KR20120109044A - Tomato cultivation apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Tomato cultivation apparatus and method capable of effectively cultivating tomatoes in the winter or at highlands are provided to improve the productivity of the tomatoes. CONSTITUTION: A tomato cultivation apparatus comprises the following: a first cultivation unit(130) installed on a supporting frame(110) for pinch-cultivating tomatoes; a second cultivation unit(150) separately installed on the upper side of the first cultivation unit, for growing tomato seedlings planted on the first cultivation unit; a nutrient solution supply unit supplying a nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation units; a tray(131) installed on the lower side of the supporting frame; a cultivation pot(133) for planting the seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit, arranged to dense-plant the seedlings to the tray; and a cultivation cutter(151) including plural cultivation holes(153).

Description

Tomato growing device and its method {TOMATO CULTIVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD}

The present invention relates to a tomato growing device and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a tomato growing device and a method capable of producing a large amount of high sugar of high sugar.

Tomato is more adaptable to the environment than other fruits and vegetables, and it is relatively easy to manage anniversary cultivation including long-term cultivation because it has low temperature adaptability, strong vitality of root and wide range of root zone temperature. In addition, with the development of glass greenhouses and plastic houses and improved cultivation technology, the cultivation area and output are increasing.

In recent years, production costs have increased due to wage hikes and rising oil prices. However, competitive prices from mass production have led to a drop in the selling price of tomatoes. In particular, as exports to Japan increased, production of high-quality tomatoes with high sugar content and excellent fruit hardness became very important.

In addition, there are external factors such as fruit color, fruit form, fruit size and hardness, and internal factors such as fragrance, sugar, acid amino acids, vitamins and minerals in the quality of tomatoes.

Currently, domestic tomato cultivation method may be different for each farmer, but most winter cultivation is in multi-stage (about 40-stage) type that is planted in September and cultivated until early July of next year, and part of high cultivation Summer cultivation, or in the Gyeongnam Daejeo region, tomatoes are grown in a special way, which is formalized in October and produced by May.

However, in the case of such cultivation, the tomato has to progress nutritional growth such as leaf and stem growth and reproductive growth such as germination and fruiting. .

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a tomato production technology that meets the needs of consumers who prefer high-quality sugars and is competitive in terms of mass production.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a tomato cultivation apparatus and a method for producing a large amount of high-saccharide sugar tomato by cultivating wheat plantation at a low stage. have.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a tomato cultivation apparatus and method that can increase the tomato production per unit area by using a cultivation apparatus formed in two layers as one aspect.

As a technical aspect for achieving the above object, the present invention, the support frame; and is installed on the support frame, the first cultivation unit to be cultivated with a low cultivation of tomato planting stage; and the first cultivation unit It is provided at the top spaced apart, the second cultivation unit for growing the tomato seedlings formalized in the first cultivation unit; provides a tomato growing apparatus comprising a.

Preferably, the first cultivation unit and the second cultivation unit may further include a nutrient solution supply unit for supplying nutrient solution.

Also, preferably, the first cultivation unit may include a tray installed at a lower end of the support frame, and seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit may be formalized, and a plurality of cultivation ports arranged to enable tomato wheat cultivation on the tray; It may be configured to include.

More preferably, the second cultivation unit may include a cultivation gutter in which a plurality of cultivation holes are formed to grow tomato seedlings for a predetermined period of time.

On the other hand, the nutrient solution supply unit nutrient solution tank; and the nutrient solution supply hose which is installed on the side of the first cultivation unit and the second cultivation unit for supplying nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation tank from the nutrient solution tank; It includes; drip pin connected to the nutrient solution supply hose to drip the nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation unit; and a nutrient solution discharge hose is connected to the first and second cultivation unit to discharge the nutrient solution; It can be configured.

More preferably, the nutrient solution supply unit nutrient solution supply pump for supplying the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank to the nutrient solution supply hose; and a nutrient solution supply valve for adjusting the amount of nutrient solution introduced into the first and second cultivation unit; Can be configured.

Preferably, the support frame may be formed to enable height adjustment.

In another aspect, the present invention, seeding the tomato seed to the second cultivation unit; and located in the lower portion of the second cultivation unit is grown in the second cultivation unit in the first cultivation unit is provided to enable wheat planting A formal step of planting tomato seedlings; and, Wetting step of wetting the stem of the tomato so as to lower the cultivation room of the tomato; provides a tomato growing method comprising.

Preferably, the wetting step may be configured to wet during the flowering of any one of the first to third room.

More preferably, the wetting step may be soaked at the time of flowering of the second room.

Also preferably, the wetting step may be wetted, leaving the upper three to five leaves of each flower garden at the time of flowering.

According to the tomato cultivation apparatus and the method of the present invention as described above, by providing a low-cultivation cultivation room low-cultivation provides an effect capable of producing a large amount of high sugar tomato.

In addition, it is possible to increase the amount of tomatoes produced per unit area by using a cultivation device formed in two layers, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect of intensively harvesting high quality tomatoes.

In addition, high-quality tomatoes can be harvested intensively in a short time, so it is possible to obtain an effective cultivation rate even in winter or highlands.

1 is a view showing a tomato growing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the first redistribution unit of FIG. 1.
3 is a perspective view illustrating a second rearrangement part of FIG. 1.
Figure 4 is a view showing an example of the height adjustment device used in the tomato growing apparatus of the present invention.
5 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a tomato cultivation method according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the embodiments described below are suitable embodiments for understanding the technical features of the present invention tomato growing apparatus. However, the technical features of the present invention are not limited by the embodiments to which the present invention is applied or explained in the following embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the tomato growing apparatus 100 according to the present invention is installed on the support frame 110 and the support frame, the first cultivation unit 130 to cultivate the planting plant cultivation tomato low stage And a second cultivation unit 150 spaced apart from an upper end of the first cultivation unit, and growing a tomato seedling set in the first cultivation unit 130.

The support frame 110 may be formed of, for example, a rectangular frame to support other components, and the support frame 110 may be configured of a vertical frame 111 and a horizontal frame 113. In this case, one or more vertical frames 111 may be installed in the longitudinal direction of the support frame 110.

In addition, the support frame 110 may be provided in two or more stages, and preferably may be composed of a two-stage frame.

That is, the tomato cultivation apparatus 100 of the present invention may be composed of two layers, the first cultivation unit 130 is installed at the bottom of the cultivation apparatus, the second cultivation unit 150 is the first It may be installed to be spaced apart from the upper portion of the cultivation unit (130). In this case, the distance between the first cultivator 130 and the second cultivator 150 may be determined according to the number of varieties and cultivation rooms of the tomatoes grown in the first cultivator 130.

Then, the second seeding unit 150 sowing tomato seeds to cultivate the tomato seedlings for about 1 to 2 months, and transfer to the first growing unit 130 may harvest the tomatoes.

Accordingly, the period of growing tomatoes in the first growing unit 130 is reduced, thereby increasing the number of times of growing tomatoes annually, thereby cultivating tomatoes in large quantities. In addition, since tomato seedlings are formulated in the first cultivation unit 130 and tomato seedlings can be sown in the second cultivation unit 150 without requiring a space for raising seedlings (growing tomato seedlings). You can increase the amount of tomatoes grown per area.

As described above, preferably, the first cultivation unit 130 may be installed at the lower end of the tomato cultivation apparatus 100, which is disposed in the first cultivation unit 130 so that the grown seedlings are grown closely and attracted. Since a line (C) operation needs to be performed, a certain height of space is required, so it is disposed at the bottom. In addition, since the first cultivation unit 130 is grown by cultivating the tomato can be located at the bottom may be easy to harvest the tomato.

In addition, when cultivating the tomato in the first cultivation unit 130, it can be cultivated so that the cultivation room of the tomato at a low stage.

In other words, according to the conventional method of applying high cultivation of more than 4 hwabang during tomato cultivation, nutrient growth, leaf formation and germination, and fruiting growth such as fruiting should be carried out together. Production was impossible.

Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by cultivating only up to 1 hwabang or 3 hwabang when cultivating tomatoes can produce high-quality tomatoes with high sugar content. Specifically, by removing the growth point in the 1 or 3 hwabang to stop nutrient growth and to control the reproductive growth such as fruiting.

Preferably, it is possible to remove (wet) the growth point in the bivalve. In the case of one-hwabang high sugar, but has a disadvantage that the yield of tomatoes is significantly smaller, in the case of three-bangbang sugar may fall, so it is preferable to wet in two-bang.

At this time, since only one to three room cultivation of tomatoes reduces production, the planting distance of the tomatoes can be narrowed, and the production can be increased by introducing a two-layer cultivation apparatus as described above. In other words, the present invention is to enable the production of high sugar tomato in large quantities.

On the other hand, preferably, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the second cultivation unit 150 is a cultivation gutter 151 is formed a plurality of cultivation holes 153 to grow tomatoes for a predetermined period It can be configured to include.

The cultivation gutter 151 is not limited in shape or material as long as it can grow tomato seedlings. For example, it can be composed of '' 'or' '' shaped steel, it can be formed of PVC pipe to reduce the manufacturing cost. 3 shows a cultivation gutter 151 formed of PVC pipes as an example.

In addition, FIG. 3 illustrates a case in which the cultivation gutter 151 is one, but is not limited thereto. The cultivation gutter may be installed in a plurality of rows.

In addition, the cultivation gutter 151 may be mounted in a horizontal direction by being mounted on a horizontal frame 113 installed on the support frame 110.

In addition, the cultivation hole 153 may be formed in plural at a predetermined interval in the cultivation gutter 151, each cultivation hole 153 may be formed a cultivation space for planting seedlings sowing tomato seeds. have.

The seedlings grown in the cultivation hole 153 may be transferred to the first cultivation unit 130, and thereafter, the tomato is seeded in the cultivation hole 153 by seeding tomato seeds again. Seedlings can be grown during the growing season.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first grower 130 is grown in the tray 131 installed at the lower end of the support frame 110 and the second grower 150. The seedlings are formal and may be configured to include a plurality of cultivation port 133 is arranged to enable tomato wheat planting in the tray 131.

That is, the cultivation port 133 may be accommodated in the tray 131, and may grow tomatoes until the seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit 150 are transferred and harvested. At this time, the attracting line (C) may be installed to attract the branches or stems of the tomatoes grown in the cultivation port (133).

And, the planting distance can be narrowed for mass production of the tomato. That is, the distance of the cultivation port 133 may be narrowed to increase the number of cultivation ports 133 accommodated per unit area.

In addition, the number of the cultivation ports 133 accommodated in the tray 131 may be determined according to the sizes of the tray 131 and the cultivation port 133, and the like, if there is a dense cultivation. 1 and 2 illustrate a case in which six cultivation ports 133 are provided in one tray 131, for example.

As described above, by narrowing the distance of the cultivation port 133, wheat planting can be prevented from being reduced by low stage cultivation.

On the other hand, the tomato growing apparatus 100 according to the present invention may further comprise a nutrient solution supply unit 170 for supplying nutrient solution to the first cultivation unit 130 and the second cultivation unit 150.

Preferably, as shown in Figure 1, the nutrient solution supply unit 170 is installed on the side of the nutrient solution tank 171, the first cultivation unit 130 and the second cultivation unit 150, The nutrient solution supply hose 173 for supplying nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation unit (130,150) from the nutrient solution tank (171) and the nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation unit (130,150) to drip irrigation It may include a drop pin 175 connected to the nutrient solution supply hose 173, and a nutrient solution drain hose 177 is connected to the first and second cultivation unit (130,150) to discharge the nutrient solution.

More preferably, the nutrient solution supply unit 170 to the nutrient solution supply pump 178 and the first and second cultivation unit (130,150) for supplying the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank 171 to the nutrient solution supply hose (173) It may be configured to further include a nutrient solution supply valve 179 for adjusting the amount of nutrient solution introduced.

That is, the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution tank 171 may be supplied to the nutrient solution supply hose 173 by the nutrient solution supply pump 178 and distributed to the first and second cultivators 130 and 150. At this time, the amount of nutrient solution supplied to the nutrient solution supply hose 173 may be adjusted through the nutrient solution supply valve 179.

In addition, the nutrient solution supply hose 173 may be installed on the side of the first and second cultivation unit (130,150).

Specifically, the nutrient solution supply hose 173 is horizontal to the horizontal frame 113 of the first cultivator 130 and the horizontal frame 113 of the second cultivator 150 or the side of the cultivation cutter. Is installed can supply nutrient solution to each of the cultivation holes 153 and the cultivation port 133. In this case, the nutrient solution hose 173 may be fixed to the side of the horizontal frame 113 of the first and second cultivation unit (130,150) via a separate support.

At this time, the nutrient solution supply hose 173 is connected to the drop pin 175 may be formed to distribute the nutrient solution supplied to the nutrient solution supply hose 173 to the respective cultivation holes 153 and the cultivation port 133 The nozzle may be provided to facilitate the injection.

In addition, the drop pin 175 may be installed in a plurality of spaced apart at intervals of the cultivation hole 153 and the cultivation gutter 151 so as to be drip irrigation in each of the cultivation hole 153 and the cultivation gutter 151. have.

In addition, the nutrient solution drainage hose 177 is installed at the lower portions of the first and second cultivators 130 and 150 to discharge the nutrient solution, and the nutrient solution drain hose 177 is connected to the nutrient solution tank 171 for circulation. It can be configured.

On the other hand, the support frame 110 may be formed to enable height adjustment.

That is, the height of the second cultivation unit 150 may be variously adjusted according to the varieties of the tomatoes grown in the first cultivation unit 130 and the length of the grass. At this time, the height adjustment method can be used without limitation, if the height of the second cultivation unit 150 can be adjusted.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the support frame 110 is formed by forming the adjusting hole 190 in the vertical frame 111 and moving the horizontal frame 113 up and down using the adjusting screw 191. It can be formed to adjust the height of).

Next, look at the tomato cultivation method according to another aspect of the present invention with reference to FIGS.

In the present specification, for the convenience of description, the tomato growing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described. However, the tomato recycling method according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and the tomato growing apparatus has various structures and shapes. Applicable.

Referring to Figure 5, the tomato cultivation method according to the present invention is a seeding step (S110) for sowing tomato seeds in the second cultivation unit 150, and the wheat planting is located in the lower portion of the second cultivation unit 150 A formal step (S130) of formulating the tomato seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit 150 in the first cultivation unit 130 provided to be possible, and wetting the stems of the tomatoes so as to lower the cultivation of tomatoes. Step S150 is included.

First, the seeding step (S110) may be performed by seeding tomato seeds to the second cultivation unit 150 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. At this time, the second cultivation unit 150 may be configured to include a cultivation gutter 151 having a cultivation hole 153 that can be grown by seeding tomato seeds.

In addition, the cultivation hole 153 may grow a tomato seedling by receiving the nutrient solution supplied to the nutrient solution supply hose 173 through the drop pin 175 in a drip method.

Next, the formal step (S130) may be carried out by planting the tomato seedlings grown in the second cultivator 150 to the first cultivator (130).

At this time, the first cultivation unit 130, as shown in Figure 1 and 2, may be provided on the lower end of the support frame 110 that is lower than the second cultivation unit 150, the support frame It may be configured to include a tray 131 is installed in the 110 and the cultivation port 133 is seated on the tray 131 is a tomato seedling is cultivated formally.

The cultivation port 133 may be disposed in the tray 131. At this time, by closely installing the cultivation port 133 can be used for mass production of tomato planting method to narrow the planting distance can be mass production.

In addition, the cultivation port 133 is connected to the nutrient solution supply hose 173 like the cultivation hole 153 of the second cultivation unit 150 by a drop method through a drop pin 175 for distributing and supplying nutrient solution Nutrient solution may be provided.

The wetting step (S150) may be performed by wetting the stem of the tomato so as to lower the cultivation of the tomato.

Preferably, the wetting step (S150) may be soaked at the time of flowering of any one of the first and third painting rooms, more preferably may be soaked at the time of flowering two rooms.

At this time, the wetting step (S150) is preferably wetted leaving the top 3 to 5 leaves of each flower garden at the time of flowering.

In this way, by immersing the tomatoes in one or three-weaving room, tomatoes can be grown in high sugar content by inhibiting nutrient growth of the tomato and controlling reproduction.

In addition, after cultivating for about 1 to 2 months in the second cultivation unit 150 to cultivate tomatoes in the first cultivation unit 130 to shorten the tomato growing period in the first cultivation unit 130 As a result, tomatoes can produce large quantities.

Thus, according to the tomato growing apparatus 100 and the method according to the present invention, it is possible to produce a high-sugar tomato in large quantities by performing a low-density planting of tomatoes using a two-layer growing device.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with specific embodiments so far, it will be appreciated that the invention can be variously modified and varied without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art can easily know.

100: tomato growing device 110: support frame
130: first growing unit 131: tray
133: cultivation port 150: second cultivation unit
151: planting gutter 153: planting
170: nutrient solution supply unit 171: nutrient solution tank
173: nutrient solution hose 175: drip pin
177: nutrient solution drainage hose 178: nutrient solution supply pump
179: nutrient solution supply valve

Claims (11)

A support frame;
A first cultivation unit installed on the support frame and cultivating the plant with a low stage of cultivation of tomatoes; And,
A second cultivation unit spaced apart from an upper end of the first cultivation unit and growing a tomato seedling set up in the first cultivation unit;
Tomato grower comprising a. The method of claim 1,
Tomato growing apparatus further comprises a nutrient solution supply unit for supplying nutrient solution to the first cultivation unit and the second cultivation unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cultivation unit
A tray installed at a lower end of the support frame; And,
Seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit is formal, a plurality of cultivation port is arranged to enable the tomato wheat cultivation in the tray;
Tomato growing apparatus characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The second cultivation unit tomato growing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a cultivation gutter is formed a plurality of cultivation holes that can grow a tomato seedlings for a predetermined period. According to claim 2, wherein the nutrient solution supply unit
Nutrient solution tank;
A nutrient solution supply hose installed at side surfaces of the first cultivation unit and the second cultivation unit and supplying nutrient solution to the first and second cultivation units from the nutrient solution tank;
A drip pin connected to the nutrient supply hose so as to allow drip irrigation to the first and second cultivation units;
Nutrient drainage hose is connected to the first and the second cultivation unit to discharge the nutrient solution;
Tomato growing apparatus characterized in that comprises a. The nutrient solution supply unit according to claim 5
A nutrient solution pump for supplying nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank to the nutrient solution supply hose;
Nutrient supply valve for adjusting the amount of nutrient solution flowing into the first and second cultivation unit;
Tomato growing apparatus, characterized in that further comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The support frame is a tomato growing device, characterized in that the height adjustment is formed. Seeding step of sowing tomato seeds to the second cultivation unit;
A planting step of planting tomato seedlings grown in the second cultivation unit in the first cultivation unit located in the lower part of the second cultivation unit so as to allow wheat planting; And,
Wetting step of soaking the stem of the tomato to lower the cultivation of tomatoes;
Tomato growing method comprising a. 9. The method of claim 8,
The wetting step is a tomato cultivation method, characterized in that wetting at the time of flowering of any one of the first to third. 10. The method of claim 9,
The wetting step is a tomato cultivation method, characterized in that wetting at the time of flowering of the second flower garden. 11. The method according to claim 8 or 10,
The wetting step is a tomato cultivation method, characterized in that weed leaving the top 3 to 5 leaves of each flower garden at the time of flowering.

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