FR3073123A1 - POTAGER BIN - Google Patents

Abstract

The vegetable container (10) comprises on the one hand a tank (2) delimited by side walls (22) and a bottom (21) adapted to be placed on a floor (7) and on the other hand a bowl (1) delimited by side walls (11), said bowl (1) being adapted to house at least one plant (8) and the associated culture medium (15) .A lower opening (13) is formed in the bottom (21) of the tank (2) and opens into the bowl (1) which is arranged vertically towards the inside of the tank (2) so that the lower opening (13) of the bowl (1) is in direct contact with the medium (15) and the soil (7) for placing substantially vertical flows (17) of material between the culture medium (15) and the soil (7), while the upper opening (14) of the bowl (1) is in contact with the ambient air to allow the insertion of the plant (8) and the associated culture medium (15), the side walls (11) of the bowl (1) having perforations (12) for form an inte porous interface allowing the establishment of substantially horizontal fluid flow (16) controlled between the tank (2) and the culture medium (15) of the bowl.

Description

The present invention relates to a vegetable bin to facilitate gardening and optimize vegetable cultivation in an eco-responsible approach that is both organic, for better health and ecological in order to preserve the environment and its available resources.

It finds general application in the field of plant cultivation, and more particularly when the growth of the plant is not dependent on the quality of the soil.

We know that growing a plant on poor land is difficult because it usually requires tedious operations such as plowing, weeding, digging, use of weedkiller pesticides, chemical fertilizers. The culture on poor ground moreover requires a particular and constraining periodic watering, knowing that the quantity of water to put for each plant can vary strongly in time and according to the stage of development of the plant.

Many cultivation and watering devices are developed in order to overcome these drawbacks.

However, the current cultivation and watering devices are not completely satisfactory, in particular at the level of saving water which is not satisfactorily controlled.

The present invention improves the situation.

It relates to a vegetable bin comprising on the one hand a tank delimited by side walls and a bottom adapted to be placed on a floor and on the other hand at least one bowl delimited by side walls, said bowl being adapted to house at least one plant and the associated culture medium.

According to a general definition of the invention, at least one lower opening is made in the bottom of the tank and opens into the bowl which is arranged vertically towards the inside of the tank so that the lower opening of the bowl is in direct contact with the culture medium and the soil for the establishment of substantially vertical flows of materials between the culture medium and the soil, while the upper opening of the bowl is in contact with the ambient air for allow the insertion of the plant and the associated culture medium, and in that the side walls of the bowl have perforations to form a porous interface allowing the establishment of substantially horizontal and controlled flows of fluids between the tank and the medium culture of the bowl.

Surprisingly, the Applicant has observed that with a vegetable bin according to the invention not only substantially vertical flows of materials are produced between the culture medium housed in the bowl and the soil but also substantially horizontal flows fluids are created between the tank and the culture medium of the bowl. This results in an optimized plant culture independent of the quality of the soil or ground on which the tank is placed and all this without resorting to plowing, weeding, digging, use of weedkiller pesticides, chemical fertilizers, while controlling the consumption of water completely satisfactorily.

According to particular embodiments, the vegetable bin has one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in any technically possible combination:

- the tank and the bowl (s) are made in one piece, the bowl forming an extension of the bottom of the tank towards the inside of said tank;

- the bowl is removable and the bottom of the tank has rims projecting towards the inside of the tank at the level of the lower opening of the bowl to allow the bowl to be nested / dislodged in / from the tank;

- the bowl is configured to allow the storage and degradation of organic waste via a composting activity while guaranteeing its function of growing plants;

- the shape of the bowl belongs to the group formed by cylindrical, hemispherical, cubic, pyramidal, conical, straight prism with triangular base, dome;

- the tank is made of waterproof material belonging to the group formed by galvanized steel, stainless steel, zinc, and plastic material;

- The tank further comprises an anchoring device on the ground belonging to the group formed by an anchoring device of the hook type, and a hollow cylinder adapted to accommodate an anchoring means of the peg type;

- the tank constitutes an elementary module whose shape belongs to the group formed by cubic, rectangular parallelepiped, each elementary module being equipped with an assembly device for linking it to one or more elementary modules according to a particular vegetable garden drawing;

- The tank comprises at least one drainer and a check valve for the evacuation of water from the inside of the tank to the outside of the tank; and

- the bottom of the tank has a water concentrator element, perforated and in the shape of a bowl inclined at the periphery of the base of the bowl.

Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will appear on examining the description and the drawings in which:

- Figure 1 is a plan view of a vegetable bowl with four bowls according to the invention;

- Figure 2 is a 3D view of the vegetable bin of Figure 1;

- Figures 3A and 3B are sectional views, along the axis A-A, of the vegetable bin of Figure 1 with different shapes of bowls and water concentrators;

FIGS. 3C to 3E are sectional views of removable bowls in the embedded position according to different embodiments of embedding according to the invention;

- Figures 4A to 4F schematically illustrate the steps of setting up the vegetable bin of Figure 1 on a soil;

- Figure 5 is a sectional view of a ground anchoring device according to the invention;

- Figure 6A is a plan view of a water retention and drainage device according to the invention and Figure 6B is a sectional view, along the axis BB of the retention and drainage device of Figure 6A;

- Figure 7 is a sectional view illustrating the substantially horizontal flows of fluid exchanges and the vertical flows of material exchanges according to the invention;

- Figure 8 is a 3D view of two tanks assembled to each other according to the invention;

- Figures 9A to 9K schematically show examples of modules with trays and bowls of different sizes and dimensions according to the invention;

- Figure 10 schematically shows a vegetable bin with four long elements for plants and seeds brought together in accordance with the invention;

- Figure 11 schematically shows a landscaped vegetable garden produced with a set of elementary vegetable tubs assembled to each other according to the invention according to a chosen landscape garden design; and

- Figures 12A and 12B schematically show a vegetable bin according to the invention arranged on a planter instead of being placed directly on the ground; and

- Figures 13A and 13B schematically show a vegetable bin according to the invention, a removable bowl is respectively in the disengaged and nested position.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, 3A to 3B, 7, 8 and 10, there is shown a cultivation device with several functional areas, all of which form a vegetable bin 10.

The first functional area of the culture device is called "tank 2", which is delimited by a tank bottom 21, in direct contact with the ground 7, and side walls 22, forming a laterally closed structure and allowing d '' act as a container for different fluids (mainly water). The tank 2 also incorporates at least one removable device for controlling the circulation of fluids 9, disposed centrally on the upper edge 26 of each of the side faces 22 and allowing the conservation or the evacuation of the fluids outside the culture device. The side walls 22 of the tank 2 include ventilation holes 23 providing ventilation below the bottom 21 of the tank.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the side walls 22 of the tank 2 are distinguished by at least one side wall of greater thickness 22C, allowing the reception of an anchoring system 3, which allows the cultivation device 10 to be anchored to the ground 7. As an example, the thickness of the wall of greater thickness 22C is 4.5 cm. The anchoring device 3 will be described more fully with reference to FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, 5 and 8.

Among the side walls 22 of the tank 2, at least one side wall is of reduced thickness 22D than the enlarged wall 22C described above, and incorporates an assembly device 4 allowing the assembly of several culture devices between them which will be more fully described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 11. By way of example, the thickness of the wall of reduced thickness 22D is 1.5 cm.

In practice, the side walls 22 of the tank 2 have an insertion system 52 of a removable device for controlling the circulation of fluids 9, which has a flat horizontal structure allowing the circulation of the fluids contained in the tank 2 , towards the outside of this same tank 2, and called a disguiser 5. The disguiser 5 forms a depression on the upper central part of the side wall of the tank 22, and thus allows in the case of an adequate water level , the evacuation of this outside of the tank

2.

As an alternative, the insertion system 52 of the device for controlling the circulation of fluids 9 makes it possible to accommodate a removable system for circulating water called a "disguiser 5" on which is inserted a removable element making it possible to prevent the circulation of fluids towards the outside of the tank 2 and called the water retaining valve 6.

The second functional area of the culture device is called "bowl 1", which is delimited by side walls 11 forming a bowl with a lower opening 13 intended to be in direct contact with the ground 7 and an upper opening 14 intended to allow the insertion of the plant 8 and its associated culture medium 15. The bowl 1 is configured to project vertically towards the inside of the tank, that is to say towards the open face of the tank 10 opposite the bottom 21 of tank 2.

When the open lower part 13 of the bowl 1 is in direct contact between the culture medium of the bowl 15 and the soil 7, the Applicant has observed the establishment of substantially vertical flows 17 of materials between the culture medium 15 and soil 7 (Figure 7).

The side walls 11 of the bowl 1 are provided with perforations 12 to form a porous interface allowing the establishment of substantially horizontal flows 16 controlled bidirectional fluids (water) between the tank 2 and the culture medium 15 of the bowl ( figure 7).

Referring to FIG. 7, the horizontal flows 17 and the vertical flows 16 are very schematically represented. Obviously, transverse or oblique flows can be generated by the combination of the horizontal 17 and vertical 16 flows.

Advantageously, the culture device further comprises at least one hollow water accumulation zone 24 surrounding each bowl 1. The water accumulator 24, also called "water concentrator 24", here consists of a hollow structure forming a depression around the bowl 1, and allowing the accumulation of fluids in the zone surrounding the bowl 1 for any non-zero volume of fluids remaining in the tank 2. The water concentrator 24 also includes drainage perforations 25 on its lowest part called “basin 27” of the water concentrating element 24, which allow direct irrigation of the root system of each plant, keeping the soil 7 moist in the manner of a mulch thanks to the controlled evacuation of a part of the fluids contained in the tank 2 towards the ground 7. For example, the perforations 25 of the bowl 27 of the water concentrators 24 have a diameter of 4mm.

A container function as well as fluid accumulation is therefore provided by the tank 2 and the water accumulators 24.

The water accumulator 24 and the tank 2 also have structural continuity with the side walls 11 of the bowl 1, which represents a second functional area of plant culture and contained fluids / culture medium interface 15 .

In practice, the bowl 1 has a hemispherical shape.

Alternatively, the shape of the bowl 1 is part of the family composed by the cylindrical, hemispherical, cubic, pyramidal, conical, right prism with triangular base and dome shapes.

Thanks to the lower opening 13 of the bowl, which is in direct contact with the soil 7, the culture medium 15 is therefore also in direct contact with the soil 7, which allows root growth of the plant 8 to through the culture medium 15 firstly then in the soil 7 secondly.

In practice, the diameter of the lower opening 13 is larger than the diameter of the upper opening 14 of the bowl 1, which allows the plant 8 to develop its roots in a larger volume and not limit the root growth. By way of nonlimiting example, the diameter of the upper opening 14 of the bowl 1 is between 10 and 15 cm and that of the lower opening 13 is between 20 and 25 cm.

Watering is not done by capillary action, descending root development is therefore allowed thanks to the lower opening 13 of the bowl 1.

The side walls 11 of the bowl 1 have many perforations 12 of given diameter on all their surfaces which allows the establishment of an interface between fluids contained in the tank 2 and the culture medium 15 contained in bowl 1, and this at 360 ° around the culture medium 15, as well as the establishment of two flows of liquids, among which a first substantially vertical flow 17 (or gravity), arising from the normal flow of a liquid in the soil 7 or any other equivalent material such as the culture medium 15. For example, the perforations 12 of the side walls 11 of the bowl 1 have a diameter of 3mm.

It also allows the establishment of a substantially horizontal bidirectional flow 16, which follows from the arrangement of the vegetable tank 10, and allows the creation of a hydrostatic pressure allowing the crossing of the fluid contained in the tank 2 through perforations 12 from the bowl 1 to the culture medium 15 and from the culture medium 15 to the tank 2.

The horizontal flow 16 is also finely regulated thanks to the root development of the plant 8, which modifies the level of hydration as well as the mineral salt content of the culture medium 15, this making it possible to establish an osmotic pressure adjusting d 'itself the quantity of fluids crossing the interface tank 2 / bol1, the plant uses only the water necessary for its development.

Advantageously, the bowl 1 allows the deposition of organic matter to be composted such as fruit and vegetable peels, which by the doubly open structure of the bowl 1 and the perforations 12 on its side walls 11, allow to obtain an open environment making aerobic composting possible. Aerobic composting allows the decomposition of organic waste into stable and non-phytotoxic organic matter in the presence of oxygen, which is accessible thanks to the double opening system of bowl 1. The culture device therefore allows the transformation of organic matter into culture medium 15 directly usable by plants 8.

For example, the tank 2 of a vegetable bin 10 is made of waterproof material belonging to the group formed by galvanized steel, stainless steel, zinc, and plastic. The vegetable bin 10 is thus manufactured for example by molding methods and in particular by the injection molding method or any other equivalent method. When the vegetable bin 10 is made of a metallic material, it can be manufactured by methods such as folding and welding for example.

For example, the vegetable bin 10 is of rectangular rectangular shape, here 90 cm by 90 cm by 15 cm. As will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 9A to 9K, the vegetable bin 10 can be of different shapes and dimensions.

Referring to Figures 3C to 3E, 13A and 13B, there is shown the alternative that the bowls 1 are removable. The tank 2 and the bowl 1 are not then made in one piece. The bottom 21 of the tank 2 comprises, a rim 29 projecting towards the inside of the tank 2 and disposed at the periphery of the lower opening 18. The rim 29 allows the removable removable bowl 1a to be fitted and removed as desired. . The edge of the rim 29, which may be continuous or discontinuous, has a shape combined with that of the lower opening 13 of the bowl 1, with a slightly smaller size in order to allow the removable bowl 1a to fit around the rim 29 while guaranteeing maintaining the removable bowl 1a. The removable bowl 1a is fixed to the tank 2 can be obtained using a clip-type fixing device 92 (FIG. 3E) with male 92a / female elements 92b, by a tab-type fixing device 93 ( Figure 3D), or by fitting the removable bowl 1a onto the rim 29 (Figure 3C) so as to obtain a force fit 94. The advantage of the removable bowls 1a is that it allows them to be easily replaced in the event of damage or change of plant 8 (following the harvest of plant 8 for example).

Referring to Figure 5 and 4F, the vegetable bin 10 is equipped with an anchoring device 3 for anchoring to the ground 7 as well as the immobilization of the vegetable bin 10.

In practice, the anchoring device 3 is formed by a pair of stake 32 and hook 42. One 33 of the free ends of the stake 32 is, for example, in the shape of a point and intended for perforation and the insertion into the ground 7. Notches 41 are formed in the side walls 22 of reduced thickness 22D of the tank 2. The free end 43 of a hook 42 is housed in a notch 41. The other 44 end of the hook 42 is integral with a fixing stake 32, the lower end 33, for example pointed, of the stake 32 is intended to sink directly into the ground 7 on which the vegetable bin 10 rests and so external thereto, thus skirting one of the side walls 22.

The post 32 can also be inserted through a hollow cylinder 31 formed in the enlarged walls 22C of the vegetable bin 10, this hollow cylinder 31 allowing the vertical guide of the post 32 through the enlarged side wall 22C considered up 'to perforation of the ground 7. The steps for installing and using the anchoring device 3 thus described will be developed below during the description of FIGS. 4A to 4F.

According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the other free end 34 of the stakes 32 can also be fitted with a "greenhouse" kit, which can be fitted together, which has a light metallic structure which will be covered with a prefabricated transparent greenhouse film with the dimensions of each vegetable bin 10 in order to protect the plants 8 from bad weather such as, spring frosts, thunderstorms or hail.

Alternatively, the anchoring device 3 can also be an integral part of the assembly device 4 between different modules or trays, and will be more fully developed during the description of Figures 8 and 10.

Referring to Figures 4A to 4F, the vegetable bin 10 can be implemented in the following sequence.

Referring to Figure 4A, a first preparatory step (optional) consists in making small excavations 86 in the soil 7 not plowed whose size depends on the volume of culture medium 15 used. A second preparatory stage (optional) consists in placing on the ground 7 a layer of organic waste, straw or even ramial fragmented wood in order to enrich the culture medium with substances necessary for the development of the plant. Indeed, the substances contained in these elements make it possible to feed the biomass of which approximately 90% is found in the first centimeters of the soil 7. The biomass then produces the nutrients necessary for the plant and facilitates its development. In addition, the soil 7 is more ventilated thanks to the presence of earthworms.

Referring to Figure 4B, a positioning of one or more vegetable containers 10 is then put in place. The choice of the number and the dimensions of the vegetable bin 10 is conditioned by the needs and the topography of the place of cultivation, by matching the selected cultivation areas with the lower openings 13 of the bowls 1, and for which possible excavations 86 have been dug.

Referring to Figure 4C, when the vegetable bin 10 is positioned and its horizontality checked using a tool 85 for measuring the horizontality of a surface such as a spirit level (the tray vegetable garden 10 is wedged if necessary to level it), the said tank (s) are anchored to the ground 7 using the anchoring devices 3 described with reference to FIG. 5.

In the case of an arrangement with several vegetable vats 10 or modules, the anchoring to the ground 7 is done in a combinatorial manner thanks to the anchoring device 3 described with reference to FIG. 5 and to the anchoring arising from the assembly of the modules to each other operated by the assembly device 4, thus immobilizing the multi-modular system. This assembly will be described in more detail below during the description referring to FIGS. 8 and 10.

Referring to Figure 4D, the culture medium 15 is deposited in the bowl 1. As an example according to the invention but not limiting, this culture medium 15 may be composed of bio-organic household waste , potting soil or compost.

Referring to Figure 4E, the plants 8 in clods or seeds 87 can be inserted into the culture medium 15 located in the bowl 1, in order to start the culture itself.

If necessary, it is possible to add planting soil and pack everything in bowl 1 in order to enrich this same culture medium 15.

Referring to Figure 4F, the last step is to fill the tank 2 with a fluid (water for example) using a sprinkler system 71 to start the hydration process of the plant 7. Advantageously, water can circulate from one vegetable tank 10 to another using a removable device for controlling and circulating water 9 as will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B.

Referring to Figures 6A and 6B, the upper edges 26 of the side walls 22 of the tank include one (or more) recess 51 each intended for the installation of a disguiser 5, which can be fixed or removable. The drainer 5 is intended to regulate the amount of water present in the tank 2 and thus channel any excess volume out of it in order to avoid an uncontrolled overflow. In the case where the vegetable vats 10 form a multi-module assembly 78 the drainer 5 can also serve as a channeling means between the different modules to allow filling of all the vegetable vats 10 from a single irrigation system 78.

In practice, the disguiser 5 is an assembly composed of a body 5a integrated in the recess 51 of an enlarged side wall 22C of the tank 2. The disguiser 5 has a flat upper face 5c projecting towards the outside of the tank 2, and ending with a drip cup 53 in order to allow the fluids to be channeled towards the outside of the tank. According to a nonlimiting example according to the invention, the drip line 53 of a first module M1 is formed so that its lower face 53a can be juxtaposed with the upper face 5d of the recess 51a of at least one wall side of reduced thickness 22D of a neighboring M2 module. The body of the disguiser 5a and its complementary part 5b are juxtaposed so as to avoid any loss of fluid flowing between the modules M1 and M2.

The drainer 5 further comprises a notch 61, intended to accommodate the water retaining valve 6, said notch 61 being hollowed out in the side walls of the recess 51. The water retaining valve 6 is a piece whose thickness allows its insertion into the notch 61 and whose height is at least as large as that of the recess 51 on the base of which it will abut, so as to completely obstruct it. We find another notch 61 dug in the walls of the recess 51a of a side wall of reduced thickness 22D to allow, in the same way, the insertion of a water retaining valve 6. Such an arrangement makes it possible to avoid an undesired flow of water or to close the communication between two vegetable vats 10 which may, for example, need different fluids.

The tank 2 is open on its upper face which gives it the advantage of being a very good collector of rainwater. The bottom 21 of the tank 2 includes the above-mentioned bowls 1 as well as water concentrating elements 24 at the periphery of the base of the bowls 1. These water concentrators 24 are in the form of an inclined bowl to facilitate contact with the water. and drainage perforations 12 present on the bowl 1. The bottom of the cuvettes 27 is also provided with drainage perforations 25 to allow moisture to settle under the culture media.

Referring to Figure 8, a vegetable bin 10, individualized in M1 can be assembled with at least one other vegetable bin 10 individualized in M2 by means of an assembly device 4.

The assembly device 4 consists of the anchoring device 3, itself consisting of a hook 42 having a free end 43 and an end 44 secured to a stake 32, a notch 41 intended to receive the free end 43 of the hook and of a hollow cylinder 31 into which the stake 32 is inserted. The hollow cylinder 31 and the notch 42 are positioned in the side walls 22 of the tank 2 on separate faces.

When an M1 module is anchored to the ground, two embodiments are available at least to the user to associate it with a second M2 module.

In the first case, to assemble a side wall 22 of the tank 2 of the module M1 which has a hollow cylinder 31, it should be presented with a side wall 22 of the tank 2 of the module M2 which has a notch 41 for hook 42. The hollow cylinders 31 of the module M1 will thus be opposite the notches 41 of M2. This alignment therefore makes it possible, when inserting the stake 32 into the hollow cylinder 31 of the module M1, to plant it (anchor) in the ground 7 via its pointed end 33 and to insert the free end 43 of the hook 42 in the 'notch 41 of module M2 and thus assemble the two modules M1 and M2 to each other.

In the second case, the side wall 22 of the tank 2 of the module M1 has a notch 41. To proceed with the assembly it is necessary to make it correspond to a side wall 22 of the tank 2 of the module M2 having a cylinder hollow 31 according to the same methods as in the first case. The second case is distinguished from the first by the fact that the stake 32 is inserted through the side wall 22 of the tank 2 of the module M2 and the hook in the notch 41 present on the side wall 22 of the module M1.

According to a particular embodiment, the two vegetable vats 10 are then aligned so that the side walls of the tank 22a1 and 22a2, on the one hand, as well as 22b1 and 22b2, on the other hand are in continuity.

As will be described in more detail below with reference to Figure 11, the assembly of a plurality of vegetable containers 10 can allow the creation of vegetable gardens according to a chosen design.

Referring to Figures 9, 10 and 11, there are shown several examples of embodiments of the invention, given by way of example and not limiting.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bowls 1 are of hemispherical type, the base (lower opening 13) has a diameter between 20 and 25 cm while that of the upper opening 14 is between 10 and 15 cm, and whose base centers form a square of 44cm side. These vegetable boxes 10 correspond to FIGS. 9A, B, C, D and E, the respective dimensions of which are 45 × 90 × 15 cm, 90 × 90 × 15 cm, 135 × 90 × 15 cm, 180 × 90 × 15 cm, 225 × 90 × 15 cm and have two, four, six, eight and ten bowls respectively. organized in two rows. These vegetable boxes 10 are suitable for growing seeds and spaced plants.

Alternatively, the vegetable bin 10 comprises a polyhedral bowl 84 which occupies almost the entire length of the tank 2. These vegetable containers correspond to Figures 9 F, G, and H whose respective dimensions are 180x90x15 cm , 225x90x15 cm, 270x90x15 cm. They have two 84 parallel polyhedral bowls. Referring to Figure 9K, the vegetable container can measure 270x60x15cm and has only one polyhedral container 84. These vegetable containers 10 are suitable for growing tight seeds and plants.

Referring to Figure 10, the vegetable bin 10 comprises a polyhedral bowl 84 which occupies almost the entire length of the tank 2. The polyhedral bowl 84 incorporates a solid transverse central part 36 equipped with a hollow cylinder 31. The hollow cylinder 31 crosses its full transverse central portion over its entire height 35 and allows a stake 32 to be inserted into the ground 7 to add additional anchoring means. The solid transverse central part 35 separates the polyhedral bowl 84 into two separate compartments 88. This vegetable bin 10 whose dimensions are 180 × 90 × 15 cm has two polyhedral bowls 84 and therefore four separate compartments 88. This vegetable bin 10 is suitable for growing seeds and tight plants.

According to another variant, the bowl 1 is of hemispherical shape, of diameter smaller than that of the embodiment of Figures 9A to E and spaced from each other. This vegetable bin 10 corresponds to FIG. 9I, the dimensions of which are 90 × 90 × 15 cm and has nine bowls 1 organized in three rows. This vegetable bin 10 is suitable for the cultivation of aromatic plants and small plants.

According to yet another variant, the bowl 1 is of hemispherical shape, with a diameter less than that of the embodiments of FIGS. 9A to 9E and 9I. The vegetable bin 10 of this embodiment contains at least one bowl 1 measuring 135x90x15 cm and is suitable for growing seedlings.

The various vegetable boxes 10 described above can be assembled with each other using assembly devices 4 to produce a landscaped vegetable garden according to a particular drawing as will be seen in more detail below in reference to figure 11.

Referring to Figure 11, a landscaped vegetable garden can be obtained by assembling several modules 78. The vegetable boxes 10 are chained to each other. A sprinkler system 71 supplies water to a first module, here the module 76 with nine bowls 1, of reduced diameter 76. The first module is connected in series with a second module, here to two polyhedral bowls, of long type 83. The chain then consists of a module with two bowls 72, a module with four bowls 73, a module with eight bowls 74, two modules with four bowls 73, a module with two polyhedral bowls, of short type 81, a module with two bowls 72, a module with nine bowls of reduced diameter 76, a module with four bowls 73, and a module with two polyhedral bowls, of medium type 82. This multi-module assembly 78 is permitted by means of assembly devices 4 described in detail with reference to Figure 8. The multi-module assembly 78 here takes the form of a square in which a passage allowing the movement of people is formed in one of the sides. A module with nine bowls of reduced diameter 76 which would have made it possible to close this square is placed in its center.

Advantageously, the assembly of several vegetable containers 10 of different size and number of bowls 1 makes it possible to design a vegetable garden which follows and adapts to the topography of the terrain. Indeed, the constraints linked to the nature of the terrain, to variations in relief can be erased thanks to the plurality of dimensions of the vegetable vats 10 which are available to the user. Regarding variations in relief, one can quite imagine the installation of vegetable containers 10 on several levels and the installation of a waterfall as a means of communication between the different vegetable containers 10.

The communication of the various tanks 2 by means of gutters 5 facilitates the filling of the tanks 2 via a single water inlet. Indeed, this can lead to any vegetable tank 10, if all the vegetable tanks 10 are level, while ensuring a homogeneous filling of all the tanks 2.

The layout of the vegetable garden also makes it possible to combat sunshine problems by arranging, if the garden allows it, certain plants in sunnier or more shaded areas than others. It will also be possible to combat this problem by reversing the order of the vegetable boxes 10.

The choice of arrangement of the vegetable boxes 10 and their anchoring authorizes the development of traffic routes for people and their tools as required, which makes it possible to facilitate the maintenance and harvesting of plants 8.

If plants 8 perish or must be harvested, it will then be possible to remove the vegetable bin 10 which contained them and to replace it with another one or else to carry out a rearrangement of the other vegetable containers

10.

The vegetable boxes 10 can also be arranged in a logical order of cultivation. Indeed one can imagine for example the establishment, with reference to FIG. 9J, of at least one sowing module 77, assembled to a module with nine bowls of reduced diameter 76, itself assembled to a module to ten bowls 75. In this way the plants can be transferred from one vegetable tank to another by following the growth cycle of the plant and with a minimum of effort.

Referring to Figures 12A and 12B, the vegetable bin 10 can also be arranged on a planter 90. The planter 90 is here filled with natural soil, potting soil or any other 7ter culture medium and will serve as soil for the plant growth 8. For example, the planter 90 rests on a hard surface 7bis such as concrete, wooden slabs, bricks or any other surface form which does not allow the growth of plants, in particular 10 when applied to a balcony or on a terrace. The vegetable tank 10 is arranged above the planter 90 so that the lower edges 28 of the vegetable container 10 are in direct contact with the upper edges 91 of the planter 90 during installation. This arrangement therefore allows the use of the vegetable bin 10 in the absence of loose, cultivable soil.

A vegetable bin thus designed in accordance with the invention offers a new approach to farming called "living garden" which avoids plowing, weeding, digging, the use of weedkiller pesticides, chemical fertilizers while controlling the consumption of water satisfactorily.

Claims (10)

1. Vegetable bin (10) comprising on the one hand a tank (2) delimited by side walls (22) and a bottom (21) adapted to be placed on a floor (7) and on the other hand at least one bowl (1) delimited by side walls (11), said bowl (1) being adapted to accommodate at least one plant (8) and the associated culture medium (15), characterized in that at least one lower opening (13 ) is formed in the bottom (21) of the tank (2) and opens into the bowl (1) which is arranged vertically towards the inside of the tank (2) so that the lower opening (13) of the bowl (1) is in direct contact with the culture medium (15) and the soil (7) for the establishment of substantially vertical flows (17) of materials between the culture medium (15) and the soil (7), while the upper opening (14) of the bowl (1) is in contact with the ambient air to allow the insertion of the plant (8) and the associated culture medium (15), and in that the lateral walls ales (11) of the bowl (1) have perforations (12) to form a porous interface allowing the establishment of substantially horizontal flows (16) controlled fluids between the tank (2) and the culture medium (15) of the bowl. 2. vegetable bin (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the tank (2) and the bowl (s) (1) are made in one piece, the bowl (1) forming an extension of the bottom (21) from the tank (2) towards the inside of said tank (2). 3. vegetable bin (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bowl (1a) is removable and in that the bottom (21) of the tank (2) comprises flanges (29) projecting inwards of the tank (2) at the level of the lower opening (13) to allow the bowl (1a) to be fitted / removed from the bowl (2). 4. Vegetable bin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bowl (1) is configured to allow the storage and degradation of organic waste via a composting activity while guaranteeing its function of growing plants. . 5. Vegetable bin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shape of the bowl (1) belongs to the group formed by cylindrical, hemispherical, cubic, pyramidal, conical, right prism with triangular base, dome. 6. Vegetable bin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tank (2) is made of waterproof material belonging to the group formed by galvanized steel, stainless steel, zinc, and plastic. 7. vegetable bin (10) according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that it further comprises an anchoring device (3) to the ground (7) belonging to the group formed by an anchoring device (3) of hook type (42), and a hollow cylinder (31) adapted to receive a peg type anchoring means (32). 8. Vegetable bin (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it constitutes an elementary module whose shape belongs to the group formed by cubic, rectangular parallelepiped, each elementary module being equipped with an assembly device (4) to link it to one or more elementary modules according to a particular vegetable garden drawing. 9. tray (10) vegetable garden according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the tank (2) comprises at least one drainer (5) and a check valve (6) for the evacuation of water from the inside of the tank (2) towards the outside of the tank (2). 10. Vegetable bin (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom (21) of the tank (2) comprises a water concentrating element (24), perforated and in the form of a bowl inclined at the periphery from the base of the bowl (1).