tail end, and the other end of the ground anchor windproof stay rope is connected with the ground.
6. The double row three layer ladder type planting frame for planting eucheuma according to claim 5, wherein the length of the upper layer supporting cross bar is 20cm, the length of the middle layer supporting cross bar is 80cm, and the length of the lower layer supporting cross bar is 20 cm.
7. The double row three layer ladder type planting frame for planting kylin fruits according to claim 6, wherein the lower layer supporting cross bars are 40cm from the ground, the middle layer supporting cross bars are 70cm from the ground, and the upper layer supporting cross bars are 120cm from the ground.
8. The double row three layer ladder type planting frame for planting kylin fruits according to claim 7, wherein the distance between adjacent main bearing support columns is 15 m.
9. The double-row three-layer ladder type planting frame for planting eucheuma according to claim 8, wherein the upper-layer supporting cross bar, the middle-layer supporting cross bar, the lower-layer supporting cross bar and the reinforcing rods are galvanized steel pipes with the diameter of 20 mm; the main bearing support column is a galvanized steel pipe with the diameter of 86 mm.
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