JP2000116232A - Cultivation method for plants and device for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cultivation method drastically reducing the use of Sphagnum palustre, reducing the cultivation cost, and capable of labor saving of the replanting work of plants such as orchids or the like. SOLUTION: Wood pieces 3 are obtained by forming woods such as a Japanese cypress, white cedar or the like into particles having 3 mm of diameter. A seedbed 4 is obtained by filling the wood piece 3 in s seedbed case 2. A seedling of the orchids 6 is planted to the seedbed 4 in a situation in which the root of the orchids 6 is wrapped with the Sphagnum palustre 5. Forming the seeded 4 utilizing the wood pieces 3 drastically reduces the consumption of the expensive Sphagnum palustre 5. The planting intervals of the orchids seedling are capable of extending because the area of the seedbed 4 is enlarged and the frequency of replanting work can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cultivating a plant such as a parasitic plant, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus for cultivating a plant suitable for application to orchid cultivation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cultivating orchids, a method of forming a nursery using water moss and planting orchid seedlings in the nursery has been adopted.

[0003]

In the conventional method for cultivating orchids, since extremely expensive water moss is used for the nursery, there is a problem that the cost is high and the management of the cultivation farmer is squeezed. .

[0004] In addition, since a large amount of expensive water moss cannot be used, cultivation must be carried out using a flower pot having a minimum necessary size. Therefore, orchid seedlings are replanted every year. There is also a problem that the work is not easy.

By the way, in the natural world, orchids are so-called parasitic orchids in which seeds fly and attach to the strides of standing trees and grow. Therefore, if a nursery is formed using small pieces of wood, a growth environment equivalent to that of water moss can be obtained without using expensive water moss, and the amount of expensive water moss used can be significantly reduced. It is expected that the nursery area will be secured, and labor for replanting orchid seedlings can be reduced.

[0006] This is expected to be applicable not only to orchid cultivation but also to cultivation of parasitic plants other than orchids and plants other than parasitic plants.

[0007] The present invention has been made based on such knowledge, and it is possible to suppress the increase in cultivation costs by minimizing the use of expensive water moss, and to enable cultivation in a wide nursery. An object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation method and a plant cultivation method capable of saving labor for replanting a plant seedling.

Another object of the present invention is to keep the root of a plant seedling at a low temperature and to keep the leaves at a high temperature, so that an environment particularly suitable for orchid growth can be easily obtained. It is in.

Another object of the present invention is to enable plants to be easily cultivated indoors in ordinary households.

Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to supply sufficient air to the roots of plant seedlings and to facilitate water management.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the heat retention, heat blocking and air permeability of the roots of plant seedlings, so that even an amateur can grow plants more easily.

Still another object of the present invention is to suspend a nursery container without damaging the leaf stems and inflorescences of the plant seedlings, so as not to hinder the replanting of the plant seedlings. Is to do.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a seedbed by filling small pieces of wood in a seedbed container to form a seedbed, in which the roots are wrapped with water moss. Is characterized by being planted. Since the seedbed is formed using the small pieces of wood, the roots of the plants extend between the small pieces of wood as if they were planted in a parasitic tree, and an optimum environment for growing the plant can be obtained. In addition, the small wood pieces can be well drained, can maintain a certain amount of water retention, and can supply sufficient air to the roots of the plants. Therefore, a growth environment equivalent to that of water moss can be obtained. As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of water and moss to suppress the increase in cultivation costs, and to cultivate on a large nursery, thereby reducing labor for replanting plant seedlings. It becomes possible.

The present invention is also characterized in that small pieces of wood are formed in a granular form. This ensures that a gap is formed between the small pieces of wood,
Sufficient air permeability and temperature stability can be obtained, and an environment particularly suitable for orchid growth can be easily obtained.

The present invention also provides a nursery container and a piece of wood that is filled in the nursery container to form a nursery, and plant seedlings are planted on the nursery with its roots wrapped in water moss. It is characterized by doing so. As a result, it is possible to reduce the cultivation cost by minimizing the amount of expensive water moss used, and to enable cultivation in a wide nursery bed, thereby reducing labor for replanting plant seedlings. It becomes possible. Moreover, the small wood pieces have appropriate drainage and water retention properties, and can supply sufficient air to the roots of the plants. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a cultivation environment equivalent to that of water moss.

The present invention is also characterized in that the seedbed container is formed in a container shape having no drain hole. As a result, the water given to the plant seedlings does not flow out of the nursery container, and the plants can be easily cultivated in the room of a general household. The water given to the plant seedlings may be drained by tilting the seedbed container after the small pieces of wood are immersed in the water.

The present invention is also characterized in that the seedbed container is formed in a container shape having a plurality of openings on the wall surface. This makes it possible to supply sufficient air to the roots of the plant seedlings through the opening of the nursery container, and because excess water is discharged to the outside through the opening of the nursery container, making water management easier. It becomes possible.

[0018] The present invention also provides a nursery container, a container-like inner bowl having a nursery formed therein and having a plurality of openings on an outer surface;
An outer bowl which is arranged on the outer surface side of the inner bowl, has a space formed between the inner bowl and the inner bowl, and has a container shape having no drain hole. Thus, the heat retention, heat blocking and air permeability at the root of the seedling of the plant are improved, and even an amateur can grow the plant more easily.

[0019] The present invention further includes a mounting portion attached to the side or bottom surface of the nursery container, a rising portion rising upward from the mounting portion, and an upper end support portion extending from the upper end of the rising portion to a position above the nursery container. And a suspension mechanism having a suspension portion attached to the upper end support portion, and the nursery container is suspended via the suspension mechanism. And this makes it possible to hang the seedbed container without damaging the leaf stems and flower stems of the plant seedlings,
In addition, there is no hindrance to the replanting work of plant seedlings.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a plant cultivation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The cultivation device 1 includes a seedbed container 2 in the shape of a flowerpot, and the seedbed container 2 is provided at the bottom. It is formed in a complete container shape without a drain hole, and inside it is filled with small wood pieces 3 to form a nursery bed 4. And the orchid seedlings 6 can be planted on the seedbed 4 with the roots 6 a wrapped in water moss 5.

The small wood piece 3 is obtained by cutting wood such as cypress or hiba into a dice having a side of about 4 mm and polishing the same in a rotary tank to obtain a roughly spherical granular material having a diameter of about 3 mm. Thus, no matter how the small pieces of wood 3 are filled in the nursery container 2, a certain gap is reliably formed between the small pieces of wood 3.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When cultivating orchid seedlings 6, first, the seedbed container 2 is filled with the small pieces of wood 3 to form a seedbed 4, and the seedbed 4 is formed.
Orchid seedlings 6 with roots 6a wrapped in water moss 5 are planted at the center of the orchid. After that, water is supplied to the nursery bed 4 until the surface of the nursery bed 4 is immersed in water, and the small wood pieces 3 are sufficiently wetted. If the wood pieces 3 are sufficiently wet,
The seedbed container 2 is tilted obliquely to drain excess water. At this time, since the seedbed 4 is formed of the small pieces of wood 3, there is no problem that the soil flows out and contaminates the surroundings when draining, unlike the case where soil is used.

When the orchid seedlings 6 are grown in this way,
The roots 6a of the orchid seedlings 6 grow as if planted in a parasitic tree between the small pieces of wood 3, and an optimum environment for growing the orchid seedlings 6 can be obtained. In addition, the small wood pieces 3 can be drained well, can maintain a certain amount of water retention, and can sufficiently supply air to the roots 6a through the gaps between the small wood pieces 3. Therefore, a growth environment equivalent to that of water moss can be obtained.

When a part of the wood piece 3 is corroded due to long-term use and the surface of the nursery bed 4 sinks, a new wood piece 3 is replenished on the surface of the nursery bed 4. Good.

However, since the nursery container 2 is formed in a complete container shape having no drainage hole at the bottom, the water given to the orchid seedlings 6 does not flow out of the nursery container 2 and Can be easily cultivated even in the room of a general household.

Further, since the nursery 4 is formed of small pieces of wood 3, the amount of water 5 used can be greatly reduced.
The cultivation cost can be reduced while increasing the size of the seedbed container 2.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a nursery container 12 is used instead of the nursery container 2 in the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the seedbed container 12 is formed in a container shape having a large number of openings 12a on the peripheral wall and the bottom wall.
2 a is used as a drain hole for excess water when water is supplied to the orchid seedlings 6 and a vent hole for the seedbed container 2. When the nursery bed container 12 is used in a general household, the nursery container 12 is placed on a tray 13 having a plurality of support protrusions 13a and used. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the operation is the same.

Thus, sufficient air can be supplied to the roots 6a of the orchid seedlings 6 through the numerous openings 12a provided on the outer wall of the seedbed container 12, and water is supplied to the orchid seedlings 6. Even after passing, excess water is discharged to the outside through the openings 12a, so that water management can be facilitated. Even if the leaves of the orchid seedlings 6 are maintained at a high temperature by supplying sufficient air to the seedbed 4, the roots 6a
Can be maintained at a sufficiently low temperature, and an optimum environment for orchid growth can be easily obtained.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a nursery container 22 is used in place of the nursery container 2 in the first embodiment.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the seedbed container 22 has a container-like inner pot 23 having a number of openings 23a on the peripheral wall and the bottom wall, and an outer pot 24 containing the inner pot 23.
The outer bowl 24 has a complete container shape without a drain hole, and an arbitrary number of support blocks 25 integrated with or separate from the outer bowl 24 are provided on the inner peripheral portion at the lower end thereof. It is installed so that the inner bowl 23 can be supported.

As shown in FIG. 3, hanging portions 27 and 28 are provided at the upper ends of the pots 23 and 24, respectively. By using 27 and 28, the inner pot 23 can be used alone, or both the pots 23 and 24 can be used in combination.

When the pots 23 and 24 are used in combination, a predetermined space G is formed between the inner pot 23 and the outer pot 24 as shown in FIG. With this space G, the heat retention, heat blocking and air permeability of the root 6a of the orchid seedling 6 are improved, so that even an amateur can easily grow the orchid. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the operation is the same.

However, since the nursery container 22 having a double structure consisting of the inner pot 23 and the outer pot 24 is used,
It is possible to greatly improve the heat retaining property, heat blocking property and air permeability of the root 6a of the orchid seedling 6. For this reason, even an amateur can easily grow orchids, and since the outer bowl 24 has a complete container shape, it can be easily grown indoors.

FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a nursery container 32 for house cultivation is used instead of the nursery container 2 in the first embodiment. .

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the seedbed container 32 is formed in a flat box shape, for example, from a strong mesh material, and has a groove-shaped ventilation hole having a number of openings 33a therein. An arbitrary number of road members 33 are provided at predetermined intervals. The small wood pieces 3 are filled between the adjacent ventilation path members 33 and between the ventilation path member 33 and the peripheral wall of the nursery container 32 to form the nursery bed 4.

The seedbed container 32 is, as shown in FIG.
It is supported in the air at a predetermined height via a support member 34,
Workability and drainage of each nursery 4 are improved. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the operation is the same.

However, even when the nursery container 32 for house cultivation is used, since each nursery bed 4 is formed by filling the small pieces of wood 3, the amount of the expensive water moss 5 used can be minimized. It is possible to suppress the cultivation cost while suppressing the cultivation. Also,
Since the amount of water moss 5 used is small, cultivation in a wide nursery bed 4 becomes possible, and by extending the planting intervals of the orchid seedlings 6, labor for replanting the orchid seedlings 6 can be reduced. it can.

In the nursery container 32, a ventilation path member 33 is provided.
Is provided, sufficient air can be supplied to the seedlings 6 of each orchid even when the seedbed container 32 is made large, and the problem associated with making the seedbed container 32 large is Not at all.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which a hanging mechanism 46 is used in place of the hanging fitting 26 in the third embodiment to suspend the nursery container 42. FIG. It is something that can be done.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the seedbed container 42 is formed of a commercially available flowerpot having a drain hole 42a at the bottom, and the hanging mechanism 46 is attached to the bottom of the seedbed container 42 through the drain hole 42a. It is fixed so that the seedbed container 42 can be hung.

The suspension mechanism 46 is, as shown in FIG.
A mounting portion 46a fixed to the bottom of the nursery container 42, a rising portion 46b rising upward from the mounting portion 46a,
An upper end support portion 46c extending from an upper end of the rising portion 46b to a position above the nursery container 42, and a suspending portion 46d attached to the upper end support portion 46c are provided.
Is suspended through the suspending portion 46d.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the mounting portion 46a includes a pair of support members 47 whose front ends are bent outward and whose base ends are bent upward. A female screw member 48 is welded to the middle part in the direction, and a stopper 50 is provided between the upwardly bent portions of both support members 47.
Is welded. And
The seedbed container 42 is placed on both support members 47 and is fixed on both support members 47 via a holding member 51, a waterproof ring 52 and a male screw member 53.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a waterproof ring 52 is attached to the drainage hole 42a of the nursery container 42, and a dome-shaped press fitting 51 is placed on the bottom wall of the nursery container 42. The male screw member 53 passes through the holding metal fitting 51 and the waterproof ring 52 and is screwed into the female screw member 48 so as to connect and fix the seedbed container 42 and both support members 47.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the rising portion 46b and the upper end supporting portion 46c are formed by bending a round bar into an inverted L shape.
The lower end of the set screw 5 is slidably inserted into the guide pipe 49 as shown in FIGS.
By the tightening of 0, it is fixed to the mounting portion 46a at an arbitrary position.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the hanging portion 46d has a slide pipe 54 slidable along the upper end support portion 46c, and a fixing pipe 54 for fixing the slide pipe 54 at an arbitrary sliding position. Stop screw 55,
And a suspension ring 56 welded on the slide pipe 54.
2 can be suspended via the suspension mechanism 46. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment, and the operation is the same.

However, by using the suspending mechanism 46, the suspending mechanism 46 does not come into contact with the orchid seedling 6, and there is no risk of damaging the leaf stem and flower stem of the orchid seedling 6. When the orchid seedlings 6 are replanted, the suspension mechanism 46 is also used.
Is not in the way.

In the fifth embodiment,
Although the case where the present invention is applied to the nursery container 42 composed of a commercially available flowerpot has been described, the present invention can be similarly applied to the nursery containers 2, 12, 22, and 32 in each of the above embodiments. At this time, the mounting portion 46a of the suspension mechanism 46
Need not be attached to the bottom of each nursery container 2, 12, 22, 32, and may be attached to the side. Also,
The attachment portion 46a may be formed in a ring shape, and the seedbed containers 2, 12, 22, and 32 may be inserted and fixed to the ring portion from above.

In each of the above embodiments, the cultivation of orchid seedlings 6 has been described as an example. However, the same applies to parasitic plants other than orchids and plants other than parasitic plants. It can be applied and similar effects can be expected.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the wood pieces 3 are formed in a substantially spherical shape having a diameter of about 3 mm has been described. However, if sufficient drainage, ventilation and water retention are ensured. The diameter and shape are not particularly limited. Alternatively, sawdust may be formed into a spherical shape using an adhesive. The type of wood is not particularly limited, except for pine, for example, in which sap may adversely affect orchid cultivation.

[0051]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present inventors have studied the use of various types of wood to produce small wood pieces 3.
An experiment was conducted to determine which kind of wood is suitable for orchid cultivation, and the results shown in Table 1 were obtained. Note that, as in the above-described embodiments, the wood piece 3 is
While being cut into a dice having a diameter of about 3 mm, this was placed in a rotating tank and polished to form a roughly spherical particle having a diameter of about 3 mm. In Table 1, water retention was visually confirmed by spraying water in the form of a mist from the upper part of the wood piece 3, and corrosiveness was visually confirmed by repeating watering, water retention and drying.

[0052]

[Table 1]

As is evident from Table 1, hinoki and hiba are excellent in water retention, processability, availability and corrosiveness, and are the most excellent wood pieces 3 for orchid nursery 4. You can see that. Although oak and liquor are somewhat inferior to cypress and cypress, they are extremely effective as wood pieces 3 for orchid nurseries 4. It turns out that it can fully be used as the wood piece 3 for the nursery 4.

On the other hand, cedar and external materials have a loss of 5 during processing.
It is not always preferable as a small piece of wood 3 for the orchid nursery bed 4 because it exceeds 0% and the corrosion is fast.
Since the sap may adversely affect the orchid, it is found that the sap is unsuitable as the small wood piece 3 for the nursery bed 4 of the orchid.

Even in the case of cedar and external materials, if the sawdust is formed into a spherical shape using an adhesive as the small wood piece 3, the loss at the time of processing becomes almost zero. It can be used sufficiently for use.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, a seedbed is formed by filling small pieces of wood in a seedbed container, and a seedling of a plant whose roots are wrapped in water moss is planted in the seedbed. As a result, the roots of the plant grow between the small pieces of wood, as if planted in a parasitic tree, providing an optimal environment for plant growth. In addition, the small wood pieces can be well drained, can maintain a certain amount of water retention, and can supply sufficient air to the roots of the plants, so that a growth environment equivalent to that of water moss can be obtained. For this reason, the use amount of water and moss can be greatly reduced to suppress an increase in cultivation costs, and cultivation can be performed in a wide nursery bed, and labor for replanting plant seedlings can be saved.

According to the present invention, since the wood pieces are formed into granules, gaps are formed in the wood pieces with certainty, and the required drainage, air permeability and temperature stability can be sufficiently obtained. In particular, an optimum environment for orchid growth can be easily obtained.

The present invention also provides a nursery container and a piece of wood which is filled in the nursery container to form a nursery, and plant seedlings are planted on the nursery with their roots wrapped in water moss. So that the cost of cultivation can be reduced by minimizing the use of expensive water moss,
Cultivation in a wide nursery is possible, and labor for replanting plant seedlings can be saved. Moreover, the small pieces of wood
Since it has appropriate drainage and water retention, and can supply sufficient air to the roots of the plant, it is possible to obtain a cultivation environment equivalent to that of water moss.

According to the present invention, since the seedbed container is formed in a container shape having no drainage hole, the water given to the plant seedling does not flow out of the seedbed container, and the plant is stored in a general household. It can be easily cultivated even in indoors.

According to the present invention, the seedbed container is formed in a container shape having a plurality of openings in the outer wall, so that sufficient air can be supplied to the root of the plant seedling through the opening of the seedbed container. Since excess water is discharged to the outside through the opening of the seedbed container, water management can be facilitated.

[0061] The present invention also provides a nursery container comprising: a container-like inner bowl having a nursery formed therein and having a plurality of openings in an outer wall;
A space formed between the inner pot and the outer pot, which has a space formed between the inner pot and an outer pot having no drainage hole. This improves the heat retention, heat insulation and air permeability, and allows even a layman to grow plants more easily.

[0062] The present invention further includes a mounting portion attached to the side or bottom surface of the nursery container, a rising portion rising upward from the mounting portion, and an upper end supporting portion extending from the upper end of the rising portion to a position above the nursery container. Since a suspension mechanism having a suspension portion attached to the upper end support portion is provided, and the nursery container is suspended through the suspension mechanism, the nursery container is suspended without damaging the leaf stem or flower stem of the seedling of the plant. It can be lowered and does not hinder the replanting work of plant seedlings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an orchid cultivation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the mounting portion of FIG. 5 as viewed from above.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the suspension mechanism of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation apparatus 2,12,22,32,42 Nursery bed container 3 Wood piece 4 Nursery bed 5 Water moss 6 Orchid seedling 6a Root 12a, 23a, 34a Opening 13 Tray 13a Support projection 23 Inner pot 24 Outer pot 25 Support block 26 Hanging Metal fittings 27, 28 Suspension part 33 Ventilation path member 34, 47 Support member 42a Drain hole 46 Suspension mechanism 46a Attachment part 46b Rising part 46c Upper end support part 46d Suspension part 48 Female screw member 49 Guide pipe 50 Set screw 51 Retainer 52 Waterproof ring 53 Male thread member 54 Slide pipe 55 Stop screw 56 Suspension ring G Space

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method for cultivating a plant, characterized by filling a small piece of wood in a nursery container to form a nursery, and planting a seedling of a plant whose roots are wrapped in water moss in the nursery. 2. The method for cultivating a plant according to claim 1, wherein the small wood pieces are granular. 3. A nursery container, and a small piece of wood filled in the nursery container to form a nursery, wherein plant seedlings are planted on the nursery with roots wrapped in water moss. Plant cultivation equipment. 4. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the small wood pieces are granular. 5. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the nursery container has a container shape without a drain hole. 6. The nursery container has a container shape having a plurality of openings in a wall surface.
A plant cultivation apparatus according to the above. 7. The nursery container has a seedbed formed therein, a container-like inner pot having a plurality of openings in a wall surface, and a space between the inner pot and the inner pot. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: an outer bowl formed in a container shape having no drainage hole. 8. A mounting portion attached to the side or bottom portion of the nursery container, a rising portion rising upward from the mounting portion, an upper end supporting portion extending from an upper end of the rising portion to a position above the nursery container, and an upper end supporting portion. And a hanging mechanism having a hanging part attached to the part, wherein the seedbed container is hung via the hanging mechanism.
The plant cultivation apparatus according to 5, 6, or 7.