JP3012811B2 - Cultivation container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cultivation on a raised floor such as cultivation of strawberries and leafy vegetables and cultivation of flowers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cultivation of strawberries and leafy vegetables has conventionally been carried out in soil cultivation. However, a series of operations from raising seedlings to harvesting involves a lot of work in a squatting and crouched posture, and It involves heavy labor, such as transporting goods. In order to improve such working conditions, improvement of a container for cultivation and cultivation by standing work, that is, so-called high-floor cultivation are partially performed.

[0003] The present applicant has also developed a cultivation container for growing strawberries and leafy vegetables, which requires a small amount of cultivation soil and has good root growth, and also has an apparatus for holding the cultivation container and watering and fertilization. (Act 6-1)
No. 6495). FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the cultivation container on which the auxiliary device is set is held by a holding device.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 60 denotes a holding device; 61, a frame of the holding device;
Is a tapered cylindrical cultivation container, and 72 is an auxiliary tool for watering and fertilizing. By holding the cultivation container 71 with the holding device 60 in this manner, cultivation work can be made more efficient and working conditions can be improved.

[0005] Various other means can be considered as means for holding the cultivation container at a high place. The present applicant holds and holds a cultivation container in which a plurality of container bodies are connected by a connecting member on a stand. Developing means for doing so
Filed a patent application.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a cultivation apparatus according to the above-mentioned prior application. FIG. 8A shows the upper part of two synthetic resin container bodies 81a and 81b connected by a connecting member 82. The cultivation container 80 is locked with a locking frame 90 of the holding device at an interval, and (b) of the figure shows a part of the upper end of ten container bodies 101 made of synthetic resin. The cultivation container 100 in which the container body groups 102a and 102b are formed continuously and the ten container bodies 101 are linearly connected, and the upper parts of the container body groups 102a and 102b are connected by the connecting member 103, Locking frame 11 for holding device
It is locked at zero intervals.

The cultivation by the cultivation apparatus can be applied when it is permissible to dispose the cultivation containers close to each other, and the conventional single unit can be moved to one locking position by one locking operation. Since two or ten cultivation containers can be locked, the efficiency of the locking operation of the cultivation containers can be increased.

[0008]

However, in the above raised-bed cultivation apparatus, the filling operation of the cultivation soil into the container body is performed for each container body regardless of whether the cultivation container is a single container or a connected container. And the work of filling the soil into many container bodies was very time-consuming.

Further, in order to hold the cultivation container on the holding device, it is necessary to install a large number of locking frames in addition to the columns as the holding device, and there is a problem that the cost of the holding device is increased. Further, it is necessary to form a locking piece or the like for locking the locking frame on the cultivation container side,
This is also a factor that increases the production cost of cultivation containers.

Furthermore, the work of attaching and detaching the cultivation container to and from the locking frame requires a long time when the number of cultivation containers is large, which imposes a heavy burden on the operator.

The problem to be solved in the present invention is to facilitate the work of filling the cultivation container with the cultivation soil, and to facilitate the work of attaching and detaching the cultivation container to and from the holding device for the cultivation container. The aim is to reduce costs.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for cultivating a raised floor according to the present invention, comprising filling a cultivation container having a plurality of openings formed at intervals in a longitudinal direction of a cylindrical container with cultivation soil. The cultivation container is installed on a gantry with the opening facing upward, and plants are cultivated in the opening.

The cultivation container of the present invention for carrying out the above-described cultivation method is provided with a plurality of openings at intervals in the longitudinal direction of a cylindrical container having at least one open end, and the open end is provided. It is a synthetic resin cultivation container provided with a lid for closing a part and a lid for closing the opening.

The cylindrical container has a cross section of a circle, an ellipse, a semicircle, a polygon, or the like. The size of the cross section is such that the distance between the outer wall on the side where the opening is provided and the outer wall on the side facing the opening is different. The size of the cultivated plant cultivated in the opening should be large enough to secure the length required for root growth. The overall length of the cylindrical container is appropriately set in relation to the mount on which the cultivation container is installed. The distance between the openings is set so that the roots of the plants cultivated in the adjacent openings are not entangled with each other. For example, when growing strawberries using a cylindrical container having a circular cross section, the inner diameter of the cylindrical container is about 150 to 250 mm, the total length is about 1 to 3 m, and the interval between the openings is about 150 to 250 mm. .

Further, at least one end of the cylindrical container is opened, and the soil is filled into the cylindrical container from the opened end. After filling with the soil, the open end is closed with a lid. The lid for closing the open end is for preventing the cultivation soil from overflowing from the end during cultivation, and is attached and detachable by a fitting type, a screw type or the like.

A lid for closing the opening of the cylindrical container is provided to prevent the soil from overflowing from the opening when filling the soil into the container body. When filling with soil, the opening is closed, and during cultivation, it is retracted or removed to open the opening.

Further, in the cylindrical container, holes for draining water can be appropriately provided on the outer wall on the side opposite to the outer wall on which the opening is provided and / or on the end surfaces or the lids at both ends.

When cultivating a plant using the above-described cultivation container, first, cover the opening of the cylindrical container, fill the container with the cultivation soil from the open end, and then cover the open end. To prevent the soil from overflowing. Next, the cultivation container is placed on a gantry with the opening side of the cultivation container filled with the cultivation soil facing upward, and the lid of the opening is retracted or removed to open the opening. Plants are cultivated by sowing plant seeds or planting small seedlings on the soil exposed at the opening.

Here, the cultivation container may be installed in a horizontal state or may be installed at an angle. When installed at an angle, when the root of the plant to be cultivated at the opening extends and hits the inner wall of the container, it will extend downward along the inner wall of the inclined container, and the root of the adjacent cultivated plant will be extended. There is an advantage that entanglement is eliminated.

[0020]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view showing a use state.

In this embodiment, a cultivation soil is filled in a cylindrical cultivation container having a plurality of openings formed therein, and the cultivation container is placed on a gantry with the openings facing upward, and plants are cultivated in the openings. It is stilt cultivation.

Cultivation container 10 used in this embodiment
A plurality of openings 12 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of a cylindrical container 11 having one open end, a lid 14 for closing the open one end, and a lid for closing the opening 12. 15 is a cultivation container made of vinyl chloride.

The size of the cylindrical container 11 is about 200
mm, the total length is about 2.5 m, and the interval between the openings is about 250
mm, the inner diameter of the opening is about 100 mm. Cylindrical container 11
Is open at one end and closed at the other end. As shown in FIG. 3, stoppers 13 are provided at both ends so that the whole cultivation container 10 does not rotate when the cultivation container 10 is installed on the gantry 40.

The opening 12 is an opening formed in the cylindrical container 11 so as to have a circular shape in plan view.
When the soil is filled with the soil, the soil is exposed at the opening 12, and the plant is cultivated using the opening 12.

The lid 14 is a lid for closing the open end of the cylindrical container 11, and after filling the cylindrical container 11 with the soil from the open end, the lid 14 is fitted into the open end to open. Close the end. Further, the lid 15 is a lid for closing the opening 12, and when filling the soil into the cylindrical container 11, the lid 15 is slid to close the opening 12, and after the filling of the soil is completed, During the cultivation, the shed is evacuated and the opening 12 is kept open.

When cultivating a plant using the cultivation container 10, first, the lid 15 of the cylindrical container 11 is slid to close the opening 12, and the cylindrical container 11 is opened and the open end is closed. Fill the container with the soil. Thereafter, the open end is closed with a lid 14, and the cultivation container 10 is placed in a horizontal state and placed on a gantry 40 as shown in FIG. The gantry 40 is formed with a concave portion 41 for placing both ends of the cultivation container 10, and a step 42 is formed at a position where the stopper 13 of the cultivation container 10 abuts. It is fixed so as not to move in the direction and the circumferential direction.

Thereafter, the lid 15 is slid to open the opening 1.
2 is opened to expose the cultivated soil in this part, and the plant is cultivated by sowing a plant seed or planting a small seedling in the cultivated soil. During cultivation, the opening 12 is kept open, and irrigation and fertilization are also performed through this opening. Excess water during irrigation is drained from a drain hole (not shown).

As described above, according to the cultivation container 10 of the present embodiment, since one cultivation container 10 corresponds to nine single cultivation containers, the production cost of the cultivation container can be relatively reduced. . In addition, the work of filling the cultivation soil into the cylindrical container 11 is easy, and the work of attaching and detaching the cultivation container 11 to and from the gantry 40 is also easy. Operations at a stage after the cultivation container 10 is attached to the gantry 40, for example, operations such as trimming and harvesting of lower leaves, harvesting, and the like can be easily performed while standing or sitting on a chair.

Further, the facility costs including the cultivation container and the holding device are also inexpensive, and can be easily introduced by ordinary farmers.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The cultivation container 20 in the present embodiment is provided with a plurality of openings 22 at intervals in the longitudinal direction of a rectangular cylindrical container 21 having both open ends, and a lid 23 and an opening for closing the open both ends. It is a cultivation container made of vinyl chloride provided with a lid 24 for closing the part 22.

The size of the rectangular cylindrical container 21 is such that one side of the square is about 150 mm and the total length is about 2 m, the interval between the openings is about 250 mm, and one side of the square opening is about 100 mm. Both ends of the rectangular cylindrical container 21 are open so that the rectangular cylindrical container 21 can be filled with soil from both ends.

The cultivation container 20 of the present embodiment can be used for raised floor cultivation in the same manner as the cultivation container 10 of the first embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained. In particular, since the cultivation container 20 of the present embodiment has a square cross section, it has good stability when it is installed on a gantry, and has an advantage that it can be easily filled with cultivated soil because it is open at both ends.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The cultivation container 30 according to the present embodiment is a cylindrical container 3 having a semicircular cross section with an open end.
A plurality of openings 32 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction, and a lid 33 for closing an open end and a lid 34 for closing the opening 32 are provided. Container.

The size of the semicircular cylindrical container 31 is such that the length of the semicircular chord is about 200 mm, the total length is about 2 m, the interval between the openings is about 250 mm, and one side of the circular opening is about 150 mm.
It is. One end of the semicircular cylindrical container 31 is open,
Fill the soil from the open end. The lid 34 is of a fitting type, and is attached to the opening 32 only when filling with soil, and is removed during cultivation.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the stands 51 and 52 are provided with a difference in height, and the cultivation container 30 is installed at an angle. By inclining the cultivation container 30, when the root of the plant to be cultivated in the opening 32 extends and hits the inner wall of the semicircular cylindrical container 31, it will extend downward along the inclined inner wall, This has the effect of eliminating entanglement with the roots of adjacent cultivated plants.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since a cultivation container having a plurality of openings formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container is used, one cultivation container corresponds to a plurality of single cultivation containers. In addition, the production cost of the cultivation container can be relatively reduced.

(2) A plurality of openings are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container having at least one open end, a lid for closing the open end, and a lid for closing the opening. By using the cultivation container provided with the cultivation container, the operation of filling the cultivation container with the cultivation soil is facilitated, and the operation of attaching and detaching the cultivation container to and from the mount is facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state of the cultivation container of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cultivation container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a use state of the cultivation container of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional cultivation container holding device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a cultivation apparatus according to the earlier application of the present applicant.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20, 30 Cultivation container 11, 21, 31 Cylindrical container 12, 22, 32 Opening 13, 14, 23, 24, 33, 34 Lid 15 Stopper 40, 51, 52 Mount 41 Depression 42 Step

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cylindrical container having at least one open end.
When a plurality of openings are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of
A lid for closing the open end; and
Cultivation container made of synthetic resin with a lid for closing the opening
vessel.