JP2024047505A - Fertilizer bag with measuring cup - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] When applying granular fertilizer from a commercially available fertilizer bag to a vegetable field, there is no scale to measure the specified amount, so one is confused about how to obtain the required amount. One could use a kitchen scale to measure the amount, but measuring fertilizer on a food scale is unhygienic and one does not want to do this. One could also measure the amount very roughly by hand, but this tends to result in a large margin of error, so this is not acceptable. One would like to consider whether there are any good ideas to replace these. [Solution] A measuring cup with graduations is printed on the extension of one side of a quadrilateral fertilizer bag, and when applying fertilizer, the measuring cup is detached and used as a fertilizer measuring cup. [Selected drawing] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a measuring cup that accompanies a fertilizer bag containing granular fertilizer.

Generally, bags of commercially available granular fertilizers have a name indicating the characteristics of the fertilizer on the front of the bag, and instructions on how to use the fertilizer and the amount of fertilizer to be applied per unit area, which differs depending on the vegetable or flower, written on the back. However, people who are not familiar with growing vegetables and other plants do not know what the weight indicated on the bag means or how to obtain the specified weight. Of course, it is possible to do this by bringing a scale, but in an ordinary household, the only scales that can measure in small units of about 10 grams are kitchen scales. However, it is hesitant to use a kitchen scale used to measure food to measure fertilizer from a hygienic point of view. Since there is no other option, people usually end up measuring the amount by hand in a very rough manner.

However, when using the rough measuring method described above, the amount measured out will vary depending on the person, time, and place, and even if a person applies a rough estimate, it is not clear whether the amount of fertilizer applied is optimal for the plants. It is said that if too little fertilizer is applied to vegetables, they will not grow, and if too much is applied, they will wither and other problems will occur. Naturally, there is a big difference between full-time farmers who know the appropriate amount based on experience and amateurs in vegetable cultivation who apply fertilizer by intuition for both hobby and practical purposes, so it is very important to apply the correct amount of fertilizer.

JP 2007-326748 A

Although the standard amount of fertilizer to be applied is indicated on the fertilizer bag, almost no one strictly adheres to the standard, and most people usually apply fertilizer by intuition. The present invention aims to enable anyone, whether professional or hobbyist, to apply the appropriate amount of fertilizer to crops according to the same standard, regardless of when or who does it.

In order to solve the above problem, the idea described in claim 1 is to print one or more measuring cups with markings connected to an extension of one side of a quadrilateral fertilizer bag having two sides, front and back, for containing granular fertilizer, and then to obtain the required number of measuring cups by cutting the bag along the boundary line of the one side and each of the multiple measuring cups.

The aim of this invention is to make it possible for a person to go to a vegetable garden to apply fertilizer without worrying about how to measure the weight of the fertilizer, as long as he or she takes the fertilizer bag he or she has purchased with him or her, and to measure the appropriate amount of fertilizer at any time using the measuring cup attached to the fertilizer bag. For example, take a granular fertilizer bag sold by Company A that contains 5 kg. The size of the fertilizer part is about 38 cm long and 28 cm wide. If a measuring cup with a width of about 10 cm is connected vertically to the fertilizer bag and glued around the periphery, a long and thin sealed bag with two sides, front and back, is formed, which is 28 cm long and 10 cm wide. By cutting this in two in the middle, two measuring cups containing 200 g each, each 14 cm long and 10 cm wide, can be made.

If you cut a measuring cup in half, the two measuring cups will have an open fertilizer inlet at the top, so the text printed on both measuring cups needs to be printed in the opposite direction so that it can be read toward the inlet of the fertilizer bag. The same rule applies when printing four measuring cups at the same time.

The idea described in claim 2 is that the material of the measuring cup connected to the fertilizer bag is transparent or semi-transparent, or a material that can be made transparent or semi-transparent by bleaching.

The measuring cup is marked with graduations in 50g increments from 50g to 200g, and is used to measure the weight of the granular fertilizer, but when you scoop the granular fertilizer from the fertilizer bag into the measuring cup, it is difficult to tell exactly how many grams are in it just by looking at it from above. Therefore, it is necessary to use a transparent or semi-transparent material for the measuring cup so that the amount can be seen immediately when looking at it from the side. If for some reason it is not possible to use a transparent or semi-transparent material, it is best to make at least the graduations on the measuring cup transparent or semi-transparent by bleaching it.

In explaining the present invention, a 5 kg bag of organic compound fertilizer sold by domestic company A was used as an example. According to the fertilization instructions, the amount of base fertilizer and top dressing to be applied to vegetables and flowers ranges from 40g to 260g per ^m2 , so the measuring cup is marked with four levels in 50g increments from 50g to 200g, which can be used universally. If the amount of fertilizer deviates from these four levels, it can be handled by increasing or decreasing it by eye as appropriate.

When preparing base fertilizer for the soil in preparation for planting vegetables in a vegetable garden or applying additional fertilizer after planting, a measuring cup for measuring the appropriate amount of granular fertilizer is always attached to the fertilizer bag, so there is no need to search for a measuring tool and the appropriate amount of fertilizer indicated on the fertilizer bag can be easily obtained.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the measuring cup of the present invention when granular fertilizer is placed in the measuring cup.

As shown in Fig. 1, the present invention is structured to include a fertilizer bag 1 containing granular fertilizer 5 and a measuring cup 2 connected to it, and is a system in which a measuring cup is always included when a bag of fertilizer is purchased. Although they are all called granular fertilizers, the weight per unit volume naturally differs because the color and shape of the granules and the fertilizer ingredients vary slightly depending on the manufacturer. For example, even if it is the same 200cc cup of fertilizer, there will be a difference between fertilizers from Company A and fertilizers from Company B. Therefore, since a measuring cup attached to a fertilizer bag from Company A cannot be used for different types of fertilizer, it is basic to attach a cup based on a unique measuring standard for each brand.

This method uses the measuring cup 2 shown in Figure 1, but the boundary between the fertilizer bag 1 and the measuring cup 2 is glued with an adhesive surface 6, and they cannot be separated as they are, so they must be cut along the cut line 3 with scissors or a knife. If you want to measure up to 200g of the capacity of the measuring cup 2, you can make two measuring cups 2 by cutting scissors in the center as described above. If you can get two measuring cups, two people can use them at the same time, so in most cases fertilization will be completed in time. If you make a cut line with a sewing machine instead of the cut line, you can also cut the cup by hand, which may be convenient as you do not need scissors.

1, in the fertilizer bag with measuring device 1 of the present invention, the bag material of both the fertilizer bag 1 and the measuring cup 2 is glued at the center of the back surface, so there are only folded surfaces of the bag material on both sides of the fertilizer bag 1 and both bottom sides of the measuring cup 2, and no adhesive surfaces. The border between the fertilizer bag 1 and the measuring cup 2 is glued to a width about twice as wide as the other adhesive surfaces, in order to leave adhesive areas on both sides when the cup is separated.

2 shows granular fertilizer 5 contained in a fertilizer bag 1 poured into a measuring cup 2, but when this measuring cup 2 is viewed from above, it is difficult to tell whether the fertilizer contains 200 g, 150 g, or somewhere between 150 g and 200 g. Therefore, it is desirable for the material of the measuring cup 2 to be transparent or semi-transparent so that the amount of the contents can be seen when looking at the measuring cup 2 from the side.

It is often said that vegetable cultivation starts with soil preparation, but let's take a specific fertilizer bag 1 as an example to trace the actual fertilization method using a measuring cup 2 of granular fertilizer 5. For convenience, let's explain using the example of tomato cultivation using organic chemical fertilizer from Company A. First, to prepare the soil before planting tomatoes, it is necessary to thoroughly mix 160g of granular fertilizer 5 per ^m2 (the amount of granular fertilizer to prepare as base fertilizer for tomatoes is written on the fertilizer bag) with the soil. The method for this is described below.

Fertilizer used to prepare the soil before planting tomato seedlings is called base fertilizer, and the process of making base fertilizer is as follows. First, how do you measure out 160g of granular fertilizer 5? Measuring cup 2 separated from fertilizer bag 1 has graduations 4 marked at 50g intervals from 50g to 200g, so first fill one measuring cup 2 with granular fertilizer 5 up to the 150g graduation 4. By measuring the remaining 10g by eye and adding more, you can get approximately 160g of granular fertilizer in the measuring cup, which you can mix well with the soil to use as base fertilizer.

Once the soil has been prepared, it is time to plant the tomato seedlings. Although it is fun to sow seedlings from seed and grow them, it is easier to buy seedlings from a store. Seedlings made by local farmers are said to grow well in the local climate, so it is recommended to buy them from agricultural cooperatives or the gardening section of large retail stores.

Once you have the seedlings, it's time to start planting them. Remove the seedlings from their plastic pots and plant them in a sunny spot, leaving plenty of space between them. As tomatoes grow, they will bear fruit and become heavier, so it's a good idea to set up supports from the time the seedlings are planted. After planting, there will be other care to do, such as removing side shoots and applying fertilizer, but here we'll only cover the process up to planting the seedlings and won't go into details after that.

1...Fertilizer bag 2...Measuring cup 3...Cutting line 4...Measuring scale 5...Granular fertilizer 6...Adhesive surface

Claims (2)

This fertilizer bag with measuring cups is characterized in that one or more measuring cups with graduations are printed on the extension of one side of the quadrilateral fertilizer bag having two sides, front and back, for containing granular fertilizer, and the bag is cut off at the boundary line of the side and the plurality of measuring cups to obtain the required number of measuring cups. 2. The fertilizer bag with measuring cup according to claim 1, wherein the measuring cup connected to the fertilizer bag is made of a material that is transparent or semi-transparent or can be made transparent or semi-transparent by bleaching.

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