ES1061646U - Hydroponic substrate - Google Patents

Abstract

Hydroponic substrate, used in the cultivation of plants as an inert support for its rooting and support, which is housed in a container through which water and nutrients appropriate to the type of plant to be cultivated are circulated, characterized in that it has a structure consisting of Rubber particles (1), irregularly shaped, coming from recycling and chipping vehicle wheel tires. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Hydroponic Substrate

Object of the invention

The objective of this model, as its own title indicates, it is a type of substrate that has a structure and different composition from the one used to date, consisting of rubber particles, particularly from recycling and pitting of vehicle wheel tires.

As is known, hydroponic cultivation is based in providing plants with an inert support for rooting and support thereof, which is housed in a container by the that the water is circulated, with the appropriate nutrients to the type of plant to be cultivated, so that the plant has everything timing of adequate percentages of these nutrients, which it also means optimal performance from the point of view of growth, the absence of weeds, as well as microorganisms  and insects that can harm them.

Any potential substrate has some intrinsic characteristics and properties that we must know and study to design the most appropriate container, so that the resulting culture module, subject to proper handling, provide the root with the favorable environment we saw with anteriority. Within these properties you have to analyze both the physical ones (porosity, water retention, density, structure, granulometry), such as chemistries (exchange capacity cationic, buffer power, solubility) and biological.

Background of the invention

Currently there are substrates of very types varied, but in general it is sought to have a high capacity water retention, without limiting the root aeration, in order to reduce the number of risks and thus facilitate the system management In the same way it is important to present a stable structure and a low decomposition rate for That its useful life be as long as possible. Initially they began to use sand-filled benches. Then he has tended towards use of more standardized materials such as rock wool and perlite, arranged in plastic bags, which are more Economical and easy to handle.

There are also different solutions for get the container containers of the substrate, one of them It consists of the use of plastic bags, which run longitudinally the greenhouse forming "furrows" by which water and nutrients circulate, which are equipped with means to Support the plants during their growth.

Description of the invention

As indicated this new type of hydroponic substrate has a structure and composition consisting of rubber particles, particularly from Recycled and chopped vehicle wheel tires. These rubber particles may have different particle sizes of according to the type of crop; They can also be arranged in a container layers of soil with different granulometries.

This type of substrate does not present problems of degradation, or cleaning, neither absorbs water, nor loses its physical condition as happens for example with wool substrates of rock. Its manufacture is simple and also uses elements recycled to which this new application has been found, so they are extremely profitable economically.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a sack (2) containing hydroponic substrate (1) according to the recommended model.

Figure 2 shows the substrate (1) directly located in the container bag (2).

Figure 3 shows the substrate (1) in another type container (4) pot type.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the figures referenced the hydroponic substrate object of this model, which used in the cultivation of plants (3) as an inert support for its rooting and sustaining presents a structure and composition consisting of rubber particles (1), particularly from of the recycling and pitting of vehicle wheel tires.

These rubber particles (1) are marketed in bags (2), which may consist of the support itself or substrate container, as seen in Figure 2, without more than practicing holes to insert through them the seeds of the plants (3) that will come through them to the Born and grow Figure 3 shows a container conventional, pot type (4), in which a determined amount of substrate (1) of these characteristics. In both cases, the rubber particles (1) can present different particle sizes according to the type of cultivation, or even arranged in layers of different granulometries

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not involve an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation:

Claims (3)

1. Hydroponic substrate, used in the cultivation of plants as an inert support for rooting and support, which is housed in a container through which water and nutrients appropriate to the type of plant to be cultivated are circulated, characterized in that it has a structure consisting of rubber particles (1), irregularly, from the recycling and pitting of vehicle wheel tires. 2. Hydroponic substrate according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said rubber particles (1) have a particle size between 2 mm. and 25 mm., depending on the type of crop in question. 3. Hydroponic substrate, according to the first claim, characterized in that said rubber particles (1) are arranged in a container (2-4) in layers of different particle sizes.