JPH08116810A - Irrigator, raising facility, and raising system furnished therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the subject small-sized raising system capable of soundly growing a plant while irrigating it automatically. CONSTITUTION: An irrigating means is controlled by a control means in a housing box 50 according to the water content of a medium to conduct a proper irrigation through an irrigating pipe 5 and feed the medium with a necessary amount of water. Thereby, the water content of the medium can be kept at an appropriate level, resulting in sound growth of a plant. The upper part of the raising facility can be made free to open/close by rolling or unrolling an upper covering material 29 while rolling a rolling member 30 on lateral rods 25, 27. When needed (e.g. caring for or harvesting the plant), an operator involved in plant raising rolls the upper covering material 29 to make the upper part of the facility open, enabling the operator to work.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a watering device for plants, a cultivation facility and a cultivation device, and more particularly to a cultivation device used in home gardening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, irrigation in a domestic cultivation apparatus has been performed manually. However, since the grower may be absent for a long period of time due to travel or the like, it is not always easy to continue watering every day. In view of this,
As a irrigation device that automatically performs irrigation
The device described in 53 is devised. This device is equipped with a solar cell and a storage battery connected to it as a drive power source for an electric pump for irrigation, and detects a change in the output voltage of the solar cell due to a change in illuminance at sunrise or sunset and, for example, once every morning. It is possible to irrigate the planting site. Since solar cells are used in this cultivation device, it is not necessary to worry about battery consumption. Further, as compared with a device that uses a household outlet as a power source, there is an advantage that the installation place of the device is not limited.

A conventional cultivation facility is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cultivation container is made of a covering material that is attached to the pillars 20 to 23 provided at a certain distance from the cultivation container 50 and the horizontal rods 24 to 27 installed between the adjacent pillars as a skeleton. 50 has an enclosed structure. The cultivation container 50 is installed in the air using the support legs 51. In such a cultivation facility, when caring for a plant, a grower enters the facility through an entrance (not shown) provided on the side of the facility and works.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the irrigation device of No. 3 performs irrigation regardless of the water content of the medium, there is a possibility that the water content of the medium will be excessive or insufficient, and as a result, the plant being cultivated will grow, Or it may die.

Further, in a cultivation facility as shown in FIG. 12, a space for humans to enter must be provided between the covering material and the cultivation container so that the grower can care for the plant. It tends to be large, and it is not easy to install it in the garden of a general household.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to grow a plant soundly while automatically performing watering, and to provide a cultivation device which is smaller than conventional ones. With the goal.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the irrigation system of the present invention measures the irrigation means for supplying water to the medium and the water content of the medium, and the irrigation means according to the result. And a storage battery for supplying electric power to the irrigation means and the control means, and a solar cell for charging the storage battery.

The control means causes the irrigation means to perform irrigation when the water content of the medium falls below the first reference amount, and stops the irrigation when the water content of the medium exceeds the second reference amount. Is good.

The irrigation means may include an irrigation pipe having an opening for irrigation, an electric pump connected to the irrigation pipe, and a water tank for supplying water to the electric pump. May control the irrigation means by sending a drive signal to the electric pump.

Further, in the cultivation facility of the present invention, columns, horizontal rods installed between adjacent columns, adjacent columns, and horizontal rods installed between the columns are attached as a framework. The side covering material, the upper covering material whose one end is fixed to one of the horizontal rods, and the horizontal rod to which the upper covering material is fixed, and the two side rods adjacent to each other. And a winding member to which the other end of the material is fixed.

This cultivating facility is provided with first and second front columns and first and second rear columns as columns, and as a horizontal pole between the adjacent columns of the front columns and rear columns. It is equipped with the first to fourth horizontal rods installed, the first
And the second front stanchions are approximately equal in height, the first and second rear stanchions are approximately equal in height, the rear stanchions are higher than the front stanchions, and the top dressing is the first and second stanchions. One end thereof may be fixed to a horizontal rod installed between the two rear columns. Further, it may be a cultivation facility in which a member for supporting the cultivation container is attached to the middle portion of the pillar.

Further, the cultivation device of the present invention includes (A) a pillar to which a member for supporting a cultivation container is attached in an intermediate portion, a horizontal rod installed between adjacent pillars, adjacent pillars and the pillar. A side cover member that is attached as a framework with a horizontal rod that is installed between them, an upper cover member whose one end is fixed to one of the horizontal rods, and a side cover member that is adjacent to the horizontal rod member to which the upper cover member is fixed. Cultivation facility provided with a winding member that is stretched between two horizontal rods and the other end of the upper covering material is fixed, (B) irrigation means for supplying moisture to the culture medium, moisture of the culture medium stored in the culture container And controlling the irrigation means in accordance with this result to perform irrigation, and a irrigation device equipped with a control means for causing irrigation, a storage battery for supplying electric power to the irrigation means and the control means, and a solar cell for charging the storage battery. There is.

[0013]

In the irrigation system of the present invention, the control means controls the irrigation means in accordance with the water content of the culture medium to perform appropriate irrigation and supply the necessary amount of water to the culture medium. As a result, the water content of the medium is maintained at an appropriate amount without becoming excessive or too small, and as a result, the plants are properly grown.

According to the cultivation facility of the present invention, the upper part of the facility can be opened and closed by rolling up or rolling back the upper covering material while rolling the winding member on the horizontal rod. When the grower cares for or harvests the plant, the upper covering can be rolled up to open the upper part of the facility when necessary, so that it is possible to perform work such as putting hands into the open part. . For this reason, the cultivation facility of the present invention does not need to be provided with a space where a grower can enter and work in the facility, and can be easily made into a small cultivation facility.

Among the cultivation facilities of the present invention, those equipped with the front and rear columns and the first to fourth horizontal poles have the following actions in addition to the above actions. That is, in this cultivation facility, since the rear pillar is higher than the front pillar, when the cultivation facility is installed on a flat surface, the horizontal rod installed between the front pillar and the rear pillar is installed on the flat surface. I will lean. Rewinding the winding member, first to fourth
When the upper covering material is stretched by using the horizontal rod as a skeleton, and the winding member is hung while the upper covering material is hung on the horizontal rod installed between the front columns, the weight of the winding member causes the upper covering material to hang. The material is pulled. Since this tensile force is greater than when the upper part of the cultivation facility is flat, the upper covering material is less likely to loosen, and a more suitable cultivation facility is realized.

Of the cultivation facilities of the present invention, the one in which the supporting member of the cultivation container is attached to the middle portion of the support is particularly suitable for installing the cultivation container in the air from the viewpoint of improving air permeability. is there. That is, when the cultivation container is attached to the pillar of the cultivation facility using the support member, the container can be installed in the air without creating a space between the cultivation container and the pillar. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the size of the cultivation facility.

The cultivating apparatus of the present invention functions as the irrigation apparatus and the cultivating facility of the present invention. Therefore, according to the cultivation apparatus of the present invention, the water content of the medium is maintained at an appropriate amount by automatic irrigation, and the plant is healthy grown,
It is easy to downsize the device.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements will be denoted by the same reference symbols, without redundant description.

Example 1 This example is an implementation of the irrigation system of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of this irrigation system. As shown in this figure, the irrigation system of the present embodiment is a silicon solar cell 1 installed in a place where it is exposed to sunlight.
The storage battery 2 charged by the solar cell 1, the moisture sensor 3 for measuring the moisture content of the medium 12 stored in the cultivation container 11, the irrigator 4 for supplying moisture to the medium 12, and the moisture sensor 3 are used. The controller 10 controls the irrigation device 4 according to the measured water content and performs irrigation.

The moisture sensor 3 of this embodiment is of an electrode type and is embedded in the center of the medium 12 at a depth of 3 cm. The water sensor 3 has a resistance value that changes according to the water content of the medium 12, and the water content of the medium 12 is obtained from the magnitude of the test current output from the controller 10 and returned to the controller 10 via the water sensor 3. .

The irrigation unit 4 has an end portion above the cultivation container 11, an irrigation pipe 5, an underwater pump 6 connected to this irrigation pipe 5, and water for irrigation, which is stored in the underwater pump 6. A water storage tank 7 for supplying water is provided, and a ball tap 8 and a water supply pipe 9 to which the ball tap 8 is attached are further provided.

The irrigation pipe 5 is composed of an irrigation nozzle 14 having an opening for irrigation, and a water conduit 15 having one end connected to the irrigation nozzle 14 and the other end connected to the submersible pump 6. The submersible pump 6 is electric, and the controller 1
It drives based on the drive voltage sent from 0.

The controller 10 has a built-in microprocessor and controls the drive timing of the submersible pump 6. The controller 10 is driven based on the voltage applied from the storage battery 2.

Next, the operation of the irrigation system of this embodiment will be described. When the solar cell 1 receives sunlight, it converts sunlight energy into electrical energy and outputs it to the storage battery 2. The storage battery 2 is charged by this output. The output voltage of the storage battery 2 is applied to the controller 10. A water sensor 3 is connected to the controller 10, and the water amount of the medium 12 is obtained via the water sensor 3.

The controller 10 compares the first standard water content preset according to the plant to be cultivated with the water content of the medium. This first reference amount defines the lower limit of the water content of the medium 12. When the medium 12 is dry,
When the amount of water is lower than the first reference amount, the controller 10 applies a drive voltage to the submersible pump 6 to drive it. While the drive voltage is being applied, the submersible pump 6 is driven to suck up the water in the water storage tank 7 and supply the water to the water conduit 15. This water passes through the water conduit 15 to the irrigation nozzle 14, leaks from the opening of the nozzle, and is irrigated to the medium 12.

When water is supplied to the medium 12 by such irrigation, the amount of water in the medium increases. Controller 1
At 0, a driving voltage is applied to the submersible pump 6 to start irrigation, and at the same time, the comparison of the water content of the medium 12 with the second reference water content set according to the cultivated plant is started. The second reference amount defines the upper limit of the water content of the medium 12, and is naturally larger than the first reference amount that defines the lower limit. When the amount of water in the medium 12 exceeds the second reference amount, the controller 1
At 0, the application of the drive voltage to the submersible pump 6 is stopped. As a result, the submersible pump 6 is stopped and the irrigation of the medium 12 is stopped, so that the water content of the medium 12 is maintained at an appropriate amount without becoming excessive.

As described above, according to the irrigation system of this embodiment, the water content of the medium is maintained between the first reference amount and the second reference amount. Therefore, by appropriately setting the first reference amount that is the lower limit of the water content and the second reference amount that is the upper limit of the water content according to the plant to be cultivated, the water content of the medium is suitable for the cultivation of the plant. Kept in quantity. Therefore, according to the irrigation system of the present embodiment, it is possible to grow the plant soundly without the water content of the medium becoming excessive or excessive.

Further, in the irrigation system of this embodiment, since the solar cell 1 is used as the power source of the controller 10, it is not necessary to supply electricity from the outlet, and the installation location of the irrigation system is not limited to the vicinity of the outlet. Have advantages. Further, since the solar cell 1 and the storage battery 2 are used, there is also an advantage that it is not necessary to worry about the consumption of the battery.

In the irrigation system of this embodiment, when the water in the water storage tank 7 is sucked by the submersible pump 6 and decreases below a predetermined amount, no water is supplied from the water supply pipe 9 controlled by the well-known ball tap 10. Powered automatically. When the stored water amount is restored to a predetermined amount, the water supply from the water supply pipe 9 is automatically stopped by the control of the ball tap 10 according to the water level. As a result, the amount of water stored in the water storage tank 7 is maintained at such a level that irrigation can be performed appropriately.

Example 2 In this example, the cultivation facility of the present invention was implemented.
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing the configuration of this cultivation facility.
As shown in this figure, the cultivation facility of the present embodiment has a front support pipe 2 that is almost vertically pierced on a substantially flat ground.
0 and 21, and rear strut pipes 22 and 23
And a horizontal rod pipe 24 erected between the tips of adjacent columns.
~ 27, a side portion covering material 28 which is attached as a skeleton to adjacent strut pipes and a horizontal rod pipe installed between the strut, an upper covering material 29 whose one end is fixed to the horizontal rod pipe 26, and a horizontal rod. It is hung between the horizontal rod pipes 25 and 27 located on both sides of the pipe 26, and the upper covering material 29
And a winding rod 30 having the other end fixed.

Each pipe is made of steel and coated with AAS resin having a wall thickness of about 1 mm. The outer diameter of each pipe is about 28 mm, and the weight per meter is about 520 g. The heights of the front support pipes 20 and 21 are both 60
The height of the rear support pipes 22 and 23 is 800 mm. The width of the cultivation facility is 2000m
m, depth (distance between front support pipe and rear support pipe)
Is 600 mm.

Adjacent strut pipes and a horizontal rod pipe provided so as to extend between them are AA as shown in FIG.
They are connected using joints 32 and 33 made of S resin. An adhesive is injected into the fitting portion of the joint, and the AAS resin on the surface of the support pipe or the horizontal rod pipe and the joint 32,
The 33 AAS resins are welded together. As a result, the pipes are fixed to the joints 32 and 33.

The side covering material 28 is attached to the front support pipes 20 and 21 and the horizontal rod pipe 24 as a framework, the front support pipe 21, the rear support pipe 23, and the horizontal rod pipe 25. thing,
Rear strut pipes 22 and 23, and a horizontal rod pipe 26
No. 4, which are attached to the rear support pipe 22, the front support pipe 20, the front support pipe 20, and the horizontal rod pipe 27. The cultivation container 11 is surrounded on all sides by these side covering materials 28.

The sticking of the side covering material 28 is carried out by using a fixing jig 34 as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows how the fixing member 34 is used to fix the covering material to the pipe. The covering material is fixed to the pipe by lightly winding the end portion of the covering material on the pipe and then fitting the fixing jig 34 onto the pipe from above the covering material. The covering material can be fixed to the pipe by using a single-sided or double-sided adhesive tape instead of using the fixing jig 34.

One end of the upper covering material 29 is also fixed to the horizontal rod 26 using a fixing jig 34, and the other end is also the winding rod 30.
It is fixed using a fixing jig 34. In this embodiment, the covering materials 28 and 29 are made of soft vinyl used in agricultural houses.

The upper covering material 29 has a size and shape so as to cover the surface surrounded by the horizontal rod pipes 24 to 27. Specifically, the winding rod 30 has a width slightly wider than that of the cultivation facility, and when the winding rod 30 is fully unwound, the winding rod 30 causes the horizontal rod pipe 24 to cover the upper covering material 29.
It has such a length that it hangs down about several tens of millimeters of the horizontal rod pipe 24 while hanging.

At one end of the winding rod 30, the winding rod 3
Stopper 3 that prevents 0 from falling off the horizontal rod pipe 27
1 is attached. The stopper 31 has a ring shape, and is attached by fitting the winding rod 30 into the through hole. On the other hand, the other end of the winding rod 30 is provided with a handle portion 40 used when rotating the winding rod 30.

The take-up rod 30 can roll on the horizontal rod pipes 25 and 27. Therefore, the handle 40 is turned to move the take-up rod 30 into the horizontal rod pipe 25.
The upper covering material 29 can be wound or unwound by rolling while rotating on and.

A specific description will be given with reference to FIG.
By rotating the handle portion 40, the winding rod 30 can reciprocate between AB and CD in FIG. CD to A
When moving to B, the upper covering material 29 is rolled up, whereby the upper part of the cultivation facility is gradually opened. Conversely, A
When moving from B to CD, the upper covering material 29 is unwound to gradually cover the upper part of the cultivation device. As described above, in the cultivation facility of the present embodiment, the upper part of the facility can be freely opened and closed. Therefore, the upper covering material 29 is wound up to wind the upper part of the facility when the cultivation plant is needed for maintenance or harvesting. By opening at least a part, it becomes possible to perform work by inserting a hand through the opening.
Therefore, in the cultivation facility of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to provide a space where a grower can enter and work in the facility,
A small cultivation facility can be easily established.

Next, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the structure of the cultivation facility of this embodiment. Thus, when the cultivation facility of the present embodiment is installed on a substantially flat surface, the front support pipe (20,
21) and the horizontal rods 25 and 27 installed between the rear support pipes (22, 23) are inclined with respect to the installation flat surface. This inclination is set so that the winding rod 30 does not naturally roll.

After the upper covering material 29 is completely unwound and the upper part of the cultivation facility is completely covered, the take-up rod 30 is hung by hanging the upper covering material 29 on the horizontal rod pipe 24. The weight of the take-up rod 30 causes the upper covering material 29
However, since the cultivation facility of this embodiment has a slope as shown in FIG. 6 at the upper part, the tensile force applied to the upper covering material 29 is larger than that at a facility where the upper part is flat. Therefore, in the cultivation facility of this embodiment, the upper covering material 29 is very hard to loosen.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing the structure of the cultivation facility of this embodiment. The cultivation facility of the present embodiment is one in which a cultivation container of the cultivation facility of the present invention is installed in the air,
It is different from the cultivation facility of Example 2 in that a support pipe for installing the cultivation container in the air is provided.

FIG. 8 is an overall perspective view showing the framework of the cultivation facility of this embodiment. Numerical values in the drawings show dimensions (inner dimensions) of each part, and the unit is mm. As shown in the figure, in the cultivation facility of this embodiment, support pipes 45 to 49 for supporting the cultivation container are attached to the support pipes 20 to 23. In addition, as a cultivation container, length 200
It is assumed that the width is 0 mm, the width is 600 mm, and the depth is 70 mm.

The support pipes 45 to 49 are similar to the pipes used for the support pipe and the horizontal rod pipe.
The support pipe 45 is provided between the front support pipe 20 and the rear support pipe 22, and the support pipe 46 is provided between the front support pipe 21 and the rear support pipe 23. The fixing of the support pipes 45 and 46 is shown in FIG.
A joint 35 made of AAS resin as shown in FIG. Each pipe is fitted in the joint 35 and then fixed by an adhesive. Support pipes 45 and 46
Between the support pipe 47 and the
Forty nine are provided. By placing the cultivation container 50 on these support pipes, the cultivation container 50 can be installed in the air.

The reason why the cultivation container 50 is installed in the air is to enhance the air permeability of the medium contained in the cultivation container 50. From the same viewpoint, the cultivation container 50 is a container having a large number of holes and having good air permeability. Such consideration may be necessary depending on the plant to be cultivated.

More specifically, the cultivation container 50 of this embodiment has a length of 2000 mm, a width of 600 mm and a depth of 70 m.
In this case, a vinyl net having a mesh size of 1 mm is lined on a metal mesh having a mesh size of 5 cm and a spacing of 5 cm.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cultivation facility of this embodiment, and for comparison, a side view of the conventional cultivation facility is also shown. The cultivation facility of this embodiment is shown in the upper part of the drawing, and the conventional cultivation facility is shown in the lower part of the drawing. Cultivation container 50 installed in the cultivation facility
Is the same for both facilities.

In the cultivation facility of this embodiment, the cultivation container 50
Are attached to the support pipes 20 to 23 while being supported by the support pipes 45 to 49. On the other hand, in the conventional cultivation facility, the cultivation container 50 is supported by the support legs 51 attached to the bottom of the cultivation container 50. As is clear by comparing the two, in the cultivation facility of the present embodiment, since the cultivation container 50 is installed by being installed on the support pipes 20 to 23, the space around the cultivation container that the conventional facility has is omitted. Can be miniaturized.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view showing the structure of the cultivation apparatus of this embodiment. This cultivating apparatus is implemented by combining the cultivating facility of the present invention in which a cultivating container is installed in the air with the irrigation apparatus of the present invention.

The cultivation facility provided in the cultivation apparatus of this embodiment is
It is the same as the cultivation facility of Example 3. The cultivation container 50 installed in the air is also the same as that of the third embodiment.

The irrigation device provided in the cultivation apparatus of this embodiment is
Similar to the irrigation system of the first embodiment, the silicon solar cell 1, the storage battery 2 charged by the solar cell 1, the moisture sensor 3 for measuring the moisture content of the culture medium stored in the cultivation container, and the irrigation device 4 for supplying moisture to the culture medium. The controller 10 controls the watering device 4 according to the water content of the culture medium measured using the water content sensor 3 to perform watering.

The watering device 4 is provided with a watering pipe 5, an underwater pump 6, a water storage tank 7, a ball tap 8 and a water supply pipe 9 as in the first embodiment. However, unlike the first embodiment, as the irrigation pipe 5, an irrigation tube 16 made of a porous material is connected to the other end of a water guide pipe 15 having one end connected to a submersible pump 6.

The storage box 60 shown in FIG.
A storage battery 2, a submersible pump 6, a water storage tank 7, a ball tap 8, and a controller 10 are stored. A water supply pipe 9 (not shown) is introduced into the storage box 60,
The ball tap 8 is attached to the water supply pipe 9. Further, the silicon solar cell 1 is installed on the upper part of the storage box 60. The size of the storage box 60 is 60 cm in width, 50 cm in depth, and 80 cm in height.

As shown in FIG. 11, the irrigation tube 1
6 is led out from the storage box 60 and is arranged on the medium along the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 50. When water is supplied from the submersible pump 6 to the irrigation tube 16 via the water conduit 15, the water permeates the micropores of the irrigation tube 16 made of a porous material to supply water to the medium. This is the irrigation in the cultivation device of this embodiment.

Since the irrigation device performs irrigation in accordance with the water content of the medium, as in Example 1, the water content of the medium is maintained at an amount suitable for plant cultivation. Therefore, according to the cultivation apparatus of the present embodiment, it is possible to grow the plant extremely healthy. Further, the upper part of the cultivation facility can be freely opened and closed to perform necessary work, and the support pipes 20 to 2
By attaching the cultivation container 50 to 3, a small cultivation facility is provided. Therefore, the cultivating apparatus of the present embodiment is extremely small in size despite being combined with the watering apparatus.

The present inventors actually cultivated plants using the cultivating apparatus of this example. The cultivation container 50 was filled with sand medium, and the water content sensor 3 was embedded in the center of the medium at a depth of 3 cm, and then cultivation was performed. When sardana was cultivated in October, the water content of the medium could be automatically controlled at a water content of about 10%, and the temperature inside the coating could be kept at a minimum of 10 ° C. After about 60 days of cultivation, 100 g / strain of good quality Saladana could be harvested at a yield of 80% or more.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example, the irrigation apparatus of Example 1 may perform irrigation for a certain period of time when the water content of the medium falls below a predetermined reference amount. In addition, in the cultivation facility of Example 2, the horizontal rods 25 and 27 on which the winding rod rolls.
Alternatively, a member for fixing the winding rod may be provided. In this cultivation facility, it is possible to care for the plant while fixing the take-up rod at the middle portion of the horizontal rod by the fixing member.

[0058]

As described above in detail, according to the irrigation apparatus of the present invention, the appropriate irrigation according to the water content of the culture medium is performed and the water content of the culture medium is maintained at an appropriate amount. You can grow up soundly.

In the cultivation facility of the present invention, since the upper part of the facility can be opened and closed by winding or rewinding the upper covering material using the winding member, a space for the grower to enter and work in the facility can be provided. It can be omitted and made into a small facility. Further, according to the cultivation facility of the present invention, which is provided with a slope at the upper part of the facility, the upper covering material is less likely to loosen, so that a more suitable cultivation facility can be realized. Further, according to the cultivation facility of the present invention in which the support member of the cultivation container is attached to the middle portion of the pillar, by attaching the cultivation container to the pillar, a space is not generated between the cultivation container and the pillar. The cultivation container can be installed in the air. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the size of the cultivation facility.

Since the cultivating apparatus of the present invention is equipped with both the irrigation apparatus of the present invention and the cultivating facility, the water content of the medium is maintained at an appropriate amount by automatic irrigation to grow the plants soundly and the sun Since it uses a battery and a storage battery, it does not require a household outlet and the installation place is not limited, and it can be easily installed as a small cultivation device in a garden of a general household.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of an irrigation system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing a configuration of a cultivation facility of Example 2.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a joint used to connect a support pipe and a horizontal rod pipe.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a jig for fixing a covering material to a pipe.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a covering material is fixed to a pipe by using a fixing jig.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the structure of a cultivation facility of Example 2.

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing a configuration of a cultivation facility of Example 3.

FIG. 8 is an overall perspective view showing a framework of a cultivation facility of Example 3.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a joint 35 for connecting a support pipe.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cultivation facility of Example 3.

FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view showing the configuration of a cultivation device of Example 4.

FIG. 12 is an overall perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional cultivation facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Solar battery, 2 ... Storage battery, 3 ... Moisture sensor, 4 ... Irrigation device, 5 ... Irrigation pipe, 6 ... Submersible pump, 7 ... Water storage tank, 8
... Ball tap, 9 ... Water supply pipe, 10 ... Controller, 11 ... Cultivation container, 12 ... Medium, 14 ... Watering nozzle,
15 ... Water guide pipe, 16 ... Irrigation tube, 20-23 ... Strut pipe, 24-27 ... Horizontal rod pipe, 28 ... Side coating material,
29 ... Upper covering material, 30 ... Winding rod, 31 ... Stopper,
32, 33 and 35 ... Joint, 34 ... Fixing device, 4
0 ... Handle part, 45-49 ... Support pipe, 50 ... Storage box.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A irrigation means for supplying water to the medium, a water content measuring means for controlling the water content of the medium, and controlling the irrigation means in accordance with the result, and an electric power supply for the irrigation means and the control means. An irrigation device comprising: a storage battery that supplies the storage battery; and a solar cell that charges the storage battery. 2. The control means causes the irrigation means to perform irrigation when the water content of the medium falls below a first reference value, whereby the water content of the medium exceeds a second reference value. The irrigation device according to claim 1, wherein the irrigation is stopped. 3. The irrigation means comprises an irrigation pipe having an opening for irrigation, an electric pump connected to the irrigation pipe, and a water tank for supplying water to the electric pump. The irrigation system according to claim 1, wherein the irrigation means is controlled by sending a drive signal to the electric pump. 4. A pillar, a lateral rod erected between adjacent ones of the struts, adjacent struts, and a side covering material attached with the lateral rod laid between the struts as a framework. And an upper covering member having one end fixed to one of the horizontal rods, and a horizontal rod to which the upper covering member is fixed, and the two upper and lower adjacent horizontal rods, and the upper covering member. A cultivation facility comprising: a winding member to which the other end of the material is fixed. 5. The first and second front support columns and the first and second rear support columns are provided as the support columns, and the lateral poles are provided between adjacent support columns of the front support column and the rear support column. The first to fourth horizontal poles are installed, the first and second front columns have substantially the same height, and the first and second rear columns have substantially the same height. A rear strut is higher than the front strut, and one end of the upper covering material is fixed to the horizontal rod provided between the first and second rear strut. The cultivation facility according to item 4. 6. The cultivation facility according to claim 4, wherein a member for supporting the cultivation container is attached to an intermediate portion of the pillar. 7. A pillar to which a member for supporting a cultivation container is attached in an intermediate portion, a horizontal rod bridged between adjacent ones of the pillars, the adjacent pillars and the horizontal pole bridged between the pillars. Between the two side-bars adjacent to the side-barrier that is attached as a skeleton, the upper-side barrier member whose one end is fixed to one of the lateral bares, and the lateral bar to which the upper armor member is secured. Cultivation facility provided with a winding member that is hung over the other end of the upper covering material is fixed, irrigation means for supplying water to the medium, water content of the medium stored in the cultivation container is measured, and A cultivating apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls the irrigation unit according to a result and performs irrigation, a storage battery that supplies electric power to the irrigation unit and the control unit, and a irrigation device that includes a solar battery that charges the storage battery.