JP2010263813A - Plant cultivation container set and method for cultivating plant using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant cultivation container set with which an area efficiency is improved compared to the pot on pot method in the case of cultivating plants in large quantity using the cultivation method of progressing growth while superposing containers one by one. <P>SOLUTION: This plant cultivation container set to be used for plant cultivation includes: a multiple container unit formed of a plurality of containers adjacent to each other whose upper surface is opened and whose bottom wall has a plurality of vertically piercing holes; and a tray unit which is a container wider than the total bottom area of the multiple container unit and has an opened upper surface. This improves the area efficiency compared to the pot on pot method in the case of cultivating plants in large quantity using the cultivation method of progressing growth while superposing the containers one by one. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant cultivation container set and a plant cultivation method using the plant cultivation container.

  Conventionally, many methods have been proposed as methods for growing vegetables using containers such as pots and planters. One of those who made the invention according to the present application previously applied and registered is one of them (Patent Document 1). This uses a plurality of containers such as pots and planters that have an upper surface open and a communication hole on the lower surface, and the openings of the plurality of containers have different sizes. This is a cultivation method (hereinafter referred to as the “pot on pot method”) in which the soil mixed with fertilizer according to the growth stage is packed and the growth proceeds while being sequentially stacked, and a good cultivation result can be obtained.

Japanese Patent No. 2744210

  However, in the conventional cultivation method mentioned above, the space required for cultivation becomes large, so that a container is piled up. In addition, as the container to be placed on the lower side must be selected in order of large size, the cultivatable area where the cultivation target can be planted is the opening area of the smallest container used in the pot on pot method In addition, since the area required for the cultivation work is equal to or larger than the opening area of the maximum container used in the pot on pot method, there is a problem that the area efficiency is poor. That is, when a large amount of cultivation is attempted, there is a problem that the area necessary for the cultivation work becomes larger than the cultivatable area.

  The present invention solves the above problems, and can improve the area efficiency as compared with the pot on pot method when a large amount of cultivation is performed using a cultivation method in which growth is advanced while sequentially stacking containers. The purpose is to.

  The container for plant cultivation of the present invention is a container set for plant cultivation used for plant cultivation, wherein a plurality of containers having a top surface opened and a plurality of holes penetrating vertically in the bottom wall portion are adjacent to each other. A multi-container unit configured by the above, and a container having a top surface wider than a total lower area of the multi-container unit, and a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction formed in the bottom wall portion. The multi-vessel unit is placed on the upper side when the plant growing in the multi-vessel unit is in a predetermined state, and the multi-vessel unit is detached when the plant is in a specific state. The tray unit is provided.

  By having said structure, when carrying out a lot of cultivation using the cultivation method which advances growth, superimposing a container one by one, area efficiency can be improved compared with a pot on pot method.

That is, a method for cultivating a plant using the container according to the present invention (hereinafter pots).
According to the on-tray method), the number of containers required for large-scale cultivation is smaller than when using the pot-on-pot method. Can be made smaller than when the pot on pot method is used.

  The said multiple container unit is good also as a structure provided with the container holding | maintenance container provided with the some container accommodating part for arrange | positioning a some container adjacently.

  Each container constituting the multiple container unit includes a connecting means for connecting to another container, and the multiple container unit may be configured by detachably connecting a plurality of the containers. Good.

  Further, the plant cultivation method of the present invention is a plant cultivation method, wherein the growth stage of a plant to be cultivated is classified into a plurality of plants, and is a plant cultivation container used for plant cultivation, the upper surface being opened. And preparing a plurality of containers in which a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the bottom wall portion, filling the plurality of containers with a soil mixed with fertilizer according to the first growth stage, Alternatively, when seedlings are planted and the growth of the seeds or seedlings has reached the second growth stage, the plurality of containers are placed adjacent to each other on the soil according to the second growth stage, Thereafter, according to the growth of the plant to be cultivated, the plurality of containers are placed on the soil according to the growth stage, and when the plant to be cultivated satisfies a specific condition, the plurality of containers are Remove the container from the soil on which it was placed and let it grow I am characterized in.

  Cultivation in a state where the plurality of prepared containers are adjacent to each other, and when the growth of the seeds or seedlings has reached the second growth stage, the plurality of containers in the adjacent state according to the second growth stage It is good also as a structure mounted on soil.

  The upper surface is wider than the total lower area of the prepared containers, and a tray in which a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the bottom wall portion is prepared according to the number of the classified growth stages, When the growth of the seeds or seedlings has reached the second growth stage, one of the trays is filled with soil according to the second growth stage, and the plurality of prepared containers are overlaid on the tray, Thereafter, according to the growth of the plant to be cultivated, the growth may be advanced by superimposing the lowermost tray on the tray filled with the soil corresponding to the next growth stage.

  According to the present invention, when a large amount of cultivation is performed using a cultivation method in which growth proceeds while sequentially superimposing containers, the area efficiency can be improved as compared with the pot on pot method.

It is a top view which shows one Embodiment of the container set for plant cultivation which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of container set for cultivation of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of container set for cultivation of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of the cultivation method of the plant of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of the cultivation method of the plant of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of the cultivation method of the plant of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a top view of a plant cultivation container set 100 showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the plant cultivation container set 100 includes a plurality of containers 10 to 1N (N is an arbitrary positive integer) having an open upper surface, a container holding container 20, and a tray 30. In this example, the container 10 to 1N is adjacent to the container holding container 20 as a multiple container unit 50. Moreover, the container set 100 for plant cultivation which concerns on this invention does not limit the tray 30 to one, and may contain two or more.

  The container holding container 20 has a structure in which accommodating portions capable of individually accommodating a plurality of containers 10 to 1N are arranged in a matrix. However, the container holding container which concerns on this invention is not limited to this, What is necessary is just to be able to arrange | position the containers 10-1N adjacently and to enable many containers 10-1N to move at once. .

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multiple container unit 50. As shown in FIG. 2, the multiple container unit 50 of the present example is configured by arranging containers 10 to 1N adjacent to each other with a container holding container 20.

  The containers 10 to 1 </ b> N have a side wall part 21 and a bottom wall part 22. The bottom wall portion 22 is provided with a plurality of holes 23 penetrating in the vertical direction (vertical direction).

  The holes 23 not only allow the roots of the plant to extend from the inside of the container 10-1N to the outside when the container 10-1N is used for plant cultivation, but also inside the container 10-1N. It is formed so that moisture and various components contained in the filled soil can be discharged to the outside.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tray 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the tray 30 has a side wall portion 31 and a bottom wall portion 32. The bottom wall portion 32 is provided with a plurality of holes 33 penetrating in the vertical direction (up and down direction). Further, the tray 30 may be configured such that, for example, the bottom wall portion 22 has a horizontal extension / contraction mechanism so that the opening area is variable.

  Next, the cultivation method performed using the container cultivation container set 100 will be described. In this example, the case where the plant cultivation container set 100 includes the containers 10 to 13, the container holding container 20, and the tray 30 will be described as an example.

  First, the growth stage of the plant to be cultivated is divided into a plurality of stages. In this example, pepper seedlings were used as cultivation targets, and the growth stage of peppers from this state was classified into a first stage and a second stage. In addition, it was set as the "1st growth stage" until the root of a bell pepper fully rooted in the soil in the containers 10-13, and after that was set as the "2nd growth stage." In addition, bell pepper is a kind in which roots grow radially (lateral direction) among vegetables, and spinach and lettuce are classified into this. Moreover, you may divide the growth stage of cultivation object into two or more. In this case, for example, a plurality of trays 30 may be used.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the containers 10-13 of the multiple container unit 50 constituted by the containers 10-13 and the container holding container 20 are filled with the soil 90A suitable for the first growth stage, Plant seedlings. In this example, as the soil 90A, a soil with as little fertilizer as possible was used.

  When the growth is progressed using the multiple container unit 50 and the roots of green pepper are sufficiently rooted in the soil 90A, the tray 30 is filled with the soil 90B suitable for the second growth stage, and the multiple container unit 50 is Superimpose on the tray 30 (see FIG. 5). At this time, in order to prevent the soil 90B from being excessively compressed by the weight of the multiple container unit 50, for example, the tray 30 includes a support portion for supporting the multiple container unit 50 on the upper side. It may be configured. In this example, the soil 90B used was a mixture of red soil, compost, lime superphosphate, chemical fertilizer, and others.

  When the growth is progressed in this state and the fruits of the bell peppers are ripened as shown in FIG. 6 (A) and become suitable for harvesting, the multiple container unit 50 is placed in the tray as shown in FIG. 6 (B). Remove from 30.

  And if a green pepper is harvested after continuing cultivation of the plant by the multiple container unit 50 only for a predetermined period, a green pepper with little chemical component (nitrate ion) content (mg / kg vegetable weight) can be obtained. In addition, when the multiple container unit 50 was removed from the tray 30 and cultivation was continued for about one week only with water, it was confirmed that the nitrate ion concentration decreased by 40 to 80%.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the plant cultivation container set 100 used for plant cultivation has an upper surface opened, and the bottom wall portion 22 has a plurality of holes 23 penetrating in the vertical direction. The container 10 to 1N thus formed are adjacent to each other, and the upper surface opens wider than the total lower area of the multiple container unit 50 and penetrates the bottom wall portion 32 in the vertical direction. A container in which a plurality of holes 33 are formed, and plants (for example, bell peppers) growing in the multiple container unit 50 are sufficiently in a predetermined state (for example, the roots of peppers filled in the containers 10 to 1N). The multiple container unit 50 is placed on the upper side when the rooted state is reached, and the multiple container unit 50 is detached when the plant is in a specific state (for example, a state suitable for harvesting). Tray unit For example, since it has a structure characterized by including a tray 30), when carrying out a large amount of cultivation using a cultivation method in which growth proceeds while sequentially stacking containers, the area efficiency is higher than that of the pot on pot method. Can be improved.

  That is, according to the pots on tray method, which is a method for cultivating plants using the container according to the present invention, the number of containers required for large-scale cultivation is larger than when using the pot on pot method. Therefore, the difference between the cultivatable area and the area necessary for cultivation can be reduced as compared with the case where the pot on pot method is used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the multiple container unit 50 is configured to include the container holding container 20 including a plurality of container accommodating portions for arranging a plurality of containers adjacent to each other. 10 to 1N can be moved at a time, and the work burden of handling a plurality of containers can be reduced.

  In addition, each container (for example, container 10) which comprises the multiple container unit 50 is provided with the connection means for connecting with another container (for example, containers 10-13), and the multiple container unit 50 has a plurality of containers ( For example, it is good also as what is comprised by connecting containers 10-13) so that removal is possible. By setting it as such a structure, a variation can be given to an adjacent aspect.

  Moreover, in one Embodiment mentioned above, it is a cultivation method of a plant, Comprising: The plant for cultivation (For example, root root vegetables, such as a bell pepper) is classified into plurality, The plant cultivation container used for plant cultivation A plurality of containers (for example, containers 10 to 13) having a plurality of holes 23 formed in the bottom wall portion 22 and having a plurality of holes 23 penetrating in the vertical direction are prepared. When the soil (for example, soil 90A) mixed with fertilizer according to the first growth stage is filled, plant seeds or seedlings are respectively planted, and the growth of the seeds or seedlings reaches the second growth stage, the second A plurality of containers (for example, containers 10 to 13) are placed on the soil according to the growth stage (for example, the soil 90B filled in the tray 30) so as to be adjacent to each other. Depending on the growth, multiple A vessel (for example, containers 10 to 13) is placed on the soil according to the growth stage, and when a plant to be cultivated (for example, bell pepper) satisfies a specific condition (for example, in a state suitable for harvesting). When it becomes), since it was set as the structure characterized by removing from the soil in which several containers (for example, containers 10-13) were mounted, and making it grow, the area required for cultivation and the area required for cultivation Can be made smaller than when the pot on pot method is used.

  Moreover, in one Embodiment mentioned above, when it grows in the state (for example, multiple container unit 50) with which the prepared containers 10-13 were made to adjoin, the growth of a seed or a seedling reached the said 2nd growth stage. Moreover, since it is set as the structure which mounts the several container (for example, multiple container unit 50) of the adjacent state on the soil 90B according to a 2nd growth stage, it can reduce the work burden which handles many containers. become able to.

  In one embodiment described above, a tray having a top surface wider than the total lower area of the plurality of prepared containers and a plurality of holes 33 penetrating vertically in the bottom wall portion 32 is classified. Prepared according to the number of growth stages (for example, tray 30 when classified into the first and second stages), and when the growth of seeds or seedlings (for example, pepper seedlings) reaches the second growth stage, One (for example, the tray 30) is filled with the soil 90B according to the second growth stage, and a plurality of prepared containers (for example, the containers 10 to 13) are stacked on the tray 30. Depending on the growth, the bottom tray is placed on top of the tray filled with the soil corresponding to the next growth stage, so that the growth proceeds, so the soil corresponding to the growth stage of the cultivation target Can be used as much as you need .

  That is, the same effect as the pot on pot method can be obtained by sequentially using a plurality of trays 30 and overlapping them.

  According to the present invention, when a large amount of cultivation is performed using a cultivation method in which growth proceeds while sequentially superimposing containers, it is useful for improving the area efficiency as compared to the pot on pot method.

10 to 1N container 20 container holding container 21 side wall part 22 bottom wall part 23 hole 30 tray 31 side wall part 32 bottom wall part 33 hole 50 multiple container unit 100 container set for plant cultivation

Claims (6)

A container set for plant cultivation used for plant cultivation,
A multiple container unit constituted by a plurality of adjacent containers each having a plurality of holes formed in the bottom wall portion with a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction on the top surface;
A plant whose upper surface is wider than the total lower area of the multiple container unit and in which a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the bottom wall portion, and which grows in the multiple container unit And a tray unit on which the multiple container unit is placed on the upper side when the plant is in a predetermined state, and the multiple container unit is detached when the plant is in a specific state. Container set for plant cultivation. The container set for plant cultivation according to claim 1, wherein the multiple container unit includes a container holding container including a plurality of container accommodating portions for arranging a plurality of the containers adjacent to each other. 2. Each container constituting the multiple container unit includes a connecting means for connecting to another container, and the multiple container unit is configured by detachably connecting a plurality of the containers. The container set for plant cultivation described A plant cultivation method,
Classify the growth stage of the plant to be cultivated into multiple,
A plant cultivation container used for plant cultivation,
Prepare a plurality of containers in which the top surface is open and the bottom wall is formed with a plurality of holes penetrating vertically.
Filling the plurality of containers with soil mixed with fertilizer according to the first growth stage, respectively planting plant seeds or seedlings,
When the growth of the seeds or seedlings has reached the second growth stage, the plurality of containers are placed adjacent to each other on the soil according to the second growth stage,
Thereafter, according to the growth of the plant to be cultivated, the plurality of containers are placed on the soil according to the growth stage,
When the plant to be cultivated satisfies a specific condition, the plant is removed from the soil on which the plurality of containers are placed, and the growth is allowed to proceed. Cultivation is performed in a state where the plurality of prepared containers are adjacent to each other, and when the growth of the seeds or seedlings reaches the second growth stage, the plurality of containers in the adjacent state according to the second growth stage. The plant cultivation method according to claim 4, wherein the plant cultivation method is placed on the soil. The upper surface is wider than the total bottom area of the prepared containers, and a tray in which a plurality of holes penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the bottom wall portion is prepared according to the number of the classified growth stages,
When the growth of the seeds or seedlings reaches the second growth stage, one of the trays is filled with soil according to the second growth stage, and the plurality of prepared containers are stacked on the tray,
Thereafter, according to the growth of the plant to be cultivated, the growth is advanced by superimposing the lowermost tray on the tray filled with the soil according to the next growth stage. 5. A method for cultivating a plant according to 5.

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