JP2008092880A - Raising seedling pot - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raising seedling pot designed so as to inhibit roots from extending through holes formed at the bottom wall of the pot so as to easily take out seedlings from a storage space. <P>SOLUTION: The raising seedling pot is provided with leg parts 7 extending to the side of a placing surface S from the bottom wall 3, and therefore a gap is formed between the bottom wall holes made on the bottom wall 3 in a mesh state and the placing surface S when the leg parts 7 are disposed at the placing surface S. The roots have such nature as to extend for seeking water but hardly extend to parts coming in contact to the air, and thereby the roots of the seedlings are inhibited from extending toward soil D through the bottom wall holes even if water is left in the soil D when the raising seedling pot 1 is placed on the soil D. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a seedling pot, and more particularly to a seedling pot that can easily remove seedlings from a storage space while suppressing roots from extending from holes formed in a bottom wall.

Conventionally, seedling pots for raising plant seedlings are known. Regarding this seedling pot, the following Patent Document 1 describes a plant cultivation container 1 in which a side vent hole 8 and a lower vent hole 10 are formed in a side wall 4 and a drain hole 14 is formed in a bottom wall 2. .
JP 2004-290105 A

  However, in the plant cultivation container 1 described in Patent Document 1 described above, for example, the drainage and air permeability required for strawberry seedlings could not be satisfied. Therefore, the present applicant has proposed a seedling pot in which holes are formed in a mesh shape on the bottom wall in order to further improve the drainage and breathability of the seedling pot.

  However, when a seedling pot with a net-like hole formed on the bottom wall was placed on the soil and strawberry seedlings were cultivated, the roots sometimes extended from the hole and entered the soil. As a result, when the strawberry seedling is taken out from the nursery pot, the root is caught in the soil, and the strawberry seedling cannot be easily taken out from the nursery pot.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a seedling pot capable of easily removing seedlings by suppressing the extension of roots from a hole drilled in a bottom wall. The purpose is that.

  In order to achieve this object, the seedling pot according to claim 1 is a space surrounded by a bottom wall, a side wall standing upward from an edge of the bottom wall, and the side wall and the bottom wall. A storage space for storing seedlings and seedlings, and an opening formed by the upper edge of the side wall for putting the seedlings and seedlings in the storage space, wherein the bottom wall and the side walls And a leg extending from the bottom wall to the mounting surface side in order to form a predetermined interval between the hole of the hole drilled in the bottom wall and the mounting surface. Department.

  The seedling pot according to claim 2 is the seedling pot according to claim 1, wherein the leg portion includes a core portion extending from the center portion of the bottom wall to the placement surface side, and a plurality of radially extending portions from the core portion. It has a wing portion.

  The seedling pot according to claim 3 is the seedling pot according to claim 2, wherein the length from the end of the protruding portion to the core is from the edge of the bottom wall to the center of the bottom wall. The length is configured to be less than or equal to.

  The seedling pot according to claim 4 is the seedling pot according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a protruding portion fitted into a hole drilled in the bottom wall is formed in a portion of the core portion facing the bottom wall. Is erected.

  The seedling pot according to claim 5 is the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a cross section of an inner surface of the side wall is substantially similar to an inner surface of the bottom wall and is from the bottom wall side. The leg portion is configured to continuously increase toward the opening surface, and the height of the leg portion is substantially equal to the outer surface of the bottom wall from the inner surface of the bottom wall to the inner surface of the side wall. It is configured below the height to the position.

  The seedling pot according to claim 6 is the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the holes drilled in the bottom wall are formed in a mesh shape.

  The seedling pot according to claim 7 is the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the hole formed in the side wall is formed in a strip shape extending from the bottom wall side to the opening surface side. Yes.

  The seedling pot according to claim 8 is the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the hole formed in the side wall is spaced apart from the upper edge of the side wall. Drilled in position.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 1, since the holes are formed in the side wall and the bottom wall, sufficient air permeability and drainage can be ensured. Therefore, even if it is a seedling which requires high air permeability and drainage, there is an effect that it can be grown in a good growing environment. Further, since the leg portion extending from the bottom wall to the placement surface side is provided, when the leg portion is placed on the placement surface, a predetermined distance is provided between the hole drilled in the bottom wall and the placement surface. An interval (gap) is formed. On the other hand, the root has a property of extending for water and hardly extending at a portion in contact with air. Therefore, even if a seedling pot is placed on the soil as a placement surface, and moisture remains in the soil, a predetermined interval (gap between the hole drilled in the bottom wall and the placement surface) ) Is formed, it is suppressed that the roots of the seedlings that are being raised grow from the holes drilled in the bottom wall toward the soil. Therefore, there is an effect that the seedling can be easily taken out from the storage space.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 2, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to claim 1, the leg part has a core part extending from the center part of the bottom wall to the mounting surface side, and a radial shape from the core part. Since there are a plurality of protruding portions extending in the direction, there is an effect that it can be stably placed. In addition, since the bottom wall is not surrounded by the legs, there is an effect that air permeability between the placement surface and the bottom wall can be ensured.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the seedling pot according to claim 2, the length from the end of the wing portion to the core is the center of the bottom wall from the edge of the bottom wall. When the other seedling pot is stacked in the storage space of one seedling pot, the bottom wall of the other seedling pot is the inner surface of the side wall of the one seedling pot. Before the contact is made, the legs of the other seedling pots do not contact the inner surface of the side wall of the one seedling pot. Therefore, when storing a plurality of seedling pots in such a stacked state, there is an effect that the seedling pots can be stored in a space-saving manner in the stacking direction.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 4, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to claim 2 or 3, the part facing the bottom wall of the core portion is fitted into the hole drilled in the bottom wall. Since the protruding portion is erected, the leg portion can be easily attached.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 5, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the height of the leg portion is determined by the cross section of the inner surface of the side wall from the inner surface of the bottom wall. Since it is configured below the height up to a position that almost coincides with the outer surface of the bottom wall, when another seedling pot is stacked in the storage space of one seedling pot, the bottom wall of the other seedling pot is the same. The leg portions of the other seedling pots do not come into contact with the inner surface of the bottom surface of the one seedling pot before contacting the inner surface of the side wall of the seedling pot. Therefore, when storing a plurality of seedling pots in such a stacked state, there is an effect that the seedling pots can be stored in a space-saving manner in the stacking direction.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 6, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the hole drilled in the bottom wall is formed in a mesh shape, Sufficient air permeability and drainage can be ensured. Further, there is an effect that the root can be prevented from extending from the hole.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 7, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the hole formed in the side wall is a strip extending from the bottom wall side to the opening surface side. Even if the root extends outside from the hole drilled in the side wall, the root is caught in the hole drilled in the side wall when the seedling is taken out from the nursery pot from the storage space. This has the effect that the seedling can be easily removed from the storage space.

  According to the seedling pot according to claim 8, in addition to the effect produced by the seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the hole formed in the side wall is predetermined between the upper edge of the side wall. Since the holes are formed at spaced positions, the water poured from the opening surface can be guided to the bottom wall side. Therefore, there is an effect that water is sufficiently supplied to the seedling and the seedling can be grown in a good state.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external side view of a seedling pot 1 of the present invention. The seedling raising pot 1 is for growing seedlings. In particular, the seedling raising pot 1 suppresses the root from extending from the bottom wall hole 3a (see FIG. 2) drilled in the bottom wall 3 from the storage space 5. The grown seedling can be easily taken out. The seedling pot 1 is particularly suitable for growing seedlings (for example, strawberry seedlings) that require high air permeability and drainage.

  The seedling raising pot 1 is a space surrounded by the bottom wall 3, the side wall 4 standing upward from the edge of the bottom wall 3, and the side wall 4 and the bottom wall 3, and stores seedlings and culture soil. A storage space 5, an opening surface 6 formed by the upper edge portion of the side wall 4 for putting seedlings and soil into the storage space 5, and a leg portion 7 extending from the bottom wall 3 to the placement surface side are provided. . A bottom wall hole 3a (see FIG. 2) is formed in a mesh shape in the bottom wall 3, and a plurality of strip-shaped side walls extending from the bottom wall 3 side to the opening surface 6 side on the entire periphery of the side wall 4. The holes 4a are drilled side by side in two stages.

  The seedling is planted in the soil filled in the storage space 5 and is grown while water, fertilizer and the like are applied from the opening surface 6. In addition, this seedling pot 1 shall be mounted in the soil D which comprises the mounting surface S.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the structure of the seedling pot main body 1a comprised by the bottom wall 3, the side wall 4, the storage space 5, and the opening surface 6 except the leg part 7 among the seedling pots 1 is provided. Will be described in detail. Fig.2 (a) is a top view of the seedling pot main body 1a, FIG.2 (b) is a side view of the seedling pot main body 1a. The seedling pot main body 1a is a so-called hard pot made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene and having a thickness of about 2 mm, and is a part mainly responsible for seedling growth.

  The bottom wall 3 has an outer shape of a square shape having a side A of approximately 47 mm, and a corner thereof is formed in a curved shape. In addition, a bottom wall hole 3a is formed in a mesh shape except for the four corners. Each of the bottom wall holes 3a is formed in a square shape having a side of approximately 3 mm. The bottom wall holes 3a ensure air permeability and drainage.

  In addition, fitting holes 3b are formed in the four corners and the center of the bottom wall 3 in which protrusions 7c that are erected on the legs 7 described later are fitted. By fitting the projection 7c of the leg 7 into the fitting hole 3b, the leg 7 is attached to the seedling pot main body 1a.

  The side wall 4 expands from the bottom wall 3 toward the opening surface 6 and terminates at the opening surface 6, and its height H1 is configured to be approximately 75 mm. In other words, the cross section of the inner surface of the side wall 4 is substantially similar to the inner surface of the bottom wall 3 and is configured to continuously increase from the bottom wall 3 side toward the opening surface 6 side.

  In addition, a plurality of side wall holes 4 a are formed in the side wall 4 so as to form a strip shape extending from the bottom wall 3 side to the opening surface 6 side along the entire periphery. Each side wall hole 4a is formed in a strip shape having a width of about 3 mm and a height of about 27 mm, and the side wall hole 4a ensures air permeability and drainage. By forming the side wall hole 4a in a strip shape rather than a mesh shape, the root is removed when the seedling grown from the storage space 5 is taken out, even if the root extends from the side wall hole 4a. The seedling can be easily taken out from the storage space 5.

  Further, a predetermined interval L is formed between the end of the upper side wall hole 4 a on the opening surface 6 side and the upper edge of the side wall 4. Thus, by not forming the end of the upper side wall hole 4a on the opening surface 6 side up to the upper edge of the side wall 4, water poured from the opening surface 6 can be guided to the bottom wall 3 side, Sufficient water can be supplied to the seedlings.

  The opening surface 6 is formed in a square shape having a side of about 60 mm, and the seedling pot body 1a has a storage capacity of about 190 cc.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the leg part 7 is demonstrated in detail. FIG. 3A is a plan view of the leg 7, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the leg 7. The legs 7 are for stably supporting the seedling pot main body 1a and for separating the bottom wall hole 3a from the placement surface S.

  The leg portion 7 includes a core portion 7a located at the center portion and a plurality of bulging portions 7b extending radially from the core portion 7a, and a portion facing the bottom wall 3 of the core portion 7a, each bulging portion 7b. At a portion facing the bottom wall 3, a protruding portion 7 c to be fitted into a fitting hole 3 b drilled in the bottom wall 3 is provided upright.

  The leg portion 7 is detachably attached to the seedling pot main body 1a so that the core portion 7a extends from the center of the bottom wall 3 to the placement surface S side and each wing portion 7b extends along the diagonal line of the bottom wall 3. It is done. One projection 7c standing on the portion facing the bottom wall 3 of the core portion 7a is erected on the fitting hole 3b in the center of the bottom wall 3 at the portion facing the bottom wall 3 of each wing portion 7b. Four projecting portions 7c to be fitted are fitted into the fitting holes 3b at the four corners of the bottom wall 3.

  The length C from the end of each protruding portion 7b to the center of the core portion 7a is configured to be shorter than approximately 33 mm, which is approximately half the diagonal length of the bottom wall 3, and is configured to be approximately 23 mm in this embodiment. Has been. That is, the length C of the protruding portion 7b is set so as not to jump out from the bottom wall 3 when the leg portion 7 is attached to the seedling pot body 1a (so as to be within the region of the bottom wall 3 in plan view). It is configured.

  Further, the height H2 of each bulging portion 7b (which can also be referred to as the height H2 of the leg portion 7) is from the inner surface of the bottom wall 3 to a position where the cross section of the inner surface of the side wall 4 substantially coincides with the outer surface of the bottom wall 3. The height is H3 (see FIG. 4) or less, and in this embodiment, the height is approximately 13 mm.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the accommodation, conveyance, and storage method of the some seedling pot 1 are demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in a state where three seedling pots 1 are stacked. In addition, in order to make an understanding of drawing easy, except for the seedling pot 1 of the uppermost layer, it is set as typical sectional drawing.

  The plurality of seedling pots 1 accommodates another seedling pot 1 in the storage space 5 of one seedling pot 1 and further stores another seedling pot 1 in the storage space 5 of the other seedling pot 1. As shown in FIG. 4, it is stored, transported and stored in a stacked state.

  When stored, transported and stored in such a stacked state, as described above, each seedling pot 1 has a height H2 of each wing portion 7b (which can also be referred to as a height H2 of the leg portion 7) as a bottom wall. 3 is configured to have a height H3 or less from the inner surface of the side wall 4 to a position where the cross section of the inner surface of the side wall 4 substantially coincides with the outer surface of the bottom wall 3, and in this embodiment, the height is approximately 13 mm. Further, the wing portion 7b is configured to fit within the region of the bottom wall 3 in plan view. In the seedling pot 1 of the present embodiment, the height H3 is approximately 19 mm, and the height H2 of each wing portion 7b may be equal to or less than the height H3.

  Therefore, before the bottom wall 3 of the other seedling pot 1 comes into contact with the inner surface of the side wall 4 of the one seedling pot 1, the legs 7 of the other seedling pot are connected to the inner surface or the bottom wall 3 of the side wall 4 of the one seedling pot. There is no contact with the inner surface. Similarly, before the bottom wall 3 of the other seedling pot 1 comes into contact with the inner surface of the side wall 4 of the one seedling pot 1, the leg portion 7 of the other seedling pot 1 is connected to the inner surface or the bottom wall of the side wall 4 of the other seedling pot. 3 does not contact the inner surface. Therefore, when storing, carrying, and storing a plurality of seedling pots 1 in such a stacked state, the seedling pots 1 can be stored in a space-saving manner in the stacking direction.

  As described above, according to the seedling pot 1, since the bottom wall 3 has the bottom wall hole 3a and the side wall 4 has the side wall hole 4b, the seedling pot 1 has sufficient ventilation for the seedling. It is possible to ensure drainage. Further, since the leg portion 7 extending from the bottom wall 3 to the placement surface S side is provided, if the leg portion 7 is placed on the placement surface S, the bottom wall hole 3a of the bottom wall 3 and the placement surface S are provided. A gap is formed between the two and the height of the leg 7. On the other hand, the root has a property of extending for water and hardly extending at a portion in contact with air. Therefore, even if the seedling pot 1 is placed on the soil D and moisture remains in the soil D, a gap is formed between the bottom wall hole 3a and the placement surface S. It is suppressed that the root of the seedling extends toward the soil D from the hole 3a for the bottom wall. Accordingly, the roots are not caught on the soil D, and the seedling can be easily taken out from the storage space 5.

  Next, the structure of the leg part 10 of 2nd Example is demonstrated. Fig.5 (a) is a top view of the leg part 10 of 2nd Example, FIG.5 (b) is a leg part 10 side view of 2nd Example. The leg portion 10 of the second embodiment is an alternative to the leg portion 7 of the first embodiment and, like the leg portion 7 of the first embodiment, stably supports the seedling pot main body 1a and has a bottom wall. The hole 3a is for pulling away from the mounting surface S.

  The leg portion 10 includes a cylindrical core portion 10a located at the center portion and a plurality of protruding portions 10b extending radially from the core portion 10a, and further, on a portion facing the bottom wall 3 of the core portion 10a. Is provided with a protruding portion 10c to be fitted into the fitting hole 3b formed in the bottom wall 3. In addition, when attaching the leg part 10 of this 2nd Example to the seedling raising pot main body 1a, it is drilled in the center part of the bottom wall 3 among the five fitting holes 3b drilled in the bottom wall 3. It suffices if one fitting hole 3b is formed.

  Note that the length and height from the center to the end of the core portion 10a of each wing portion 10b (corresponding to the length C and height H2 of the leg portion 7) are the same as those of the leg portion 7 of the first embodiment. It is configured. Even if it is made like the leg part 10 of 2nd Example, there can exist an effect | action and effect similar to the leg part 7 of 1st Example.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be easily made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  For example, the shapes of the leg portions 7 and 10 are not limited to those described above, and at least two protrusions having the same height as the leg portions 7 and 10 are formed on portions other than the peripheral portion of the bottom wall 3. You may comprise so that it may protrude above the mounting surface S side. In this case, the leg portion and the seedling pot main body 1a can be integrally formed.

  Moreover, in the Example mentioned above, the case where the leg parts 7 and 10 were attached to the seedling pot main body 1a was demonstrated so that the protruding parts 7b and 10b of the leg parts 7 and 10 extended along the diagonal direction of the bottom wall 3. However, you may attach the leg parts 7 and 10 to the seedling pot main body 1a so that the pair of sides which the bottom wall 3 opposes may be divided into two substantially equally by the protruding parts 7b and 10b of the leg parts 7 and 10.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the dedicated fitting hole 3b into which the protrusion 17c is fitted is formed in the bottom wall 3, but the bottom wall hole 3a is formed in a mesh shape on the entire bottom wall 3. A part of the bottom wall hole 3a may be used as a fitting hole for fitting the protrusion 17c.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the concrete numerical value was raised and demonstrated about the seedling pot 1, it cannot be overemphasized that it is not limited only to such a numerical value, and the bottom wall 3 and the hole 3a for bottom walls are also mentioned. The shape is not limited to a square, and may be a circle or a polygon.

It is an external appearance side view of the seedling pot of this invention. (A) is a top view of a seedling pot main body, (b) is a side view of a seedling pot main body. (A) is a top view of a leg part, (b) is a side view of a leg part. It is sectional drawing in the state which laminated | stacked the several seedling pot. (A) is a top view of the leg part of 2nd Example, (b) is a side view of the leg part of 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 Nursery pot 3 Bottom wall 3a Bottom wall hole (part of hole)
3b Fitting hole (part of hole)
4 Side wall 4a Side wall hole (part of hole)
5 Storage Space 6 Opening Surface 7, 10 Leg 7a Core 7b Raising 7c Protrusion S Mounting Surface

Claims (8)

A bottom wall, a side wall erected upward from the edge of the bottom wall, a space surrounded by the side wall and the bottom wall, and a storage space for storing seedlings and soil, and a soil in the storage space In a seedling pot provided with an opening surface formed by the upper edge of the side wall for putting seedlings and seedlings,
A hole formed in the bottom wall and the side wall;
A leg portion extending from the bottom wall to the mounting surface side is provided to form a predetermined interval between the hole drilled in the bottom wall and the mounting surface. A seedling pot.   The said leg part is provided with the core part extended from the center part of the said bottom wall to the said mounting surface side, and the several protrusion part extended radially from the core part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Nursery pot.   The length from the edge part of the said protrusion part to the said core part is comprised below the length from the edge part of the said bottom wall to the center part of the said bottom wall, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Nursery pot.   The seedling pot according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a projecting portion that is fitted into a hole formed in the bottom wall is erected on a portion of the core portion that faces the bottom wall. . The cross section of the inner surface of the side wall is substantially similar to the inner surface of the bottom wall, and is configured to continuously increase from the bottom wall side to the opening surface side,
2. The height of the leg portion is configured to be equal to or less than a height from the inner surface of the bottom wall to a position where the cross section of the inner surface of the side wall substantially coincides with the outer surface of the bottom wall. The seedling pot in any one of 4 to 4.   The seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the hole formed in the bottom wall is formed in a mesh shape.   The seedling pot according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the hole formed in the side wall is formed in a strip shape extending from the bottom wall side to the opening surface side.   The seedling raising according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the hole formed in the side wall is formed at a position spaced apart from the upper edge of the side wall. pot.

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