JPH0521642U - Pots for growing orchids and their holding trays - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When cultivating orchids and other plants, enable the growing roots to grow without extending downward from the bottom of the pot, and to grow and cultivate plants using pots safely and efficiently. And facilitate shipping and transfer work. [Structure] In a pot 1 for plant cultivation, a potted body 2 made of synthetic resin is provided at a lower portion in a pot main body 2 with a required space between the pot 3 and the bottom portion 3, and has a drainage circulation means 6 to exhibit a white color. Arrange the insole plate 5. Further, the pot holding tray 10 is formed of synthetic resin foam, and holding holes 12 for holding the plant cultivation pot 1 in a fitted state are provided in the main body portion 11 in a scattered manner. Protrusions 13 serving as legs are provided on the lower surface, and concave-convex fitting means are provided on the lower end portion of the protrusions 13 and the upper surface of the tray to enable stacking.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pot for cultivating a plant such as an orchid, and a pot holding tray for safely and efficiently cultivating a plant using the pot.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 In the cultivation of orchids such as Western orchids and other horticultural plants and ornamental plants, small seedlings of the size of a double leaf are grown in a pot for cultivation. Generally, it is transplanted to a pot or replanted (so-called pot change).

[0003] For example, in the case of Phalaenopsis orchid, seedlings germinated by tissue culture or the like in an agar medium in a flask to have a size of about two leaves are drained into a pot for cultivation having a size suitable for this. It will be planted on the ground and then gradually grown to a large cultivation pot at an appropriate time as it grows.

In growing and cultivating a plant such as an orchid, as shown in FIG. 9, a small cultivation pot (30) in which a plant is planted is taken into consideration in consideration of drainage from the bottom and air permeability. (40) Alternatively, a large number of plants are often cultivated in a juxtaposed manner on a shelving shelf.

By the way, in the case of growing and cultivating as described above, the root grows as the plant grows, but the growing root (a) has the drainage hole as it is at the bottom (33) of the pot (30). It may extend downward from the part of (34) and be entangled in the net (40), etc., or it may be entangled with the root extended from the adjacent pot for cultivation, which is why mountain climbing (to give a temperature difference to the plant When raising the pot (30) when temporarily placing it in the mountains), changing pots, or shipping, root cutting was caused and the seedlings were damaged.

When the root (a) of the plant is in direct contact with the bottom (33) of the pot (30) and the water drainage is reduced, water accumulates on the bottom and various bacteria are easily generated, which adversely affects the root. There was a risk of

Furthermore, if the cultivation pots (30) are simply juxtaposed on a shelf such as a net or on the open field or on the floor surface as described above, the cultivation pots (30) are unstable because they are small, and strong winds are generated. Alternatively, there is a risk of falling due to vibration, and a special fixing material was required during mountain climbing and transportation during shipping, and the handling work was extremely troublesome. In addition, since it is difficult for the back of the leaf to be exposed to light, harmful insects are easily attached to the back of the leaf, and most of the pots for cultivation are composed of relatively thin-walled synthetic resin molded containers, and are said to easily cool to the bottom during the cold season. There were also drawbacks.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a pot for plant cultivation in which roots that grow in the cultivation of a plant such as an orchid can be grown without extending downward from the bottom of the pot. Further, the present invention provides a pot holding tray that can be used for growing and cultivating a plant using such a pot for plant cultivation safely and efficiently and can be used as it is as a fixing material during shipping and transfer. ..

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A first aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems is a pot for cultivating orchids and the like, which has a drainage circulation means at a lower portion inside the pot body and a required distance from the bottom portion. It is characterized by arranging a white-colored insole plate. It is particularly preferable that the midsole plate is made of synthetic resin foam in terms of heat insulation.

A second aspect of the present invention is a holding tray for a pot for plant cultivation as described above, which is made of synthetic resin foam and has a holding hole for holding the pot for plant cultivation in a fitted state on a flat plate-shaped main body. Are arranged in a scattered manner, and projections that serve as legs are provided on the lower surface of the required portion of the peripheral portion of the main body, and uneven fitting means is provided on the lower end of the projections and the upper surface of the tray. Characterize.

[0011]

[Action]

 According to the above-mentioned pot for plant cultivation of the present invention, since the white-colored insole is present in the lower part of the pot body, the roots of plants such as orchids grown and cultivated are in the insole. It does not extend downward from the drainage holes provided in the circulation part and the bottom of the pot body, but grows so as to be wound inward. In other words, the roots of plants have a property that they dislike white and bright areas and grow to dark areas. Therefore, the roots of the plant show a white color and grow inwardly at the part of the insole that becomes whitish in the pot.

Further, since there is a slight gap between the inner bottom plate and the bottom portion of the pot body, the root does not directly contact the bottom portion of the pot body, so that good drainage and breathability are retained. Further, when the inner bottom plate is made of synthetic resin foam, it is possible to prevent the bottom from being cooled due to its heat insulating property.

When the above pot holding tray is used, the pot for pot cultivation is fitted and held from above in the holding hole of the flat plate-shaped main body. By holding it in this way, a fairly small and unstable pot can be held reliably at a fixed interval and there is no risk of falling due to strong wind or vibration.

Moreover, the holding tray can be installed on the shelf plate, or on the open field or on the floor surface with a sufficient space below the pot, with the protrusions on the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the main body portion serving as legs, and There is no risk of impairing aeration and drainage. In addition, light is reflected on the upper surface of the main body that is whitened due to foaming, and the light hits the back of the leaves of the plant in the pot to promote photosynthesis and prevent the occurrence of pests. it can.

Further, since the holding tray made of synthetic resin foam holds the outer periphery of the pot for plant cultivation, the heat insulating property is also improved.

[0016] Further, at the time of transportation such as mountain climbing and shipping, the upper and lower holding trays are held while holding the pot by using the fitting means between the projections which are the leg portions provided on the peripheral portion and the upper surface of the tray. The stack can be stacked with good stability while maintaining the required space between the lays.

[0017]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a pot (1) for plant cultivation according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 show the usage state thereof.

In the figure, (2) is a pot body, which is formed of a molding container of polyolefin resin, polyvinyl chloride resin or other various synthetic resins, and has one or a plurality of drain holes at its bottom (3). (4) is provided. The pot body (2) has a diameter and a height of several tens (30 to 40) mm depending on the kind and size of the plant to be cultivated and cultivated, and a large one has a diameter and a height of several tens (30 to 40) mm. It is used up to a height of hundreds of tens of millimeters. The pot body (2) may be transparent or semi-transparent, and may be of a white color like the inner bottom plate described later.

(5) is an inner bottom plate disposed in the lower part of the pot body (2) with a slight space (S) between it and the bottom part (3). It is made of closed-cell synthetic resin foam and has a white color, that is, a white or bright color close to white. The white color may be a white color obtained by foaming a transparent synthetic resin, or a white colorant mixed with a synthetic resin material. The middle bottom plate (5) is provided with drainage circulation means (6) at required locations by means of holes or notches. In particular, as shown in the figure, it is preferable to disperse the circulation means (6) with the hole (6a) in the central portion and the notch (6b) in the peripheral portion throughout the entire area from the viewpoint of drainage and maintaining air permeability.

Further, as a means for maintaining the above-mentioned interval (S), as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the outer diameter of the inner bottom plate (5) is changed to the side wall of the pot body (2). By using the taper shape of the above, it is formed so as to stop at the position holding the space (S) in the lower part, and as shown in Figs. It is also possible to project (7) or to provide a convex portion or a stepped portion (neither is shown) supporting the inner bottom plate (5) on the bottom portion (3) of the pot body (2) or the lower end of the side wall. it can.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the above insole plate (5) is set in the lower part of the pot body (2) and a plant (A) such as an orchid is grown and cultivated, the insole plate (5) is removed. Since it has a white color or a white color close to white, the root (a), which tends to hate white and bright areas and tends to extend to the dark side, bends inward at the midsole plate (5). It is long and does not extend downward from the flow-through portion (6) of the inner bottom plate (5) and extends downwardly downward from the drain hole (4) of the bottom portion (3) of the pot body (2).

Therefore, when the plant pot (1) is cultivated by placing it on the net (40) or saw-like shelf as shown in FIG. It does not get entangled in parts such as nets or entangled with the roots extending from the adjacent pot, and there is no possibility that root cutting will occur and the seedlings will be damaged when transplanting, changing pots or shipping accompanying growth. ..

Furthermore, since the space (S) is provided between the inner bottom plate (5) and the bottom portion (3) of the pot body (2), drainage and ventilation from below are improved, It is difficult for water to collect in the pot and it is possible to prevent the generation of bacteria. In addition, since the middle bottom plate (5) is made of synthetic resin foam and has heat insulation properties, it also has the effect of preventing cooling from the bottom, and since it is a white color, it also has the effect of promoting photosynthesis and promoting its growth.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show the holding tray (10) of the plant cultivation pot (1) as described above, and FIGS. 5 and 8 show the usage state thereof.

The holding tray (10) is made of a synthetic resin foam, and has holding holes (12) for holding the pot (1) in a fitted state in a flat plate-shaped main body (11) at required vertical and horizontal intervals. There are a lot of them arranged in parallel and scattered. As shown in the figure, the holding hole (12) has a taper shape in which the diameter is smaller toward the bottom substantially corresponding to the taper shape of the side wall of the pot body (2), and the pot body (2) is fitted from above. It can be kept in a state. In particular, it is preferable that the pot body (2) can be fitted and held in a state where the inner bottom plate (5) arranged inside the pot body (2) is positioned below the thickness of the main body portion (11) from the viewpoint of maintaining the heat insulating and heat retaining effect. ..

The bottom surface of the four corners of the main body portion (11) of the holding tray (10) is provided with projections (13) having a substantially L-shape in plan view which serve as leg portions projecting downward, and further above the four corners. The surface is also provided with a protrusion (14) corresponding to the protrusion (13). Further, the lower end portion of the lower surface protrusion (13) and the upper end portion of the upper surface protrusion (14) are formed in a concavo-convex shape corresponding to each other as fitting means, and a plurality of holding trays (10) are protruded. Stacking is possible by fitting the raised parts (13) and (14) together.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5, the holding hole (12) of the main body (11) is fitted with the above-mentioned plant cultivation pot (1) in which a seedling of a plant (A) such as an orchid is planted. It is held and cultivated by placing it on a shelf or in the open field or on the floor. At that time, the projections (13) on the lower surface side become the legs, and the plant cultivation pot (1) is separated from the shelf or the floor surface. It can be kept in a closed state, which ensures good ventilation and drainage below the pot.

Further, when cultivated in this way, the holding tray (10) is made of synthetic resin foam and is whitened by the foaming of the synthetic resin, so that the sun rays are easily reflected on the upper surface of the main body part (11), The resulting light will also hit the backside of the leaves of the plant in the pot (1), which can prevent the occurrence of pests such as mites on the backside of the leaves and enhance the photosynthetic efficiency. Moreover, since the pots (1) are arranged at regular intervals and can be held with good stability, there is no risk of the pots (1) falling over, and the leaves of the plants in adjacent pots do not overlap, resulting in photosynthetic efficiency. Can be further improved.

Further, in the pot (1) held as described above, the outer periphery of the side wall is held by the synthetic resin foam, and the pot body (2) itself is relatively thin. Also has good heat insulation and can prevent bottom cooling. In particular, when the insole plate (5) arranged in the lower part of the pot (1) is made of synthetic resin foam, the heat insulating property is further improved.

Then, when transferring a pile or shipping, as shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of protrusions (13) and (14) at the upper and lower corners are fitted to each other so that the pot (1) is held. The holding trays (10) can be stacked in a stable manner with a required space between the main body portions (11) and (11), and the transfer operation can be easily performed.

When the protrusions (13) on the lower surface side are sufficiently long, the protrusions (14) on the upper surface side can be stacked at required intervals as described above even without the protrusions (14) on the upper surface side.

[0033]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the plant cultivation net of the present invention, the root of the plant to be cultivated and cultivated extends downward due to the growth by arranging the white-colored insole plate in the lower part of the pot main body. Since it grows inwardly, it does not cause root cutting at the time of raising the pile, transplanting or changing pots, and there is no risk of damaging the seedlings. In addition, by arranging the middle bottom plate with a space from the bottom of the pot body, drainage and air permeability of the root part are improved, and it is possible to prevent the generation of various bacteria. When this insole is made of synthetic resin foam, it has heat insulation properties and can prevent cold from below and protect the roots.

Further, according to the pot holding tray of the present invention, the pots for plant cultivation can be held reliably and stably at a constant interval, and there is no fear of falling down. It has a gap in it to ensure good drainage and breathability. Moreover, the back of the leaves can be exposed to light by reflection from the holding tray made of synthetic resin foam, which can prevent the occurrence of pests and, in combination with the fact that the leaves do not overlap, the photosynthetic efficiency is improved. It is improved and the effect of promoting the growth of plants by photosynthesis is increased.

Further, since the synthetic resin foam holds the outer periphery of the side wall of the pot, it has a good heat insulating property and is effective in preventing cold, and in particular, a synthetic resin foam inner bottom plate is arranged in the pot. In that case, the heat insulating property will be further improved, and bottom cooling can be prevented.

Furthermore, by using this holding tray, it can be used as a fixing material as it is during transportation and transportation at the time of mountain climbing, shipping, etc., and the plant in the pot can be stably maintained without any damage. It can be stacked and can be transferred safely and efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a midsole plate is set in a pot body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an insole plate.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating another insole plate.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a state of plant cultivation on a net.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cultivation state using a holding tray.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a holding tray for a pot.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the above.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a stacking state of holding trays.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional pot cultivation state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Plant cultivation pot (2) Pot body (3) Bottom part (4) Drainage hole (5) Middle bottom plate (6) Communication part (10) Holding tray (11) Main part (12) Holding hole (13) Protrusion (14) Protrusion

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An orchid or the like characterized in that a middle bottom plate having a drainage flow means and having a white color is disposed at a lower portion of the pot main body at a required distance from the bottom. Pot for growing plants. 2. The pot for plant cultivation of orchids or the like according to claim 1, wherein the insole plate is made of synthetic resin foam. 3. A plate-shaped main body made of synthetic resin foam, and holding holes for holding the pots for plant cultivation in a fitted state are arranged in a scattered manner, and legs are provided on the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the main body. A holding tray for a pot for cultivating a plant such as an orchid, characterized in that a projection serving as a portion is provided, and a concave-convex fitting means is provided at the lower end of the projection and the upper surface of the tray.