JPH0214379Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to the structure of the bottom surface of a cultivation container for sowing seeds such as daikon radish, bean sprouts, and radish to germinate and grow.

Conventionally, there have been cultivation chambers in which the bottom surface of this type of cultivation container is uneven to prevent the sown seeds from rolling or bunching up.

There were also cultivation containers that had a through hole in the bottom of the cultivation chamber to help roots grow.

However, it is impossible for the conventional cultivation containers mentioned above to retain water at a constant depth, so even if seeds are sown evenly on uneven surfaces, there are gaps in water replenishment and the seeds are kept uniform. It was impossible to germinate and grow the seeds.

The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional cultivation containers, and its purpose is to keep the water level at the bottom of the cultivation chamber constant at all times.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation container capable of uniformly germinating and growing seeds.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a container molded from a lightweight material such as styrofoam, and is divided into a large number of cultivation chambers 2. The size of the cultivation room 2 is set so that the unit cultivation amount, that is, the amount of vegetables grown therein is suitable for consumer demand, retail sales, etc.

Engagement protrusions 3 are formed at the tops of the four corners of the containers 1, and are configured to fit into engagement recesses 4 carved at the bottoms of the four corners when the containers 1 are stacked. The container 1 is designed to prevent the container 1 from shifting and collapsing.

As is clear from FIG. 2, a large number of protrusions 6 are protruded from the bottom surface 5 of the cultivation chamber 2. The protrusion 6
The height and spacing of the plurality of protrusions 6 should be such that the seeds surrounded by the plurality of protrusions 6 will not easily climb over the protrusions 6 or slip through between the protrusions 6 due to the movement of the container 1. good.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment in which a large number of depressions 7 are formed in the bottom surface 5 of the cultivation chamber 2. In this embodiment, some of the seeds S enter into the depressions 7 and are caught. It is now in a stable state and does not roll over even with slight agitation.

FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment in which the depressions 8 are square-shaped, and in this embodiment, roots are particularly easily entangled, and the seeds S can be supported in a stable state. Incidentally, the recess 8 may be formed to protrude conversely like the protrusion 6 in FIG. 2.

Further, if a water permeable hole 10 with a rising wall 9 is bored in the bottom surface 5 of the cultivation chamber 2, which has various irregularities formed as described above, as shown in FIG. When the water supplied inside the cultivation chamber 2 exceeds the upper end surface of the rising wall 9, it is discharged from the water permeable hole 10, so that the water level inside the cultivation chamber 2 is always kept constant.

Therefore, the cultivation container 1 configured as above
For example, when cultivating daikon radish, the seeds S are uniformly sown in each cultivation chamber 2 and floated in a water tank 11 as shown in FIG. This container 1 is made of a light material such as styrofoam, and has a sufficiently thick bottom plate, so that the upper end surface of the rising wall 9 of the container 1 is located at a higher position than the water level HL of the water tank 11.

In this state, when water is supplied into each cultivation chamber 2, the water level HL' floats in the water tank 11 while maintaining the height of the rising wall 9. In addition, the sowing period may be after supplying water into the cultivation chamber 2, or may be sown after germination.

When the amount of water in the cultivation chamber 2 decreases due to consumption or evaporation during germination and growth, water is replenished from above, but the amount of water that exceeds the rising wall 9 is automatically filled as described above. Since water is discharged from the permeable hole 10,
There is no need to precisely control the amount of water supplied.
Note that the water in the water tank 11 may be led into the cultivation chamber 2 through the water permeable hole 10.

Since the cultivation container of the present invention has a water permeable hole with a rising wall in the bottom of the cultivation chamber, when water is replenished into the container while the container is floating on the water surface and kept horizontally, The water level can be kept constant at all times, and the uneven bottom surface allows evenly distributed water to be supplied to the sown seeds without rolling or shifting, allowing for uniform germination and growth.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the cultivation container of the present invention, Figs. 2 A and B are explanatory diagrams showing the first embodiment of the uneven bottom surface, and Figs. 3 A and B are the second embodiment. FIG. 4A and B are explanatory diagrams showing the third embodiment, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the bottom plate of the container provided with water permeable holes, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the cultivation state. be. 1... Container, 2... Cultivation chamber, 3... Engaging protrusion,
4...Engagement recess, 5...Bottom surface, 6...Protrusion, 7...
... Depression, 8... Square-shaped depression, 9... Standing wall, 10
...Water hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cultivation container, characterized in that a cultivation chamber partitioned within the container that can be floated on a water surface has an uneven bottom surface and a water permeable hole having a rising wall higher than the unevenness.