JP3514713B2 - 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 cultivating container for use in high-level cultivation in which plants such as vegetables and flowers are cultivated at a position higher than the ground.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Agricultural crops such as strawberries have conventionally been so-called soil culture, in which seedlings are planted and grown along ridges formed on the ground of the cultivation area. A series of farm work is often performed in a middle waist or crouched posture and involves heavy labor such as transporting seedlings. In order to improve such working conditions, various containers for cultivation have been developed, and so-called high-level cultivation, in which agricultural crops are cultivated at a position higher than the ground, has been carried out.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional elevated cultivation apparatus. The high-growth cultivation device 60 includes a holding frame body 62 formed on a ground 61 of a cultivation place by combining pipe materials,
The cultivation soil 64 configured with the cultivation container 63 arranged on the holding frame 62, and the cultivation soil 64 filled in the cultivation container 63.
The plant 65 is cultivated.

When heating is required for forcibly cultivating the plant 65, the cultivation container 63 is filled by passing warm water through a warm water pipe 66 penetrating the cultivation container 63. The soil 64 thus prepared can be heated.

[0005]

In the case of the conventional high-growth apparatus 60 as shown in FIG. 6, the plants 65 are planted in a zigzag shape for the purpose of securing the sunshine and the like.
Paddy soil 64 to be filled compared to the number of plants 65 cultivated in 3
Due to the large amount of soil, a lot of labor and time are spent on filling soil. Further, since the cultivation container 63 filled with the soil 64 is considerably heavy, the work of arranging the cultivation container 63 on the holding frame 62 is also a heavy labor, which is a burden on the operator.

Further, the cultivation container 6 filled with the soil 64.
The holding frame body 62 that supports 3 needs to have a sturdy structure so as not to be deformed or destroyed by the load of the cultivation container 63 or the like, which causes an increase in the size of the material and the complexity of the structure, and the installation. Work and removal work will be difficult.

Further, in the case of the high-growth cultivation device 60, the plant 6 cultivated in the soil 64 filled in the cultivation container 63.
In No. 5, it is not possible to easily change the distance between plants during the cultivation period, so it is necessary to plant seedlings with the finally required distance between plants during planting work. Therefore, even when planting seedlings shortly after germination, it is necessary to secure a large necessary cultivation area in the end, and it requires a lot of labor and effort for watering, fertilizing, spraying chemicals or temperature control after planting. It consumes time and consumes a lot of energy.

[0008] The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the installation work of the cultivation device is easy in the high-growth cultivation, the filling work of the soil can be simplified and the efficiency can be improved, and the distance between the stocks can be easily increased during the cultivation period. It is to provide a container for cultivation that can be changed.

[0009]

The container for cultivation of the present invention comprises:
A container for high-rise cultivation, which is used by being locked to a support member composed of a plurality of rows of rods that are horizontally held at a position higher than the ground, and is a box-shaped cultivation medium with a parallelogram in plan view and an open top surface. It is characterized in that it is provided with an accommodating portion and an engaging portion formed on a side wall portion of the box-shaped culture soil accommodating portion and movably engaged with the support member.

With this structure, if a plurality of the cultivation containers are arranged along the supporting member horizontally held at a position higher than the ground, the cultivation soil supporting portion having a parallelogram shape in plan view is supported. It is possible to form a high-growth cultivation device having a structure in which a plurality of members are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the member, and by planting seedlings in the vicinity of both ends of these soil accommodating parts, plants are cultivated in a staggered arrangement similar to the conventional one. can do.

Therefore, since it is possible to form a high-level cultivation apparatus similar to the conventional one with a cultivation container having a cultivation medium storage area smaller than the conventional one, the installation work is simplified, and the cultivation soil filling work is simplified and streamlined. Can be planned. Further, since the cultivation container is movably engaged with the support member through the engaging portion, by moving the cultivation container along the support member, it is possible to easily change the inter-plant distance even during the cultivation period. You can

Further, in the cultivation soil accommodating portion of this cultivation container, both side walls in a position parallel to the supporting member are formed in a slanted shape so that the distance therebetween becomes narrower toward the lower side. This makes it easy to plant the seedlings by tilting them, and becomes a container for cultivation suitable for cultivation of plants in which root survival is improved by oblique planting.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a high-growth cultivation apparatus of a first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the high-growth cultivation apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a high-growth cultivation of FIG. It is a top view when the arrangement of the cultivation container is changed by the device.

In the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, two support members 14 are held in a horizontal state on a horizontal bar 13 supported by a plurality of columns 12 erected on the ground 11. A plurality of cultivation containers 15 are arranged in close contact with each other along the longitudinal direction of the support member 14.

The cultivation container 15 is formed in a box-shaped cultivating soil accommodating portion 16 having a parallelogram shape in plan view and an open upper surface, and upper edge portions of both side walls 18 of the cultivating soil accommodating portion 16, and the supporting member 1
4 is provided with a reverse U-shaped groove-shaped engaging portion 17 that is movably engaged with the bottom surface 4, and a plurality of through holes 20 for draining water are formed in the bottom surface 19.

As described above, by arranging a plurality of cultivation vessels 15 along the support member 14 which is horizontally held at a position higher than the ground 11, as shown in FIG. A plurality of portions 16 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the support member 14. Therefore, by filling each of the soil storage units 16 with the soil 21 and planting the seedlings 22 near both ends of the soil storage unit 16, the seedlings 22 can be grown in a staggered arrangement similar to that of the conventional high-cultivation apparatus. .

In the case of the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10, since it is possible to form the high-growth cultivation apparatus having the same function as the conventional one with the cultivation container 15 having the cultivation soil accommodating portion 16 smaller than the conventional one, the installation work is simple. Therefore, the filling work of the soil can be simplified and made more efficient. Further, since the cultivation container 15 is movably engaged with the support member 14 via the engaging portion 17, the cultivation container 15 is supported by the support member 1 as shown in FIG.
If the arrangement intervals of the seedlings 22 are widened by moving the seedlings 22 along with each other, the distance between the plants of the seedlings 22 can be easily changed even during the cultivation period.

Therefore, when the seedlings 22 planted in the cultivating soil accommodating section 16 are small, the cultivating containers 15 are closely arranged so that the arranging intervals of the cultivating containers 15 are gradually widened as the seedlings 22 grow. It is also possible to take various cultivation forms. That is, since the minimum necessary cultivation area at each time can be set by determining the arrangement interval of the cultivation soil accommodating portion 16 according to the size of the seedlings 22 and the growth situation, cultivation such as watering, fertilization, chemical spraying, and temperature management. Various work during the period can be rationalized. Also, even during the cultivation period,
Since the cultivation container 15 is attachable to and detachable from the support member 14,
When the seedlings 22 being cultivated are infected with a contagious disease, particularly a soil contagious disease, the container 15 for growing the infected seedlings 22
By removing the seedlings from the support member 14 and removing them together with the soil, it is possible to prevent infection of other seedlings 22 and to minimize the number of seedlings 22 lost.

In the cultivating soil accommodating portion 16 of the cultivating container 15, both side walls 1 at positions parallel to the supporting member 14 are provided.
8 has an inclined shape so that the mutual distance becomes narrower as it goes downward, so it becomes easy to plant the seedlings by inclining at the time of planting, and it is suitable for cultivation of plants in which root planting is improved by diagonal planting. ing.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, an elevated cultivation apparatus of the second embodiment will be described. In FIG. 4, members having the same structure and function as those of the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the high-growth cultivation apparatus 30 of the present embodiment, two sets of two supporting members 14 are arranged on the horizontal bar 13, and the cultivation containers 15 are arranged along the respective supporting members 14. ing. By using such a high cultivation apparatus 30, it is possible to increase the number of seedlings 22 to be cultivated per unit cultivation area and increase the yield.

In the high-growth cultivation apparatus 30, the upper surface of the arranged cultivation containers 15 is covered with the multi-sheet 31, and the sheet material 32 is arranged below the cultivation containers 15. Since the duct 33 is connected to the space surrounded by, it is possible to appropriately control the temperature by sending hot air or cold air through the duct 33 as needed. Other structures and functions are the same as those of the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10 of the first embodiment.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, another embodiment of the elevated cultivation apparatus will be described. In FIG. 5, members having the same structure and function as those of the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the high-growth cultivation apparatus 41 shown in FIG. 5A, the cultivation container 50 can be moved to the support member 14 through the engaging portions 52 formed on both side walls 51 of the cultivation container 50. Since it is locked, the support member 14 can prevent the side wall 51 from being deformed due to the pressure of the soil filled inside.

In the elevated cultivation apparatus 42 shown in FIG. 5B, the engaging portion 5 formed on the bottom plate 54 of the cultivation container 53.
Since the cultivation container 53 is movably locked to the support member 14 via 5, the bottom plate 54 can be prevented from being deformed or damaged by the weight of the soil or the like.

In the high-growth cultivation apparatus 43 shown in FIG. 5C, the cultivation container 56 can be moved to the support member 14 through the engaging portion 58 formed on the upper edge 57 of the cultivation container 56. Is locked to. According to this, one support member 1
Since the cultivation container 56 can be held in step 4, the structure can be simplified.

In this way, the cultivation containers 50, 53, 56
By changing the formation positions of the engaging portions 52, 55, 58 in the above, it is possible to obtain a reinforcing effect on the cultivation containers 50, 53, 56 and simplify the structure. Other structures and functions are the same as those of the high-growth cultivation apparatus 10 of the first embodiment.

[0028]

The present invention has the following effects.

(1) A box-shaped cultivating soil accommodating portion having a parallelogram in plan view and an open upper surface, and a side wall portion of the cultivating soil accommodating portion, which is movably engaged with a supporting member of a cultivation container. By having a configuration including the engaging portion, it is possible to form a high-rise cultivation apparatus having a structure in which a plurality of parallelogram-shaped cultivating soil accommodating portions are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the supporting member, and accommodating these cultivating soils. By planting seedlings near both ends of the part, plants can be cultivated in a staggered arrangement similar to the conventional one.

(2) Since it is possible to form the high-growth cultivation apparatus with a cultivation container having a smaller cultivation soil accommodating portion than the conventional one, the installation work is simplified, and the cultivation soil filling work can be simplified and made more efficient. . Further, by moving the cultivation container along the support member, the distance between the stocks can be easily changed even during the cultivation period.

(3) By arranging both side walls in a position parallel to the support member of the cultivation container so that the distance therebetween becomes narrower toward the lower side, the roots can be rooted well by oblique planting. It is suitable for cultivating plants.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a high-growth cultivation apparatus according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the elevated cultivation device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view when the arrangement of cultivation containers is changed in the high-growth cultivation apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the elevated cultivation device of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a high-growth cultivation apparatus according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional elevated cultivation apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

10,30,41,42,43 High cultivation equipment 11 ground 12 props 13 Horizontal bar 14 Support members 15,50,53,56 Cultivation container 16 Culture soil storage 17,52,55,58 Engagement part 18,51 Side wall 19,54 Bottom plate 20 through holes 21 Soil 22 seedlings 31 multi-seat 32 sheet materials 33 ducts

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container for high-rise cultivation, which is used by locking a plurality of support members composed of a plurality of rows of rod-shaped members horizontally held at a position higher than the ground, and has a parallelogram (only
However , except for the rectangle), and is located on the box-shaped cultivation soil accommodating part with an open top and the short side part of the box- shaped cultivation soil accommodating part.
And a engaging portion that is formed on a side wall portion that engages so as to be movable along the support member. 2. The cultivating container according to claim 1, wherein both side walls in a position parallel to the supporting member are shaped so as to be inclined so that the distance therebetween becomes narrower toward the lower side.