JPH08331990A - Implement for liquid manure culture and liquid manure culture device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a liquid manure implement rich in water retainability, suitable for culturing plants, capable of being used instead of rock wool, and not polluting environments, even when wasted, and to provide a liquid manure device using the same. CONSTITUTION: A culture medium 2 for culturing plants is received in a foamed resin case l having good liquid absorbability and water retainability and having an upper opening. The case 1 is produced from a foamed polyurethane. The liquid manure culture implements 3 are disposed on a bed 4 for the liquid manure at an arbitrary distance. Seedling-raising blocks 5 can be set on the liquid manure implements 3, and a liquid-supplying pipe 6 is disposed on the liquid manure culture implements 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid fertilizer cultivation tool that can be used in place of rock wool that has been used in conventional rock wool cultivation, and a liquid fertilizer cultivation device that can be used in place of conventional rock wool cultivation equipment. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, rock wool cultivation has become widespread in which rock wool produced during iron making in a steel mill is used as a medium for plant cultivation. As shown in FIG. 3, this is a block-shaped rock wool B in a liquid fertilizer bed A at arbitrary intervals.
, And a seedling-growing block D in which a plant C is growing is placed on the rock wool B, and liquid fertilizer is intermittently supplied to the rock wool B at a predetermined time from a water supply pipe E arranged on the rock wool B. To cultivate plant C.

[0003]

Rockwool is a residue (waste) generated during steelmaking and is therefore inexpensive and suitable for liquid fertilizer cultivation due to its water retention property. However, it does not burn or rot and remains as it is. Since it remains, it is left as a pollution after being left in a vacant lot after use, and there is currently no suitable method for disposal after use, and the actual situation is that the process is confusing. For this reason, in some European countries, the manufacturer or seller is responsible for the disposal of rock wool after use.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of rock wool. Therefore, the rock wool is rich in water retention, suitable for plant cultivation, inexpensive, can be used in place of rock wool, and does not cause pollution. An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid fertilizer cultivation tool that can be discarded and a liquid fertilizer cultivation device using the same.

[0006]

As shown in FIG. 1, a liquid fertilizer cultivator according to claim 1 of the present invention is for cultivating a plant in a case 1 made of a foamed resin having hygroscopicity and water retention and having an upper opening. The medium 2 is stored.

The liquid fertilizer cultivator according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that, as shown in FIG. 1, the case 1 is made of urethane foam.

In the liquid fertilizer cultivation apparatus of claim 3 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 is arranged on the liquid fertilizer cultivation bed 4 at arbitrary intervals, and the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 is raised. The block 5 can be installed, and a liquid supply pipe 6 is connected to the liquid fertilizer growing tool 3.

[0009]

In the liquid fertilizer cultivator according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the medium 2 for cultivating the plant is contained in the case 1 having the upper opening made of foamed resin having hygroscopicity and water retention, the case 1
Placed in the bed 4 for liquid fertilizer cultivation, and the medium 2 in the case 1
The plant 8 can be cultivated in the same manner as the conventional rock wool cultivation by placing the seedling-raised urethane resin and the like on the above and supplying liquid medium to the medium 2. Further, since the foamed resin can be burned, it does not cause pollution like rock wool.

In the liquid fertilizer cultivator according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the case 1 is made of urethane foam, it does not cause pollution even if it is discarded in the field after use. Moreover, since it is lightweight and easily deformed, it is easy to carry and carry.

In the liquid fertilizer cultivation apparatus using the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool of claim 3 of the present invention, the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 is arranged on the liquid fertilizer cultivation bed 4 at an arbitrary interval, and the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 is arranged.
Since the seedling-growing block 5 can be installed in the same, and the liquid feeder 6 is connected to the liquid fertilizer growing tool 3, the urethane resin or the like grown on the medium 2 is put on the medium 2 and the liquid feeder 6 is placed on the medium 2. By supplying the liquid fertilizer, the plant 8 can be cultivated as in the conventional rock wool cultivation. Further, since the foamed resin can be burned, it does not cause pollution like rock wool.

[0012]

[Example of Liquid Fertilizer Cultivator] An embodiment of the liquid fertilizer cultivator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This liquid fertilizer cultivating tool comprises a foamed resin case 1 shown in FIG. The case 1 is formed of a foamed urethane having a hygroscopic property and a water-retaining property in a box shape having an upper opening. The dimensions can be arbitrarily selected according to the application, and for example, a height of 20 cm and a width of 20 cm and a height of 10 cm are suitable. The shape of the case 1 is not limited to the box shape shown in the figure, but may be another shape such as a square shape or a round shape. For the foamed resin which is the material of the case 1, a material that easily rots after being discarded or a material that easily burns is used. Other than urethane foam may be used as long as it is such.

The medium 2 contained in the case 1 may be a natural medium such as sand, soil, and water moss, or an artificial medium such as peat moss and hydroball, as long as it is suitable for cultivating the plant 8. The moss and peat moss can be used as they are, but for example, the moss is compression-molded into a plate shape and cut into a size that fits in the hollow portion of the case 1 before use. A compression-molded product having a size that fits in is used, or an artificial medium such as peat moss is compression-molded into a desired shape such as a block or a sphere. In this case, it may be put in the hollow portion of the case 1, then water is supplied to restore the state before compression, and seeds may be sown therein. It is desirable to store the medium 2 in the case 1 so that the medium 2 is slightly lower than the upper surface of the peripheral wall, and if so, it becomes easy to put the seedling-growing block 5 being raised on the medium 2, and the seedling-growing block 5 is placed. Also stabilizes.

[0014]

[Embodiment of Liquid Fertilizer Cultivation Apparatus] An embodiment of the liquid fertilizer cultivation apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This liquid fertilizer cultivation apparatus uses the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool described above. The liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 is arranged on the slender liquid fertilizer cultivation bed 4 at an arbitrary interval, and the seedling-growing block 5 is provided on each liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3. It can be installed, and the liquid supply tool 6 is connected to the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3.

As the bed 4 for liquid fertilizer cultivation, the same styrofoam bed as that used in conventional rock wool cultivation or hydroponic cultivation, or other shapes and materials can be used. The illustrated liquid fertilizer cultivation bed 4 has a narrow width in which the liquid fertilizer cultivation tools 3 can be arranged in only one row, but the width may be such that two or more liquid fertilizer cultivation tools 3 can be arranged.

Reference numeral 5 in FIG. 2 is a seedling-growing block, which is molded from a foamed resin, for example, urethane foam having water retention and air permeability. A cross-shaped cut is made on the upper surface of the seedling-growing block 5 to form a seeding section 7, and seeds are sown on the seeding section 7 to germinate the seedlings. It is placed on the medium 2. The shape and dimensions of this seedling raising block 5 can be arbitrarily selected, and for example, it can be formed in a block shape of several cm in length and width. When making a cross-shaped incision as the seeding part 7, the incision is made up to the bottom of the seedling-growing block 5 so that the roots of the seedlings extend downwardly from the seedling-growing block 5 to easily extend to the culture medium of the case 1 (to facilitate survival). You can also do so. The seeding portion 7 may have a shape other than a cross-shaped cut, and for example, the surface center portion of a urethane foam block may be recessed in an arc shape.

Reference numeral 6 in FIG. 1 denotes a long liquid supply tool, which is a bed 4
It is straddled between the cases 1 which are arranged at appropriate intervals on the above. A hard pipe, a soft hose or the like can be used for the liquid supply tool 6. A through hole is formed in the inner side surface or the bottom surface of the portion of the liquid supply tool 6 placed on the case 1 so that liquid fertilizer can be supplied to the case 1 from the through hole.

[0018]

[Example of use of liquid fertilizer cultivator and liquid fertilizer cultivator] To cultivate a plant using the liquid fertilizer cultivator and liquid fertilizer cultivator of the present invention, the liquid fertilizer cultivator 3 and liquid fertilizer cultivator 4 are used as shown in FIG. The liquid supply tool 6 is placed on the liquid fertilizer cultivator 3 at an arbitrary interval and piped. In this state, the seedling-raising seedlings blocks 5 that have been raised are set and planted on the liquid fertilizer cultivator 3, and the liquid fertilizer is intermittently supplied from the liquid feeder 6 to the liquid fertilizer cultivator 3 at desired time intervals. It is possible to cultivate seedlings that are growing in.

[0019]

The liquid fertilizer cultivator according to claim 1 of the present invention has the following effects. ． Since the case 1 is made of a foamed resin having hygroscopicity and water retention, and the medium 2 contained in the case 1 is a natural or artificial medium, it is possible to perform conventional rock wool cultivation or hydroponic cultivation using a liquid fertilizer cultivation tool. Similarly, liquid fertilizer can be used for cultivation. Moreover, it is easy to dispose of the case 1 after cultivation, and it is not polluted like rock wool. ． Since the natural medium or the artificial medium is used as the medium 2, the medium 2 suitable for the growth of the plant 8 to be cultivated can be selectively used, and the growth of the plant 8 is further improved.

In the liquid fertilizer cultivator according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the case 1 is made of urethane foam, it is not polluted even if it is discarded in the field after use, and it is easy to handle because it is lightweight. effective.

The liquid fertilizer cultivation apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention has the following effects. ． Since the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 3 of claim 1 is used, liquid fertilizer can be used for cultivation as in conventional rock wool cultivation and hydroponic cultivation. Moreover, it is easy to dispose of the case 1 after cultivation, and it is not polluted like rock wool. ． Urethane is economical because it is inexpensive.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a liquid fertilizer cultivation device of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a liquid fertilizer cultivation tool of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the liquid fertilizer cultivation device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a liquid fertilizer cultivation device using a conventional rock wool cultivation floor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Medium 3 Liquid fertilizer cultivation tool 4 Liquid fertilizer cultivation bed 5 Nursery block 6 Liquid supply tool

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A liquid fertilizer cultivation tool characterized in that a medium (2) for plant cultivation is housed in a case (1) made of foamed resin having hygroscopicity and water retention and having an upper opening. 2. A liquid fertilizer cultivation tool, wherein the case (1) in claim 1 is made of urethane foam. 3. The liquid fertilizer cultivation tool (3) according to claim 1 or 2 is arranged at an arbitrary interval on a liquid fertilizer cultivation bed (4), and the seedling raising block (5) is placed on the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool (3). ) Can be installed, and a liquid supply tool (6) is piped to the liquid fertilizer cultivation tool (3).