JPH0956280A - Container for culturing radish seedling - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container capable of surely and stably holding a culture liquid in culture chambers and used for culturing radish seedlings. SOLUTION: A water-permeable hole 6 is perforated at the center of the bottom plate 5 of each culture chamber 2 in a culture container 1 which is divided into a lot of the culture chambers 2, and a culture liquid (water, a nutritive solution, etc.,) supplied into the culture chamber 2 can thus be discharged. The water-passing hole 6 has such a size (concretely preferably a diameter of approximately 5mm) as enabling the passage of the seed of the radish seedling (also including the somewhat germinated seed). Thus, the sowed seed does not have a fear to clog the water-passing hole 6. An upstanding wall 7 is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate around the water- passing hole 6 to give a clam. A culture liquid is held on the bottom of the culture chamber 2 in a prescribed level (preferably approximately 2-5mm) to enable the immersion of the seed sowed on the bottom plate 5 without submerging the seeds under the water.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container for cultivating radish radish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a cultivation container in which a large number of cultivation chambers are formed of a lightweight molding material such as Styrofoam,
Raised daikon radish is being raised and shipped to the market.

The inventor of the present invention forms a water-permeable hole in the bottom plate of the cultivation room and forms a rising wall of a predetermined height on the upper surface of the bottom plate around the water-permeable hole to make the water level of the cultivation liquid constant. We have developed a cultivation container that is designed so that it can be cultivated while keeping it.

[0004]

However, since the water-permeable holes of the above-mentioned conventional cultivation containers are holes smaller than the seeds of cultivated plants, there is a risk that the seeds may block the water-permeable holes. In addition, the holes may form siphons, and due to the siphon phenomenon, there is a problem that the culture solution retained in the cultivation room flows out through the water permeable holes.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to cultivate daikon radish, which can reliably and stably retain the cultivation liquid in the cultivation room. To provide a container.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems A container for cultivating kaiware radish according to the present invention has a water permeable hole formed in a bottom plate of a cultivation room, and a rising wall having a predetermined height is provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate around the water permeable hole. In the container for cultivation which is formed and is cultivated while keeping the water level of the cultivation liquid constant, the water permeable hole is formed in a size that allows the seeds of radish radish to pass through.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cultivation container molded of a light-weight molding material such as styrofoam, which is divided into a large number of cultivation chambers 2 by partition walls 1a. The size of the cultivating room 2 is set so that the radish cultivated in the cultivating room 2 has a unit cultivation amount suitable for consumer demand, retailing, and the like.

Engagement protrusions 3 are formed at the upper portions of the four corners of the cultivation container 1, and when a plurality of cultivation containers 1 are stacked, they are fitted with the engagement recesses 4 formed at the bottoms of the four corners. In addition, the stacked cultivation containers 1 are configured so as not to shift and collapse the load.

As shown in FIG. 2, a water permeable hole 6 is formed in the center of the bottom plate 5 of each cultivation room 2 so that the cultivation liquid (water, nutrient solution, etc.) supplied into the cultivation room 2 is It is designed to be drained. It is preferable that the bottom plate 5 is appropriately provided with irregularities so that seeds sown do not roll or shift. The water permeation hole 6 has a size (specifically, a diameter of about 5 mm is preferable) that allows the seeds of radish sprouts (including seeds in a slightly germinated state) to pass through the water permeation hole 6. Configure so that there is no risk of blocking 6. In addition,
The shape of the water permeable hole 6 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be a polygonal shape or a slit shape. Further, the number and position of the water permeation holes 6 are not limited to those in the present embodiment, and they may be arranged at a corner of the cultivation room 2 or the like.

A rising wall 7 is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate around the water-permeable hole 6 to form a weir, and the bottom of the cultivation room 2 is kept with a cultivation liquid of a predetermined water level (preferably about 2 to 5 mm). Then, the seeds sown on the bottom plate 5 can be soaked without being submerged. Reference numeral 8 denotes a drainage groove formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate 5, which communicates with the water permeable hole 6 so that the drainage water from the water permeable hole 6 can be smoothly drained.

Since the cultivation container of this embodiment is configured as described above, when seeds of slightly sprouted cabbage radish are sown from above into the cultivation room 2 and the cultivation liquid is watered,
The excess cultivation liquid overflows from the rising wall 7 and is discharged from the water permeable hole 6 to the outside of the cultivation container 1, and has a predetermined water level (water level corresponding to the height of the rising wall 7) in the cultivation chamber 2. The cultivation liquid is retained. The seeding may be performed after supplying the cultivation liquid into the cultivation room 2.

The seeds on the water permeable holes 6 fall from the water permeable holes 6 due to the above-mentioned sowing and overflow action of the culture solution.
There is no fear of blocking this. In order to keep the cultivation liquid in the cultivation room 2 stable at a predetermined water level, the cultivation container 1 is installed in a horizontal state as much as possible. For example, in the case of installing on a relatively smooth surface such as a concrete floor surface, the cultivation liquid adheres to the gap between the lower surface of the bottom plate 5 of the cultivation container 1 and the concrete floor surface due to the capillary phenomenon, and Although the drainage from the water permeable hole 6 may be hindered, it is smoothly drained through the drainage groove 8.

When the amount of water in the cultivation liquid becomes small due to consumption or evaporation accompanying growth, the cultivation liquid is replenished from the top again, but as described above, the inside of the cultivation room 2 does not have to be precisely controlled in the amount of water supplied. The cultivation liquid at a constant water level is retained in the water.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the structure of the water permeable hole 6 and the rising wall 7. Particularly, when a cultivation container is molded with polystyrene foam, a thin film of polystyrene, which is the same material, is used. 5 "is used to mold the rising wall 7'and the water permeable hole 6'as shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), and the hole 6" is made of foam as shown in FIG. 3 (C). The bottom plate 5'is formed by molding, and the thin film 1 "is integrally fused on the upper surface of the bottom plate 5'with the water permeable holes 6'and the holes 6" aligned. In this case, there is no possibility that the root of the radish will get into the gap of the foam particles of the bottom plate 5'which is a polystyrene foam.

[0015]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION A permeable hole is formed in a bottom plate of a cultivation room, and a rising wall having a predetermined height is formed on an upper surface of the bottom plate around the permeable hole for cultivation while keeping a constant water level of a cultivation solution. In the container for cultivation, since the water-permeable hole is formed to a size that allows the seeds of radish to pass through, seeds block the water-permeable hole and hinder drainage, and due to the siphon phenomenon, water is retained in the cultivation room. There is no possibility that the culture solution that is present will flow out through the water permeable holes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cultivation container.

2A is a plan view of the cultivation container of FIG. 1, FIG. 2B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the line A of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the roll line of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment, (A) is a top view of (B), (B) is a cross-sectional view of a thin film, and (C) is a cross-sectional view of a bottom plate.
(D) is a sectional view in which (B) and (C) are integrally fused.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation container 1a Partition wall 2 Cultivation chamber 3 Engagement convex part 4 Engagement concave part 5, 5'Bottom plate 5 "Thin film 6, 6'Water permeation hole 6" Hole 7, 7'Rise wall 8 Drainage groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water-permeable hole is formed in a bottom plate of a cultivation room,
In a container for cultivation in which a rising wall having a predetermined height is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate around the water-permeable hole and cultivated while maintaining the water level of the culture solution constant, the water-permeable hole allows the seeds of radish radish to pass through. A container for cultivating radish radish, characterized by being formed in the size of.