JPH0214375Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a support block for plants at the stage of raising seedlings, particularly a block for raising seedlings suitable for hydroponic cultivation.

<Prior Art> As a conventional seedling raising device, one is known that involves sowing seeds in sand, vermiculite, etc. and transplanting the germinated seedlings to a rock wool block. However, since this type of rock wool block has not been subjected to any processing, a portion of the block must be split open and the root portion inserted when transplanting. If this is done, the restoring and occluding properties of rock wool at the splitting part are weak, so the posture of the plant becomes unstable, and roots often fail to take root.

<Purpose> The present invention was provided in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and the purpose is to provide a seedling-raising block that can stably support plants and promote root establishment. Our goal is to provide the following. Another object of the present invention is to provide a seedling growing block that is compact and has good transportability.

<Structure> The above object of the present invention is to provide a block main body for raising seedlings with a through hole, a block made of the same material as the block main body so that it can be inserted into the through hole, and a block with split ends on the end surface. This is achieved by a seedling-raising block consisting of a seedling-raising block having a section.

As materials for the block body and the child pieces, in addition to inorganic fibers such as rock wool and glass wool, organic fibers such as cellulose fibers, and synthetic resin foams such as urethane foam can be used.

Further, although it is suitable for mass production to mold the block body and the child piece from the same material, it is also possible to use a combination of the above materials.

Further, it is an embodiment included in the present invention that the shape of the block body or the child piece may be rectangular, cylindrical, or other shapes depending on the purpose.

<Example> Next, the present invention will be described in more detail according to an example shown in the drawings.

The block body 1 is made of rock wool, which is made by mixing several kinds of ores and coke based on blast furnace slag, melting it in a blast furnace, and applying centrifugal force to form rock wool into uniform, fine fibers.
In this embodiment, it is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped, and a through hole 11 is bored between two opposing surfaces. The rock wool piece 2 is formed so that it can be inserted into the through hole 11 in close contact. Thus, the above-mentioned block body 1 and child piece 2 constitute the seedling raising block of the present invention, and the child piece 2 is stored and held in the through hole 11 of the molding block 1 before use. .

Next, how to use the seedling raising block of the present invention will be explained. First, one end of the child piece 2 housed in the through hole 11 is pressed to cause the child piece 2 to protrude.
Next, one end surface of the child piece 2 is split as shown in FIG.
The root part of the plant to be raised is inserted into the split part 21. Next, the child piece 2 into which the plant has been inserted is inserted into the through hole 11 of the block body 1.

In this embodiment, the split portion 21 is provided during use, but the split portion 21 may be provided in advance and the child piece 2 stored in the through hole 11 during molding.

Furthermore, the child piece 2 is tapered, and the through hole 11 is also tapered in a corresponding manner to improve the adhesion when inserting the child piece, and to prevent the child piece 2 from falling off during handling such as transportation. good.

FIG. 2 shows a plurality of through holes 1 in the block body 1.
1... and a child piece 2 are shown to form a unit.

Therefore, when in use, depending on the size and length of the installation location, they may be used as a unit, or they may be arranged in vertical or horizontal rows, or they may be divided into unit blocks 1a using the dividing grooves 12. It is something that can be done.

<Effects> The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

The child piece 2 is tightly attached and inserted into the through hole 11 of the block body 1, so that the child piece 2 into which the plant is inserted
The split portion 21 at the tip is completely closed. Therefore, the roots of the plants will be closely attached and held between the block body 1, which not only improves the stability of the plants, but also ensures that the roots of the plants are sufficiently absorbed. This promotes rooting.

Furthermore, since the child piece 2 can be stored in the through hole 11 of the block body 1, it is compact and easy to pack and store.
Convenient for transportation.

Furthermore, when using the seedling raising block of the present invention, simply by pressing one end face of the child piece 2 housed in the through hole 11, the other end side protrudes from the block body 1, making it easy to insert plants. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a seedling raising block according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment. 1... Block body, 2... Child piece, 11... Through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A block body for raising seedlings having a through hole, formed of the same material as the block body so that it can be inserted into the through hole, and having a split portion on its end surface. A block for raising seedlings consisting of a child piece for raising seedlings and a block for raising seedlings. 2. The block for raising seedlings according to claim 1, wherein the material of the block body and the child pieces is rock wool.