WO2019185534A1

WO2019185534A1 - Device for soilless culture with a vertical structure and container for plant

Info

Publication number: WO2019185534A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/057415
Authority: WO
Inventors: Frédéric BRECE
Original assignee: Home Potager
Priority date: 2018-03-27
Filing date: 2019-03-25
Publication date: 2019-10-03
Also published as: FR3079385A1; FR3079385B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a soilless culture device comprising a tank in the lower part and a vertical wall (3) extending from the tank to a distal upper end (30), particularly the wall having a cylindrical closed line providing a hollow inner space (34), said wall comprising openings (33) associated with surfaces/receiving housings (6) for receiving plants, particularly the openings being staggered, characterised in that the vertical wall comprises an inner face (32) that comprises means (50, 51) for guiding the water, which ensure that the water flows along the inner face (32).

Description

SURFACE GROWING DEVICE WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND CONTAINER FOR PLANT

The invention relates to a hydroponic or above-ground cultivation device, in particular for growing vegetables and / or aromatic plants, with a vertical structure, as well as a plant container having guide means adapted for feeding the plant. 'water.

In the remainder of the description, the term "above-ground culture" means a crop that is not on the ground or in the ground. The substrate used for this above-ground culture and intended to be housed in the device is preferably clay balls or rock wool, but could also be based on earth or earth.

The invention applies to all plants, such as decorative plants, edible plants such as for the cultivation of fruits and / or vegetables and / or aromatic plants. It is particularly intended for individuals, especially city dwellers who want to grow fruits and vegetables in a small space, without being limited thereto. It can apply to an industrial production.

It is known above-ground devices for plantations with vertical structure.

US patent application US 2017/0105372 discloses an above-ground cultivation device comprising a tank with a lid at the bottom, and a support column for the plants, which surmounts the tank and whose interior is hollow, the wall of column with planting holes. Raising means via a pump housed in the reservoir and a central tube disposed at the center of the column, are arranged to convey water from the reservoir to the upper end of the column. The column consists of stackable modules, each module is hollow and is, firstly open in the horizontal upper end plane and provided in its wall with planting orifices, and secondly closed at the bottom end by a bottom , the bottom being provided with holes distributed along radial lines to ensure a flow of water into the hollow space of the module immediately below, between the center and the wall of the module where the roots of the plants are. Water flows through each module to reach the tank.

This type of structure provides a closed water circuit that greatly saves water. This document also shows containers to accommodate the plants that are perforated to let through the root network and the water falling from the device through this opening. The object of the invention is to propose a device which is different from the prior art, in particular with regard to the flow of water, as well as a container for plants, in particular allowing better continuous irrigation of the plants. , generating better productivity.

According to the invention, the above-ground culture device (with a vertical structure) comprises a reservoir at the bottom and a vertical wall extending from the reservoir to a distal upper end, in particular the wall being cylindrical closed-line. providing an interior hollow space (vertical and continuous over the height of the wall), said wall including openings associated with receiving surfaces / dwellings for housing plants so that the lower part of the plants with their roots open into the hollow space and the visible part of the plants is projecting from the device, the device being characterized in that the wall has an internal face opposite to that visible to the user which comprises means for guiding the water ensuring the water to walk along the inner face of the wall to the tank.

Thus, the water travels along the wall to reach directly the receiving surfaces / homes of plants, and therefore the plant substrate, without loss of water in the hollow space. Unexpectedly, the yield of the plants, independently of the nutrients, is higher than that of the devices of the prior art.

In the remainder of the description of the term "height", the qualifiers "superior", "lower", "high" and "low" of an element of the device are used as part of a normal installation of the device. that is to say relative to a vertical notion in relation to a flat horizontal ground on which it would be placed.

According to one characteristic, the distal upper end comprises means for distributing water to convey the water to the inner face of the wall and distributed over the entire periphery of the inner face, in particular the distal upper end comprises a removable cover preferably comprising first water distribution means, and a pierced bottom comprising second means for distributing the water and through-holes in connection with said second distribution means of the water; water and arranged against the inner face of the wall and opening into the inner hollow space. According to another characteristic, the water guiding means comprise so-called projecting guiding means which start from the internal face and advance into the hollow space while being downwardly inclined, and which are arranged immediately above each opening, preferably said protruding guide means having an inclined face which is convexly curved surface facing upwards, preferably the guide means projection having one or more guide channels (constituted by spaced ribs from the inclined face).

Advantageously, the water guiding means comprise so-called coplanar guiding means which are coplanar with the internal face, in particular the coplanar guiding means being arranged at least in staggered relation with the protruding guiding means, preferably the coplanar guiding means being furthermore arranged between two adjacent projecting guiding means on a same line (in the same horizontal plane), preferably the coplanar guiding means comprising one or more guide channels (constituted by spaced ribs issuing from the inner face of the wall).

According to another feature, the device comprises containers, preferably removable, able to be housed in the openings and their associated reception surface, a portion of the container protruding into the hollow space, and in that the guide means of the water comprise so-called projecting guiding means which start from the inner face and advance into the hollow space by being inclined downwards and arranged above the protruding part of the container, and have a lower distal end which opens (is immediately vertical to) above each container, especially above a surface of the container having a channel function.

Advantageously, the device comprises containers (in the manner of cups), preferably removable, each having a body, preferably perforated, and a channel (disposed in the hollow space) adapted to receive water flowing from the protruding guide means (and intended to communicate with the interior of the container). The containers are arranged inclined relative to the vertical of the device, allowing the water received in the channel to flow throughout the container.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the device comprises a plurality of modules stackable in height and forming the vertical wall, in particular comprises the alternation of at least one first module capable of carrying plants and a second module comprising means for guiding the water and arranged above the first module, in particular the second module forming a spacer between two first plant-carrying modules and comprising so-called projecting guiding means which leave the internal face and move forward in the hollow space being inclined downwards, said projecting guide means being arranged in staggered rows according to the stacking height.

The device may comprise at least one tutor, preferably removable, preferably able to cooperate with at least one container intended to be housed in a surface / housing host, in particular the container and / or the surface / housing host comprising support means for the tutor.

According to another characteristic, the device comprises data detection means, such as sensors for the water level, the pH, the state of the pump, the air quality, the brightness, the presence detection, marking recognition system for identifying plants, and / or means for displaying user-viewable data, preferably at the level of the reservoir, and / or control means, and / or remote communication means of the user; data, in particular for remotely communicating the data recorded by the detection means and / or lighting means such as ambient light and / or functional lighting adapted to the growth of plants. Advantageously, the device is designed to be a connected object capable of delivering a plurality of information associated with the plants it carries, and preferably a connected object which is associated with a software application for automating the management of the crop of the plants carried. by said device, and / or to provide preferably with geolocation, an exchange platform for connecting users. The invention also relates to a container for planting, in particular for the aforementioned aboveground cultivation device of the invention, the container being intended to be used in an inclined manner and providing an optimal water guidance for the plant intended for be housed in said container. This container comprises a body in the manner of a cup, preferably perforated (mesh), a channel adapted to receive water and arranged at the upper end and projecting on a portion of the peripheral edge of the body (and at the rear in the use position of the container, that is to say in upper upper end position relative to the rest of the body in the inclined use position of the container), the channel being delimited with the body by a vertical partition which is provided with at least one lumen for the passage of water inside the body, preferably several discontinuous lights, and preferably means for supporting at least one preferably removable guard. Thus, the cup is designed to optimize the distribution of water around and in the plant, promoting its development. Finally, the invention also relates to a use of the aboveground cultivation device of the invention, for the planting of decorative and / or edible plants, in particular for cultivating fruits and / or vegetables and / or aromatic plants, in particular particularly in all public and private places, including in the field of education to raise children's awareness of plant development.

The present invention is now described with the aid of examples which are only illustrative and in no way limit the scope of the invention, and from the attached illustrations, in which:

FIG. 1 represents a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the above-ground culture device according to the invention with installation of plants;

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view in section of the upper end of the device of Figure 1 without plants;

FIG. 3 represents a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the upper distal end of the device, ensuring the diffusion of water at this upper end to distribute it optimally along the internal face of the column;

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the upper distal end of Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is a partial plunging perspective view showing the inside of the column of the device;

Figure 6 is a top view of the column without the upper distal end;

Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a plantation support module; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a water guiding module for stacking on a plant support module;

Figure 9 is a top view of Figure 8;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a plant container according to the invention; Figure 11 is a perspective view from below of the device reservoir.

The above-ground culture device 1 of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 extends vertically. It is intended to carry plants V.

The device 1 comprises in the lower part a reservoir 2 for supplying water and preferably in addition to nutrients, and mounted on said reservoir, a vertical wall 3 of planting support, here in the form of a column 3 which extends to an upper distal end 30. The device comprises means for upwelling from the tank 2 to the upper end 30, the upflow means being advantageously invisible from outside the device for the user.

With reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 11, the upflow means 4 comprise a pump 40 associated with the reservoir, and a pipe 41 preferably flexible and arranged centrally in the column 3 and which is connected to the pump 40. and opens at the upper end 30, preferably at a central point 42. The pipe 41 is preferably fixed releasably at the bottom of the upper end 30.

The upper end 30 is preferably surmounted by a removable cover 30A closing the device.

The tank 2 will be described in more detail later.

The invention is described with regard to a vertical wall which here forms the closed generatrix of the column 3 (FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6), providing a visible and accessible device on all its faces The wall has an outer face 31 facing the user and from which are installed the protruding plants V, an opposite inner face 32 opposite the hollow interior of the column, and openings 33 which allow the lower part of the plants (root network of those intended to receive water) to open into the column 3. According to the invention, the device 1 comprises water flow means 50 and 51 which are arranged on the inner face 32 of the wall / column 3 to ensure a flow of water along, and coplanar with, this inner face 32.

The invention relates in particular to the technical characteristics which will follow with regard to water flow / guiding means 50 and 51 from the upper end of the column to the tank 2. The device of the invention could also be in the form of one or more vertical walls with right sides open on the sides and not closed line as here, the water flow means of the invention would be arranged in the rear face (inner face 31 ) vertical walls to be hidden from the user while the plantings would be installed in the front face opening at the rear near the rear face of the wall.

Column 3 has a longitudinal body with a cylindrical wall, preferably of circular section. The section could be polygonal.

The body of the column 3 is hollow along its entire height as can be seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, providing a vertical, longitudinal and continuous hollow space 34. The hollow space 34 opens in lower end of the column 3 directly into the tank 2 which has its upper terminal 20 open.

The device 1 comprises receiving surfaces 6 projecting from the outer face 31 forming preferably rigid pockets adapted to house the lower part of the plants. These pockets 6 are associated with the openings 33 so that the lower part of the plants can pass through the wall 3 and open into the hollow space 34 at the rear of the wall.

The pockets 6 are open at the upper end. With reference to FIG. 7, the pockets 6 secured to the outer face 31 of the wall are inclined with an inclined surface diverging from their lower end 60 integral with the outer face 32 towards their upper end.

Preferably, the device of the invention 1 comprises plant containers 7 (FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 10), advantageously removable, which are able to cooperate with the bags 6. The container 7 is arranged in an inclined manner in direction of the outside of the device, because of the inclination of the pocket 6. Figure 10 illustrates an embodiment of a container 7 according to the invention. The container 7 is adapted to contain a substrate, for example clay balls, which hosts a plant. The container 7 is described in more detail later. According to the invention, the plant support surfaces 6 (pouches) are spaced apart and in lines parallel to each other (vertically and horizontally) as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support surfaces 6 of two consecutive lines being arranged in staggered rows.

According to the invention, the water flow means 50 and 51 are integral with the inner face 32 of the wall 3.

With reference to FIGS. 5 to 9, the water flow means comprise on the one hand first guiding means 50, so-called projecting guiding means, which start from the inner face 32 and advance into space. hollow 34 being inclined downwards, and secondly second guide means 51, said coplanar guide means, which are coplanar with the inner face 32.

The projecting guide means 50 and the coplanar guide means 51 are arranged alternately at least according to the height of the column (that is to say in vertical lines), and preferably also in horizontal lines.

The projecting guide means 50 are arranged on the inside of the wall 3 and form protruding shapes with respect to the inner face 32 and above each opening 33. The coplanar guide means 51 are arranged along the inner face 32 and below each opening 33 (FIG. 5).

The projecting guide means 50 and the coplanar guide means 51 are thus staggered on the side of the internal face 32 of the wall / column 3.

The projecting guide means 50 in the hollow space 34 have their inclined face 50A which is preferably convex surface whose convexity is turned upwards.

With reference to FIGS. 5 and 8, the outer face 31 of the wall 3 comprises blind cavities 31A arranged immediately above the receiving surfaces / pockets 6. The blind cavities 31A are arranged opposite the protruding shapes 50 In the manufacture of the wall, the projecting shapes 50 generate the blind cavities 31A. The blind cavities 31A advantageously provide a free volume for the development of the plants V and for the insertion / withdrawal of the container 7 for plants.

The projecting guide means 50 have their free distal end 50B, that opposite to the inner face 32, as it opens on each container 7 installed in a pocket 6 (Figures 5 and 6). They are intended to allow a flow of water from the inner wall 32 in a container 7 carrying a plant.

The coplanar guide means 51 are arranged alternately so as to be above and below each of the projecting guide means 50. This allows the water to be driven by gravity along the inner face 32 of the wall. via the coplanar guide means 51 to the inclined face 50A of the projecting guide means 50 to terminate in each container 7 plants.

The water flowing from each container 7 follows the following paths (FIGS. 2, 5 and 6): on the one hand, the water that oozes from the container 7 as close as possible to the inner face 32, flows against said inner face 32 of the wall following the coplanar guide means 51 located immediately below the opening 33, and

on the other hand, the water flowing from the part of the container 7 which projects into the hollow space 34 falls on the projecting guide means 50 immediately below said coplanar guide means 51 mentioned above. .

Such a configuration and such an arrangement of the water guiding means 50 and 51 against the inner face 32 of the wall with the projecting shapes cooperating directly with the containers 7, provide a water supply of the plants in a continuous and maximized manner. , generating optimal plant performance. Preferably, the projecting guide means 50 of the water and the coplanar guide means 51 of the water (FIGS. 7 and 8) comprise at least one channel, respectively 50C, 51A, provided by spaced ribs 50D, respectively 51B, integral with the respective surfaces 50A and 32 of the wall. Channels 50C and 51A still provide better water flow.

With reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, according to the invention, the upper end 30 of the wall / column 3 comprises means for distributing water to convey the water against the inner face 32 of the wall and to distributed over the entire periphery, in particular to flow discontinuously along this periphery to the guide means 50, 51.

The upflow means 4 preferably open at the center of the upper end 30.

For example, the upper end 30 comprises the removable cover 30A, is solid bottom 30B with the central orifice 42 of water inlet, and comprises the water distribution means.

The lid 30A has on its inner face, that facing the bottom 30B, first water distribution means 30 'formed for example by a relief shape and here in a star such as three branches, for diffusing the water squirting from the central orifice 42 radially and homogeneously over the entire bottom section 30B.

The bottom 30B comprises the central orifice 42 of the upflow means 4, second water distribution means comprising 30C water distribution radial channels which are regularly spaced, and 30D through-holes arranged against the wall, that is to say against the inner face 32 of the wall. The slots 30D cooperate with the radial channels 30C and open along the inner face 32 of the wall, preferably open immediately above the first projecting guide means 50 (Figure 2). The lights 30D are discontinuous around the periphery of the inner face 32 of the wall; they are for example in the form of circular arcs.

The wall / column 3 could be monobloc. However, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the planting column 3 is made of stackable modules 10 and 11 according to the height of the column (FIGS. 2 and 7 and 8), which makes it easier to manufacture and to adapt the height desired by the user.

Column 3 decomposes according to its height into a multiple alternation of two divisions or two modules 10 and 11. The first module 10, according to a first division height, carries the plants V, while the second module 11, in a second division height, is a spacer and participates in guiding the water.

Column 3 thus comprises alternately according to the height of the plant-carrying modules 10, and spacer and guide water modules 11.

With reference to FIG. 7, each plant support module 10 comprises the openings 33 and the support surfaces / pockets 6. Preferably, each pocket 6 is separated from the adjacent pocket by coplanar guide means 51 of the water.

With reference to FIG. 8, each spacer module 11 comprises the protruding guide means 50 for the water. Each of the projecting guide means 50 of the water forms, from the inner face 32, a curved surface 50A towards the hollow interior 34 of the column. Each of the projecting guide means 50 of the water preferably alternates with coplanar guide means 51 of the water.

The plant support modules 10 and the spacer modules 11 respectively comprise mechanical fixing means by mutual cooperation, for example by fitting, in particular in the lower and upper parts, respectively 10A, 10B and 11A, 11B.

The plant support modules 10 and the spacer modules 11 are bottomless. The plant support modules 10 and the spacer modules 11 are holed throughout their entire section between their two lower and upper distal end planes. The plant support modules 10 and the spacer modules 11 are formed of a single peripheral wall, the wall 3. They form a crown when their section is substantially circular.

Preferably, the containers 7 of the plants are removable only being inserted into the pockets 6 and carried by means of mutual cooperation. With reference to FIG. 10, the container 7 of the invention comprises a body 70 for receiving a plant, in the manner of a cup, a flange 71 at the upper end and at the front making it possible to cooperate with each other with the pocket 6 to rest on the edge 61 of said pocket, and a channel 72 at the rear and at the upper end, projecting outwardly of the body. The trough 72 forms the extension of a shoulder 73 extending transversely from the upper distal end of the body 70. The shoulder extends over the entire periphery of the upper end of the body 70. Thus, as the container is inclined, the water from the channel 72 and the lights 75, follows the contour of the body 70 so as to be distributed around the plant. In the installed position of the container 7 in the pocket 6, the channel 72 is disposed in the hollow space 34. The channel 72 is placed below each free end 50B of the projecting guide means 50 so as to receive the water flowing from said projecting guide means (FIGS. 5 and 6).

Advantageously, the channel 72 is separated from the shoulder 73 by a partition 74 perpendicular and provided with discontinuous lights 75 to ensure a uniform distribution of water in the cup. The channel 72 further comprises separation ribs 76 intended to be arranged facing the ribs 50D of the channels 50C of the projecting guide means 50 (FIG. 6), so that the channel 72 is divided into as many arrival channels water 50C guide means 50 to correspond to the number of lights 75.

The channel 72 does not need to have a bottom side wall (opposite the partition 74) since the container 7 is positioned inclined in the pocket 6.

The container 7 is preferably made of plastic.

The body 70 of the container 7 is preferably perforated.

According to the invention, the container 7 comprises support means 77 for a guard, in particular opposite the channel 72 to arrange a guard 78 (Figure 1).

The guard 78 is intended to be housed in the support / reception means 77 which are arranged in the container 7 and / or inside the pocket 6.

The reservoir 2 is preferably monobloc with an opening 20 only at the upper end whose section corresponds to the section of the column.

The reservoir 2 is preferably made of plastic. The wall / column 3 is preferably made of plastic. The first and second modules 10 and 11 are preferably manufactured by molding, in particular by plastic injection.

Depending on the type of material constituting the wall / column 3 and that of the tank 2, it may be necessary to arrange an interface piece 8 (Figure 1) for fixing the column 3 to the tank 2.

The tank 2 is opaque coated.

The tank 2 may have a hatch on its side wall and in the upper part to add water over time while the plants grow.

If the column is high, it will not be easy for the user to pour water at the upper end; the user will pour directly water into one of the free containers 7 and preferably at the bottom of the column. The tank 2 can be easily moved by the user by adding rollers 21 (Figure 11). The casters can be arranged in appropriate housings in the outer face of the tank bottom to be invisible to the user.

The tank 2 comprises the pump 40.

The pump 40 is preferably according to the invention arranged outside the tank to be accessible for handling. It is arranged in a suitable receiving volume of the recess type 22 in the outer face 23 of the bottom of the tank and its pipe communicates with the inside of the tank 2 sealingly.

Advantageously, the tank 2 comprises data detection means, such as sensors for the water level, pH, pump state, air quality, brightness, these means being invisible to the user. user, data display means 24 on the outer face of the reservoir and viewable by the user, such as a display strip with LEDs (that is to say LEDs in French for light emitting diodes), and optionally control means, and preferably means for remote communication of data, in particular for remotely communicating the data recorded by the detection means.

The display means make it possible, in particular, to display reminders for the user, such as those relating to the addition of water, the pH control, the nutritional intake, and / or the relative warning signals. example to a failure of the pump, a loss of connection of the remote communication (Wifi, server ...)

The device 1 may comprise a presence detector, generating an automatic ignition of the display means.

The device 1 may comprise lighting means, such as ambient light and / or functional lighting adapted to the growth of the plants.

The device 1 can be a connected object delivering a plurality of information associated with the plants it carries and associated with at least one software application for automating the management of plant culture, and / or, being associated with a geolocation, to provide a platform for exchanges to connect users. The users can thus exchange on their experiences of cultures, and even propose exchanges of harvests. The device 1 may comprise, in particular at the level of the pockets 6, marking recognition means, such as RFID marking, to identify the plant associated with said pocket.

The components of the device requiring a power supply are powered by an electrical cable to be connected to the mains or by a battery integrated in the device or by a contactless power supply interface.

Claims

An above-ground culture device comprising a reservoir (2) at the bottom and a vertical wall (3) extending from the reservoir to a distal upper end (30), in particular the wall being a cylindrical closed line. the vertical wall (3) having an inner face (32) and providing an inner hollow space (34) facing the inner face (32), said wall including openings (33) associated with receiving surfaces / dwellings; (6) for housing plants, in particular the openings being arranged in staggered rows, characterized in that the inner face (32) comprises water guiding means (50, 51) ensuring the water to flow along of the inner face (32).

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the distal upper end (30) comprises water distribution means (30 ', 30C) for conveying the water to the inner face (32) of the wall and distributed over the entire periphery of the inner face, in particular the distal upper end (30) comprises a removable cover (30A) preferably comprising first water distribution means (30 '). ), and a pierced bottom (30B) comprising second water distribution means (30C) and through apertures (30D) in connection with said second water distribution means and arranged against the inner face (32) from the wall and opening into the inner hollow space (34).

3. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water guiding means comprise said protruding guide means (50) which extend from the inner face (32) and advance in the hollow space (34) being inclined downwards, and which are arranged immediately above each opening (33), preferably said projecting guide means (50) having an inclined face (50A) which is surface convex convexity facing upwards, preferably the guide means (50) projecting comprising one or more guide channels (50C).

4. Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the water guiding means comprise so-called coplanar guiding means (51) which are coplanar with the inner face (32), in particular the coplanar guiding means (5). ) being arranged at least in staggered relation to the projecting guide means (50), preferably the coplanar guiding means (51) being furthermore arranged between two guiding means projection (50) adjacent on the same line, preferably the coplanar guide means (51) having one or more guide channels (51A).

5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises containers (7), preferably removable, adapted to be housed in the openings (33) and their associated receiving surface (6), a portion of the container protruding into the hollow space (34), and in that the water guiding means comprise so-called projecting guiding means (50) which extend from the inner face (32) and move forward in the hollow space (34) being inclined downwards and arranged above the protruding portion of the container, and have a lower distal end (50B) which opens above each container (7), in particular at the above a surface (72) of the container having a channel function.

6. Device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that it comprises containers (7), preferably removable, each having a body (70), preferably perforated, and a channel (72) apt receiving water flowing from the projecting guide means (50).

7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of modules (10, 11) stackable in height and forming the vertical wall (3), in particular comprises the alternation of at least a first module (10) adapted to carry plants and a second module (11) comprising water guiding means (50) and arranged above the first module (10), in particular the second module forming a spacer between two first carrier modules of plants and having said projecting guiding means (50) which leave the inner face (32) and advance in the hollow space (34) by being inclined downwards, said means of projecting guide (50) being staggered in accordance with the stacking height.

8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one guard (78), preferably removable, preferably adapted to cooperate with at least one container (7) to be housed in a surface / receiving housing (6), in particular the container (7) and / or the receiving surface / housing (6) comprising support means (77) for the guard (78).

9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises data detection means, such as sensors of the water level, pH, state of a pump, quality of air, brightness, presence detection, recognition of marking to identify the plants, and / or user-viewable data display means (24), preferably at the level of the tank, and / or control means, and / or means of communication to data distance, in particular for remotely communicating the data recorded by the detection means and / or lighting means such as ambient light and / or functional lighting adapted to the growth of plants.

10. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is designed to be a connected object capable of delivering a plurality of information associated with the plants it carries, and preferably a connected object that is associated a software application for automating the management of the plant culture carried by said device, and / or for providing preferably with geolocation, a trading platform for connecting users.

11. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises containers each having a body (70) in the manner of a cup, preferably perforated, a channel (72) adapted to receive the water and arranged at the upper end and protruding on a portion of the peripheral edge of the body, the channel being delimited with the body (70) by a vertical partition (74) which is provided with at least one light (75) for the passage of water within the body, preferably several discontinuous lights, and preferably support means (77) of at least one guard (78) which is preferably removable.

12. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means for upwelling (4), a pump (40) associated with the reservoir, and a pipe (41), preferably flexible, connecting the pump (40) to the upper end (30) of the wall, preferably the pump (40) being arranged outside the tank (2) which comprises a suitable receiving volume in the outer face (23) from the bottom of said tank.

13. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall (3) has a column-like shape and in that its distal upper end (30) comprises a solid bottom (30B) which is provided with a central water inlet orifice (42), water distribution means, and through openings (30D) opening immediately above the water guiding means (50) of the wall, preferably the water distribution means comprising radial channels (30C) receiving the water coming out of the central orifice (42) and opening against the inner face of the wall at the lights (30D).

14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoir (2) laterally comprises a hatch.

15. Planting container above ground, in particular used for a device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a body (70) in the manner of a cup, preferably perforated, a channel ( 72) adapted to receive water and arranged at the upper end and protruding on a portion of the peripheral edge of the body, the channel being delimited with the body (70) by a vertical partition (74) which is provided with at least a lumen (75) for the passage of water within the body, preferably several discontinuous lumens, and preferably support means (77) of at least one guard (78) which is preferably removable .