RU58290U1 - DRAINAGE DEVICE IN TANKS USED FOR GROWING PLANTS - Google Patents

Abstract

In indoor floriculture, horticulture and vegetable growing, plants use pots, containers, seedling boxes and other containers that have drainage to protect soil from overmoistening during irrigation. The author proposes a drainage device that differs from already known devices. The essence of the invention lies in the fact that the drainage holes in the tank are located above the inner surface of the bottom or above its part. With such a drainage device, part of the water after irrigation remains on the bottom of the tank, not blocking the access of air through the drainage hole to the root system of the plant. When using the invention, the time period between irrigation increases, the intensity of washing out nutrients from the soil decreases, the conditions necessary for the development of the root system improve, the labor intensity and cost of growing plants decrease. Plants grown in containers using the invention, during long transportation can do without watering. The invention can find application in the construction of containers manufactured by industry, to improve the efficiency of the process of growing plants in floriculture, horticulture and vegetable growing.

Description

In indoor floriculture, horticulture and vegetable growing, flower pots, vases, containers, boxes for seedlings and other containers produced by specialized industrial enterprises are used for growing plants. In these containers filled with soil, the root system of plants is located. To ensure the vital activity of plants, soil is regularly watered with water.

In order to avoid overmoistening, which reduces the air permeability of the soil to an unacceptable level, a drainage is arranged in the tanks to drain the water after saturating the soil.

An analogue close to the invention is a potted drainage device for growing indoor plants. It represents one or more through holes in the flat bottom of the pot.

When watering, the water remaining after saturation of the soil, by gravity through the holes in the bottom is drained onto the pallet.

An important feature of such a drainage device is that the water, having saturated the soil, is drained through the bottom without residue.

This drainage device corresponds to periods of time between watering plants to maintain the necessary moisture and the intensity of nutrient leaching from soil.

The period of time between irrigation and the intensity of leaching of nutrients from the soil affect the indicators of the complexity and cost of growing plants.

To reduce the complexity and cost of growing plants, a new drainage device in containers for growing plants is proposed, characterized in that the drainage is located above the internal

the surface of the bottom or above its part so that during the drainage part of the water does not drain, but remains on the bottom of the tank.

With such a drainage device, the time period between watering the plant increases. Water remaining on the bottom of the tank by capillary movement additionally maintains the required level of soil moisture without interfering with the air access to the root system of the plant through the drainage hole.

As a result of the practical use of the invention for seven years, the author found that the time period between watering plants increases by two or more times, the intensity of washing out nutrients from the soil decreases, the growth of most plants is accelerated, and the likelihood of their death from drying out of the soil is reduced. The latter advantage is of particular importance during long-term transportation of plants in vehicles unsuitable for watering.

The invention can be applied in the construction of containers manufactured in industry to increase the efficiency of their use in growing plants in indoor floriculture, horticulture and vegetable growing.

Claims (1)

The drainage device, which is a through hole for draining water in containers used for growing plants, characterized in that the through hole is placed above the inner waterproof surface of the bottom or above its part so that during the drainage part of the water does not drain, but remains on the bottom of the tank .