JPH04237441A - Fertilizer supply container and method for supplying fertilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To readily carry out fertilizer supply and enable also injection of a chemical, etc., by housing an inner cylinder in a close contact state in an outer cylinder having the tip hermetically closed in a conical shape and mutually conforming plural holes formed on the peripheral surfaces of both the cylinders by rotation of the inner cylinder. CONSTITUTION:An inner cylinder 3 is housed in an outer cylinder 2 and the tip 4 of the outer cylinder is hermetically closed in a conical shape for inserting into soil. Plural hole parts 6 are formed in the outer cylinder and plural hole parts 7 are provided at positions communicating with the hole parts 6 in the inner cylinder in its state housed in the outer cylinder corresponding thereto. Thereby, not only fertilizer supply but also water supply and injection of a chemical can be performed to supply an adequate amount of oxygen into soil.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for fertilizing plants and a method for fertilizing plants. More specifically, it relates to a container that is convenient to handle and can easily supply fertilizing ingredients and chemicals such as pest control agents into the soil held in a planting container such as a flowerpot, and a fertilization method using the container. .

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION When planting plants in flowerpots or the like, in order to ensure healthy growth of the plants, it is necessary to take various precautions, such as supplying an appropriate amount of water and nutrients, and exterminating pests.

For example, it is a daily experience that the soil on the surface of a flower pot hardens as moisture and fertilizers are supplied, but if left as it is, it will have a negative effect on plant growth, so the soil on the surface of a flower pot becomes hard. It is necessary to replace or sometimes dig up the surface to soften the surface. In addition, when fertilizing, we dig up the compacted soil and mix the fertilizer and soil, or we take the plants out of their pots and repot them, etc.
Planting requires a lot of effort. This kind of effort is
It's easy to forget in our busy daily lives, and some of the work is difficult for amateurs, so plants may die due to carelessness.

[0004] Various planting tools have been devised for the purpose of reducing such daily work. For the purpose of fertilizing or exterminating pests, there are, for example, spray-type fertilizers filled with liquid fertilizer or pest control agents, and containers made of glass or plastic sealed with these ingredients that are inserted into the soil. However, these products achieve a single purpose, such as fertilization or pest control, and in these days when fluorocarbon pollution has become serious, it is difficult to use spray-type products for pest control or fertilization. It's inappropriate. Also, if the soil hardens, there will be insufficient oxygen supply, which will impede the healthy growth of plants.If you water on hard-packed surfaces, the water will leak out of the pot even if you are careful. This will overflow and cause inconveniences such as staining the room.

[0005] In any case, the basic principle of planting is to maintain the soil in a state favorable for plant growth as much as possible, but this requires various efforts as described above.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the above-mentioned labor involved in planting, and to make it possible not only to fertilize without digging up the soil, but also to replenish water as well as fertilize. A multi-purpose fertilizer container that can easily inject chemical solutions such as pest control agents and supply oxygen necessary for plant growth into the soil, as well as supply fertilizers or chemicals. An object of the present invention is to provide a method (hereinafter simply referred to as a fertilization method in this specification including the claims).

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention, which solves the above problems, provides a double-walled cylindrical container containing fertilizing ingredients (fertilizers, pest control agents, and other ingredients that help the growth of plants). The outer cylinder periphery is provided with a plurality of holes, and the inner cylinder has holes that match the holes on the outer cylinder periphery and rotates along the outer cylinder. The present invention provides fertilizer feeding containers having a structure that can be pulled out, and a method of feeding fertilizer using these containers.

That is, the present invention provides: (1) an outer cylinder whose distal end is sealed in a conical shape, and a plurality of holes are provided over the entire circumferential surface at intervals larger than the diameter of the holes; and an inner cylinder that is provided with a plurality of holes that align with the holes of the outer cylinder, is housed in substantially close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder, and is rotatable along the inner surface of the outer cylinder. (2) The fertilization container according to 1 above, which contains a fertilizing ingredient and/or a drug in the space constituted by the inner cylinder and has a removable seal member at the rear end; (3) 1 or 2 above, wherein the outer diameter of the outer cylinder is 8 to 15 mm, and the diameter of the hole in the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder is 1 to 3 mm.
(4) The fertilizer container according to 1, 2 or 3 above, in which the inner cylinder is made of hard plastic or metal; (5) the tip is sealed in a conical shape and extends over the entire circumferential surface; A fertilizer feeding container comprising: an outer cylinder provided with a plurality of holes; and an inner cylinder that is housed in close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder and can be pulled out along the inner surface of the outer cylinder. ,(6)
5. The fertilizer container according to 5 above, wherein the space constituted by the inner cylinder contains fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals, (7) the outer cylinder has an outer diameter of 8 to 15 mm, and the hole in the outer cylinder The diameter of
3 mm, (8) the fertilizer container as described in 5, 6 or 7 above, in which the inner cylinder is made of cardboard; (9) the tip is sealed in a conical shape and the periphery is an outer cylinder in which a plurality of holes are provided at intervals larger than the diameters of the holes over the entire surface; and a plurality of holes that align with the holes in the outer cylinder, and are substantially in close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder. accommodated as
The fertilizing container has an inner cylinder configured to rotate along the inner surface of the outer cylinder, and a fertilizing ingredient and/or medicine is contained in the space formed by the inner cylinder, and a removable sealing member is provided at the rear end. Insert the fertilizer container installed in the outer cylinder from the tip of the outer cylinder into the soil where the plants to be fertilized are planted, then rotate the inner cylinder so that the holes in the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are aligned, and seal the rear end. Remove the parts,
A fertilization method characterized by supplying fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals in the fertilizer container into the soil by watering from the top, and (10) the tip is sealed in a conical shape, and The inner cylinder of the fertilizer container is composed of an outer cylinder provided with a plurality of holes across the cylinder, and an inner cylinder that is housed in almost close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder and can be extracted to the outside along the inner surface of the outer cylinder. A fertilizer container containing fertilizing ingredients and/or medicines is inserted into the soil where the plants to be fertilized are planted from the tip of its outer cylinder, and then the inner cylinder is pulled out to the outside and watered from above. The present invention relates to a fertilization method characterized by supplying fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals contained in a fertilization container into the soil.

[0009]

[Operation] The fertilizer container of the present invention can be inserted into the soil, and the inner cylinder can be rotated along the outer cylinder so that the holes in the inner cylinder are aligned with the holes in the outer cylinder, or the inner cylinder can be pulled out to the outside. The fertilizing ingredients in the container are eluted into the soil through multiple holes in the outer cylinder using an appropriate watering method such as a hose, and anyone can supply water without any special skill. Fertilization can be done at the same time. In addition, by leaving the container inserted in the soil after fertilizing, the hole can act as a ventilation hole and supply an appropriate amount of oxygen to the plants. It is a container that can be used for a variety of purposes such as supplying water and injecting chemical solutions easily through the container, and can greatly reduce the daily work associated with planting.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an example of the fertilizer container of the present invention, and Figure 2 is Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the fertilizer container shown in Figure 1 before it is inserted into the soil and used for fertilization. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view illustrating a state in which the fertilizer supply container is inserted. In addition, in FIG. 4, the external appearance of the fertilizer feeding container 1 is shown in order to simplify the explanation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the fertilizer container 1 of the present invention includes an outer cylinder 2 and an inner cylinder 3 accommodated therein, and is used by inserting it into soil 8 as shown in FIG. . Outer cylinder 2
The tip part 4 is formed into a sealed conical shape and is cylindrical so that it can be easily inserted into the soil 8. The rear end part is opened for water injection, and the inner cylinder 3 is accommodated through this open part 5. Inner cylinder 3 is outer cylinder 2
The insertion side of the outer cylinder 2 is open, and the rear end is sealed with a removable sealing material 11.

The outer cylinder 2 is provided with a plurality of holes 6 at desired intervals, with the intervals being at least larger than the diameter of the holes, and the inner cylinder 3 has a corresponding outer cylinder as shown in FIG. A plurality of holes 7 are provided at positions that communicate with the holes 6 of the outer cylinder 2 when housed in the outer tube 2 . The inner cylinder 3 is housed in the outer cylinder 2 before fertilization, with the holes 6 and 7 not communicating as shown in FIG. 3 is rotated to connect the holes 6 and 7. For this reason, arbitrary marks (not shown) are provided at the rear ends of the outer cylinder 2 and the inner cylinder 3 at positions where the holes 6 and 7 of both fit together. and 7 can be easily communicated. Further, an appropriate amount of powdered or granular fertilizing ingredients 12 is accommodated in the space formed by the outer cylinder 2 and the inner cylinder 3.

In the above structure, as shown in FIG. 4, the fertilizer container 1 is inserted into the soil 8 held in a planting tool such as a flowerpot 9 in which a desired plant 10 is being cultivated. Thereafter, the sealing material 11 of the inner cylinder 3 is removed, the inner cylinder 3 is rotated, the marks are aligned, and the holes 6 and 7 are communicated with each other as shown in FIG. By pouring water through the open part of the inner cylinder 3 from which the sealing material 11 has been removed using a suitable watering means such as a hose or watering can, the fertilizing ingredients 12 are eluted into the soil 8 along with the water through the holes 6 and 7, and the fertilization is completed. It is done. After fertilizing, the fertilizing container 1 is left in the soil 8 with the holes 6 and 7 communicating with each other.
These holes 6 and 7 function as ventilation holes for supplying oxygen into the soil 8, and can also be used for subsequent water supply and injection of chemical solutions such as pest control agents, etc., and can be used for multiple purposes.

The size of the outer cylinder 2 can be any size depending on the planting tool such as a flowerpot to which fertilizer is applied, but it is usually about 8 mm to 15 mm in diameter. Further, there is no particular limitation on the length, and it can be changed as appropriate depending on the amount of fertilizer component 12 required. That is, in the fertilizer container 1 of the present invention, the dose of the fertilizing ingredient 12 contained therein can be arbitrarily selected depending on the size of the planting tool and the customer's requests, such as for large pots, medium pots, or small pots. Therefore, there is no waste of the fertilizer component 12.

[0015] The material of the outer cylinder 2 and the inner cylinder 3 is arbitrary, but since it is retained in the soil 8 even after fertilization, it is water resistant and does not easily corrode, and hard plastic or metal can be used. . Holes 6 provided in the outer cylinder 2 and inner cylinder 3
The size of and 7 is not particularly limited, but is usually 1 to 3.
It is mm.

The sealing material 11 is easily removable, and may be an adhesive tape or a plate-like material with an adhesive tape arranged on the contact surface with the inner cylinder 3.

[0017] The fertilizer component 12 can be appropriately selected and used in powder or granular form depending on the type of plant or planting soil, etc., and the fertilizer component 12 can be used as desired depending on the planting target. This is also a feature of the fertilizer container 1 of the present invention.

Although not specifically explained above, the rotation of the inner cylinder 3 is facilitated when aligning the holes 6 and 7, and the holes 6 and 7 are made easier when the inner cylinder 3 is accommodated in the outer cylinder 2. In order to prevent the displacement of the cylinder 7 in the vertical direction, a washer-shaped stopper 13 as shown in FIGS.

Further, in the above embodiment, the inner cylinder 3 has a hole 7 corresponding to the outer cylinder 2, but the inner cylinder 3
It is not necessarily necessary to provide the hole 7 in the fertilizing tube, and the structure may be such that the inner tube 3 is removed from the outer tube 2 during fertilization.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the fertilizer feeding container 1 of the present invention, and is an example in which the inner tube 14 is removed from the outer tube 2 during fertilizer feeding. The fertilizer container 1 includes an outer cylinder 2 having a plurality of holes 6 around the periphery in the same manner as described in FIGS. 1 to 4 above. The inner tube 14 differs from the previous embodiment in that it does not have a hole 7 on its periphery, and only the insertion side of the outer tube 2 is open, and the rear end is formed into a closed cylindrical shape. and,
Fertilizing ingredients 12 are housed in a space in which the hole 6 of the outer cylinder 2 is shielded from the outside by the inner cylinder 14.

In the above structure, fertilizer is supplied by inserting the fertilizer container 1 into the soil and removing the inner cylinder 14 from the outer cylinder 2. After removing the inner cylinder 14, the same procedure as in the above embodiment is carried out. By pouring water, fertilizer is supplied at the same time as irrigation. After fertilizing, by holding the outer cylinder 2 with the inner cylinder 14 removed as it is in the soil, it is fertilized into the soil through the hole 6 provided in the outer cylinder 2. It is possible to supply oxygen to the tank, or to inject water or chemical solutions later on.

In this example, the inner cylinder 14 is connected to the outer cylinder 2 during fertilization.
Since the fertilizer is supplied with the inner cylinder 14 removed, the inner cylinder 14 is not particularly required to be water resistant, and the fertilizing ingredient 12 leaks out from the hole 6 of the outer cylinder 2. It can be made of cardboard or the like, as long as it functions as a protective wall to prevent this. Therefore, handling is easy and the cost of the fertilizer container 1 can be reduced.

Note that the inner cylinder 14 may be provided with a string or a protrusion at its rear end in order to facilitate removal from the outer cylinder 2.

[0024]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
Not only can it be used for easy fertilization, but it can also be used as a water supply or chemical inlet after fertilization, and it can also supply an appropriate amount of oxygen into the soil even if the soil on the surface is hardened. We can provide fertilizer containers that allow
It has become possible to significantly reduce the labor involved in planting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an example of a fertilizer container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the state of the fertilizer container shown in FIG. 1 before it is inserted into the soil and used.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the fertilizer container shown in FIG. 1 in a state where it is inserted into the soil and is being fertilized.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view illustrating a state in which the fertilizer container of FIG. 1 is inserted into the soil of a flower pot.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the fertilizer container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Fertilizer container 2 Outer cylinder 3 Inner cylinder 4 Tip part 5 Open part 6 Hole 7 Hole 8　Soil 9 Flowerpot 10 Plants 11 Sealing material 12 Fertilizing ingredients 13 Stopper 14 Inner cylinder

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An outer cylinder whose distal end is sealed in a conical shape and a plurality of holes are provided along the entire circumferential surface at intervals larger than the diameter of the holes, and the holes in the outer cylinder. 2. A fertilizer feeding container comprising: an inner cylinder which is provided with a plurality of holes aligned with the outer cylinder, is housed in substantially close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder, and is rotatable along the inner surface of the outer cylinder. 2. The fertilizer container according to claim 1, wherein the inner cylinder contains fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals in the space formed by the inner cylinder, and has a removable sealing member at the rear end. 3. The fertilizer container according to claim 1, wherein the outer cylinder has an outer diameter of 8 to 15 mm, and the holes in the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder have diameters of 1 to 3 mm. 4. The fertilizer container according to claim 1, wherein the inner cylinder is made of hard plastic or metal. 5. An outer cylinder whose distal end is sealed in a conical shape and a plurality of holes are provided over the entire circumferential surface; What is claimed is: 1. A fertilizer feeding container comprising an inner cylinder having a structure that allows the fertilizer to be extracted to the outside. 6. The fertilizer container according to claim 5, wherein a fertilizing ingredient and/or a drug are housed in the space formed by the inner cylinder. 7. The fertilizer container according to claim 5, wherein the outer cylinder has an outer diameter of 8 to 15 mm, and the hole in the outer cylinder has a diameter of 1 to 3 mm. 8. The fertilizer container according to claim 5, 6 or 7, wherein the inner cylinder is made of cardboard. 9. An outer cylinder whose distal end is sealed in a conical shape and a plurality of holes are provided along the entire circumferential surface at intervals larger than the diameter of the holes, and the holes in the outer cylinder. In the space formed by the inner cylinder of the fertilizer container, the inner cylinder is provided with a plurality of holes that align with the inner cylinder, is housed in almost close contact with the inner surface of the outer cylinder, and is configured to be rotatable along the inner surface of the outer cylinder. A fertilizer container containing fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals and a removable seal member at the rear end is inserted into the soil in which the plants to be fertilized are planted from the tip of the outer cylinder, and then removed. Rotate the inner cylinder so that the holes in the cylinder and inner cylinder are aligned, remove the seal member at the rear end, and water from the top to supply the fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals in the fertilizer container into the soil. Characteristic fertilization method. 10. An outer cylinder whose distal end is sealed in a conical shape and a plurality of holes are provided over the entire circumferential surface; Plants to be fertilized from the tip of the outer cylinder of the fertilizer container, which contains fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals in the space formed by the inner cylinder of the fertilizer container. A fertilizing method characterized by inserting the container into the soil in which the container is planted, then pulling out the inner cylinder to the outside, and watering from the top to supply the fertilizing ingredients and/or chemicals in the container into the soil.