JP3273340B2 - Seedling raising equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling raising apparatus for sowing and growing seeds such as vegetables or flowers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, indoor nursery has been practiced in ordinary households and the like using solid nutrient soil which is cultivated by absorbing water.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, cultivation was easily formed, but seeding, covering and irrigation were apt to be performed improperly, and indoor floors were liable to be stained by water or soil. There was a problem in handling.

[0004]

Accordingly, the present invention provides a seedling raising case for storing cultivation water at the bottom, a seedling raising tray for supporting the cultivation water at a position higher than the surface of cultivation water inside the seedling raising case, and a seeding tray for storing seeds. Prepared, it is configured so that the seeding tray is placed on the opening of the seedling tray top surface with nutrients,
By adding cultivation water to the seedling raising case, the watering operation can be simplified more easily than before, and by closing the seedling raising tray upper surface with the seeding tray, water evaporation from the seedling raising upper surface can be easily prevented by the seeding tray. And water supply after sowing can be reduced as much as possible, and furthermore, it is possible to easily prevent the nourishment of the seedling raising tray from falling on the indoor floor, etc., and sowing of vegetables or flowers using the seeding tray. It can be appropriately used, and can be easily used, for example, for raising seedlings of cell-molded seedlings, for display at a horticultural store, for a hobby of ordinary households, or for education of children.

[0005] A seedling raising case for storing cultivation water at the bottom portion, a seedling raising tray for supporting the cultivation water at a position higher than the cultivation water surface inside the seedling raising case, and a seeding tray for seeds are provided.
The seedling tray is placed on the upper surface opening of the seedling raising tray containing the soil, and the upper opening of the seedling raising and seeding tray is closed with a peelable non-breathable sheet. Only by peeling the sheet and sowing and raising seedlings to prevent transpiration of water from the seeding tray unused portion, the amount of water to be supplied to the seedling raising tray can be easily reduced by reducing the amount of transpiration water, and the size of the seedling raising case can be reduced. It is possible to easily perform downsizing, simplification of irrigation management in a dry environment, and the like.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a sectional front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a seed capsule and a sowing tray. A top open square box for storing cultivation water (1) in a square ring groove (2) on the bottom outer periphery. And a synthetic resin seedling raising tray (5) which is supported inside the seedling raising case (3) at a position higher than the surface of the cultivation water (1) via the middle bottom plate (4).
Seedling raising tray (5)
, The water supply cap (6) of the seedling raising tray (5) is removed to supply the cultivation water (1), and a plurality of pots (8) into which the soil (7) necessary for raising the seedlings are put are placed in the seedling raising tray (5). 5) The bottom opening of the pot (8) is closed with a root-preventing sheet (9) that is formed integrally with the root and prevents the roots of the seedlings from passing therethrough, and the end extends into the square ring groove (2). A water-absorbing sheet (10) such as gauze to be laid is laid on the upper surface of the middle bottom plate (4), and the cultivation water (1) sucked up by the water-absorbing sheet (10) is passed through the root opening sheet (9) from the bottom opening of the pot (8). So that it is supplied to the internal nourishment (7).

In addition, a seed covering (12) and a seed (13) such as vermiculite containing granular slow-release fertilizer (11) in an amount required for raising seedlings are encapsulated in a water-soluble seed capsule (14). A water receiving step (15) detachably fitted to an upper opening of the pot (8) and a seed capsule (1);
4) a seeding tray (17) made of a synthetic resin film having a seeding opening (16) into which a seeding opening (16) is placed, a diagonal linear cutting line (18) is formed on the tray (17), and the tray is cut through the cutting line (18). (17) is configured to be freely divided into two parts,
The relative corners of the tray (17) are bent upward to form a knob piece (19), and the seeding tray (17) is placed on the top opening of the seedling raising tray (8) containing the soil (7). Fit and fix, seed capsule (14) on sowing tray (17)
And water is injected to dissolve the capsule (14) to complete the seeding. After the seedlings have been raised, the seedling tray (17) and the nutrient (7) are grown together with the seedlings (20) by holding the knob pieces (19). The sowing tray (17) is taken out from the tray (8), divided and removed via a cutting line (18), and the seedling (20) is transplanted to a field or a planter.

Further, the air-impermeable sheet (21) is detachably attached to the upper opening of the sowing tray (17), and the upper opening of the seedling raising and sowing tray (8) (17) is peelable. Then, the sheet (21) is peeled off only at the portion where the seeding tray (17) is used, and the seed capsule (1
4) is placed in a sowing tray (17) for sowing and seedling raising, and the sheet (21) prevents water from escaping from the unused portion of the sowing tray (17).

[0009] Further, a soil-filling operation of putting the nutrient soil (7) into the pot (8), an operation of fixing the seeding tray (17) to the opening of the upper surface of the pot (8), and the formation of the seed capsule (14) are described below. It is performed mechanically in a factory and mass-produced, and the work of putting cultivation water (1) in the seedling raising case (3), and peeling off the air-impermeable sheet (21) and seed capsule (14) in the seeding tray (17) And the operation of pouring and dissolving the capsule (14) into water to complete the seeding and fertilizing cover soil. The cultivation water at the bottom of the seedling raising case (3) is passed through the water absorbing sheet (10). The seeds are supplied to the soil (7) of the pot (8), and the seeding tray (17) prevents transpiration of water from the soil (7) during the seedling raising. 3)
The seedlings (2
0) is grown, and after the seedlings are completed, the seeding tray (1
7), the seedling (20) is taken out from the seedling raising tray (5), the sowing tray (17) is divided and removed, and the seedling (20) is planted in a field or a planter.

As shown in FIG. 1, a waterproof sheet (22) is affixed releasably to the outside of the bottom of the pot (8), and the bottom opening of the unused portion of the pot (8) is closed with the waterproof sheet (22). Pot (8) waterproof sheet at the bottom (2
2) is peeled off, the inside of the seedling raising and sowing trays (5) and (17) is sealed with a non-breathable sheet (21) and a waterproof sheet (22), and the seed capsule (14) is put in the sowing tray (17) in advance. It is easy to store, and solidified soil obtained by solidifying and drying peat moss and bark (23)
Into the pot (8), water is injected to restore the solid soil (23), and the soil can be easily used as seedling raising soil.
As shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the seeding opening (16) of the seeding tray (17) is slightly smaller than that of the seed capsule (14), and the seed capsule (14) is closed so as to close the seeding opening (16). The water supply (1a) from the top opening of the seed capsule (14) is temporarily fixed to the water receiving step (15) formed on the upper side of the seed capsule (14), and water is supplied before the seed capsule (14) dissolves. 1a) is prevented from flowing down, and the seed capsule (14) is rapidly dissolved in water.

Further, FIGS. 4 and 5 show modified examples, in which a seedling raising case (3) and a midsole plate (4) are separately formed, and the seedling raising case (3) is formed by ribs (24) or columns (25). (3) The middle bottom plate (4) is detachably provided inside at a predetermined height inside, and the water absorbing sheet (1) is provided in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
0) and the seedling raising tray (5) are placed on the upper surface of the midsole plate (4),
It is configured to perform sowing and seedling raising.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a modified example, in which a planter-type seedling raising case (3) having an overflow hole (26) for discharging a predetermined amount or more of cultivation water (1).
The cultivation water is stored at the bottom of the vine, and the mushroom-shaped midsole plate (4) having the strut (25) is placed in the seedling raising case (3), and the Kanuma soil (27), fertilizer (28), peat moss (29), etc. are multi-layered. The solid nutrient (23) solidified in the above is placed on the upper surface of the midsole plate (4), poured into the solid nutrient (23) and restored, and the seed capsule (14) is placed on the upper surface of the restored soil (23). The seedlings (20) after the completion of the seedling raising of FIG. 1 are transplanted and grown on the soil (23) after restoration, and the cultivation water (1) is placed on the bottom of the seedling raising case (3). A water supply tank (30) made of see-through synthetic resin to be supplied is provided, and a hook (31) to be hooked on an opening edge of an upper surface of the seedling raising case (3) is formed integrally with the tank (30), and is provided outside the seedling raising case (3). The tank (30) is detachably locked, and the inside of the seedling raising case (3) is Tank (30) nursery cases the water inlet (32) for communicating the lower (3) sides of the water receiving tray (3
The lower end opening of a water injection pipe (34) formed in the 3) portion and detachably screwed and fixed to the lower part of the tank (30) is inserted into and supported by a water receiving tray (33), and when vegetables or flowers are cultivated during cultivation. The water level of the cultivation water (1) at the bottom of the seedling raising case (3) is increased by water transpiration from the surface of the soil (23) and the absorption of roots extending downward from the midsole plate (4).
When the water is lower than the lower end opening, the water (1) in the irrigation tank (30) flows down to the bottom of the seedling raising case (3), and reaches the height of the water injection pipe (34) at the lower end opening. ) The water level is always maintained and the water injection pipe (34)
Remove the irrigation tank (30) from the bottom opening of the tank (3).
0). The water receiving tray (33) is omitted, and the lower end opening of the water injection pipe (34) is inserted into the bottom of the seedling raising case (3) from the overflow hole (26) or the water supply port (32). Water can be supplied directly into the seedling raising case (3).
Needless to say, it is possible to easily supply water by attaching the tank (30) inside or outside the seedling raising tray (3) in FIG.

[0013]

As is clear from the above examples, the present invention provides a seedling raising case (3) in which cultivation water (1) is stored at the bottom.
And a seedling tray (5) for supporting the seedling case (3) at a higher position than the cultivation water (1) inside, and a sowing tray (17) for storing seeds (13). The seedling tray (17) is placed on the upper surface opening of the seedling raising tray (5). By placing the cultivation water (1) in the seedling raising case (3), the watering operation can be simplified more easily than before. At the same time, by closing the upper surface of the seedling raising tray (5) with the seeding tray (17), transpiration of water from the upper surface of the seedling raising tray (5) can be easily prevented by the seeding tray (17), and the amount of water supply after seeding can be reduced. The seedling raising tray (5) can easily prevent the soil (7) from falling on the indoor floor or the like.
The seeding of vegetables or flowers can be properly performed using 7), for example, for nursery training of cell-molded seedlings (20), for display at horticultural stores, for hobbies of ordinary households, or for children's education. It can be easily used for such purposes.

A seedling raising case (3) for storing cultivation water (1) at the bottom, and a seedling raising tray (5) for supporting the cultivation water (1) at a higher position than the cultivation water (1) inside the seedling raising case (3).
And a sowing tray (17) for storing the seeds 13), the sowing tray (17) is placed on the top opening of the seedling raising tray (5) containing the nutrient (7), and the seedling raising and sowing tray (5). ) The upper opening of (17) is closed with a non-breathable sheet (21) which can be peeled off. The sheet (21) is peeled off only at the portion where the seeding tray (17) is used, sowing and seedling are performed. Since the transpiration of water from the non-use part of the seeding tray (17) is prevented, the amount of transpiration water can be reduced and the amount of water supplied to the seedling raising tray (5) can be easily reduced, and the seedling raising case (3) can be made compact and compact. It can easily perform irrigation management in a dry environment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional front view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a seed capsule and a seeding tray.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory sectional front view showing a modification of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is an external front view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Cultivation water (3) Seedling raising case (5) Seedling raising tray (7) Cultivation (13) Seeds (17) Seeding tray (21) Non-breathable sheet

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoji Yamamoto 1-32 Chaya-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi Inside Yanmar Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (56) References Real Opening 2-70647 (JP, U) Real Opening 58-68847 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A01G 9/02 A01C 7/00 A01G 27/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seedling raising case for storing cultivation water at the bottom, a seedling raising tray for supporting the cultivation water at a position higher than the cultivation water surface inside the seedling raising case, and a seeding tray for putting seeds, and an upper surface of a seedling raising tray containing soil. A seedling raising device, wherein a seeding tray is placed on the opening. 2. A seedling raising case for storing cultivation water at the bottom, a seedling raising tray for supporting the cultivation water at a position higher than the cultivation water level inside the seedling raising case, and a seeding tray for putting seeds, and an upper surface of the seedling raising tray containing soil. A seedling raising device, wherein the seeding tray is placed on the opening, and the upper opening of the seedling raising and seeding tray is closed with a peelable non-breathable sheet.