JPH1014391A - Planting material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a planting material, capable of easily planting, excellent in handleability and suitable as a cut flower supporting board, a seedling bed, a planting bed, etc., by constructing a bottom of a fiber aggregate with a fused matter of fiber pieces. SOLUTION: A fiber aggregate is constructed by gathering a number of fiber pieces 11 such as plastics-made tape yarns having flat cross sections by arranging properly the longitudinal directions of fiber pieces in one direction. In the fiber aggregate, the lengths of the fiber pieces 11 are 5cm or longer, fiber pieces 11 are fused to each other at one end of the fiber aggregate, and the fused body 92 of the fiber pieces 11 constructs the bottom side 93 of the fiber aggregate. Thus, the objective planting material 16 is formed from the fiber aggregate. Further, the planting material 16 can be used as a vegetable preservation bed, for a solution culture, etc., and fresh vegetables can easily be produced at an ordinary home, etc., by using the planting material 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tool for supporting the root of a cut flower (hereinafter referred to as a "cut flower support plate") and a material used for a nursery or other planting floor (referred to as "planting material" in the present invention). .).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Plants germinate and grow upon obtaining moisture. However, not all moisturizing materials are suitable for planting floors. Therefore, a certain idea and knowledge are required to construct the planting floor with the moisturizing material. As a moisturizing material that can be used as a nursery or a planting floor, earth and sand is well known. In recent years, hydroponic cultivation in which a polyurethane foam or other plastic foam or nonwoven fabric or other fiber aggregate is used instead of earth and sand is also known.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Most of the planting is carried out on earth and sand, that is, soil, but it is difficult to obtain the earth and sand in high-rise houses and other ordinary households in urban areas. There are many. For this reason, in a high-rise house with a narrow veranda or other outdoor space, it is particularly difficult to handle earth and sand, and it is not possible to plant freely. In that regard, hydroponics is considered suitable for urban planting. However, advanced techniques are required for the fertilization and water management, and the foams and fiber aggregates used for the planting floors are disposable, which is uneconomical and causes waste disposal problems. Therefore, hydroponics at home is suitable for expensive houseplants, but unsuitable for planting vegetables and other inexpensive plants.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention can be used as a cut flower supporting plate in place of Kenzan, and can be used repeatedly as a planting floor. It is easy to activate at the time of repeated use, and it is light and portable. An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive planting material that is easy to handle, suitable for planting in urban areas, and can be used as a vegetable storage floor when transporting vegetables and other plants while maintaining freshness. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, and other objects and effects will be clarified.

[0005]

The planting material according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured as a thread aggregate in which a number of thread pieces are gathered together with their length directions aligned in the same direction. The length of the yarn piece is 5 cm or more, the yarn piece 11 and the yarn piece 11 are fused at one end of the yarn assembly, and the melt 92 of the yarn piece 11 It is characterized by constituting the bottom surface 93 of the body.

The planting material 1 according to claim 2 according to the present invention.
6 is characterized in that the thread strip 11 is a plastic tape yarn having a flat cross section.

The planting floor according to claim 3 of the present invention.
Is a putter 4 comprising a container body 94 having an upper opening 95 and a lid 96 fitted into the upper opening 95.
No. 0 is loaded with a planting material 16 configured as a thread aggregate obtained by gathering a large number of thread pieces 11 with the length direction aligned in the same direction, and a lid 96 is provided at the bottom 97 of the container body. Has a depression 98 which is depressed toward the bottom, and a depression opening 99 is opened at the bottom of the depression 98 toward the bottom 97 of the container main body. It is inserted toward the inside 100, and the tip projecting surface 13 of the planting material 16 projects from the depression opening 96.

A planting floor according to claim 4 of the present invention.
Is characterized in that the recesses 98 according to claim 2 are filled with the granules 14.

The planting floor according to claim 5 of the present invention.
Is constructed by loading a container 102 with a planting material 16 configured as a thread aggregate obtained by gathering a large number of thread pieces 11 with the length direction aligned in the same direction. The planting material 16 is deeper than the length of the strip 11, and the length direction of the thread strip 11 is oriented in the depth direction of the container 102.
2, an upper dent 103 corresponding to the difference between the depth of the container 102 and the length of the thread strip 11 is formed in the upper part of the container 102, and the bottom of the upper dent 103 is the tip of the planting material 16. It is characterized by being constituted by the protruding surface 13.

The planting floor according to claim 6 of the present invention.
Is characterized in that the depressions 98 according to claim 5 are filled with the granules 14.

The planting floor according to claim 7 of the present invention.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a water-permeable hole 104 is formed in a lower portion of the container 102 in which the planting material 16 is loaded.

The planting floor according to claim 8 of the present invention.
Is characterized in that the container 102 according to claim 5 is housed in the external container 101 as an internal container.

The planting material 1 according to claim 9 according to the present invention.
No. 6 is configured as a thread aggregate in which a number of thread pieces 11 are gathered together with the length direction aligned in the same direction, and the maximum size of the bottom surface is 10 cm or less.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A planting material 16 according to the present invention is formed as a thread aggregate in which a number of flexible thread pieces 11 are gathered together with their length directions aligned in the same direction. A cut flower is inserted into the gap between the thread pieces 11 from the tip protruding surface side 13 from which the tip 12 of the 11 protrudes, and is used as a cut flower support or a cutting support. Sowing,
Alternatively, seeds are sown on a surface layer 15 of natural earth or artificial earth 14 laminated on the tip projecting surface 13 and used as a seedbed or a planting floor.
Vegetables with roots are inserted into the gap between 1 and the thread 11 to be used as a vegetable storage floor.

In the present invention, the term "flexible yarn strip" refers to a long and narrow continuous article having a constant thickness and width, such as a fiber, a yarn or a string, which is cut into a required length. Sheets such as fabrics and plastic films can also be used as flexible yarns. The "flexibility" of the yarn piece may be such that it does not crack when bent and can be bent at a right angle.

Various kinds of synthetic resin films such as polyester resin film, polyolefin resin film, polyvinyl chloride resin film, polyamide (nylon) resin film, polyvinyl acetate resin film, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin film, etc. Or
Paper or non-woven fabric, which is made by laminating these synthetic resin films,
Alternatively, paper, nonwoven fabric, or composite film on which various synthetic resin emulsions or latex paints are applied and laminated can be used. These films are provided with longitudinal folds or folds 17 extending in the length direction, or wrinkled in the width direction, and folded in the width direction, or rolled up in the width direction. It is good to use elongated.

The planting material 16 is formed as a thread aggregate in which a number of flexible thread pieces 11 are gathered with the length direction aligned in the same direction. The mating thread pieces 11 touch each other and lean against each other. Even if the yarn pieces 11 are radially arranged, at least one surface of the yarn aggregate is configured as a set of tips of the yarn pieces 11 protruding therefrom. In addition, in the inside of the yarn assembly, countless gaps 21 that continue to be elongated along the length direction of the yarn piece 11 are formed.
It is continuously formed with the surface 13 (referred to as “tip protruding surface” in the present invention) formed as a set of two with a spread in the subsequent direction.

The planting material 16 is formed as a thread-like aggregate having a certain shape, and is not constituted only by gathering a large number of thread strips 11 in the same length direction. A certain shape holding means 22 for maintaining the assembled state is required.

In order to maintain the assembled state,
The gathered thread pieces 11 are packed into a bag 23, a basket 24 or other container, or the gathered thread pieces 11 are bound, or the gathered thread pieces 11 and the thread pieces 11 are combined. The space may be partially joined by an adhesive 29 or a fiber, or one end of each of the gathered thread pieces 11 may be locked to the base 30.

[0020]

In the yarn assembly (16) in which a number of flexible yarns are gathered together with their lengths aligned in the same direction, the space between the required yarns can be freely pushed and spread. , The stems and roots of the plant 31 (hereinafter referred to as "stem roots")
Say ) Can be inserted. Then, since the pushed-out gap is closed by the elastic recovery force of the thread strip 11, the inserted plant 31 is held as it is in the thread aggregate.

In the yarn assembly 16 in which the length direction is aligned in the same direction and a large number of yarn pieces 11 are gathered, the adjacent yarn pieces 1
1 and the thread strip 11 are touching in many parts following their length. For this reason, the water 3 applied to the yarn assembly 16
3 is adsorbed and held between the yarn pieces 11 by its surface tension. As a result, the yarn aggregate 16
The interior of the device becomes humid due to a mixture of moisture and oxygen (air).

By the way, the roots of terrestrial plants grow by seeking not only moisture but also oxygen. In particular, if you see that the roots of the potted plants grow along the inner wall of the flower pot and are densely gathered in a net-like manner, the moisture contained in the soil of the flower pot flows along the inner wall of the flower pot and is slightly generated It can be seen that the flow of moisture may be promoting root growth.

In this respect, in the present invention, the elongated gap 21 through which moisture easily flows is formed along the entire yarn assembly (1) along each yarn piece 11.
6) You can countless. For this reason, the planting material 16 is used not only as a support for inserting and supporting the plant 31 but also as a planting floor for promoting the growth of the inserted plant and a storage floor for preserving the freshness of the plant. You will get. Also, the seeds planted on the protruding surface 13 of the tip are guided by the thread pieces 11 and descend the roots 32 along the elongated gaps 21, so that the planting material 16 can also be used as a nursery.

When the planting material 16 is used as a nursery,
In order to prevent the seeds from deeply falling into the gaps 21 between the thread pieces, natural earth and artificial earth and sand (hereinafter simply referred to as “earth and sand”) are laminated on the tip projecting surface 13. Good. The laminated surface ground layer 15 suppresses the evaporation of water from the gaps 21 between the thread pieces, while a part of the earth and sand falls between the thread pieces, widens the gaps 21 and makes the roots 32 easier to spread, This facilitates the convection of moisture inside the planting material 16 and promotes the growth of the root 32.

The fibrous portion having a thickness of about 20 denier and 5
The film-like portion having a thickness of about μm is alternately continued in the width direction at an interval of about 2 mm, and the fibrous portion forms a ridge 36 parallel to the length direction, and the film-like portion is provided between the ridges. Is formed with a groove 37, and wrinkles due to a difference in expansion and contraction between the fibrous portion and the film-like portion during T-die extrusion molding are finely formed at intervals of about 1 to 2 mm in the length direction.
m polyester film or polypropylene film is folded in the width direction, or wrinkled in the width direction, or folded in the width direction to converge, and is composed of a packing string and a weft thread for packing base cloth (dongoros). The actual thickness is generally 0.5 to 3.5 mm and the apparent thickness is 1 to 1
Polyester tape yarn or polypropylene tape yarn (hereinafter referred to as “folded tape yarn”) 39 swelled to about 0 mm is suitable for the thread strip 11.

In the planting material using the wrinkled tape yarn, polyethylene or polypropylene is a non-hygroscopic and non-hydrophilic material lacking in hygroscopicity, and the outer surface of the wrinkled tape yarn 39 has fine irregularities such as folds and wrinkles. Therefore, even if water adheres to it, it is difficult for the whole surface to adhere to each other, and it is difficult to form a sealed internal space inside the planting material. Since the wrinkled tape yarn 39 is made of a non-moisture-absorbing and non-hydrophilic material, the water adhering thereto easily moves in the length direction of the tape yarn. In particular, water tends to move in the length direction along the folds or folds of the wrinkled tape yarn 39 due to capillary action. And since the quadratic modulus of the section of the tape increases due to the folds and wrinkles, the wrinkled tape yarn is harder to bend than the tape without the folds and wrinkles. as a result,
The folds and wrinkles form a through groove that penetrates straight through the interior of the planting material. Therefore, planting materials are
It becomes rich in water permeability and air permeability. And in such a planting material having high permeability and air permeability, the water level inside the putter is easy to ascend and descend by evaporation and water supply, and oxygen is supplied inside the planting material with the pumping action of the fluctuation of the internal water level, Since it becomes difficult to form a stagnant water pool with low oxygen solubility inside the planting material, it effectively acts on germination, growth and preservation of the plant.

According to various experiments, in the planting material 16 which is loaded into the planter 40 or other container and used with the tip protruding surface 13 facing upward, the length of the thread strip 11 is 5 cm or more.
It is desirable that it is preferably at least 10 cm, more preferably at least 20 cm. Because, apart from the case of underwater plants or hydroponics, the tip protruding surface 13 of the planting material loaded in the planter 40 or the stratum surface 15 laminated thereon
When the depth of the water 33 injected into the planter 40 to the water level is less than 5 cm, the water 33 evaporates and the inside of the planter tends to dry. The method of evaporation depends on the density of the thread pieces inside the planting material, the amount of soil filling, the degree of growth of the plants planted on the planting material, the type and number of plants, etc.
The water level 41 of the planting floor is often under the scorching sun and drops by 5 cm or more per day. For this reason, in the case of the planting material having a length of the yarn piece 11 of less than 5 cm, a special evaporation prevention layer is laminated on the tip projecting surface 13, and a water retention material such as pulp fiber is filled between the yarn pieces. Special measures such as forming a special water retaining layer 41 under the planting material, constantly monitoring the water level 57 and supplying water as needed are required. And the length of the thread piece 11 is 5c.
With a planting material less than m, a gap 21 having a sufficient length through which steam effective for the growth of the root 32 flows cannot be secured between the yarn pieces 11. As a result, the planting material 16 has a deep root. It is limited to planting plants that do not stretch, and if the planting material is a cut flower support, it will not be possible to reliably support the stem root 32 inserted between the thread strips with cut flowers that are too tall .

From the upper end 43 of the vinyl pipe 42 for water level control attached to the bottom of the planter 40,
Liquid fertilizer (chicken manure solution (3) so as to accumulate at the bottom of the planter without permeating through the root 3 and without touching the root 32.
3)) into the planter, liquid fertilizer (33)
Moves from bottom to top along the thread strip 11 to form the root (32)
Is gradually absorbed from. In such a manner, the fertilizer component (33) is moved to the top so that the fertilizer (33) moves upward from the bottom of the planting floor 34 without directly touching the root (32) and is gradually absorbed by the root (32). It is desired that the length of the thread piece 11 be 5 cm or more even in holding the thread piece 11 at a position away from the protruding surface 13.

As described above, when the fertilizer is applied so as to spring out from the bottom 35 without directly touching the tip projecting surface 13, the odor of the fertilizer from the planting floor 34 is not generated, and the insect pest on the surface of the planting floor 34 is not generated. Of natural fertilizers that tend to produce harmful insects such as animal dung, compost, bone meal, etc. The used hygienic organic cultivation is also possible.

When the planting material made of polypropylene, which has a lower specific gravity than water, is poured into the planter just enough to fill the planting floor with water, the planting material floats and the projecting end of the planting material protrudes from the upper edge of the planter. Go up. In order to suppress the floating of the planting material, put earth and sand into the projecting surface of the tip and
If the tip protruding surface 13 of 6 is raised above the water surface,
Even if the planting material 16 rises and descends according to the water level, the height from the water surface to the tip protruding surface 13 is always kept constant, and the portion protruding from the water surface is always kept in a constant moisture state. Therefore, a planting floor suitable for hydroponics is completed.

As described above, since the planting material 16 can be used as a planting floor floating on water, it can be planted in ponds, swamps, rivers, ports and the like without reclamation. In particular, the planting material 16 floated in a sewage treatment tank, a pond, a gutter, a drain, or the like where odor becomes a pollution problem also serves as a lid of the reservoir or the drain, so that the sewage treatment tank, the reservoir, the gutter, the drain, etc. And the like, beautification, pollution problems are solved, and flowers and vegetables are harvested.

In addition, the creases and creases formed along the length direction of the creased tape yarn 39 promote the rise of the water 33 due to the capillary phenomenon. Since the projecting portion has a large contact area with the outside air, and the thread 11 is a polypropylene wrinkled tape yarn 39 which is non-hygroscopic and non-hydrophilic and easily releases moisture, the water 33 below the planting material 16 is As a result, the planting material 16 evaporates from the projecting surface 13 so that the planting material 16 can be pumped into the sewage treatment tank, the reservoir, the gutter,
It also exerts a drainage function and a drying function in drains and the like. Therefore, the planting material 16 also exerts an effect as a drying means in a landfill or reclaimed land. Less than,
The use and manufacture of planting materials will be illustrated and described in more detail.

[0033]

Concrete Example 1: Column-shaped planting floor FIGS. 1 to 7 illustrate planting materials configured in a column shape. Column type planting floor 34
Is a cylinder 2 having a large number of openings 47 formed at required intervals on the peripheral surface.
5 is loaded with planting material 16.

In the columnar planting floor shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, tape yarns 39 are arranged so as to surround the water supply pipe 44, are drawn into the cylinder together with the earth and sand 14, and the earth and sand are interposed between the tape yarns. Is sandwiched. The columnar planting floor 34 is vertically supported by a base 45. The upper ends of the tape yarn 39 and the water supply pipe 44 are located lower than the upper end of the cylindrical pipe 25, and the upper end of the columnar planting floor has a water receiver 4 surrounded by the upper edge of the cylinder.
6 and the tip projecting surface 13 forms the bottom of the water receiver 46. For this reason, the water 33 that springs up from the upper end of the water supply pipe 44 penetrates into the planting material 16 from the tip projecting surface 13,
It gradually drips along the tape yarn 39. And
The water 33 that has overflowed from the water receiver 46 drops down along the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder 25, but flows into the cylinder from the opening 47 on the peripheral surface while reaching the lower end of the cylinder 25. The opening 47 is opened upward and downward, and the periphery of the opening 47 is a slope 48 that is inclined upward from the inside of the cylinder toward the outside of the cylinder, and water 33 that drips down into the cylinder along the slope 48. It is easy to do. The plant 31 is in the opening 48
Are planted, and the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder is covered with a plant 31.

FIG. 3 shows a plurality of columnar planting floors 34 in which tape yarn is drawn into a cylinder together with earth and sand without inserting a water supply pipe.
Is a diagram illustrating a three-dimensional flower bed 49 configured to vertically support the base 45. The upper end of the columnar planting floor 34 is locked to the support frame 50. The support frame 50 is formed of a water supply pipe, and water supplied from the water supply pipe into the cylinder drips and flows along the tape yarn inside. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cutaway perspective view of a main part of the columnar planting floor illustrated in FIG. 3.

The planting material 16 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is configured as a thread aggregate in which thread pieces (tape yarns) gathered side by side in parallel are housed in a cylinder. 5 to 7, the plant material 16 shown in FIG.
0, and the tip protruding surface 13 is parallel to the axis of the cylinder 25.

The planting material 16 shown in FIG. 5 is formed by engaging one end of each thread piece 11 having the same length with the shaft member 20.
The thread pieces 11 are radially arranged around the shaft member 20, and the periphery of the shaft member 20 is covered with the thread piece 11. Such a planting material 16 is manufactured by a manufacturing technique of a mall yarn.

The columnar planting floor 34 shown in FIG.
As in the cylinder shown in FIG.
The plant material 16 is fitted inside a cylinder 25 having substantially the same diameter as the length of one, and the thread strip 11 is inclined with respect to the shaft member 20 in a state of being loaded in the cylinder 25.

The planting material 16 shown in FIG. 6 has a structure like a pile cloth having an abnormally long pile length, and is constituted by engaging one end of a thread piece 11 having the same length with the base material 30. ing. The columnar planting floor 34 is formed of the planting material 16 cut into a belt shape.
A cylinder 25 whose inner circumference is substantially the same as the width of the planting material 16.
It is configured to be rolled into a gutter shape and inserted. Cylinder 25
An opening 47 is opened in a line on the peripheral surface of the belt-shaped planting material 16, and a seam 52 of the band-shaped planting material 16 which is rolled into a gutter shape and inserted therein overlaps the inside of the opening 47. The columnar planting floor 34 is used by planting the cylinder 25 in the horizontal direction (horizontal), the opening 47 upward, and the opening 47.

FIG. 7 shows a pillar-shaped planting floor 34 turned sideways.
The T-shaped connecting pipe 53 is fitted to both ends of the cylinder 25, the lower opening of the connecting pipe 53 is closed by a lid member 54, and the upper opening 55 is formed of water. , And water 33 injected from the inlet is stored in the inside 25 of the cylinder. Cylinder 25
Of the plant floor is covered and decorated with artificial grass 56 so that the temperature inside the planting floor 34 is not excessively increased by direct sunlight.

[0041]

[Example 2; flat planting floor] The planting material 16 shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 has a structure like a pile cloth whose pile length is abnormally long, like the planting material shown in FIGS. The planting floor 34 is configured by loading the planting material 16 into a container (the planter 40 and the water tank 26) capable of storing water, with the tip projecting surface 13 facing upward. Except for the planting floor illustrated in FIG.
The length of the thread 11 is set to 22 cm, and the planting material 16 has a thickness corresponding to the length of the thread 11.
Except for the planting floor shown in FIGS.
3 is covered with earth and sand 14 so that the tip 12 of a part of the thread 11 is exposed, and the tip 12 of the adjacent thread is
The gap between the tip 12 and the tip portion 12 is filled with earth and sand 14, and the surface portion of the planting material 16 is
To form a surface stratum 15 mixed with the leading end portion 12 so that the sown seed does not fall deeply to the bottom 35 through the gap 21 between the thread pieces.

FIG. 8 shows a case where the planting floor 34 is used for hydroponic cultivation, wherein the thread 11 of the planting material 16 and the base material 3 are used.
No. 0, a polypropylene wrinkled tape yarn 39 having a lower specific gravity than water is used, and the planting material 16 is prepared so as to float in water. The thickness of the planting material 16, that is, the yarn piece 1 from the base material 30 to the tip protruding surface 13
The length of 1 is shorter than the depth of the container 40. For this reason, the planting material 16 rises and falls according to the water level of the water stored in the container 40, but the height from the water surface 57 to the tip protruding surface 13 is always kept constant, and as a result, the portion protruding from the water surface 57 Is always kept moist.

A pipe 42 is vertically inserted into the planting material 16 shown in FIG.
Is mounted so as to be able to move up and down freely, and the inside of the container 4 is
The water level 57 of the 0 water is confirmed. The mouth 43 of the pipe 42 protrudes from the surface (13) of the planting floor.
The liquid 3 and the liquid fertilizer flow into the bottom of the container 40, diffuse into the entire bottom 35 of the planting floor 34, and gradually rise along the yarn pieces 11 to the tip protruding surface side 13 and move.

FIGS. 10 to 14 show a planter having water level management means. One of two drain holes formed on the left and right of the bottom of a commercially available planter 40 is closed, and the other is stopped. One end of a soft transparent vinyl pipe 42 slightly larger than the diameter of the drain hole is closely fitted to the drain hole. The mouth 43 of the transparent vinyl pipe 42 is detachably engaged with the upper edge of the planter, and the transparent vinyl pipe 42 controls the water level inside the planter.

The planter 40 shown in FIGS. 10 and 13
In the figure, an insertion hole 59 is formed in the upper edge thereof, and the mouth of the pipe 42 is locked by being inserted into the insertion hole 59. In the planter 40 shown in FIG. 11, a stopper having a pipe insertion groove 60 is attached to the upper edge of the planter, and the pipe 42 is inserted into the insertion groove 60.
The mouth 43 is inserted and locked. In the planter 40 shown in FIG. 12, an elongated rectangular opening is formed in a flange at an upper edge thereof, and a mouth of a pipe 42 is fitted and locked in a drain port 61 of an elongated funnel 62 fitted in the opening. ing. Thus the pipe 42
When a funnel 62 is attached to the upper end of the container, water 33 and fertilizer can be easily injected into the bottom of the planter 40 through the pipe 42, which is convenient. In the planter 40 shown in FIG.
A hook 63 is attached to the mouth of No. 2 and is hooked and locked on the upper edge of the planter 40.

FIG. 10 shows a planting floor 34 prepared also as a fertilizer storage container. 40 in the planter is 4
It is divided into five upper and lower stages by a plurality of net-shaped perforated partition plates 64. The planting material 16 is loaded in the second space from the top, on which a stratum 15 of about 2 cm in thickness by earth and sand is laminated. The lower side of the partition plate supporting the planting material is a water retaining layer 41. In the third and fourth stages from the top, a fertilizer 65 containing animal dung as a main material, which is prepared by mixing pieces of tape yarn and hardly dripping, is stored. Can be pumped as liquid fertilizer. 66 is a spacer.

FIG. 15 shows an example of application of the planting material 16 to a wide flower bed, where the planting material 16 is placed in a water tank 26 which is placed on a spacer 67 and has a stepped height. It is loaded. A drain pipe 68 is attached to each water tank 26 at a reference water level. The mouth of the drain pipe 68 protrudes above the lower water tank 26, and the drain pipe 68 also serves as a water supply pipe for pouring water into the lower water tank 26. 69 is a water supply pipe for supplying water to the uppermost water tank 26. The earth and sand 14 on the planting material 16
Are stacked, and the stratum 15 forms an undulating hill (34) corresponding to the height of the water tank 26.

The planter 40 shown in FIG. 30 comprises a container body 94 having an upper opening 95, and a lid 96 fitted into the upper opening 95. The planting material 16 configured as a thread aggregate in which the length direction is aligned in the same direction and the many thread pieces 11 are gathered is loaded in the putter 40. The lid 96 has a depression 98 which is depressed toward the bottom 97 of the container body.
An opening 99 is opened at the bottom of the container body toward the bottom 97 of the container body, and a planting material 16 is inserted into the depression opening 96 with the bottom surface 93 facing the inside 100 of the container body. Projecting from the depression opening 96. For this reason, if the lid 96 is removed, the water 30 stored in the container body 94 can be replaced or fertilizer can be put into the interior 100 of the container body. Because it is removed with the 96, the fertilizer does not directly touch the root of the plant. And at the time of heavy rain, even if a lot of rainwater flows from the depression 98,
When the water level inside the container body 100 reaches the opening 95,
Since it flows out from there, the plant 31 is not flooded to the root. The depressions 98 are filled with the granular material (earth and sand) 14, and the root of the plant 31 is always placed in alkaline soil.

The planter 40 shown in FIG. 31 includes an inner container 102 and an outer container 101, and the inner container 102 is housed in the outer container 101. The planting material 16 configured as a thread aggregate in which the length direction is aligned in the same direction and a large number of the thread pieces 11 are gathered is the inner container 1.
02 and can be removed together with the inner container 102 from the outer container 101 and replaced. The interior of the inner container 102 is deeper than the length of the thread piece 11, and the planting material 16 is loaded into the container 102 with the length direction of the thread piece 11 directed in the depth direction of the container 102. An upper dent 103 corresponding to the difference from the length of the thread piece 11 is formed in the upper portion of the container 102, and the upper dent 1
A bottom portion of the plant material 03 is formed by the projecting end surface 13 of the planting material 16. The dents 98 are filled with the granular material (earth and sand) 14, and the plant 31 extends in all directions so that the roots are dispersed in the earth and sand 14, and then drops the roots on the planting material 16.
Its roots are always on alkaline soil.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a cover which closes the opening of the outer container 101 to prevent the invasion of pests. The cover 107 is constructed by placing a surface material such as a wire mesh or cloth on a grid-like support frame material.
Moisture and air enter and exit the outer container through the 07. The cover 107 is provided with an opening 108 into which the inner container 102 is fitted. The inner container 102 is fitted inside the opening 108 and is supported by the cover 107 so as not to fall down. A water-permeable hole 104 is opened in the lower portion of the inner container 102 where the planting material 16 is loaded, and when the water in the inner container is sucked up by the plant 31, the water 30 stored in the outer container 101 is removed. Is automatically replenished. The outer container 101 is provided with a drain hole 106 at the same level as the bottom (13) of the upper dent 103. Even if a large amount of rainwater flows into the outer container 101 during heavy rain, the water level is reduced to the bottom (13) of the upper dent 103. When the level reaches the same level as in (1), the water flows out from the drain hole 106 so that the plant 31 is not flooded to the root.

[0051]

[Specific Example 3; General Manufacturing Method of Planting Material] The planting material shown in FIGS. 8 to 15 has a structure like a pile cloth whose pile length is abnormally long, and such a planting material is hand-woven. It can be manufactured in accordance with the manufacturing technique of the curtain. 16 to 19 specifically show the structure of the planting material 16 manufactured according to a general pile fabric manufacturing technique. It is understood that the planting material can be automatically mass-produced by the structure. Let's do it.

The planting material 16 shown in FIG. 16 is a warp knitting machine in which thick and long knitting needles are arranged with coarse gauges, and knitting wrinkled tape yarns 39 instead of pile yarns are knitted into a ground knitted fabric to form a long pile. The thread piece 11 is formed by projecting from the ground knitted fabric. The entire planting material looks like a normal warp-knit pile fabric used as a chair upholstery. 70 is a ground warp and 71 is an insertion yarn. The ground knitted fabric 30 is knitted by locking the insertion yarn 71 at a chain stitch knitted by the ground warp yarn 70. In the knitting process, the thread strip 11 is knitted into a chain stitch knitted by the ground warp 70 and is locked to the ground knitted fabric 30 by the chain stitch.

The planting material 16 shown in FIG. 17 is woven in a pile loom in which the spacing between the reeds is coarse, with the packing wrinkled tape yarn 39 woven into the ground fabric 30 as pile yarn. The ground fabric 30 is plain-woven and woven by a ground warp 72 and a ground weft 73, and the root 35 of the thread strip 11 is bent in a W shape and entangled with the ground weft 73 to be locked. The whole planting material looks like an enlarged woven pile fabric (moquette) used as a chair upholstery.

The planting material shown in FIG. 18 is made by a tufted machine in which thick and long needles 76 are roughly arranged. The packing wrinkled tape yarn 39 is inserted into the base fabric 30 as a pile thread, and the tape yarn 39 protruding in a loop shape is locked by a looper 74 and cut by a looper 74 and a knife 75. The entire planting material looks like an enlarged version of a commercially available tufted carpet.

The planting material shown in FIG. 19 is made according to a bonded carpet manufacturing technique. The packing wrinkled tape yarn 39 is bent into a U-shape as a pile thread, and is embedded in the adhesive applied layer 77 applied to the base fabric 30.

[0056]

[Specific Example 4; Simple Method for Producing Planting Materials] FIGS.
This figure illustrates a planting material that is simply made without requiring special technical means. The planting material shown in FIG. 20 is obtained by cutting a bundle of tape yarn into a predetermined length to form a thread bundle 79, collecting the bundle, and filling the bundle into a cage 24 or other fence-like container surrounded by a mesh. It is configured. Therefore, according to this method, planting materials can be made with scissors. FIG.
0, the upper opening of the container 24 is illustrated as being closed by a fence-shaped lid 78, but the fence-shaped lid 78 is
When the planting material using 4 is widely arranged in a park or other place to form a planting floor, it protects the thread pieces so that they do not remain down, and is an essential member of the planting material. Not be. If a hard and strong container is used for the container 24, as shown in FIG.
6 to form a vast planting floor 34.

FIG. 22 shows a planting material 1 constructed by inserting a thread bundle 79 into the opening of the concrete block 27.
6 is illustrated. If this concrete block 27 is laid in the vast aquarium 26 shown in FIG. 21, a planting floor 34 which does not hinder walking on the concrete block 27 can be obtained.

In the manufacturing process of the wide plastic film 18, such a thread bundle 79 passes the wide plastic film 18 extruded from the T-die extruder through a guide bar 88 with a cutter to form a plurality of tape yarns 19. In the manufacturing process of the tape yarn 19, the wide plastic film 18 is divided into a plurality of tape yarns 19 through a guide bar 88 with a cutter, and the divided tape yarns 19 are converged and drawn out. It is good to cut it to the required length while drawing it out with the roll 89.

FIGS. 23 and 26 show a method of bundling the yarn bundle 79 so as not to be unraveled. The yarn bundle 79 is attached to a pipe 80 in which the tubular net bag 23 has been fitted and mounted in advance. When the tubular net bag 23 and the thread bundle 79 are pulled out from the tube 80 by the drawing jig 90 and cut to a required length, the yarn bundle 79 wrapped in the tubular net bag 23 and cannot be unraveled. Is obtained.

The thread bundle 79 pulled out from the tube 80
Is cut with a heat cutter (heating wire) 81, or when the cut is heated, the ends of the thread strips 11 appearing in the cut are fused to each other, and the loosening at the cut can be prevented. become. Since the molten mass 82 is formed at the end of the yarn piece 11 thus heated, if the adhesive 29 is applied thereto, an anchoring effect by the molten mass 82 occurs, and the cutting opening is not easily understood. A yarn bundle 79 is completed. The thread bundle 79 having the cut-off prevention thus obtained is bisected by the cutter 91, and the cut-out is used as the front end protruding surface 13.

In this case, in particular, in the case of the thread bundle 79 using a plastic tape yarn 19 or a film 18 having a low specific gravity, such as polypropylene, the converging portion (29) of the thread bundle serving as the bottom of the planting material. If the heavy cylindrical ring 83 is fitted, or if cement or other high specific gravity adhesive 29 is applied, the planting material 16 that does not float in water can be obtained.

FIG. 24 illustrates another method of bundling the thread bundle 79 so that it cannot be unraveled. Thread bundle 79
Is a woven or knitted fabric 85 in which a creased tape yarn 39 serving as a thread strip 11 is used as a weft (or a warp), and a warp 84 (or a weft) intersecting with the warp 84 is made coarser.
Is wound in such a manner that the length direction of the tape yarn 39 is oriented in the direction of the core and cut into a required length. According to this method, the warp 84 orthogonal to the creased tape yarn 39
(Or the weft), the yarn pieces 11 are bundled, and a hard-to-unleave yarn bundle 79 is obtained.

The planting material 16 thus produced as the thread piece bundle 79 is made up of the cylinder 25 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the planter 40 shown in FIGS. 8 to 15, and the fence container shown in FIG. 2
4 or a concrete block 27 shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 27, the thread bundle 79 is loaded into the bowl 28 such as a cup or a can together with the seed 86 put in the moisture-impermeable bag, and the lid 87 is closed to close the compact planting floor 34.
Then, the thread piece bundle 79 as a planting material is in a tufted shape and beautiful, the seeds germinate steadily, and the planting floor 34 that is hygienic and has commercial value as a gift can be obtained. FIG.
Is an enlarged perspective view of the creased tape yarn 29 described above.

FIGS. 28 and 29 illustrate another method of simply tying the thread bundle 79 without unraveling. A number of yarns 19 are aligned in the same direction in the length direction, bundled through a pair of facing guide rings 111 and 112, and cut by a heat cutter 81 moving between the pair of guide rings 111 and 112. Is done. At that time, the cutout 109 is the guide ring 111.1
12 is surrounded by the peripheral edge of the
The melt 92 of the formed yarn 19 does not protrude from the cut 109, and the adjacent yarn pieces 11 at the cut 109 are formed.
And between the yarn pieces 11, and the melted material 92 joins the adjacent yarn pieces 11.
As a result, according to this method, the thread 11 and the thread 11
Does not require an adhesive to bond the thread pieces 11 with each other, and the melt 92 of the thread pieces 11 fuses the thread pieces 11 with each other, and the plant material 1 having the bottom surface 93 formed by the melt 92.
6 is obtained.

The thread bundle 79 thus produced is
When the blade 110 is cut between the left and right cutting openings 109 and 109 with a saw 110 or other cutting tool with a knurled edge, the thread 11 is scratched by the blade and vertically cracked (fibrillated), and the tip is finely fluffed. Fluff 1 whose tip protruding surface 13 is fine
A planting material 16 covered with 13 is obtained.

The planting material 16 is preferably prepared so that the maximum size of the bottom surface 93 is 10 cm or less, regardless of the manufacturing method. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, in the case of the wide-width planting material 16 made according to the pile fabric manufacturing method, it is cut so that the maximum size of the bottom surface 93 becomes 10 mm.
cm or less. If the planting material 16 is small, it can be used by loading a large number into the basket 24 as shown in FIG. 21 or by loading a required number into the planter 40 shown in FIG. 30 or 31. Not only can the density of the thread pieces 11 on the planting floor 34 be adjusted according to the type of the plant 31 in accordance with the number of plants to be planted, but also the roots remaining in the planting material 16 after use can be easily washed and removed. It is. Therefore, considering these points, the maximum dimension of the bottom surface 93 of the planting material 16 is
It is desirable that the thickness be 5 cm or less, preferably 2 to 4 cm, which is enough to be grasped by hand.

[0067]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, the cut flower support, the cutting support, the nursery, the planting floor, the vegetable storage floor, the hydroponic culture, the sewage treatment tank and other water storage lids, the landfill, Planting materials suitable as a means of drying polder land can be easily obtained, so that they can be easily planted in high-rise houses and other ordinary homes, and fresh vegetables can be obtained while enjoying nature. The present invention is of great benefit, for example, by enriching it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the planting floor shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the planting floor shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view showing a part of a planting floor according to the present invention by encircling it with a circle.

FIG. 8 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an essential part of a container for loading planting materials according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part of a container for loading planting materials according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a sectional front view of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a sectional front view of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing an assembling procedure of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a procedure for assembling a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing an assembling procedure of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of a planting material according to the present invention by encircling it.

FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of a planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of a main part of a thread piece constituting the planting material according to the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a plant material manufacturing process according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a procedure for assembling a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a plant material manufacturing process according to the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a sectional front view of the planting material according to the present invention,
A part is circled by a circle A and a circle B and shown in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 30 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a sectional front view of a planting floor according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 thread piece 12 tip 13 tip projecting surface 14 earth and sand 15 formation layer 16 planting material 17 fold 18 film 19 tape yarn 20 shaft 21 gap 23 bag 23 basket 25 cylinder 26 water tank 27 concrete block 28 pot 29 adhesive 30 base material 31 Plant 32 Trunk Root 33 Water 34 Planting Floor 35 Root 36 Ridge 37 Groove 38 Polymerization Gap 39 Folded Tape Yarn 40 Planter 41 Water Retention Pipe 42 Pipe 43 Mouth 44 Water Pipe 45 Base 46 Water Receiving 47 Opening 48 Slope 49 Three-dimensional flowerbed 50 Support frame 52 Seam 53 Joint pipe 54 Lid material 55 Upper opening 56 Artificial turf 57 Water surface 58 Float 59 Insert hole 60 Insert groove 61 Drain outlet 62 Funnel 63 Hook 64 Partition plate 65 Fertilizer 66 Spacer 67 Spacer 68 Drain Pipe 69 Water supply pipe 70 Thread 71 Inserted thread 72 Ground warp 73 Ground weft 74 Looper 75 Knife 76 Needle 77 Coating layer 78 Bar-shaped lid 79 Thread bundle 80 Pipe 81 Heat cutter 82 Melt mass 83 Ring 84 Warp 85 Fabric 86 Seed 87 Lid 88 Guide with cutter Bar 89 Pull-out roll 90 Pull-out jig 91 Cutter 92 Melt 93 Bottom 94 Container main body 95 Container main body opening 96 Lid 97 Container main body bottom 98 Depression 99 Depressed opening 100 Container main body 101 External container 102 Internal container 103 Upper concave 104 Water Permeation Hole 105 Inside of Inner Container 106 Drain Hole 107 Cover 108 Opening 109 Cutting Port 110 Saw 111 Guide Ring 112 Guide Ring 113 Fluff

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A yarn assembly formed by gathering a large number of yarn pieces 11 with the length direction aligned in the same direction, wherein the length of the yarn pieces is 5 cm or more, and At one end, the yarn piece 11 and the yarn piece 11 are fused, and the yarn piece 1
A planting material, wherein the first melt 92 forms a bottom surface 93 of the thread aggregate. 2. The planting material according to claim 1, wherein the thread strip 11 according to claim 1 is a plastic tape yarn having a flat cross section. 3. A container body 94 having an upper opening 95;
The planting material 16 configured as a thread aggregate in which the length direction is aligned in the same direction and the many thread pieces 11 are gathered is loaded into the putter 40 including the lid 96 fitted into the upper opening 95. The cover 96 has a depression 98 which is depressed toward the bottom 97 of the container body, and the depression 98
An opening 99 is opened at the bottom of the container body toward the bottom 97 of the container body, and a planting material 16 is inserted into the depression opening 96 with the bottom surface 93 facing the inside 100 of the container body. The planting floor, characterized in that the front end protruding surface 13 protrudes from the depression opening 96. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the granular material 1 is located in the depression 98.
4. The planting floor according to claim 3, wherein 4 is filled. 5. A container 102 which is loaded with a planting material 16 constituted as a thread aggregate in which a number of thread pieces 11 are gathered in the same length direction and is arranged in the container 102.
2 is deeper than the length of the thread piece 11, and the length direction of the thread piece 11 is
Is loaded into the container 102, and the depth of the container 102 and the thread 1
An upper dent 103 corresponding to the difference from the length of 1 is formed in the upper part of the container 102, and the bottom of the upper dent 103 is constituted by the tip projecting surface 13 of the planting material 16. Planting floor. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the depressions 98 are provided with the granular material 1.
4. The planting floor according to claim 5, wherein the planting floor is filled. 7. The planting method according to claim 5, wherein a water-permeable hole 104 is formed in a lower portion of the container 102 according to claim 5 in which the planting material 16 is loaded. floor. 8. The planting floor according to claim 5, wherein the container 102 according to claim 5 is housed in an external container 101 as an internal container. 9. A planting material which is constituted as a thread aggregate in which a number of thread pieces 11 are gathered together in the same length direction and has a maximum bottom face size of 10 cm or less.