JPH11151034A - Method and container for growing root vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for growing root vegetables capable of easily drawing out the root vegetable without breaking in the middle when harvesting root vegetables such as burdocks, Chinese yams, etc. SOLUTION: This method for growing root vegetables is to put a cylindrical vessel, having a shape of truncated cone or pyramid and including earth, on the ground, culture the root vegetable such as a burdock, etc., raise the lower face of the vessel to loosen the earth 8 and pull out the root vegetable in its state without breaking in the middle of the root vegetable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cultivation method capable of easily harvesting root vegetables grown deeply in the ground such as radish, carrot, burdock and the like, and a cultivation container used in this cultivation. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When radish which has long been extended into the ground is extracted and harvested, the radish may be cut off in the middle. Particularly in the case of a thin and long radish, it often breaks. The same is true for carrots. Especially long and long burdock cannot be pulled out by grasping the upper end of the burdock. In addition, if it is elongated like a yam, but it is not straight but slightly bent,
It cannot be pulled out further.

Therefore, when harvesting these root vegetables cultivated and grown in a field, the surrounding soil is dug to some extent so as not to be broken on the way. In the case of radish and carrot, the length is relatively short and thick, so it is not necessary to dig up the surrounding soil so much, but in the case of very thin and long burdock and yam, it will break without having to dig deeply You can not pull out without. On the other hand, not only does the root vegetable break when it is pulled out, but also the force required for pulling it out is very large, so that an old man cannot harvest root vegetables.

[0004]

As described above, in order to extract the root vegetables extending deep underground without breaking,
It has to dig up the surrounding soil, which is a very difficult task. The problem to be solved by the present invention is this problem, and provides a cultivation method capable of easily extracting a long and weak yam without breaking it.
Also provided is a cultivation container used for this cultivation.

[0005]

The cultivation method of root vegetables according to the present invention is to cultivate in a container instead of directly cultivating on the ground. To harvest the root vegetables grown in the container, lift the container slightly upwards, that is, lift the bottom to loosen the solid soil filled and hardened inside, so that it can be easily pulled out and broken on the way There is no. The container is positioned upright from the ground, forming a tubular trapezoidal cone or pyramid without a bottom, a bottom surface larger than the top surface, and an interior filled with soil.

[0006] The root vegetables are planted and grown in this container, and the root vegetables extend toward the bottom of the container, and sometimes extend deep into the ground from the bottom of the container. Therefore, when harvesting the grown root vegetables, if the bottom of the container is raised or lifted, the soil tightly packed inside is loosened and the root vegetables are opened. Therefore, the root vegetables that are not hardened from the surroundings by the soil are easily pulled out.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Here, the shape of the above-mentioned container may be any shape as long as the soil clogged when the bottom is raised is not lifted together with the container. Or it becomes a pyramidal trapezoid. The difference between the size of the bottom surface and the size of the top surface makes it easier for the clogged soil to separate and loosen from the container. When a pyramid is used, a quadrangular pyramid, a pentagonal pyramid, or a hexagonal pyramid is generally used, but in this case, the pyramid does not necessarily need to be a regular polygonal pyramid. Of course, the shape is not necessarily limited to the truncated cone or the truncated pyramid, but may be a trapezoid or a truncated cone having an appropriately curved side surface.

On the other hand, the height of the container is determined based on the length of the growing root vegetables, but the entire length of the root vegetables does not necessarily have to be contained in the container, and the tip may extend into the ground. I can do it. Even if the tip of the root vegetable extends into the ground, the root vegetable is easy to pull out by loosening the soil in the container, and even if the tip is broken, the commercial value does not decrease so much. The bottom of the container can be easily lifted by using a handle that utilizes the principle of leverage. Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing a cultivation container according to the present invention. The cultivation container is a cylindrical body having a trapezoidal conical shape, and has an upper surface 1 and a lower surface 2 opened, and the lower surface 2 is larger than the upper surface 1. The material and manufacturing method of the container are arbitrary. For example, the container may be a molded product made of resin, or may be manufactured by cutting and bending a tin plate or a galvanized plate.
The resin molded product is strong in strength and excellent in corrosion resistance. However, when the number is small, a tin plate or a galvanized plate is used, so that the production cost is lower because a molding die is not required.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a case where the cultivation container of the present invention is manufactured using a tin plate or a galvanized plate.
a and 3b form a key for engaging each other. The upper side 4 and the lower side 5 are arcs having appropriate curvatures so as to form a conical trapezoid. FIG. 3 shows a case where soil is put in this cultivation container and burdock 6 is cultivated. The cultivation container is arranged with its lower surface 2 in contact with the ground, and burdock 6 grows and extends downward, And has penetrated the ground.

Here, one cultivation container is not necessarily limited to one burdock 6, and a plurality of large cultivation containers can be grown in one cultivation container. The cultivation container is filled with soil and hardened to some extent, and the burdock 6 is in a state where the earth pressure acts on the burdock 6 without any gap. Therefore, if the burdock 6 is pulled out in this state, the burdock 6 is cut off in the same way as in the case where the burdock 6 is grown directly in the field as in the prior art.

Therefore, in the present invention, the cultivation container is lifted to float at least a part of the bottom surface 2. FIG. 4 shows a case in which one side of the bottom of the cultivation container is lifted.
Leaves the cultivation container without being lifted with the container, so that the soil 8 is loosened. Therefore, burdock 6
The earth pressure acting on the burdock is eliminated and at least decreases, and the burdock 6 is easily pulled out in this state. At that time, the pullout force is small, and the burdock 6 does not break on the way.

By the way, the cultivation container can be lifted by providing a handle or the like on the outer surface 9 and grasping the handle to lift the cultivation container. Can be lifted easily.
FIG. 5 is a specific example showing this tool. Arm 10
Is swingably supported by two legs 11a and 11b, legs 12a and 12b are provided at the lower ends of the legs 11a and 11b, and a lifting portion 13 is attached to the tip of the arm. The lifting portion 13 swingably connects an L-shaped bracket 15 to an arm tip shaft 14, and has a curved support 16 at a lower end of the L-shaped bracket 15.

Therefore, if the support 16 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the cultivation container and the handle of the arm 10 is pressed down, the support 16 is lifted, and the cultivation container is inclined as shown in FIG. The support 16 at the tip may be locked to the lower surface 2 of the cultivation container, but a locking member may be provided at the lower end of the outer surface 9. As described above, the cultivation method of the present invention uses a cultivation container having a trapezoidal cone, and the following effects can be obtained.

[0015]

According to the cultivation method of the present invention, root vegetables are grown and harvested in a cultivation container, and since the cultivation container has a trapezoidal or pyramidal trapezoidal shape, the bottom surface is lifted. Then, the soil clogged inside will be loosened away from the container. Therefore, when pulling out a long and thin root vegetable, it is possible to pull out with a light force, of course, without cutting off on the way. In addition, this container can be installed on a veranda of an apartment or the like, and root vegetables can be cultivated anywhere.

On the other hand, since it is cultivated in a container standing upright from the ground, it is not harmed by moles.
The cultivated vegetables can be protected from wild animals such as raccoon dogs and wild boars, and the cultivated vegetables do not hum because they are isolated from bacteria that grow on the soil. Furthermore, because of the trapezoidal conical or pyramidal trapezoidal shape, they can be stacked together and transported compactly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a cultivation container of the present invention having a conical trapezoidal shape.

FIG. 2 is a development view of a cultivation container.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a use state of the cultivation container.

FIG. 4 shows a case where the lower surface of the cultivation container is lifted.

FIG. 5 is a tool for lifting a cultivation container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 upper surface 2 lower surface 3 edge 4 upper side 5 lower side 6 burdock 7 ground 8 soil 9 outer side surface 10 arm 11 leg 12 foot 13 lifting part 14 axis 15 L-shaped bracket 16 support

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A method for cultivating root vegetables such as burdock or potato, wherein soil is packed inside using a cultivation container having a cylindrical conical trapezoid or a pyramidal trapezoid with open upper and lower surfaces,
When cultivating the above root vegetables in this soil and harvesting the grown root vegetables, lift the lower surface of the cultivation container to loosen the soil inside,
A method for cultivating root vegetables, wherein the root vegetables can be pulled out without being cut off. 2. A cultivation container for cultivating root vegetables such as burdock or potato, wherein the container has a cylindrical conical or pyramidal trapezoidal shape with open upper and lower surfaces, and has a large opening area. A cultivation container characterized by cultivating root vegetables with the lower surface facing the ground and filling the inside with soil.