DE8011686U1 - PLANT BREEDING TANK - Google Patents

Description

Plant growing container

The invention relates to a plant cultivation vessel with at least in its upper part parallel inner walls, which is held together Contains rooting substrate as a plant holder.

It is known to plant in ceramic, glass or pots Draw plastic with parallel inner walls. The roots only feed on earth, with a friend Plant cultivation vessel of the type mentioned, the plant feeds on a growth substrate made of soil, the sieve located at the bottom of a cylindrical vessel. The container is placed in a bowl with water, which penetrates into the substrate through openings in the bottom of the vessel. There are also known hydroponics, in which the roots are generally on nutrient-free substrates, such as expanded clay, grains or granules of perlite, sand or the like are held and due to the lack of a buffer effect, the nutrients are supplied in precisely dosed form. After sufficient rooting can be transplanted into soil. In these hydroponic processes, the substrate is in one Insert vessel, which is also inserted into a larger vessel filled with water, so that it is like the substrate immersed in the water. The first-mentioned method can also be converted to hydroponics, whereby However, the substrate must first be carefully removed from the roots and these must be washed off, which is a requires careful and therefore time-consuming procedure to avoid root damage. The well-known vessels have the common disadvantage that they are outside the vessel

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young plant located or once grown out of this is extremely endangered during transport and therefore expensive measures are required for this. Also is during transportation Such vessels require careful handling so that the water in them does not leak. Transporting such systems, e.g. shipping, is therefore only possible with great effort, if at all. With a constellation of the vessels concerned, e.g. for sale or at the consumer, the young plant is in its first stage of development Exposed to environmental influences, e.g. drafts or temperature changes, which can be detrimental to development.

The not previously published priority German patent application P 30 16 444.4 describes a technically good solution for a method and cultivation vessel in which the plant can be moved up or down to a desired position in the vessel by means of a holder surrounding the plant stem. A A certain shortcoming is that the cutting must already be rooted, while the transport without a container Roots are exposed to the risk of injury, or that a rooted plant must be transported to the place of use in its own glass or protective container a transfer into the known culture vessel takes place. It was therefore looked for ways to find a suitable rooting device for to find ready-cultivated young plants that can be obtained.

The object of the invention is to provide a plant cultivation vessel to be trained at the beginning so that it ensures sufficient protection against the environment for an inexpensive rooted plant and a transport and installation favorable Packaging and a hydroponic facility with guaranteed irrigation and growth development without transplanting.

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According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the tangling substrate is clamped on the parallel inner walls, but kept movable up and down.

This makes it possible, on the one hand, that even those who are completely inexperienced in plants People not only handle and grow the plant easily, but also without it in the long term Substitute water or nutrients and expose them to practically only one light source over a long period of time have to. The plant is in the cultivation vessel according to the invention not only during transport but also also at the place of their installation; protected from their surroundings. 'In addition, depending on their growth, they can mean

of the movable rooting substrate in relation to the vessel in a position corresponding to the respective root growth to be brought. This also offers an inexpensive packaging for the plant, through which • \. transplanting is not necessary. Both plant and root growth as well as a required ratio of

The amount of water and air space in the leaf area can be observed and controlled in a previously unknown way.

i; Also, by the expandable over a fairly long period of plant development within the vessel the inside atmosphere much more balanced, and ■ - plants are much less changing temperatures, tensile ψ air and so exposed. The combination of vessel, plants - ';;: attachment in the root area and water content can be such that the whole system can be shipped over a few days, even if necessary in a lying position and under: in itself less favorable light. J is borrowed. In any case, if the user is absent for a longer period of time

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the plant system is generally left to its own devices for weeks if not months and without major damage be housed in a habitat which can also be restricted and by which growth can be restricted. this can be done by excluding ambient air or by restricting the supply of ambient air. It can be from one A cutting or a seedling can be assumed that is planted in the rooting substrate. But it can also a plant already rooted elsewhere in the rooting substrate at the appropriate height in the vessel can be used.

There is thus the possibility of purchasing the rooted plants in large quantities, e.g. from nurseries or retailers Specialized breeding farms or from corresponding countries, and at times in the trade as well as finally to set up at the consumer.

According to the invention, a per se known rooting substrate that does not have to give off nutrients, in a novel Way to be placed above the nutrient-rich water.

As a rooting substrate, from which the lower part of the plant is taken up with the roots, a loose Substance, such as peat, foam, expanded clay or the like. Use, which is supported by a shell, e.g. a solid Cuff, a nonwoven fabric, a "nonwoven" or a e.g. pot-like film cover is held together. The rooting substrate but can also have its own inner cohesion, such as bound rock wool or with Foam bound peat culture, or it can be an envelope have such a material. In this way, inexpensive, the entire cross-section of the vessel can be filled and create conformable or conformable rooting substrates to the inner wall thereof, also known as Carrier substrates can be viewed.

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A foil wrapping has the advantage, for example, that on the one hand it can be printed and, for example, can contain instructions for treatment or advertising, and on the other hand that it can be designed in an appealing color. A foil wrapping also enables good sliding on the vessel walls, and the growth of algae can generally be prevented or at least concealed.

In one embodiment, the rooting substrate according to the invention has openings both for the passage of the plant, or their roots as well as for the passage of water into the vessel «. The substrate can also be a water-permeable, Contain material that can be penetrated by the roots, e.g. elastic material.

The rooting substrate can on top except for a passage opening for the plant and for pouring in irrigation water be closed by a cover in order to prevent water evaporation from the vessel through the substrate or at least to throttle or to prevent falling out or crumbling of loose filling or carrier substrate, the Cover migrates during the displacement of the substrate. Such a cover can also be made of stones, grains, earth, Gravel, plastic granulate or balls, a film or sheet of film, a plate or the like. Exist and also be designed in color and serve for embellishment.

On the rooting substrate an outward over its profile protruding sealing ring can be provided, or correspondingly designed cams can also occur, so that the substrate can be adapted to a larger inner diameter of the vessel or clamped between the parallel inner walls. But it can the inner wall of the vessel also have reinforcing rings, cams or constrictions projecting towards the interior of the vessel which the substrate can be placed on or between which it can be clamped.

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The rooting substrate is designed, for example, in such a way that the roots grow through one or, preferably, several openings of the same and their way into the underlying ones Can search for water supply, which experience has shown also takes place, with the underside of the substrate also having a sieve bottom, e.g. a sieve plate or a mesh.

In an advantageous manner, visible, controllable irrigation can thus be carried out over long periods of time, as well as that Plant and root growth like in an aquarium and thus the health of the plant can be observed. The container can be completely closed at the top or partially closed by a cover for a restricted exchange of air between the interior of the vessel and the surroundings. That way can development of a plant can be protected against the outside atmosphere, e.g. against drafts, or against strong evaporation of the water contained in the container, by the translucent walls of the container.

Compared to the previously common rooting systems, however, the rooting substrate is displaceable so that it is up to the top Edge of the cultivation vessel can be pulled up. Thus, the plant can be moved upwards or in the container by moving it expose below to a desired atmosphere. If, for example, it has grown strongly and the roots are available to you have largely filled the standing space inside the vessel, the rooting substrate with the plant can be transferred to another vessel with a larger root space without difficulty, the upper inner wall area of which also has the external dimensions of the substrate can be adapted. Otherwise, the substrate can be inserted into a corresponding insert in which or with which it can also be displaced can be.

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The cultivation vessel can be designed for standing, e.g. with a flat underside or for hanging up. Preferably the rooting substrate is arranged above the water surface, with the vessel from the upper edge of the substrate can be made transparent way upwards. It can but also the entire vessel can be made translucent and in the root area, i.e. from the bottom to the rooting substrate, an opaque, firmly arranged one on the vessel or a cover, e.g. a sleeve, which can be slid on the top of the vessel. In this way, the Be Change the lighting and darkening as required. The upper part of the vessel can also be filled with the vegetable wax tum influencing color or be colored only for a partial passage of light.

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The invention is illustrated below with reference to the drawing in exemplary embodiments explained in more detail. It shows

Figure 1 shows a plant cultivation vessel with a rooted plant in a schematic representation partially broken open,

FIG. 2 the cultivation vessel from FIG. 1 in a further growth phase of the plant,

FIG. 3 shows another plant cultivation vessel according to the invention, as it is used for transplanting, in schematic representation and

FIGS. 4 to 7 each show a different embodiment of a plant cultivation vessel in a schematic representation in a view or in section.

The plant cultivation vessel 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2, e.g. made of glass or transparent plastic, is up to height H. filled with water 2 and contains a young plant 3, which in its root area in an opening 4 (not shown) a cylindrical rooting substrate 5 is held against horizontal and vertical forces. With their roots The lower end of the young plant 3 is still in the substrate .5, the 7 openings on its underside for the Has passage of the roots 9. The substrate 5 may be made of a resilient, i.e. elastic material, preferably consist of a water-permeable material so that the root area can be kept moist. It's in this one a circular cross-section having the upper part of the culture vessel 1, adapted to the inner walls, with a press fit by its own elastic pressure above the water surface 6 and is vertical, i.e. in the direction of the double arrow A between slidable along the parallel inner walls. At its open upper end it is closed by a cap 10 in such a way that that between the air space 13 in the vessel 1 and the same

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surrounding air space no or essentially no air exchange takes place. Through an opening (not shown) a handle attached to the substrate extends upwards and outwards in the cap 10 in the form of a handle a guide wire 11 which ends in an eyelet 12. This allows the substrate as shown by double arrow A inside the Plant cultivation vessel 1 can be moved vertically. Instead of the guide wire 11, a thin one can also be used Tread a bar made of any material, e.g. plastic or metal, or pairs of pulling threads can be used for the same purpose or the like. Be used.

In Figure 1, the young plant 3 is in the cultivation vessel in a limited habitat. In particular, it is photosynthesis obstructed because only the carbon dioxide in the limited air space is available for absorption and released oxygen occurs in excess, which has a growth-limiting effect. For rooting or that However, as the roots develop, there is a favorable moist atmosphere. The development therefore takes place exclusively in the limited living space and through the light entering the cultivation vessel 1.

Only natural water can be used, but agents can also be added to the water, which are favorable for the development of the plant.

According to Figure 2, the young plant 3 has developed further with stronger training of the roots 9, which are now through the substrate 5 and the openings 8 through ^ grown are. Compared to the position in Figure 1, the substrate 5 is pulled up to the upper edge of the vessel 14, wherein the roots have grown through the openings 8 down into the water 2. The cap is 10 has been removed at an earlier point in time, so that the young plant 3 is exposed to the ambient air.

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The vessel 1 has a flat bottom 15 so that it can be set up. In this form, the combination of container 1, plant 3, substrate 5 and water 2 can be used stored anywhere and also transported. Until it is moved, e.g. in soil, the young plant 3 remain in the open vessel 1 according to FIG. However, this should only happen as long as the roots are not hindered in their growth by the limited, water-containing part of the vessel. One sets therefore in a vessel 16 with a larger volume

um, which is also partially filled with water 2, as shown in the figure 3 shows in which parts identical to those of FIG. 1 have the same reference numerals. Since the vessel 16 in its upper part 17 has the same inner diameter D as the cultivation vessel 1, it can also accommodate the substrate 5 in the same way. the Roots extend between the substrate 5 and the water surface 6 partially in an air space 18, so that they are sufficient be ventilated.

FIG. 4 shows another transparent, circular cross-section Plant cultivation vessel 20 with a rooting substrate 21 with a young plant 22 (partially shown) which is vertically between parallel inner walls 23 of the cultivation vessel 20 is movable. As the right part of FIG. 4 shows, the wall 23 has a constriction 24 protruding into the interior of the vessel, so that the substrate 21 is placed on this and can sit in a desired position. The substrate 21 is of a Surrounding film envelope 25 which, according to the right part of FIG. 4, also surrounds the underside 26 of the substrate 21 and the openings 27 (only one shown), through which the roots 28 of the young plant 22 pass through an air space 29 above the water surface 30 have grown into the water 31. According to the left-hand part of FIG. 4, only one film jacket 32 can be present, which Surrounds substrate 21 in a cylindrical shape. In this case, the substrate 21 has openings 33 for the roots 28 to pass through In the embodiment according to the left-hand part of FIG. 4, a sieve plate or a net can also be attached to the underside 26 (Not shown). Furthermore, according to the left part of FIG. 1, instead of the constriction 24, protruding into the interior of the vessel Cam 34 is provided on which the substrate rests. Both with the constriction 24 and with the cams 34, the substrate 21 sit in a desired position. Both the constriction 24 and the cams 34 can be multiple at the same height of the vessel 20 are present, so that the substrate 21 in each case desired height can be arranged. When moving, the flexible substrate 21 can be forced at the constriction 24 or the cam 34 are pushed past.

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At the bottom of the vessel 20 there is an insert 35 in the water, in the form of a layered body made of fiber material, the Active ingredients 35a, e.g. in the form of ion exchangers, nutrients, e.g. fertilizers or the like, as e.g. DE-Offenlegungsschrift 28 55 059 is described. In this way, the roots 28 can be supplied with active substances, in particular if they extend to the insert 35. Instead of the insert 35, granular nutrients can also be used between the roots and instead of the cams 34 there can also be an inwardly protruding ring on which the substrate is seated can. The water can also be in gel form, which is advantageous for shipping the plant cultivation vessel with the plant and rooting substrate.

As FIG. 5 shows, a plant growing vessel 36 has inside protruding cams 37 on the parallel inner walls 38, between which a substrate 39 is clamped. Between the surface of the water 40 of the water 41 and the underside 42 of the substrate 39 is an insert made of fiber material 43, which in turn contains active ingredients 44 and can be carried out as in the DE-Offenlegungsschrift 28 55 059 already mentioned. The insert 43 has openings 45 so that the roots 46 can grow through them into the water 41. The active substances 44 are directly in the area of the roots 46 through the insert 43.

As the right-hand part of FIG. 5 shows, the substrate 39 is covered by a plate 47 through which water evaporation occurs the substrate 39 throttled therethrough if it cannot be avoided. In another embodiment according to the left part of | FIG. 5 can also have a granular cover 48 which is shown in FIG can reduce water evaporation in the same way. |

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The cover 49 can be made of paper, metal foil, plastic "foil or the like and is preferably opaque to light, but at most partially transparent to light. As a result, the root space 50 filled with the water 2 can be darkened so that the growth of the young plant is restricted can be. The cover can be in the form of a cuff that is slipped over the cultivation vessel 1 and placed on it can be moved vertically according to double arrow E. As a result, not only the root space 50 can be darkened in any way but also the air space 13 in the cultivation vessel 1 containing the leaves 51.

Figure 7 shows a plant cultivation vessel 52, which for A plurality of rooting substrates 53 is set up through which rooted young plants 54 in the cultivation vessel 52 being held. The rooting substrates 53 are located on a sieve plate 55 with openings 56 through which roots 57 of the young plants 54 have grown into the water 58 located in the breeding vessel 52. The sieve plate 55 is secured by means of sliders 59 displaceable on the parallel inner walls 60 of the plant cultivation vessel 52, which has a circular cross-section stored and can be displaced vertically in the cultivation vessel 52 according to arrow F by a device not shown. These Plate 55 is located above the water surface 61, so that the rooting substrates 53 are also above the same are located and the roots 57 are partially located again in an air space 62. With such an embodiment You can also use several plants as in the previous ones Shift embodiments vertically in the plant cultivation vessel 52 and therefore handle them in the same way protection.

Claims (1)

G 80 11 686.5 March 11, 1983 Protection claims: 1. Plant cultivation vessel with parallel inner walls at least in its upper part, which contains a rooting substrate al3 held together with a plant holder, characterized in that the rooting substrate (5, 21, 39, 53) is held clamped on the parallel inner walls, but can be moved up and down . 2. Plant cultivation vessel according to claim 1, characterized in that it is in the area of the parallel Inner walls have at least one protruding cam (34, 37) or ring or one protruding on the inside Has constriction (24). 3. Plant cultivation vessel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rooting substrate (5, 21, 39, 53) has at least one adaptation ring, cam or carrier (55) protruding beyond its outer profile. 4. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is at least in the area of its parallel inner walls a circular, rectangular, triangular or oval cross-section having. 5. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the -2- Rooting substrate (5, 39, 53) has an internal cohesion. 6 »Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rooting substrate (21) consists of a casing (25, 32) such as a Cuff, a film or a film jacket is surrounded. 7. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rooting substrate has passage openings (8, 33, 56). 8. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rooting substrate (39) has an evaporation-inhibiting cover (47, 48), for example from placed stones, Grains, soil or plastic granules or a foil, plate or cap. 9. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ver Rooting substrate (21, 53) has a sieve-like bottom, for example in the form of a sieve plate (55) or a net. J 10. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is through- : is sighted. , 11. Plant cultivation container according to one of the preceding Proverbs, marked by the fact that it is in its lower part an opaque or part permeable, firmly arranged or at the top H has sliding cover (49). 12. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is colored at least in its upper part. -3- 13. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding An-r Proverbs, characterized in that there is a; growth-influencing active ingredients (35a), in particular nutrients; substances containing insert (35). |; In that it contains 14 plant culture vessel according to one of the preceding arrival Il claims, characterized in a \ in gel form bound water filling. I. 15. plant culture vessel according to one of the preceding Δη- ί claims, characterized in that the encryption '■ wurzelungssubstrat (5, 21, 39, 53) consists essentially ^_of: a water-permeable, permeable material, such as stone; flakes of wool, foam, soil, peat, clay granules or | grains. § 16. Plant cultivation vessel according to one of the preceding claims Proverbs, characterized by the fact that there is a | fully or partially sealing cap (10) f shows. I. 17. Plant cultivation vessel according to claim 16, characterized in that it is indicates that on the rooting substrate | (5, 21, 39, 53) at least one upwards from the vessel | protruding handle (11, 12) is attached. § 18. Plant cultivation vessel according to claim 17, characterized in that it is indicates that the handle (11, 12) 's through a corresponding opening in the closure cap (10)'; has guided through guide shaft (11). ■