JPH10276583A - Plant cultivation container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a plant cultivation container in which plants can be easily replaced without the use of a specialist, and air can be sufficiently circulated inside the soil. SOLUTION: The plant cultivation container 2 includes an outer container 4 and an inner container 6, a bottom wall 402 of the inner container 6 is supported by a bottom wall 402 of the outer container 4, and a side wall 404 of the inner container 6 is supported by a side wall 404 of the outer container 4. 604 are supported. Side wall 604 of inner container 6
The inner container 6 is filled with artificial soil 12 composed of grains larger than the stitches of the net-like member constituting the outer container 4.
Is supplied with water 14 and plants 16 are planted in the artificial soil 12. In the portion of the artificial soil 12 above the water surface, air flows through the side wall 604 of the inner container 6 by the opening 10 and the flow portion 8, and when the water level becomes higher than the opening 10, The water is discharged from the opening 10, and the opening 10 has two functions, that is, a function of circulating the air in the flow section 8 and a function of discharging the water.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container for cultivating a plant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, planters are often used to grow plants indoors such as lobbies, passages and plazas between high-rise buildings, promenades, and around fences on building roofs. The planter is generally open at the top and is filled with soil or artificial soil.

[0003]

However, in the conventional plant cultivation method using such a planter, in the case of replanting or the like, the work by a specialist who digs the soil, removes the plants, and puts seedlings and seeds. Was required. Further, the planter is often made of synthetic resin, pottery, or the like, and there is a problem that the air does not sufficiently flow into the soil and root rot occurs. The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, the object of the present invention is to easily replace the plant without the need for professionals, and sufficient circulation of air into the soil,
An object of the present invention is to provide a container for cultivating a plant which is advantageous in growing the plant.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an outer container having an open top formed from a bottom wall and a side wall, and a contour supported by an inner surface of the side wall of the outer container. An inner container having an upper portion formed in an open shape from a side wall and a bottom wall placed on the bottom wall of the outer container; and an inner side of the inner surface of the side wall at a plurality of locations spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the side wall of the outer container. The inner container, comprising: a circulating portion formed vertically in the thickness direction of the side wall rather than the inner surface of the side wall, and an opening formed in an upper portion of the circulating portion. Is formed from a net-like material, the side walls of which are formed to allow air to flow, the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and the bottom wall of the inner container is supported by the bottom wall of the outer container. The outer surface of the side wall of the inner container is supported by the inner surface of the side wall To. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the inner container is filled with artificial soil composed of particles having a size that makes it impossible to pass through the side wall.

[0005] In the plant cultivation container of the present invention, artificial soil composed of large grains is filled in the inner container so as not to flow out of the inner container. Then, water is supplied into the outer container, and plants are planted and grown on artificial soil. In the artificial soil portion above the water surface in the outer container, the air flows through the side wall of the inner container through the opening and the flow portion. When the water level is higher than the opening, water is discharged from the opening to the outside of the plant cultivation container. When replacing plants, the entire inner container is replaced.

[0006]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a state in which a plant is planted in a plant cultivation container, FIG. 2 (A) is a front view of an outer container, (B) is a view on arrow B of (A), and (C) is (A). ), And FIG. 3 shows a sectional front view of the inner container. The plant cultivation container 2 includes an outer container 4 and an inner container 6. The outer container 4 has an approximately circular bottom wall 402 and a cylindrical side wall 404 that rises from the outer periphery of the bottom wall 402, and has an open top.
Also, at four places spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the side wall 404,
The side wall 404 is formed to bulge outward in the radial direction of the outer container 4, and the inside of the bulged side wall 404 communicates with the inner space of the side wall 404 and the lower end of the side wall 404 outside the inner surface of the side wall 404. There is provided a flow portion 8 extending vertically from the portion close to the upper end. In addition, an opening 10 is formed in an upper part of a wall constituting the distribution part 8.

The inner container 6 has a circular bottom wall 602,
A cylindrical side wall 604 rising from the outer periphery of the bottom wall 602
The upper part is formed open. As the inner container 6, for example, a synthetic resin formed in a net shape is used, and air can flow through the bottom wall 602 and the side wall 604. The bottom wall 602 of the inner container 6 is formed with a diameter to be placed on the bottom wall 402 of the outer container 4,
04 has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the side wall 404 of the outer container 4 and has a size that can be inserted into and removed from the inside of the side wall 404 of the outer container 4. Then, the inner container 6 is inserted into the outer container 4, the bottom wall 602 of the inner container 6 is supported by the bottom wall 402 of the outer container 4, and
The outer surface of the side wall 604 of the inner container 6 is supported by the inner surface of the side wall 404 of the inner container 6, and the flow portion 8 faces the outer surface of the side wall 604 of the inner container 6. In this state, the upper part of the inner container 6 The height of the side wall 604 of the inner container 6 is set so as to protrude above the upper part of the inner container 6.

The plant cultivation container 2 of this embodiment is formed of grains larger than the stitches of the net-like member constituting the side wall 604 of the inner container 6 so that the filled soil does not flow out of the inner container 6. The artificial soil (medium) 12 is used by filling the inside of the inner container 6. And the outer container 4
Is supplied with water 14 and plants 16 are planted and grown in the artificial soil 12. After the water 14 is supplied to the inside of the outer container 4, in the portion of the artificial soil 12 above the water surface, the air flows through the side wall 604 of the inner container 6 through the opening 10 and the flow portion 8, It does not cause rot and provides an environment favorable for the growth of the plant 16. Water level is opening 10
When the height is higher than that, the water is discharged from the opening 10 to the outside of the plant cultivation container 2, and the flow of air from the flow portion 8 and the side wall 404 to the roots of the plant 16 is secured. Therefore, the opening 10 has two functions, that is, a function of circulating air into the circulation unit 8 and a function of discharging water. When replacing the plant 16, the outer container 4 is left
It is sufficient to replace the entire inner container 6, and the replacement of the plant 16 can be easily performed regardless of the installation state of the outer container 4 without a specialist.

In the embodiment, the outer container 4 and the inner container 6
Are described as having a cylindrical shape, but the cross section may be formed in a cylindrical shape such as a triangle or a quadrangle, and the outer container 4 and the inner container 6 are not limited to the cylindrical shape. In addition, the number and the cross-sectional shape of the circulation part 8 are also arbitrary, and the opening 10 may be configured by opening the upper surface of the wall constituting the circulation part 8.

[0010]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention
An outer container having an upper part formed in an open shape from a bottom wall and a side wall, an upper part being opened from a side wall having a contour supported by an inner surface of the side wall of the outer container, and a bottom wall placed on the bottom wall of the outer container; The inner container formed in a shape, at a plurality of locations spaced in the circumferential direction of the side wall of the outer container, communicates with the space inside the inner surface of the side wall, and more in the thickness direction of the side wall than the inner surface of the side wall A flow portion extending vertically on the outside, and an opening formed at an upper portion of the flow portion, wherein the inner container is formed from a net-like material, and a side wall thereof is formed to allow the flow of air; The inner container is inserted inside the outer container, the bottom wall of the outer container supports the bottom wall of the inner container, and the inner surface of the side wall of the outer container supports the outer surface of the side wall of the inner container. Therefore, the replacement of the plants can be easily performed without the use of a specialist, and the air can be sufficiently circulated into the soil, and a plant cultivation container which does not cause root rot and is advantageous in growing the plants can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a state where a plant is planted in a plant cultivation container.

2 (A) is a front view of the outer container, FIG. 2 (B) is a view from arrow B in FIG. 2 (A), and FIG. 2 (C) is a view from arrow C in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the inner container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Plant cultivation container 4 Outer container 6 Inner container 8 Distribution unit 10 Opening 12 Artificial soil 14 Water 16 Plant

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer container having an open top formed from a bottom wall and a side wall, a side wall having a contour supported by an inner surface of the side wall of the outer container, and a bottom wall mounted on the bottom wall of the outer container. And an inner container having an upper portion formed in an open shape, and communicating with a space inside the inner surface of the side wall at a plurality of locations spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the side wall of the outer container, and A flow portion extending vertically on the outer side in the thickness direction of the side wall; and an opening formed at an upper portion of the flow portion, the side wall of the inner container being made of a net-shaped material, through which air can flow. The inner container is inserted inside the outer container, the bottom wall of the outer container supports the bottom wall of the inner container, and the inner surface of the side wall of the outer container supports the outer surface of the side wall of the inner container. A plant cultivation container characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The container for plant cultivation according to claim 1, wherein the inner container is filled with artificial soil composed of grains having a size that cannot pass through the side wall.