JP3806732B2 - Plant growth container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is formed of a biodegradable material in a cylindrical shape, mainly planting tree seedlings in sandy areas such as sand dunes and desert areas, or seedlings of long-rooted vegetables such as long bean, gyudon and long radish This invention relates to a plant-growing container that is used by being embedded in a sand ground together with seedlings in order to plant and grow in the sand.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, seedling pots widely used for seedling of flower buds and vegetables are, as is well known, black vinyl chloride thin film sheets swelled into small flower pots by blow molding means, etc. For cuttings and nurturing, planting pots made of resin or unglazed wood are used only for direct sowing and direct insertion in the soil.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a seedling pot made of a thin synthetic resin sheet or a flower pot made of resin, since the inhalation, water absorption, and nutrients cannot be absorbed from the pot wall or pot wall, the roots are easily stuffy, and waiting for replenishment of nutrients by irrigation Therefore, it will be difficult to grow beyond the specified size, growth will be stagnant, and even if it is an unglazed pot, the seedling soil will be used as a seedling pot or pot when replanting to other large pots or upland fields. The roots of the seedlings and cuttings are apt to be damaged during the replanting operation, and it is inevitable that the growth after the replanting causes temporary growth failure. In addition, in the case of thin synthetic resin sheet seedling pots and resin flower pots, there is a concern that disposal when it becomes unnecessary after use will cause environmental pollution and pollution problems such as air pollution and soil pollution. Met.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention is capable of solving the above-mentioned problems that the conventional seedling pots and flower pots made of resin sheets have used, and as a seedling pot, a flower pot, a growing container for cuttings, etc. An object for plant growth that can be used as a container for seedling growth is to be provided here.
[0005]
Thus, the first object of the present invention is to grow and grow seedlings such as trees and long root vegetables even in sandy areas such as sand dunes and desert areas with little nutrients and low moisture. An object of the present invention is to provide a plant-growing container that can be used.
[0006]
The second purpose is a container that can grow and grow seedlings and seedlings in a predetermined size as a seedling container, and then embed the whole container in a predetermined fixed planting area to continuously grow and grow the seedlings. By covering the cylinder body and the outer periphery with a thin film with a long biodegradation period, the biodegradation period after embedding in the ground is suitable for the optimal period according to the type of seedling to be grown and the growth prediction of the seedling. The object is to provide an adjusted plant-growing container.
[0007]
The third purpose is to actively use unused and unused plant fibers that have been left in the wild as a waste material or to be discarded as a main material, and to form a biodegradable cylinder body. The tube itself that contacts the roots of the tube itself has fine pores, so that the seedling roots can grow without being steamed on the ground, and can grow directly and stably grow in a well-rooted state by eating directly into the fibers of the tube body. The object is to provide an inexpensive plant-growing container that can be produced.
[0008]
The fourth object is to use a mixture material such as carbonized fiber that exhibits a preservative effect in advance, or bone powder having a fertilizer effect in the plant fiber material that forms the tube body of such a fiber plant-growing container. An object of the present invention is to provide a plant-growing container capable of continuing good growth while receiving supply of fertilizer without causing root rot by mixing a suitable mixed material.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve these objects, the first configuration of the fiber plant growing container referred to in the present invention is formed into a cylinder by a plant fiber material, and is a cylinder having hydrophilicity and biodegradability. It consists of a main body 1 and a thin film cylinder 2 formed of a fiber thin film material and having water permeability and biodegradability. The biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 is longer than that of the cylinder main body 1. It is set to be maintained, and is configured to have a two-layer structure in which a thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1.
[0010]
Moreover, the 2nd structure is the cylinder main body 1 which was press-molded by the plant fiber material which mixed the bamboo fiber, the straw fiber, and the palm fiber as a main component, and was hydrophilic and biodegradable. And a thin-film cylinder 2 formed in a fiber-like thin film material and having water permeability and biodegradability, and the biodegradation period of the thin-film cylinder 2 is maintained for a longer time than the cylinder main body 1. It is set as mentioned above, and it is set as the structure currently formed in the two-layer structure formed by making the thin film cylinder 2 fit on the outer periphery of the said cylinder main body 1. FIG.
[0011]
3rd composition is cylindrical with the vegetable fiber material which mixed the bamboo fiber of 10-30% of weight ratio, the straw fiber of 60-20% of weight ratio, and the palm fiber of 30-50% of weight ratio as a main component. A cylindrical body 1 having a hydrophilicity and biodegradability, and a thin-film cylinder 2 having a water permeability and biodegradability. The structure which is set so that the biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 may be maintained for a long time as compared with the cylinder main body 1 and is formed in a two-layer structure in which the thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder main body 1 It is what.
[0012]
The fourth composition is a bone meal mixed with a vegetable fiber material in which bamboo fibers having a weight ratio of 10 to 30%, straw fibers having a weight ratio of 60 to 20%, and palm fibers having a weight ratio of 30 to 50% are mixed as main components.・ Pressurized in a cylindrical shape with a mixture of calcium-based material powder such as shellfish powder, chicken dung powder or both, and a small amount of urea, with hydrophilicity and biodegradability The cylinder main body 1 and the thin film cylinder 2 formed of a fiber thin film material and having water permeability and biodegradability are provided. The biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 is longer than that of the cylinder main body 1. It is set to be maintained for a period, and is configured to have a two-layer structure in which a thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1.
[0013]
The fifth configuration is a cylindrical shape made of a plant fiber material in which bamboo fibers, a boiled fiber of a grass family or legume plant, and a carbonized plant material obtained by carbonizing a plant material by heat treatment are mixed as main components. A cylinder body 1 which is pressure-molded and has hydrophilicity and biodegradability, and a thin film cylinder 2 which is formed of a fiber thin film material and has water permeability and biodegradability. A structure that is set so as to maintain the biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 for a long time as compared with the main body 1 and is formed in a two-layer structure in which the thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder main body 1 It is a thing.
[0014]
The sixth configuration is a plant fiber material in which bamboo fiber, a boiled fiber of a gramineous plant or a leguminous plant, and a carbonized plant material obtained by carbonizing a plant material by heat treatment are mixed as a main component, A cylinder that is hydrophilic and biodegradable, pressed into a cylinder by a mixed material that is a mixture of calcium-based material powder such as shellfish powder, chicken dung powder, or both, and a small amount of urea. It consists of a main body 1 and a thin film cylinder 2 formed of a fiber thin film material and having water permeability and biodegradability. The biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 is longer than that of the cylinder main body 1. It is set to be maintained for a period, and is configured to have a two-layer structure in which a thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In forming the tube main body 1 as referred to in the plant growing container of the present invention, it can be implemented as a bottomed tube having a bottom or only a tube without a bottom depending on the purpose of use. In addition, even if any one of the materials in the first to sixth configurations is used, the biodegradation period can be changed and adjusted by changing the thickness of the cylindrical wall 1a. Is. Moreover, a cylinder diameter and a cylinder length are suitably formed according to the kind, breed, etc. of growing seedlings. In addition, although it is versatile and preferable that the shape of the cylinder is a cylinder, for example, it can be implemented as a polygonal cylinder such as a hexagonal cylinder or an octagonal cylinder, and only the cylindrical body It is not limited to.
[0016]
On the other hand, even if it exists in the said thin film cylinder 2, it can be implemented as a thing with a bottomed cylinder or a thing without a bottom. In addition, as the material used, for example, a nonwoven fabric such as polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate, polyethylene succinate, and polyvinyl alcohol is preferable because it is inexpensive, but woven fabric, braided fabric, etc. It may be used. In the following, specific examples will be described.
[0017]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a plant-growing container according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tube main body 1 and a bottom member 11 as seen from the front upper direction. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the thin-film cylinder 2 as viewed from the front and showing the manufacturing means. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the thin film cylinder 2 as seen from the front upper direction. FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from above the front showing the uniting means of the cylinder body 1 and the thin film cylinder 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from above the front showing a state in which the thin film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1 to form a two-layer structure.
[0018]
First, as a first embodiment, materials and production means for a plant growing container suitable for use in growing tree seedlings will be described. Examples of materials for producing the tube body 1 of the plant-growing container include about 20 parts by weight of non-boiled bamboo fibers obtained by crushing and crushing bamboo, about 40 parts by weight of boiled straw fibers, Approximately 10 parts of roasted and / or carbonized buckwheat husk or tea husk or each of the plant fiber material mixed with about 40 parts by weight of palm fiber made of a tropical plant such as palm as a main component About 5 parts by weight of about 10 parts by weight of urea, about 10 parts by weight of urea (in addition to nitrogen, phosphoric acid, etc., magnesium, manganese, boron, etc. may be added) and bamboo vinegar or wood vinegar or both The mixture is mixed with an appropriate amount of water, and the whole is stirred and mixed uniformly and then kneaded into a mud.
[0019]
This molding material is preliminarily removed from excess moisture until it is in the hygroscopic softened state, put into a compression mold, and press molded at a temperature of 200 ° C. and a pressure of 3 kg / cm ² for 20 to 30 seconds. A cylindrical body 1 having a required diameter, a required wall thickness, and a required length as shown in FIG. 1 and a disk-shaped bottom member 11 having a required wall thickness are formed. As an example of the size, a cylindrical body 1 having an outer diameter of 100 mm and an inner diameter of 90 mm, that is, a wall thickness of 5 mm and a length of 300 mm, and a disk-shaped bottom member 11 having a thickness of 5 mm and a diameter of 90 mm are formed. To do. The bottom member 11 has a 10 mm drain hole 12 formed in the center of the disk. The bottom member 11 is fitted into one opening (the lower opening in the figure) of the cylindrical body 1 in a pressing manner.
[0020]
The cylindrical body 1 formed in this way has fine irregularities on its surface and has fine holes through which moisture and air permeate. It also has the property of biodegrading by microorganisms over time. It itself plays a role as a nutrient for growing seedlings along with decomposition.
[0021]
Next, an example of a material for manufacturing the thin film cylinder 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. As described above, polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate, polyethylene succinate, polyvinyl alcohol, etc. A nonwoven fabric 3a formed of a material having biodegradability is used. Here, for example, the non-woven fabric 3a of lactic acid polymer is folded in two as shown in FIG. 2, and the inner length thereof is a length substantially corresponding to the length of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 1, that is, 100 mm × π (circumference in the above example). Rate) + α (additional amount) at the place of sewing 300mm length 2b, cut with the length portion with the seam allowance, and the material 3b separately cut into a disk shape as the bottom member 21 and stitched with the seam allowance portion As shown in FIG. 3, it is formed in a cylindrical shape. The bottom member 21 is also assumed to have an X-shaped drainage cut 22 formed in the center of the disk.
[0022]
The thin-film cylinder 2 formed in this way is also provided with water permeability and biodegradability due to the relationship between the thin-film nonwoven fabric and the raw material. This biodegradation period is set so as to be maintained for a long period of time compared to the cylinder body 1.
[0023]
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, by inserting the tube main body 1 into the thin film cylinder 2 as shown by the arrow, the thin film cylinder 2 is placed on the outer periphery of the tube main body 1 as shown in FIG. A plant-growing container that is externally fitted to form an inner / outer two-layer structure is obtained.
[0024]
The plant-growing container thus obtained has a shape maintenance period after the seedling-growing soil is introduced when used on the ground, for example, the cylinder body 1 has an average of 60 to 80 days, and the thin-film cylinder 2 has an average of 2. The biodegradation period set to 5 to 3 years and embedded in the ground, for example, the cylinder body 1 is set to an average of 25 to 40 days, the thin film cylinder 2 is set to an average of 2 to 2.5 years, In this case as well, the biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 is set to be maintained for a long time as compared with the cylinder main body 1.
[0025]
As mentioned above, although the Example considered to be typical of this invention was described, this invention is not necessarily limited only to the raw material shown to this Example, It implements by adding another fiber raw material, a fertilizer, etc. suitably. The present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the present invention, achieving the above-described object, and having the following effects. is there.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the plant-growing container according to the present invention, in the case of growing tree seedlings, is left as it is after planting in the ground, so that both the tube main body and the thin film tube body Naturally decomposes along with the growth of the cultivated tree and can act as a fertilizer for the tree to promote growth. Also, for example, when growing long root vegetables such as long bean, beef bowl and daikon radish, the tube body naturally decomposes as it grows in the ground and acts as a fertilizer. It acts to regulate so as not to deform. Moreover, by harvesting the thin film cylinder at the time of harvesting, it is possible to harvest without damaging the harvested root vegetables. In particular, it is effective in planting trees and harvesting root vegetables on sandy soils with low nutrients and high dryness. It is.
[0027]
Further, in the plant growing container referred to in the present invention, since the main material constituting the cylinder body is a fiber, the plant growing container has fine pores, so that it is easy to have roots, and is suitable for the ground. The seedling root grows healthy without being steamed, and the root of the seedling eats directly into the fiber of the tube body, including the case where it is placed in the ground, and it grows stably and continuously in a well-rooted state. There is an effect that can. In addition, plant fibers as the main material can be reused from unused materials left in the wild as waste materials and fiber from discarded plants, and the entire container, including thin-film cylinders, can be returned to the soil after use. It also has the effect of helping to purify the environment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cylinder body.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining means for manufacturing a thin-film cylinder.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a thin film cylinder.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining means for assembling a plant-growing container.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a plant-growing container.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder main body 11 Bottom member 2 Thin film cylinder 21 Bottom member

Claims (6)

A cylinder main body 1 that is pressure-formed into a cylindrical shape by a plant fiber material and has a hydrophilic property and a biodegradability, and a thin film tube that is formed in a cylindrical shape by a fiber thin film material and has water permeability and biodegradability A two-layer structure comprising a body 2, which is set to maintain a biodegradation period of the thin-film cylinder 2 for a long period of time as compared to the cylinder body 1, and the thin-film cylinder 2 is externally fitted to the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1. A plant growing container. Cylinder body 1 that is pressed and formed into a cylindrical shape by a plant fiber material mixed with bamboo fiber, straw fiber, and palm fiber as main components, and a cylinder made of fiber thin film material. Formed of a thin film cylinder 2 having water permeability and biodegradability, which is set to maintain a biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 for a long period of time as compared with the cylinder main body 1, A plant-growing container having a two-layer structure in which a thin-film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of 1. It is pressure-molded into a cylindrical shape by a plant fiber material in which bamboo fibers having a weight ratio of 10 to 30%, straw fibers having a weight ratio of 60 to 20%, and palm fibers having a weight ratio of 30 to 50% are mixed as main components, It consists of a cylindrical main body 1 having hydrophilicity and biodegradability, and a thin film cylindrical body 2 that is formed of a fiber thin film material and has water permeability and biodegradability. A plant-growing container having a two-layer structure in which the thin-film cylinder 2 is externally fitted to the outer periphery of the cylinder main body 1 so as to maintain the biodegradation period of the thin-film cylinder 2 for a long time. Calcium, such as bone meal and shellfish powder, in a plant fiber material in which bamboo fiber having a weight ratio of 10 to 30%, straw fiber having a weight ratio of 60 to 20%, and palm fiber having a weight ratio of 30 to 50% are mixed as main components. A cylinder body 1 having a hydrophilicity and biodegradability, and a fiber, which is pressed into a cylindrical shape by a mixed material obtained by mixing a system material powder or chicken dung powder or an auxiliary material thereof and a small amount of urea. The thin film cylinder 2 is formed of a thin film material and is formed into a cylindrical shape with water permeability and biodegradability, and is set to maintain the biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 for a long time compared to the cylinder body 1 A plant-growing container having a two-layer structure in which a thin-film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1. Pressurized into a cylindrical shape with a plant fiber material that is made by mixing bamboo fiber, boiled fiber of a grass family or legume plant, and a carbonized plant material obtained by carbonizing the plant material by heat treatment. It consists of a cylinder body 1 having the properties and biodegradability, and a thin film cylinder 2 made of a fiber thin film material and having water permeability and biodegradability. A plant-growing container having a two-layer structure that is set so as to maintain the biodegradation period of the cylindrical body 2 for a long period of time, and the thin-film cylindrical body 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylindrical main body 1. Calcium-based materials such as bone powder and shellfish powder mixed with bamboo fiber, boiled fiber of grass family or legume plant, and carbon fiber plant material obtained by carbonizing the plant material by heat treatment. A cylinder body 1 having a hydrophilicity and biodegradability, which is formed by pressure molding into a cylindrical shape by using a mixed material obtained by mixing a raw material powder or chicken dung powder or both auxiliary materials and a small amount of urea, and made of fiber The thin film cylinder 2 is formed of a thin film material and has water permeability and biodegradability, and is set so as to maintain the biodegradation period of the thin film cylinder 2 for a long period of time compared to the cylinder body 1. A plant-growing container having a two-layer structure in which a thin-film cylinder 2 is fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder body 1.

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