JPH0923760A - Attracting implement for plant stem and attraction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the training operations for plants using a specific pulling implement. SOLUTION: For the attraction of plant stem, a connector 31 formed on one end of a number 1 stem supporter 3 is connected to a training line 2 which is stretched almost horizontally over a culturing plant 10, while another connector 31 formed on one end of another stem supporter 3 is connected to the junction 32 formed on the other end of the number 1 stem-supporter 3. The stem supporter 1 and the stem of the culturing plant 10 are together inserted through the ring of at least one holder 4 to control the posture of the culturing plant 10. Finally, the posture of the culturing plant 10 is controlled only with the stem supporter 3 directly connected to an attracting line 2. When the height of the plant 10 exceeds the height of the attracting line 2, the holder 4 being in contact with the junction 32 is removed from among the holders 4 arranged to the stem supporter 3 and the height of the plant 10 is lowered until the holder 4 arranged above the removed holder 4 gets into contact with the junction 32. Simultaneously, this stem supporter 3 is allowed to move along the attracting line 2 and the removed holder 4 is set above the stem.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant stem attracting tool and a stem attracting method using the stem attracting tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When cultivating tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.,
A guide wire made of wire is stretched above the ground at a height of about 1.8 to 2 m from the ground, and the height of the guide wire is about 2
The vicinity of the middle of a string or tape made of synthetic resin or the like having a length about twice is tied to the guide line and hung down, and a clothespin type holding member is attached to one hung part of this string or the like. Is used to support the stem. And, until the plant reaches the height of the attraction line, it is dealt with by increasing the number of holding members, but when it grows to a level exceeding the height of the attraction line, the string tied to the attraction line is used. Untie the middle part such as, and lengthen the length of one part divided by the attraction line as a boundary, and bind it again to the attraction line. Naturally, the other part is shortened by the lengthening. When the plant grows further, this process is repeated.

[0003]

According to such conventional attracting means, when the stem grows for a predetermined length or more, the work of tying a string or the like to the attracting line must be repeated. In addition, this work has to be performed by extending the hand up to the guide line at a high position, and the workability is poor. Also,
When the plants are removed after the cultivation, the synthetic resin strings and tapes used for attracting them are often tied up because they are not suitable for reuse and must be discarded.
However, the plant and the synthetic resin string, tape, and the like cannot be discarded together, so that it is necessary to perform a separation work, which is troublesome.

Further, as an attracting means for solving this problem, there is also a means for attracting with a rod having a length almost equal to the height from the ground to the attracting wire and having an engaging portion for the attracting wire at the upper end.
According to this means, since the rod has a predetermined length,
Engagement work to the guide line is easy. However, the plant stem and this stick are held by a clothespin-shaped holding member so that they are not easily separated from each other. For this reason, when the plant grows to a height higher than the height of the attracting line, when performing the work of lowering the tree height by moving the position of the bar in the attracting line so that the lower part of the stem is made substantially horizontal, The tree height cannot be lowered unless all holding members are removed. In other words, it is difficult to lower the tree height when using this rod.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and makes it possible to facilitate the attracting work, and at the same time, to facilitate the removal work after the completion of cultivation, and a plant stem attracting tool. The purpose is to provide a method of attraction.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a plant stem attracting tool of the present invention is a attracting line stretched substantially horizontally above a cultivated plant, and an engaging portion at one end, At least one stalk supporting member having a connecting portion formed at the other end and capable of engaging the engaging portion with the attracting wire and moving along the attracting wire, the stem being disposed above A stem support member capable of connecting a plurality of stem support members by engaging an engaging portion of a stem support member disposed below the connection portion of the support member, and for holding a plant stem along the stem support member. A holding member having a ring portion that is capable of loosely inserting both the plant stem and the stem supporting member, and that is in contact with the connecting portion of the stem supporting member and that cannot be removed from the stem supporting member, It is characterized by having.

Further, in the plant stem attracting method of the present invention, an engaging portion formed at one end of one stem supporting member is engaged with a attracting line extending substantially horizontally above the cultivated plant. Then, if necessary, the connecting portion formed at the other end of the one stalk supporting member is engaged with the engaging portion formed at the one end of the other stalk supporting member. A position in which the vicinity of the lower end of the stem support member arranged at the lowermost end is adjacent to the stem of the cultivated plant by engaging the engaging portion of the stem support member arranged below with the connecting portion of the arranged stem support member. Until a plurality of the stem support members are connected, then the stem support member and the stem of the cultivated plant are both loosely inserted into the ring portion of at least one holding member to control the posture of the cultivated plant, and then , Increase the number of holding members for loosely inserting the stem support member and the stem of the cultivated plant according to the growth of the cultivated plant. If the holding member is arranged, the holding member is replaced upward as the cultivated plant grows, and if a plurality of stalk support members are arranged, the stalk support in which the upper part of the cultivated plant is located higher When reaching the position adjacent to the member, remove the holding member used in the lower stem support member and use it in the upper stem support member,
If all the holding members used for the lower stem supporting member are removed, the posture of the cultivated plant is controlled only by the upper stem supporting member, and finally, it is directly engaged with the attracting line. The posture of the cultivated plant is controlled only by the stalk support member, and if the height of the cultivated plant exceeds the height of the attracting line, among the holding members arranged in the stalk support member, the connecting portion of the stalk support member The holding member that is in contact with the stem is removed, and the tree height is lowered until the holding member disposed above the removed holding member comes into contact with the connecting portion of the stem support member. It is characterized in that the holding member that has been moved along the stalk is placed on the top of the stem, and then the replacement of the holding member and the movement of the stalk support member are repeated.

In any of the inventions, it is preferable that the engaging portion of the stem support member is formed in a substantially inverted V-shape capable of holding the attracting wire so as not to move on the attracting wire without an external force. .

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a stalk attracting tool of this embodiment, which is configured to have a pulling wire 2, a stem supporting member 3, and a holding member 4.

The attracting wire 2 is stretched substantially horizontally above the plant being cultivated and is composed of a wire or pipe material. The attracting line 2 differs depending on the type of plant, but if the cultivated plant is tomato or cucumber, it is usually
It is placed about 2m above the ground.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the stem support member 3 is made of a rod-shaped member, and has an engaging portion 31 at one end and a connecting portion 32 at the other end. When the stalk support member 3 is engaged, the engagement portion 31 may bend the wire due to its weight when the stalk support member 3 is engaged, and the stalk support member 3 may slide and move on the wire. Because there is, almost reverse V
It is preferably formed in a letter shape. As a result, the guide line 2
This is because the bite bites into the substantially inverted V-shaped engaging portion 31 and is pinched.

The connecting portion 32, as shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, it is formed in an annular shape. This connecting portion 32
Is provided for vertically connecting a plurality of stalk support members 3, and the connecting portion 32 is engaged with the engaging portion 31 of the stalk support member 3 arranged below. Further, since the connecting portion 32 also has a function of preventing the holding member 4 from falling off from the stem support member 3, which will be described later, the ring portion 41 of the holding member 4 is provided.
Is formed in such a size that it comes into contact with the connecting portion 32 and does not fall off. In this embodiment, the connecting portion 32 is formed in an annular shape, but the shape is not limited to this as long as it has such a function, and it may be a semi-annular shape or a substantially triangular shape.

The holding member 4 has a ring portion 41 into which both the plant stem and the stem supporting member 3 can be loosely inserted. The shape of the ring portion 41 may be a mere substantially circular shape as shown in FIG. 1 (b), or as shown in FIG. 1 (c), the first ring portion 41a for stem insertion and the stem support. Second for inserting members
It may have two ring portions with the ring portion 41b. Further, in order to make it easier to insert the stem and the stem support member 3 into the ring portion 41, it is preferable to provide the ring portion 41 with an insertion port 42. The insertion port 42 may be a mere notch, but it is easier to insert the stem and the stem supporting member 3 when inserting the stem and the stem supporting member 3, and a spring member such as a clothespin so as not to come off after the insertion. It is preferable to dispose 43 and form the insertion opening 42 so as to be openable and closable.

Next, based on FIG. 2, the stem attracting tool 1 described above.
A method of attracting a stem using the is explained. Plant 1 when planting
Since the tree height of 0 is low, a plurality of stem support members 3 (two in this embodiment) are used. First, the engaging portion 31 of the first (topmost) stem support member (hereinafter, referred to as “first stem support member”) 3 is engaged with the attraction line 2 and is suspended. In this case, since the first stem support member 3 has a predetermined length, the guide line 2
It is not necessary for the operator to reach to the position where the first stem support member 3 is placed, and the engagement work of the first stem support member 3 is easy. Next, engage the connecting portion 32 of the first stem support member 3 with the engaging portion 31 of the second (lowermost) stem support member (hereinafter, referred to as “second stem support member”) 3. Be suspended. As a result, a part of the second stem support member 3 is located beside the plant 10 that has just been planted. Then, the first holding member (hereinafter,
The “first holding member” 4 is opened against the elastic force of the spring member 43 to open the insertion port 42, and the stem of the plant 10 and the second stem support member 3 are inserted into the ring portion 41. It is installed by doing so. In this case, so that the slack of the stem of the plant 10 does not occur,
The ring portion 41 of the first holding member 4 is arranged at a position where it comes into contact with the connecting portion 32 of the second stem support member 3.

Next, a second holding member (hereinafter, referred to as "second holding member") 4, a third holding member (hereinafter, " 4) which will be referred to as a “third holding member”. If the plant 10 grows further and exceeds the height of the engaging portion 31 of the second stem supporting member 3 arranged below and grows up to the side of the first stem supporting member 3, in accordance with that, Then, the holding member 4 used for the first stem support member 3 is sequentially removed and fixed again to the first stem support member 3. At this time, one of the holding members 4 that has been stopped again is connected to the connecting portion 3 of the first stem supporting member 3.
It is arranged so as to come into contact with 2. All holding members 4 are first
When the stem supporting member 3 is moved to the second stem supporting member 3, the second stem supporting member 3 disposed below is removed. However, the second stem support member 3 may be left attached as long as it does not disturb the subsequent cultivation.

Here, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the re-stopped holding member 4 shown in FIG. 2 (d) is arranged in order from the lower one to the first holding member, the second holding member, and the second holding member. The following description will be given as the third holding member.

When the plant 10 grows further and grows above the height of the attracting line 2, the first holding member 4 is removed.
Since the ring portion 41 of the holding member 4 has a size that allows both the stem and the stem supporting member 3 to be loosely inserted, when the first holding member 4 is removed, the stem of the plant 10 will be lowered downward. As a result,
The second holding member 4 is also lowered together with the first stem supporting member 3
It comes into contact with the connecting portion 32 of the and stops (see FIG. 2).
(E)). When the height of the plant 10 is lowered in this way, the lower part of the stem is sagging. For this reason, the first stem holding rod 3 is moved along the attraction line 2 in order to control the posture of the stem portion other than the slack portion substantially vertically by extending the slack portion substantially horizontally. First removed
The retaining member 4 of is fixed to the upper part of the stem.

When the plant 10 grows further, the second holding member 4 located at the lowermost end is removed, and the third holding member 4 abuts on the connecting portion 32 of the first stem supporting member 3. Lower the tree height. The first stem support member 3 is moved along the attracting line 2 in order to make the lower part of the stem further in the substantially horizontal direction as the tree height is lowered. The removed second holding member 4 is replaced with the uppermost part of the stem (FIG. 2 (f)). Or later,
This process is repeated until cultivation is completed. Of course, during the above work, fruits are naturally harvested from the fruits that are produced in the lower stage.

As described above, in the present invention, the work of lowering the tree height is only required to remove the holding member at the lowermost end, which is easier than the case of using a conventional holding member for sandwiching the stem and the rod. is there. In addition, compared to the conventional attracting means using a string or tape, the conventional attracting means takes time and effort for tying strings and the like. Although the tree height was considerably lowered, according to the present invention, the work of lowering the tree height is easy and the workability does not deteriorate even if the number of times is increased, so that the amount of lowering can be reduced in one operation.
By reducing the amount to be lowered in one operation, it is possible to reduce the amount according to the growth of the cultivated plant and reduce the growth disorder.

When the cultivation is completed, the ring portion 4 of the holding member 4 is
The insertion port 42 of 1 is opened to release the holding of the plant 10.
The first stem support member 3 is left as it is for the next cultivation. As a result, since the holding member 4 is held by the first stem supporting member 3 without coming into contact with the connecting portion 32 of the first stem supporting member 3 and falling off, the next attracting work is easily performed. be able to. Therefore, unlike the conventional attracting means using a string or tape, it is not necessary to separate the plant from the plant and dispose of the plant after the cultivation is completed.

In the above embodiment, two rod-shaped stem support members are used, but it is also possible to use one rod. Further, as the stem support member, a rod-shaped member is preferable in terms of easiness of engaging work with the guide line, but if the stem support member has an engaging portion and a connecting portion, a space between them may be composed of a string or tape. Good.

[0022]

According to the plant stem attracting tool and the plant attracting method of the present invention, the stem supporting member having a predetermined length and the holding member having the stem and the ring portion into which the stem supporting member can be loosely inserted are used. Therefore, the work for attracting plants can be easily performed. Also, the stem support member and the holding member are reusable,
The removal work after the cultivation is completed simply by discarding the plants.
Also, since it is only necessary to dispose of the plants, it can be easily returned to the soil, which also contributes to environmental protection.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are views showing an embodiment of a plant stem attracting tool of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a stem support member, FIG. 1B is an example of a holding member, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of a member.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the plant stem attracting method of the present invention.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 stem attracting tool 2 attracting wire 3 stem supporting member 4 holding member

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akihiro Kuchina 46 Motomachi, Minami-Oshimizu-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An attracting wire extending substantially horizontally above a cultivated plant, an engaging portion at one end, and a connecting portion at the other end, the engaging portion engaging with the attracting wire. At least one stalk supporting member that can be moved along the attracting line by engaging the engaging portion of the stalk supporting member arranged below with the connecting portion of the stalk supporting member arranged above. A stem support member capable of connecting a plurality of stems by joining, and a holding member for holding a plant stem along the stem support member, wherein both the plant stem and the stem support member can be loosely inserted. On the other hand, a plant stem attracting tool comprising: a holding member that has a ring portion that comes into contact with the connecting portion of the stem supporting member and cannot fall off from the stem supporting member. 2. An approximately inverted V which can hold the attracting wire so that the engaging portion of the stem supporting member does not move on the attracting wire without an external force.
The plant stem attracting tool according to claim 1, which is formed in a letter shape. 3. An engaging portion formed at one end of one stalk supporting member is engaged with a attracting line extending substantially horizontally above the cultivated plant, and if necessary, the one The connecting portion formed on the other end of the stem supporting member is engaged with the engaging portion formed on the one end of the other stem supporting member so that the connecting portion of the stem supporting member arranged above is engaged. , A plurality of the stem support members until the position near the lower end of the stem support member arranged at the lowermost end is adjacent to the stem of the cultivated plant by engaging the engaging portion of the stem support member arranged below. Then, the stem support member and the stem of the cultivated plant are both inserted into the ring portion of at least one holding member to control the posture of the cultivated plant, and then the stem support member is grown according to the growth of the cultivated plant. If the number of holding members for loosely inserting the stems of the cultivated plant and the necessary number of holding members is increased, the cultivated plant The holding member is replaced upward according to the growth of, and when a plurality of stem support members are arranged, if the upper part of the cultivated plant reaches a position adjacent to the stem support member located above, If the holding member used for the lower stem supporting member is removed and used for the upper stem supporting member and all the holding members used for the lower stem supporting member are removed, the higher stem The posture of the cultivated plant is controlled only by the support member, and finally the posture of the cultivated plant is controlled only by the stem support member which is directly engaged with the attracting line, and the height of the cultivated plant is higher than the attracting line. Of the holding members arranged on the stem support member,
The holding member in contact with the connecting portion of the stem supporting member is removed, and the tree height is lowered until the holding member arranged above the removed holding member comes into contact with the connecting portion of the stem supporting member. Move the stem support member along the attracting line,
Furthermore, the detached holding member is arranged on the upper part of the stem, and thereafter, replacement of the holding member and movement of the stem supporting member are repeated, whereby a plant stem attracting method. 4. An approximately inverted V which is capable of sandwiching the attraction line so that the engagement portion of the stem support member does not move on the attraction line without an external force.
The method of attracting a plant stem according to claim 3, wherein the method is formed into a letter shape.