JPH06121627A - Hydroponic method for white radish sprout - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conduct a hydroponic operation for white radish sprouts easy to provide to marketplace by making germination and raising of white radish sprouts in a greenhouse using media of each size suitable for shipment to marketplace. CONSTITUTION:Each of media 18 with a size suitable for shipment to marketplace is placed in each small chamber 17 of a tray 13 (pref. made from a synthetic resin) partitioned to an inner dimension by partitioning boards 16 so as to meet the size of the medium 18; the seeds of white radish sprouts are sown on each of the media 18 and allowed to germinate and raised in a greenhouse equipped with a temperature control unit. When raised to a desired degree, the white radish sprouts 20 are transferred, together with the media 18, to relevant containers, thus accomplishing the objective raising.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for hydroponic cultivation of radish radish, and more particularly to a method for hydroponic cultivation of radish radish which can be easily provided on the market.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52436436/1982, a cotton swab containing water is laid on the bottom of a container, and seeds are sown to germinate and grow the cotton swab. There is a method for hydroponic cultivation of radish radish that doubles as a container for germination and growth of radish and radish.

[0003]

However, in the one described in this publication, the container for germination and growth of kaiware radish and the container for packaging are the same, and the container is compared with the length of kaiware radish. Since the bottom is deep, air circulation is poor and temperature unevenness occurs, and in particular, it is difficult to control the temperature when mass-producing, and there is a drawback that it hinders the growth of radish.

In addition, the device described in the above publication has no drainage port, and has a drawback of causing root rot when excessive water is supplied.

In order to improve these drawbacks, a hydroponic cultivation method in which a container for germination and growth of radish sprouts and a container for packaging are separated and seeds are sown on a medium can be considered.

However, in this case, after growing, the medium has to be cut into a size suitable for market shipment, the workability is very poor, and the entangled roots must be cut as well. There was a problem that the root of the radish was also damaged and the fresh radish could not be provided.

The present invention is intended to provide a method for hydroponic culture of radish radish, which is intended to improve the above conventional problems.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the method for hydroponic cultivation of kaiware radish according to the present invention is such that a medium having a size suitable for market shipment is made to have an internal size suitable for the medium by partitioning. After accommodating in each compartment of the partitioned bat,
Sowing seeds of radish radish on the medium, the bat is stored in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponics of the radish radish by a temperature control device to germinate and grow the radish radish. is there.

Further, in the method for hydroponic cultivation of kaiware radish of the present invention, a medium having a size suitable for market shipment is housed in each small chamber of a vat which is divided by a partition into internal dimensions suitable for the medium, Seed radish seeds on the medium,
The bat is stored in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponic culture of the radish radish by a temperature control device, germination of the radish radish, and growing, and the radish radish when grown as desired, together with the medium, Both are accommodated in a packaging container of a size that can be accommodated without being compressed, and the top of the cabbage radish and the packaging container are separated by a distance that allows for the growth of the cabbage radish after packaging. .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a panoramic view of a cultivating apparatus based on a hydroponic cultivation method for radish radish, which shows a germination shelf 2 in a greenhouse 1.
By arranging the germination shelves 2 in the greenhouse 1 by arranging a plurality of them in parallel with each other with a work passage 3 opened at a gap necessary for work, the temperature conditions required for hydroponic cultivation of radish radish (about 25
℃) to facilitate maintenance.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the structure of the germination shelf 2, which is assembled in a house shape by using the components including the columns 4, the beam members 5, the beam members 6, the joints 7 and the beam members 8. The overall width in the direction of the girder 5 is about 25 cm, and 5 shelves with beamlets 8 are provided so that the height of the uppermost step is not higher than about 1.2 m, which is the limit of manual cultivation work. The shelf at the bottom has a height of about 10 cm above the ground, and the germination shelf 2 is made of a material that does not corrode or oxidize due to splashing water.

FIG. 2a shows a temperature control device in the germination shelf 2, which is a heating device 9 as a temperature control device (heating device) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the lower center of the germination shelf 2, that is, on the ground.
Connect the heating pipe of No.1 to a hot water boiler or solar water heater (neither is shown) to keep the temperature in the germination shelf 2 at about 25 ° C in winter.
Circulate warm water to keep it warm.

Further, this temperature control device a is a cooler pipe 10 for cooling as a temperature control device (cooling device) in summer arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction on the left and right sides on the upper part of the germination shelf 2.
Also, the cooler pipe 10 is provided with a large number of air-blowing nozzles downward with a predetermined pitch in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the cooler pipe 10 is connected to a cooler (not shown) so that the germination shelf 2 can be installed in the summer season. The cold air is supplied so that the temperature of the can be maintained at about 25 ° C.

Further, reference numeral 11 is a circulator in the temperature control device a installed inwardly on the upper end of the germination shelf 2, which is a temperature inside the germination shelf 2 by circulating air in the germination shelf 2 by using a rotating fan. Make the distribution uniform.

Numeral 12 is a light-shielding curtain having a size capable of covering the whole germination shelf 2, which is made of an opaque synthetic resin sheet with aluminum vapor-deposited, and is about 1 m to both sides of the germination shelf 2.
It is divided into lengths of about 1.5 m and can be rolled up to open and close to facilitate various cultivation work.

Reference numeral 13 is a square-shaped butt which is placed on the germination shelf 2 and has a shallow and wide tray-like shape having a length of 47 cm, a width of 75 cm and a height of 6 cm, and has a large number of vertical pieces 14 and horizontal pieces 15 inside. By arranging the partitions 16 which are crossed and assembled in a plane lattice shape, the inside of the butt 13 is finely divided and formed into a small chamber 17 of 6.5 cm in length and 13 cm in width.

The butts 13 and the partitions 16 are formed of a material (synthetic resin or the like) that does not cause oxidation or corrosion.

Reference numeral 18 is a medium having a size suitable for market shipment, which is placed in a small chamber 17 in the butt 13, and the medium 18 is, for example,
It is a urethane medium formed from a plate-shaped continuous foamed urethane foam that is hydrophilic, water-absorbing and water-retaining.
Blocks of m, width 13 cm, and thickness 5 mm are prepared. This urethane medium 18 is soaked in a liquid fertilizer 19 for plant growth consisting of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and calcium before use, and fully impregnated with it. Accommodate each one.

Numeral 20 is a radish radish sprouted and grown from the seed sown on the urethane medium 18, which is cultivated by the hydroponic cultivation apparatus, and the stem grows to 8 cm to 10 cm in the period from sowing to 5 days in summer and 6 days in winter. It was done.

Numeral 21 is radish 20 which has sprouted and grown.
Is a transparent plastic resin packaging container for accommodating the urethane medium 18, and has a size capable of accommodating both the grown radish 20 and the urethane medium 18, and is composed of a container portion 22 and a lid portion 23, After the packaging, the overlapping ribs 24 and 25 of the container portion 22 and the lid portion 23 are integrally fastened with a staple or the like.

Since the radish 20 with the urethane medium 18 contained therein grows even after shipping in the packaging container 21, the growth dimension from shipping to use is 1 cm to
The depth is formed deeply by allowing for 2 cm.

Although the present invention is not shown in the drawings,
Watering means is provided on the germination shelf, and water is sprinkled frequently until fertilizer-containing water is germinated and the roots are fully lined up, and then three times a day in the summer (morning, noon, and evening), and other times. During the season, it is supplied with water rich in oxygen and fertilizer twice a day (morning and evening) in a shower shape.

When cultivating radish radish by this method and then shipping it, a large number of small chambers 17 are formed by partitioning it into the same size as the medium 18 by a flat cross-shaped partition 16 consisting of vertical pieces 14 and horizontal pieces 15. A urethane medium 18 impregnated with a mixed liquid fertilizer 19 such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid, or calcium having a size suitable for market shipment in advance is put in each of the small chambers 17 in the butts 13. After sowing a predetermined amount of seeds, the above-mentioned putts 13 are sequentially placed on the germination shelf 2 arranged in the greenhouse 1, and the shading curtain 1 provided on the germination shelf 2
After lowering 2 to make the inside of the shelf a dark room, water with fertilizer is frequently applied until germination and roots are complete, then in the summer three times a day, and in the other seasons twice a day.
Water containing abundant oxygen is supplied, and the temperature inside the germination shelf 2 is maintained at about 20 ° C to 25 ° C by the temperature controller a.

The temperature is adjusted by the heating device 9 for heating in winter and by the cooler for cooling in summer, and the temperature of each part of the germination shelf 2 is adjusted by the circulator 11. In the summer when the temperature is high, it takes about 5 days from seeding, and even in the winter when the temperature is low, it takes about 6 days to stalk
It is possible to obtain radish 20 grown in a size of 10 cm to 10 cm.

In this state, the butts 13 are taken out from the germination shelf 2, transferred to a greening room where the sunlight is well exposed, and left there for about one day, and the leaves of the radish 20 are cultivated sufficiently for forced cultivation. , After this forcing culture, urethane medium 1
The kaiware radish 20 entangled in 8 is taken out from the small chamber 17 with the urethane culture medium 18 attached, and a transparent plastic resin packaging container 2 of a size capable of containing both together with the culture medium 2
It is stored without being compressed to 1.

At the time of this accommodation, the kaiware radish 20 accommodates what has grown to a size expected to grow after shipment,
It enables the provision of Kaiwari radish 20 having high freshness by continuing to grow until just before use.

[0028]

The method for hydroponics of radish radish of the present invention is to store a medium having a size suitable for market shipment in each small chamber of a vat which is partitioned by an internal partition into internal dimensions suitable for the medium, Seed radish seeds on the medium,
Since the vat is housed in a greenhouse that is maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponics of the radish radish by a temperature control device for germination and growth of the radish radish, the inside temperature of the greenhouse is controlled by the temperature control device. Regardless of high or low, it can be kept at a suitable temperature for cultivating radish radish, so it is possible to systematically mass-produce good quality radish radish throughout the year and provide it to the market at low cost. Also, a container for germination and growth of radish radish It is different from the packaging container after being commercialized, and the temperature control can be adjusted and the radish sprouts can be germinated and grown without being caught by the shape of the packaging container.

Furthermore, the medium has a size suitable for market shipment, and the medium is housed in each small chamber of a vat which is partitioned by an internal partition to have an internal size suitable for the medium, and germinates and grows the radish sprouts. After that, the medium can be stored in the packaging container as it is without cutting it, which is excellent for mass production, and it can also provide fresh radish without damaging the root of radish. .

Further, in the method for hydroponics of kaiware radish according to the present invention, after a medium having a size suitable for market shipment is accommodated in each small chamber of a vat which is partitioned by a partition into internal dimensions suitable for the medium, Seed radish seeds on the medium,
The bat is stored in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponic culture of the radish radish by a temperature control device, germination of the radish radish, and growing, and the radish radish when grown as desired, together with the medium, Both are accommodated in a packaging container of a size that can be accommodated without being compressed, and the top of the cabbage radish and the packaging container are separated by a distance that allows for the growth of the cabbage radish after packaging. Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, even if the radish radish grows after packaging, the leaf of the radish radish is prevented from coming into contact with the packaging container and the radish radish is prevented from bending, providing a straight and straight radish radish can do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire apparatus for carrying out the hydroponic cultivation method for radish sprouts according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the germination shelf of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing the germination shelf of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bat of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a bat is placed on a germination shelf.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of radish radish grown in a medium.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a radish is stored in a shipping container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Greenhouse 3 Vat 16 Partition 18 Medium

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A medium having a size suitable for market shipment is housed in each small chamber of a vat which is partitioned by a partition into internal dimensions suitable for the medium, and then seeds of radish sprouts are sown on the medium, A hydroponic culture method for radish radish, characterized in that the bat is housed in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponics of the radish radish by a temperature controller to germinate and grow the radish radish. 2. A medium having a size suitable for market shipment is housed in each small chamber of a vat which is partitioned by a partition into internal dimensions suitable for the medium, and then seeds of radish sprouts are sown on the medium. The bat is stored in a greenhouse maintained at a temperature suitable for hydroponic culture of the radish radish by a temperature control device, germination of the radish radish, and growing, and the radish radish when grown as desired, together with the medium, It is characterized in that both are accommodated in a packaging container of a size that can be accommodated without being compressed, and the top portion of the kaiware radish and the packaging container are separated by a distance that allows for the growth of the kaiware radish after packaging. A method of hydroponics of radish radish.