KR101540258B1 - Double container for bulbous plant - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a container specialized in the cultivation of bulbous plants, which comprises an inner container containing a sight window for observing the growth state of bulbous plants and an outer container into which the inner container is inserted.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a bulbous plant container comprising an inner container body (11) containing soil for cultivating bulbous plants, a viewing window formed by cutting a side portion of the inner container body (10) comprising an inner container (13); An outer container body 21 into which the inner container 10 is inserted and an outer container 20 including a drain hole formed in the outer container body 21. [

Description

[0001] DOUBLE CONTAINER FOR BULBOUS PLANT [0002]

The present invention relates to a container for a bulbous plant having a double container, and more particularly, to a container for a bulbous plant having a double container which allows a bulbous plant such as a sweet potato to be more effectively grown using two inner and outer containers .

A bulb plant is a plant that stores nutrients in the form of eggs in the leaves, stems, and roots that are buried in the soil. It is also called an algae plant. Bulbous plants include ornamental bulbous plants such as lilies, tulips, daffodils, anemones, and edible bulbous plants such as onions, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. For bulbous plants used for food, onions use leaves, potatoes stem, and sweet potatoes use roots for food.

Containers for bulbous plants in connection with the present invention are mainly used for the cultivation of edible bulbous plants such as onions, potatoes and sweet potatoes among bulb plants. Therefore, the following will describe an example of sweet potato cultivation, which is one of edible bulbous plants. However, even in the case of the ornamental bulbous plant described above, since some of the leaves, stems, and roots of the plant become bulky in the underground and form a bulb, the container according to the present invention can be used as a means for easily observing the bulbs buried in the underground It will be usable.

Fig. 1 shows an example of using a conventional container for a bulbous plant. The container 100 is made of plastic, magnetic or metal, and a space for containing soil necessary for cultivation of bulb plants is provided inside the container body 110. The size of the container 100 is determined according to the type and size of the bulb plants to be cultivated.

Recently, horticulture and gardening are popular, and plants such as potted plants have been used to cultivate ornamental or edible bulb plants at a small scale from home. However, without considering the growing nature of bulbs as nutrient reservoirs in the ground, the containers used to grow common plants have been used to grow bulbous plants as they are.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bulbous plant 200 such as a sweet potato grows a bulb 210, which is a bulb, in the inner soil of a container. When the bulbous container 100 is used, There was no way to observe the condition. In addition, to harvest sweet potatoes, the bulbous plants (200), which had been harvested, could not be planted again because they had to dig out the soil from the top and bury the bulbous plants (200) themselves. Therefore, when the bulb plant 200 is lifted to harvest the sweet potato 210, even if a part of the sweet potato 210 has not yet grown sufficiently, the sweet potato 210 having the small egg can not be planted in the soil again did. Considering that the cultivation of sweet potato using a container is performed in a small scale at home, it is very inefficient to use a small sweet potato (210) as it is in terms of productivity. In this respect, there has been a demand for a method of observing the size and growth state of bulbs at various times during the cultivation of bulbous plants without breaking the soil.

On the other hand, in the lower portion of the general container body 110, a support bend 120 is formed along the periphery thereof. The support rope 120 allows the bottom surface of the body 110 to be spaced apart from the ground on which the container 100 is placed so that water can be smoothly drained through the drain hole 130 provided on the floor surface. However, there has been a problem that the pedestal 120 installed for smooth drainage lowers the stability of the container container. In other words, since the ground surface comes into contact with only the pedestal 120, not the entire floor surface, the container 100 frequently collapses or is conducted when the container 100 is not flat or is erroneously placed on a sloped surface .

The present invention has been developed in order to solve the problems of conventional bulb plant cultivating containers. The present invention comprises an inner vessel including a sight window for observing the growth state of bulb plants and an outer vessel into which the inner vessel is inserted, The purpose of the present invention is to provide a container specialized for plant cultivation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container for a bulbous plant comprising a double container, including an inner container body containing soil for cultivating bulbous plants and an observation window formed by cutting a side portion of the inner container body An inner container to be sealed; And an outer container including an outer container body into which the inner container is inserted and a drain hole formed in the outer container body.

The inner container may be specifically configured as follows.

Preferably, the viewing window is formed so as to extend from the upper end of the inner container body to a bottom surface of the inner container body.

It is preferable that a plurality of observation windows are formed along the entire circumference of the outer container body, and a container holder is formed between the respective observation windows.

In addition, an inner drain hole may be formed on the bottom surface of the inner container body, and a handle may be formed on the upper end of the inner container body.

On the other hand, the outer container may be configured as follows.

A plurality of side through holes are formed in the outer container body along the circumferential surface of the side portion of the outer container body, and a bottom surface of the outer container body is formed below the side through holes An extended side drain can be formed.

The side through holes are formed in the shape of a long slit in the vertical direction, and the two rows are formed as one group in the vertical direction of the outer container body. The interval between the groups is shorter than the interval between the two rows in the group May be formed to be spaced more widely.

In addition, the side drain holes may be formed to extend to the bottom surface of the outer container body through side through holes formed at the bottom of each group of the side through holes.

Also, a group including the side drain holes and a group not including the side drain holes may be alternately formed.

Also, the drain hole formed in the outer container body may be at least one of the side drain hole and the lower drain hole formed in the bottom surface of the outer container body.

A handle may be formed on the upper end of the outer container body.

When the container for bulbous plants having the double container according to the present invention thus constructed is used, the growth state of the bulbs buried in the soil during the cultivation of the bulbous plants can be directly confirmed through the observation window formed on the side surface of the inner vessel, Therefore, it is possible to control the cultivation conditions such as supply of water and nutrients, so that it is possible to cultivate effective bulb plants.

In addition, only the bulbs (potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.) grown to a certain size or more can be partially harvested through the observation window and the rest can be continuously grown by directly observing the growth state of the bulbs. This is clearly distinguishable from the fact that when conventional containers were used, the soil had to be dug from above and the bulb plants themselves had to be sown, it was not possible to re-plant the harvested bulb plants. As a result, even after the first harvest, bulbs that have undergone less growth can be cultivated continuously, which can further enhance their commercial value.

On the other hand, when the outer container according to the present invention is used, air permeability with the outside air is improved by the side through holes formed on the surface of the outer container, so that the roots can be more abundant and durable.

In addition, the entire bottom surface of the outer container is brought into close contact with the ground surface, thereby enhancing the stability of the container container and making it easier to select a place where the container is to be installed. Further, it prevents the container container from being conveyed, thereby reducing the defect rate of cultivated crops.

Further, by forming the side drain holes extending to the bottom surface of the side surface portion of the outer container, drainage can not be performed smoothly when the bottom surface of the container is brought into close contact with the ground surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a conventional container used for bulb plant cultivation.
2 is an exploded perspective view showing a container for a bulbous plant according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing a state of use of an inner container of a container for bulbous plants according to the present invention.
4 is a view showing a state of use of an outer container of a container for bulbous plants according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a container for bulbous plants according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Bulb plants illustrate a typical edible bulb plant, a sweet potato.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a container for a bulbous plant according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view showing the use state of the inner container of the bulbous vegetable container according to the present invention, and FIG. Fig. 2 is a view showing the use state of the outer container of the container for use in the present invention;

A container for bulbous plants having a dual container is largely composed of an inner container 10 and an outer container 20.

The inner vessel 10 includes an inner vessel body 11 containing soil for growing bulbous plants and an observation window 13 formed by cutting a side portion of the inner vessel body 11. [ As shown in FIG. 3, the grower can directly observe the growth state of the sweet potatoes 31 buried in the soil through the observation window 13 without removing the bulb plant 30 from above.

As a result of observation, when the size of the sweet potato (31) is small as a whole, the supply condition of water and nutrients is increased and the cultivation conditions can be effectively controlled according to the growth condition of the sweet potato (31). If there is a sweet potato 31 growing above a predetermined size, only a part of the sweet potato 31 may be harvested through the observation window 13. In the past, the bulb plants themselves had to be roots and harvested at the time of harvest, so that the harvested bulb plants could not be re-planted. However, according to the present invention, when the primary harvesting is performed through the observation window 13, the bulb plant 30 is planted as it is, so that the egg with less growth can continue to be cultivated with the small sweet potato 31 .

2, the viewing window 13 is cut downward from a position spaced apart from the upper end of the inner container body 11 by a predetermined distance h, (Not shown). The reason why the viewing window 13 is spaced apart from the upper end of the inner container body 11 by a predetermined distance h is that if the side portion of the inner container body 11 is cut too much due to the viewing window 13, The durability of the battery is deteriorated. In addition, since the upper end of the inner container body 11 is close to the surface of the soil, the sweet potato 31 is not cultivated. Therefore, it is not necessary to make the viewing window 13 to this position.

More specifically, the interval h between the side portions of the inner container body 11 where the viewing window 13 is not formed is 1/4 to 1/2 of the height of the entire inner container body 11 . ≪ / RTI > This is because if the interval h is less than 1/4, the portion to be cut off due to the formation of the viewing window 13 is too large to sufficiently ensure the durability of the container itself, 2, it is difficult to observe or harvest the sweet potato 31 located at the upper end portion of the container.

A plurality of observation windows 13 are formed along the entire peripheral surface of the outer container body 21 and a container holder body 12 is formed between the respective observation windows 13. The container support fence 12 not only maintains the durability of the inner container itself, but also prevents the soil from being discharged through the observation window 13.

Since the soil is entangled with the roots of the bulbous plant, it does not easily fall out or discharge out of the inner container unless the observation window 13 is formed too large. Further, even when the inner container 10 is taken out of the outer container 20 as shown in FIG. 3, the soil can be easily removed even if the inner container 10 is taken out of the outer container 20 because the container support pieces 12 cover the soil exposed by the observation window 13 at regular intervals. It is not discharged.

On the bottom surface (14) of the inner container body (11), an inner drain hole (15) is formed. The water absorbed in the soil is sufficiently absorbed into the roots of the bulb plant 30 and the remaining water is drained to the outer container 20 through the inner drain hole 15. [ The drainage water is finally drained by a drainage hole formed in the outer vessel 20, that is, a side drainage hole 23 or a lower drainage hole 25, and a detailed configuration thereof will be described later.

At the upper end of the inner container body 11, a handle 16 may be formed to enhance the transportability.

The outer container 20 according to the present invention includes an outer container body 21 into which the inner container 10 is inserted and an outer container 23 including the outer surfaces of the outer container body 21, 20).

A plurality of side through holes 22 are formed in the side surface of the outer container body 21 along the circumferential surface of the outer container body 21, A side drain hole 23 extending to the bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21 is formed below the through hole 22.

The side through holes 22 help the root of the bulb plant to be balanced and grow more abundantly. This may be related to the permeability of the soil. Soil permeability is a very important factor in plant growth. The atmosphere consists of 78.08% of nitrogen, 20.95% of oxygen, 0.03% of carbon dioxide and other gases. Because oxygen is consumed by plant roots and respiration of microorganisms and carbon dioxide is produced, the amount of oxygen in the soil is less than that of the atmosphere, the amount of carbon dioxide is tens of times higher while the amount of nitrogen is almost constant. The difference in partial pressure of these gases causes diffusion of oxygen from the atmosphere to the soil and carbon dioxide from the soil to the atmosphere. Oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide poisoning are prevented by this diffusion action. Therefore, the air permeability of the soil is an important factor for the growth of plant roots.

In the conventional container, there was no through-hole for venting in the side portion, so there was no difference in air permeability in the space inside the container except for the surface of the soil. As a result, the growth of roots was continued indefinitely, and the roots were mutually intertwined.

However, since the bulbous plant container according to the present invention has the side through holes 22 formed in the outer container body 21, a large number of points having excellent air permeability with the outside air are secured, and the tips of the growing roots are formed into the side through holes 22), it is no longer extended to the other side and remains in a position with excellent air permeability. Therefore, when the side through holes 22 are formed along the entire circumference surface of the side surface portion of the outer container body 21, as shown in FIG. 4, one group A of side through holes is cut along the root of the tree (R) extend toward the respective side through holes (22), so that they grow well over the whole soil without being entangled with each other.

However, the side through holes 22 may be formed on the entire circumference of the outer container body 21 as in the present invention, When the point having excellent air permeability is sufficiently secured, not only the overall length of the root is longer but also the distance between the roots is sufficiently secured, and the nutrient absorption ability is also improved.

When the two rows of the long through holes of the side through holes 22 are formed in a long hole shape, the portion where each group is located is superior in air permeability to the other portions, thereby attracting the growth of the root of the tree . Therefore, if each side through-hole group is formed at regular intervals along the entire circumferential surface of the outer container body 21, uniform root growth in the circumferential direction of the container can be induced.

At this time, it is preferable that the interval between the groups is formed to be wider than the interval between two rows in the group. If the spacing between the groups is less than or equal to the spacing between the two rows in the group, the roots growing at the site where each group is located will be mutually interfered with each other, which can adversely affect the growth of the roots to be.

The side drain holes 23 are formed below the side through holes 22 and extend to the bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21. The present invention is constructed so that the entire bottom surface touches the ground surface so that the outer container can be stably placed. Generally, a drainage hole is formed on the bottom surface of the container. If the entire bottom surface is brought into contact with the ground, the drainage hole is blocked by the ground surface, and drainage is not smooth.

In order to solve this problem, a side drain hole 23 is formed in a side surface portion of the outer container body 21 so as to extend to the bottom surface 24 thereof. As a result, as illustrated in FIG. 4, when water is poured onto the container using the sprinkler 40, the water is sufficiently absorbed into the roots while descending to the bottom surface of the container, And is drained through the side drain holes 23 formed in the surface 24. At this time, water does not drain through the side through hole 22 formed in the side surface portion of the outer container body 21 because the water descends toward the bottom surface 24 through the pores of the soil due to gravity. Therefore, the problem of the early drainage by the side through holes 22 does not occur.

The side drain holes 23 may be formed in such a manner that the side through holes 22 formed at the bottom of each group of the side through holes 22 extend to the bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21. [ As shown in FIG. Thus, the side drain holes 23 can simultaneously perform the two functions of ventilation and drainage. At this time, it is preferable that the group including the side drain holes 23 and the group not including the side drain holes 23 are alternately formed. If the side drain holes 23 are formed in all the groups, the durability of the outer container body 21, particularly the lower portion of the body, is weakened, and the container may be twisted due to the weight of the inner container 10.

The drain hole formed in the outer container body 21 may be at least one of the side drain hole 23 and the lower drain hole 25 formed in the bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21. [ Although the lower drain hole 25 is closed by the ground when the entire bottom surface 24 of the outer container is brought into close contact with the ground surface, the lower drain hole 25 may exhibit a drainage function depending on the characteristics of the soil. For example, in the case where the surface of the paper is excellent in drainability, draining can be performed also through the lower drain hole 25. Finally, at the upper end of the outer container body 21, a handle 26 is formed to enhance the transportability.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

10: inner container 11: inner container body
12: container support flesh 13: observation window
14: bottom 15: internal drain
16: handle 20: outer container
21: outer container body 22: side through hole
23: side drain 24: bottom surface
25: Lower drainage hole 26: Handle

Claims (11)

An internal vessel (10) comprising an inner vessel body (11) containing soil for cultivating bulb plants and an observation window (13) formed by cutting a side part of the inner vessel body (11); And
An outer container body 21 into which the inner container 10 is inserted and an outer container 20 including a drain hole formed in the outer container body 21,
The viewing window 13 is formed to extend from the upper end of the inner container body 11 to a bottom surface 14 of the inner container body 11, And,
The interval h of the portion where the viewing window 13 is not formed is 1/4 to 1/2 of the height of the entire inner container body 11,
A plurality of observation viewing windows (13) are formed along the entire circumferential surface of the outer container body (21), and a container supporting body (12) is formed between the respective viewing viewing windows (13) Container container for containers. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a bottom surface (14) of the inner container body (11) is provided with an inner drain hole (15). The method according to claim 1 or 4,
And a handle (16) is formed on the upper end of the inner container body (11). The method according to claim 1,
The entire bottom surface (24) of the outer container body (21) is in close contact with the ground,
A plurality of side through holes 22 are formed in the side surface of the outer container body 21 along the circumferential surface thereof and a bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21 is formed below the side through holes 22. [ Wherein the side drain hole (23) is formed to extend to the side surface of the container body. The method of claim 6,
The side through holes 22 are formed in the shape of a long slit in the vertical direction. The two rows are formed as one group in the vertical direction of the outer container body 21, Wherein the spacing is greater than the spacing between the two containers. The method of claim 7,
The side drain holes 23 are formed by extending a side through hole 22 formed at the bottom end of each group of the side through holes 22 to the bottom surface 24 of the outer container body 21 Containers for bulbous plants with dual containers. The method of claim 8,
Wherein a group including the side drain holes (23) and a group not including the side drain holes (23) are alternately arranged. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the drainage hole formed in the outer container body is at least one of a side drain hole formed in the side drain hole and a bottom drain hole formed in a bottom surface of the outer container body. Containers for bulbous plants. The method according to claim 1,
And a handle (26) is formed on an upper end of the outer container body (21).

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