JP2018117612A - Cultivation facility - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation facility capable of cultivating a plurality of plants with a certain quality.
In a cultivation facility 2 for cultivating a plant (for example, pineapple P) using a cultivation pot 10, support portions 21, 22 capable of supporting a plurality of cultivation pots 10 are provided in the cultivation facility 2. In addition, the plurality of cultivation pots 10 are supported by the support portions 21 and 22 so as to be spaced apart from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a cultivation facility for cultivating plants using cultivation pots.

  As general plant cultivation techniques, open-air cultivation for cultivating plants outdoors and facility cultivation for cultivating plants indoors are widely known. However, outdoor cultivation has a problem that the acreage is low and the profitability is low, and the quality of plants is not constant due to the external environment. For example, in Okinawa Prefecture, pineapple cultivation in open soil using red soil is carried out, but the pineapple cultivation in Okinawa Prefecture is decreasing year by year due to the above-mentioned problems and the effects of labor shortages. For this reason, from the viewpoints of profitability and plant quality stabilization, it has been desired to switch from open field cultivation to institutional cultivation.

  Therefore, in the cultivation method disclosed in Patent Document 1, pineapple is cultivated with a high ridge raised in the soil in a dome-shaped house, and the high ridge is covered with a plastic film. By doing this, it is possible to cultivate pineapples more efficiently than outdoor cultivation by eliminating external factors such as rainwater and stabilizing soil moisture (excluding the influence of the external environment as much as possible). Become.

Japanese Patent No. 2892060

  However, since the cultivation method of a well-known technique uses the soil in a house as it is, it was a structure unsuitable for cultivation of several pineapples with fixed quality. In other words, when multiple pineapples are cultivated in continuous soil, the root size of each pineapple will vary and the air permeability and drainage near the soil will become uneven, and the actual size will not be constant. There is. Furthermore, the cultivation method of a well-known technique will limit the kind of plant which can be cultivated by soil conditions (ph etc.). In addition, when cultivating a plurality of plants, it is necessary to perform thinning according to the growth of the plant, but the known technique takes the same time as that of open field cultivation. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cultivation facility capable of cultivating a plurality of plants with a certain quality.

  As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the cultivation facility of the first invention is a cultivation facility for cultivating plants using cultivation pots, and in this type of cultivation facility, a plurality of plants are more reliably fixed to a certain quality. It is hoped that it can be cultivated in So, in this invention, the support part which can support a some cultivation pot is spanned above the ground in a cultivation facility in a cultivation facility. And the some cultivation pot is spaced apart from the ground in a cultivation plant | facility by each being supported by the support part. In the present invention, by cultivating a plant in each cultivation pot, it becomes possible to make the root amount of each plant as constant as possible as compared with the case of using continuous soil. Furthermore, by separating each cultivation pot from the ground in the cultivation facility by the support portion, it is possible to improve the air permeability in the cultivation facility and improve the drainage of each cultivation pot.

  Further, the cultivation facility of the second invention is the cultivation facility of the first invention, wherein the pair of support portions are spanned in parallel along the ground in the cultivation facility at appropriate intervals, and a plurality of cultivation pots are paired. It is arrange | positioned in parallel in the spanning direction of a support part by being supported between these support parts. And the some cultivation pot currently supported by a pair of support part can be moved to the spanning direction of a support part along a pair of support part, respectively. In the present invention, each cultivation pot can be supported in a balanced manner by the pair of support portions. And since each cultivation pot can be moved, maintaining the balance in the direction to separate from each other according to the growth of a plant, the thinning-out operation can be greatly simplified as compared with outdoor cultivation.

  Further, the cultivation facility of the third invention is the cultivation facility of the first invention or the second invention, wherein the support portion is attached to a base placed in the cultivation facility and above the ground in the cultivation facility. It is being handed over. And the base maintains a holding part that holds the support part so that it is exposed to sunlight that is introduced into the cultivation facility, a hinge part that tilts the holding part with respect to the ground, and the holding part in a predetermined tilted state. And a maintenance part. In the present invention, since the hinge portion and the maintaining portion are provided on the base, the holding portion can be tilted together with the support portion in an appropriate direction, and the tilted state can be maintained. By carrying out like this, the plant in the cultivation pot currently supported by the support part can be arrange | positioned in a cultivation facility in the state which receives more sunlight through a year.

  Moreover, the cultivation facility of 4th invention is the cultivation facility in any one of 1st invention-3rd invention, The support part is the state attached to the base arrange | positioned in the cultivation facility, The ground in a cultivation facility It is stretched over. The base has a holding part that holds the support part, and a carriage part that supports the holding part and can travel on the ground. The cultivation facility moves the base into and out of the cultivation facility. An opening portion is provided to enable this. In this invention, the base with which the support part is attached can be drive | worked a cart part, and can be arrange | positioned in the predetermined position in cultivation facilities. And by providing an open part in the cultivation facility, after moving the base together with the cultivation pot supported by the support part from outside the cultivation facility (such as the storage location of the medium) into the cultivation facility, It can be arranged at an appropriate position.

  Moreover, the cultivation facility of 5th invention has the watering apparatus which can sprinkle the plant in each cultivation pot currently supported by the support part from the upper direction in the cultivation facility of 1st invention-4th invention. . In this invention, since it can sprinkle a plant from upper direction with a watering apparatus, the plant which likes watering from the upper direction represented by the pineapple, for example can be grown suitably.

  The cultivation facility of the sixth invention is a cultivation facility according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the plant is a plant that prefers an acidic medium of ph6 or less, and is stored in each cultivation pot. As a medium, a medium adjusted to ph6 or less by mixing at least one of peat moss and coconut peat and a porous inorganic substance is used. In this invention, the plant which likes the acidic culture medium represented by the pineapple can be cultivated suitably by using the culture medium provided with the desired acidity.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a cultivation facility that can cultivate a plurality of plants with a certain quality. Moreover, according to the 2nd invention, a some plant can be cultivated more reliably by fixed quality, and also cultivation work can be simplified. Further, according to the third invention, a plurality of plants can be cultivated with a certain quality even more reliably. Moreover, according to the 4th invention, a some plant can be cultivated more reliably by fixed quality, and also cultivation work can be simplified more. Moreover, according to 5th invention, the some plant which likes watering from upper direction can be cultivated more reliably by fixed quality. And according to 6th invention, the several plant which likes acidic soil can be cultivated more reliably by fixed quality.

It is a schematic diagram of a cultivation facility. It is the schematic top view which looked at the inside of a cultivation apparatus from upper direction. It is an expansion schematic diagram of some cultivation facilities. It is a top view of a cultivation pot. It is a front view of a cultivation pot. It is a side view of a cultivation pot. It is a side view of the mount frame provided with the support part. It is a perspective view of a part of support part and a cultivation pot. It is a schematic diagram of the cultivation facility concerning Example 2. FIG. It is a front view of the base concerning Example 2, and a support part. It is a side view of the base concerning Example 2, and a support part. It is a rear view of the base concerning Example 2, and a support part. It is a partially expanded front view of the base concerning Example 2, and a support part. It is a partial expanded rear view of the base concerning Example 2, and a support part. It is a side view of the base concerning Example 2, a support part, and a cultivation pot. It is a side view of the base and support part concerning Example 2 which shows the state which has inclined the holding | maintenance part to the appropriate angle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In each figure, arrow lines indicating the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction of the cultivation facility or each component may be illustrated as appropriate. Moreover, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, a code | symbol is attached | subjected only to some cultivation pots and mounts for convenience, and the code | symbol of other cultivation pots and mounts is abbreviate | omitted. Moreover, in FIG. 9, a code | symbol is attached | subjected only to some cultivation pots, and the code | symbol of other cultivation pots is abbreviate | omitted. And in FIGS. 4-8 and FIGS. 10-16, the front-back direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction of a cultivation pot or a mount are prescribed | regulated on the basis of the state arrange | positioned in a cultivation facility.

[Example 1 (Overview of cultivation facility)]
The cultivation facility 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a facility for cultivating a plant (pineapple P in each figure) using a cultivation pot 10 to be described later, and a wall body 4 surrounding the four sides and a gable roof 6. It has. And with reference to FIG. 1, the ventilation fan 5 which guides external air in a cultivation apparatus is provided in the rear upper part of the wall body 4, and the wall body 4 and the gable roof 6 can be communicated outside the facility. A plurality of ventilation windows 7 are provided. Further, in the cultivation facility 2, a plurality of cultivation pots 10, a plurality of mounts 20 (a pair of support portions 21 and 22), a plurality of watering devices 30, various irrigation facilities and air conditioning units (not shown) are installed. (Details and arrangement method of each member will be described later). Further, referring to FIG. 2, a water supply device 9 for supplying water to the watering device 30 is installed outside the cultivation facility 2, and this water supply device 9 includes a branched water supply pipe 9a, a plurality of on-off valves 9b, and a manual operation. It connects with the corresponding watering device 30 through the valve 9c. In this embodiment, a plurality of plants are cultivated in the cultivation facility 2 in order to avoid the influence from the external environment as much as possible. It is hoped that it can be cultivated. Therefore, in this example, a plurality of plants are more reliably cultivated with a certain quality by the configuration of the cultivation facility 2 described later. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

[Cultivation pot]
Since the plurality of cultivation pots 10 in the cultivation facility 2 have substantially the same basic configuration, the details will be described using one cultivation pot 10 as an example. The material of the cultivation pot 10 is not particularly limited, but is desirably a resin that is relatively light and has appropriate rigidity. This cultivation pot 10 has the accommodating part 12 which can accommodate a plant and a culture medium with reference to FIGS. 4-6, and the collar part 14 integrated at the upper end of this accommodating part 12. FIG. The accommodating portion 12 is a hollow cylindrical portion having a substantially octagonal prism shape, and has a substantially octagonal upper opening 12a, a bottom wall 12b, a peripheral side wall 12c that connects the upper opening 12a and the bottom wall 12b, and a plurality of slits 12d. (In FIG. 4, for convenience, only the bottom wall is hatched). The plurality of slits 12d are linear holes that penetrate the accommodating portion 12 in the thickness direction, are arranged at appropriate intervals around the circumference of the accommodating portion 12, and are formed from the lower portion of the peripheral side wall 12c to the bottom wall 12b. Has been.

  Moreover, the collar part 14 is a substantially rectangular flat plate part that is long in the left-right direction when viewed from above, and has a left-right dimension that can be placed on a pair of support parts 21, 22 described later. Referring to FIG. 5, a right bent edge 14 a that is bent downward is formed at the right end of the flange portion 14, and the left end of the flange portion 14 is bent downward. A left bent edge 14b is formed. And the plate-shaped rib LB made into the substantially reverse U shape formed over the peripheral side wall 12c from the bending edge 14a, 14b on either side is provided in the back surface side of the cultivation pot 10. As shown in FIG. The ribs LB are formed at appropriate intervals in the front-rear direction of the cultivation pot 10, and the cultivation pot 10 is reinforced by these ribs LB. In addition, referring to FIG. 6, bent ends 16 a and 16 b are also provided at the front and rear ends of the heel part 14 (in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the front and rear bent ends are omitted for the sake of convenience. To do). On the left and right sides of these front and rear bent ends 16a and 16b, as shown in FIG. 8, there are provided substantially inverted U-shaped cutout portions 18 through which support portions 21 (22) described later can be inserted.

[plant]
Further, the types of plants that can be cultivated in the cultivation pot 10 are not particularly limited, but food crops such as vegetables, fruit trees, beans, potatoes, Lamiaceae leafy vegetables, Aceraceae leafy vegetables, cereals and mushrooms, and ornamental plants Non-food crops such as mosses and trees can be exemplified. Examples of plants suitable for cultivation by the cultivation facility 2 include vegetables, fruit trees, plants that prefer acidic medium (soil), and plants that prefer watering from above. Examples of this kind of vegetables include fruit vegetables such as tomatoes and strawberries, leaf vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce, stem vegetables such as onions and asparagus, root vegetables such as radish and carrots, and flower vegetables such as myoga and broccoli. . Examples of fruit trees include tropical fruit trees such as pineapple and mango, subtropical fruit trees such as blueberry and loquat, and temperate fruit trees such as grape and raspberry. Examples of plants that prefer acidic media (soil) include tropical fruit trees such as pineapple, mango and blueberry, and ornamental plants such as gentian and lily of the valley. Examples of plants that prefer watering from above include ananas tropical fruit trees and ornamental plants represented by pineapples and the like.

[Culture medium]
Moreover, the culture medium accommodated in the cultivation pot 10 should just be a thing suitable for cultivation (growth) of the plant which should be cultivated, natural soils, such as peat moss, coconut peat, red ball soil, and Kanuma soil, glass beads, etc. Artificial soil can be illustrated, and various chemicals such as soil improvement materials and insect repellents can be mixed as appropriate. Here, peat moss is a strongly acidic soil with a pH of 5.5 or less, and the deposits of plants (mainly mosses, including reeds, sedges, magayas, willows, etc.) grown in wet locations are humus. It is obtained by drying the converted peat. Coco peat (coco peat) is a weakly acidic soil of ph 6 or less, and is obtained by fermenting fibers derived from coconut fruit shells. Examples of the soil conditioner include porous minerals such as pumice, pearlite, vermiculite, and zeolite, kunchar, humus, organic fertilizer, and inorganic fertilizer. Among these, the porous inorganic substance is preferably used as a soil improving material because it can enhance the air permeability and water retention in the medium.

  Then, by combining the above-described components, a medium appropriately used for cultivation of the plant to be cultivated can be prepared. In this case, it is desirable to particularly consider the ph of the medium. For example, tomato can be cultivated in a medium in a slightly acidic range (ph6.5 to ph6.0), and strawberry can be cultivated in a medium in a slightly acidic to slightly acidic range (ph6.5 to ph5.5). Pineapple, mango, and blueberry can be cultivated in a medium of weak acidity (less than ph 6.0 and ph 5.0 or more). Therefore, a medium adjusted to the above-mentioned ph range can be obtained by mixing a suitable amount of peat moss of ph 5.5 or less into the medium. For example, by including 55% to 65% by mass of peat moss of less than ph 5.0 and 35% to 45% by mass of a porous inorganic substance of ph 7.5 to ph 5.5 with respect to 100% by mass of the total amount of the medium, A weakly acidic medium having water retention and air permeability can be obtained (a specific example of a medium optimal for pineapple will be described later).

[Stand (support)]
The plurality of mounts 20 (typically made of metal) in the cultivation facility 2 are frames that can support the corresponding cultivation pots 10 and can be arranged side by side at appropriate intervals in the cultivation facility 2 (each of the mounts). The detailed arrangement method of 20 will be described later). The plurality of mounts 20 have substantially the same configuration. With reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, a pair of left and right support portions 21 and 22, a pair of front and rear partition frames 23 and 24, and a ladder reinforcement portion 26. have. Each of the right support portion 21 and the left support portion 22 is a columnar member that extends substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction, and is arranged in parallel at substantially the same position in the vertical direction. The pair of left and right support parts 21 and 22 are separated from each other at an appropriate interval on the left and right, and the accommodating part 12 of the cultivation pot 10 can be disposed between the support parts 21 and 22.

  Further, the front and rear ends of the pair of left and right support portions 21 and 22 are supported by a pair of front and rear partition frames 23 and 24. The front-side partition frame body 23 and the rear-side partition frame body 24 are substantially rectangular frames that are long in the vertical direction, and have substantially the same basic configuration and are arranged symmetrically in the front-rear direction. For example, referring to FIG. 8, the front partition frame 23 includes a right column 23 a and a left column 23 b that extend vertically, and a pair of upper and lower reinforcing columns 23 c and 23 d. The right column 23a and the left column 23b are columnar portions that stand up from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2, and are arranged at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction following the pair of support portions 21 and 22. The pair of upper and lower reinforcing columns 23c and 23d is a columnar portion that is bridged and fixed to the right column 23a and the left column 23b, and is arranged vertically with an appropriate interval. A ladder-shaped ladder reinforcing portion 26 is fixed between the pair of front and rear partition frames 23 and 24 with reference to FIGS. The ladder reinforcing portion 26 extends in the front-rear direction below the pair of support portions 21 and 22, and is provided with a horizontal beam (step rail) that is omitted from the left and right sides with an appropriate interval between the front and rear. It has been. The front end of the ladder reinforcing portion 26 is fixed to the corresponding columns 23a and 23b of the front partition frame 23, and the rear end of the ladder reinforcing portion 26 is the corresponding column (not shown) of the rear partition frame 24. It is fixed to.

  And in the mount frame 20 of a present Example, it arrange | positions in the state which the left-right paired support parts 21 and 22 were fixed to the pair of front-and-back partition frame bodies 23 and 24, and were hung over the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2. Has been. Here, referring to FIG. 7, the height position H1 of the pair of support portions 21 and 22 with respect to the ground GR of the cultivation facility is not particularly limited as long as the supported cultivation pot 10 does not contact the ground GR. For example, when the cultivation pot 10 having a height dimension of 25 cm is assumed, the height position H1 of the pair of support portions 21 and 22 can be set 30 cm above the ground GR (preferably 40 cm or more above). Further, since the gantry 20 is reinforced by a pair of front and rear partition frames 23 and 24 and a ladder reinforcing portion 26, even if the pair of left and right support portions 21 and 22 are extended relatively long in the front and rear directions, these are preferably supported. Can be kept. Here, the dimension L1 before and after each of the support portions 21 and 22 shown in FIG. 7 can be appropriately set according to the number of cultivation pots 10 to be supported. For example, in typical pineapple cultivation, the cultivation pot 10 provided with the heel part 14 whose front and rear dimensions are approximately 30 cm can be used. In this case, it is desirable to adjust the length L1 of the pair 21 and 22 so that the cultivation pot 10 of 350 to 450 pots at the time of pineapple harvesting (after thinning) can be supported with an appropriate margin.

[Watering device]
1 to 3, the plurality of watering devices 30 are devices capable of watering the plants in the cultivation pot 10 from above, and are closer to the gable roof 6 of the cultivation facility 2 than the respective cultivation pots 10. (The detailed arrangement method of each watering device 30 will be described later). Each sprinkler 30 is supported by a support body 32 that is spanned in the cultivation facility 2, and this support body 32 is supported by a plurality of support posts 34 that stand up at appropriate positions from the ground GR of the cultivation facility 2. In this state, it is stretched across the cultivation facility 2 vertically and horizontally. A small blower fan 5a is fixed on the upper side of the support 32, and an air flow can be created in the facility by the small blower fan 5a. Each watering device 30 can spray water radially around each watering device 30, and can spray water to the cultivation pot 10 in a circular area 30 </ b> A having a fixed size around the watering port of the watering device 30 as described later. Yes (in FIG. 2, a circular area 30 </ b> A in which each watering device can spray water is indicated by a broken-line circle). Here, the watering method of the watering device 30 is not particularly limited, but typically water of mist or droplets can be sprayed radially, and water is sprayed in a mist form from the viewpoint of evenly irrigating a plurality of plants. Is desirable.

[Usage example of cultivation facility (example of installation of stand)]
Below, with reference to FIGS. 1-3, the usage example of the cultivation facility 2 assumed the case where several pineapple P is grown is demonstrated. At this time, since it is necessary to arrange a plurality of cultivation pots 10 according to the number of strains of pineapple P, a plurality of mounts 20 are installed in the cultivation facility 2, and a pair of support portions 21 and 22 provided on each mount 20. Is extended before and after the cultivation facility 2. In the cultivation facility 2, an island where a plurality of mounts 20 are densely arranged and a passage where the mounts 20 are not arranged can be provided from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of cultivation work. For example, in this embodiment, four islands (first island 41 to fourth island 44) are provided, and in each of the islands 41 to 44, four mounts 20 are densely arranged. And from the right to the left of the cultivation facility 2, the first island 41 to the fourth island 44 are provided in this order. Moreover, the passages 51-53 are formed between the adjacent islands by leaving an interval between adjacent islands. That is, a right passage 51 is provided between the first island 41 and the second island 42, a central passage 52 is provided between the second island 42 and the third island 43, and the third island 43 and the second island 42. A left passage 53 is provided between the four islands 44.

[Specific examples of medium and arrangement examples of cultivation pots]
A plurality of pineapples P are planted in the plurality of cultivation pots 10. Thus, the root amount of the pineapple P can be made as constant as possible by cultivating the pineapple P for each strain using the cultivation pot 10. Since pineapple P is a plant that prefers an acidic medium as described above, a weakly acidic medium suitable for cultivation of pineapple P is accommodated in cultivation pot 10. That is, as an acidic medium, a medium adjusted to less than ph6 by mixing at least one of peat moss and coconut peat and a porous inorganic substance is used. For example, in this example, 60% by mass of peat moss having a pH of about 3.9 and 40% by mass of pumice having a pH of about 7.0 as a porous inorganic substance (preferably small particles or medium particles) are mixed to obtain a pH of 5.5- A medium adjusted to a range of ph5.0 can be obtained. Thus, while adjusting a culture medium to weak acidity and improving water retention and air permeability with pumice, it can be set as the culture medium suitable for cultivation of pineapple P.

  And the cultivation pot 10 which accommodated one pineapple P strain and a culture medium is hung between a pair of support parts 21 and 22 provided in each mount frame 20, and is arranged back and forth. In this manner, the plurality of cultivation pots 10 are supported between the pair of support parts 21 and 22, and are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, which is a spanning direction of each support part. At this time, each cultivation pot 10 can be supported in a balanced manner by the pair of support parts 21 and 22. And the some cultivation pot 10 is spaced apart from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2 by each being supported by each support part 21 and 22, respectively. As described above, the air permeability in the vicinity of the ground GR can be improved by separating the cultivation pots 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2 by the support portions 21 and 22. Further, by separating each cultivation pot 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2, the drainage of each cultivation pot 10 is improved, whereby the amount of water held by each cultivation pot 10 is different (the amount of moisture varies). ) Can be suitably avoided. As described above, in this embodiment, by improving the air permeability in the vicinity of the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2 and improving the drainage performance of each cultivation pot 10, the moisture environment and the ventilation environment in the plurality of cultivation pots 10 are achieved. The occurrence of bias can be avoided as much as possible.

  Moreover, each cultivation pot 10 can be moved in the front-rear direction, which is the spanning direction of the support portions, along the pair of support portions 21 and 22. That is, in this embodiment, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, when placing each cultivation pot 10, a pair of cultivation pots 10 are laid on a pair of support parts 21 and 22 from above, The accommodating portion 12 is disposed between the support portions 21 and 22. In this state, the right support 21 is disposed between the right bent edge 14a of the flange 14 and the peripheral side wall 12c, and the left support 22 is disposed between the left bent edge 14b of the flange 14 and the peripheral side wall 12c. To do. And the heel part 14 of each cultivation pot 10 is the state which is not fixed only by being hung on a pair of support parts 21 and 22. FIG. For this reason, each cultivation pot 10 can be appropriately moved along the pair of support portions 21 and 22 in the front-rear direction which is the spanning direction.

[Installation example of watering device]
Since the pineapple P is a plant that prefers watering from above as described above, a plurality of watering devices 30 for overhead watering are installed at appropriate positions in the cultivation facility 2 with reference to FIG. For example, in this embodiment, the water sprinklers 30 are respectively provided before and after the right passage 51 and are also provided respectively before and after the left passage 53. And each sprinkler 30 provided before and behind the left passage 53 sprays each with a suitable amount of water in a radial manner so that it reaches the cultivation pots 10 (pineapples P) on the first island 41 and the second island 42. (See the right circular region 30A shown in FIG. 2). Moreover, each watering apparatus 30 provided before and behind the right-side passage 51 sprays each water in an appropriate amount in a radial manner, so that each cultivation pot 10 (pineapple P) on the third island 43 and the fourth island 44 is sprayed. Water can be sprayed so as to spread (see the left circular region 30A shown in FIG. 2). Furthermore, in a present Example, from a viewpoint of watering equally to several pineapple P, it sprinkles in a mist form with the watering apparatus 30. FIG. At this time, since the water is sprinkled in the cultivation facility 2 isolated from the external environment (outside air), there is almost no inconvenience such as dropping a disease in the outside air into the pineapple P. For this reason, according to the present Example, it is possible to irrigate the pineapple P from above with an appropriate timing by each watering device 30 while suitably avoiding disease transmission due to mist. And by giving a fixed amount of water per day, the shipping days of pineapple P can be calculated more reliably.

  And by cultivating pineapple P using each cultivation pot 10 in the cultivation facility 2, the quality of pineapple P can be made constant more reliably. That is, by using the cultivation pot 10 and using a certain amount of medium for each pineapple P strain, the root amount of the pineapple P can be made as constant as possible. Moreover, by separating each cultivation pot 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2, the air permeability in the cultivation facility 2 and the drainage performance of each cultivation pot 10 are improved (the bias between the cultivation pot and the drainage property is increased). As much as possible). In this way, in this example, the root amount of the pineapple P is made constant using the cultivation pot 10, and further, the occurrence of bias in the air permeability and drainage of each cultivation pot 10 is eliminated as much as possible, so that a plurality of pineapples P can be more reliably obtained. Can be cultivated at a certain quality. Furthermore, it becomes possible to shorten the cultivation period of pineapple P suitably by the acidic medium optimal for cultivation of pineapple P and the optimal watering conditions (overhead watering by mist). That is, in typical outdoor cultivation, the cultivation period of pineapple P, which takes about two years before normal shipment, can be greatly shortened (for example, it can be shortened by almost half a year).

  In addition, thinning is performed in accordance with the growth of the pineapple P (in this embodiment, the strain is widened). At this time, each cultivation pot 10 can move in the front-rear direction along the support portions 21 and 22 as described above. Has been. For this reason, the distance (between strains) between adjacent cultivation pots 10 can be appropriately expanded by moving the cultivation pots 10 adjacent to each other while maintaining a balance in the direction of separating the cultivation pots 10 from each other. For this reason, in this embodiment, there is no need to dig up the pineapple P from the soil during the thinning operation, and the thinning operation of the pineapple P can be greatly simplified as compared to the open field cultivation. Moreover, in this embodiment, since it is only necessary to separate the adjacent cultivation pots 10 from each other, the loss of pineapple P due to the thinning operation can be reduced.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by cultivating a plant in each cultivation pot 10, it becomes possible to make the root amount of each plant as constant as possible as compared to the case of using soil in the ground. Furthermore, by separating each cultivation pot 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2 by the support portions 21 and 22, the air permeability in the cultivation facility can be improved and the drainage of each cultivation pot 10 can be improved. . At this time, each cultivation pot 10 can be supported in a balanced manner by the pair of support parts 21 and 22. And since each cultivation pot 10 can be moved while maintaining the balance in the direction of separating from each other according to the growth of the plant, the cultivation work (such as thinning-out work) is greatly simplified as compared to the open field cultivation. be able to. In the present embodiment, the plants can be sprinkled from above with the watering device 30, and therefore, plants that prefer watering from above, such as pineapple P, can be suitably cultivated. And the plant which likes the acidic culture medium represented by the pineapple P can be cultivated suitably by using the culture medium provided with the desired acidity. For this reason, according to a present Example, the cultivation facility 2 which can cultivate a some plant more reliably by fixed quality can be provided.

[Example 2]
In the cultivation facility 2 </ b> A of the second embodiment, a detailed description of the configuration having substantially the same basic configuration as the cultivation facility of the first embodiment is omitted by attaching the corresponding reference numerals. The cultivation facility 2A of Example 2 shown in FIG. 9 has the same basic configuration (wall body 4, blower fan 5, gable roof 6, multiple watering devices 30 and the like) as the cultivation facility of Example 1. . In addition, a plurality of bases 60 (details will be described later) are installed in the cultivation facility 2A, and each base 60 has a partition frame body 70 (including a plurality of support portions (71 to 76, 78b)) ( Details will be described later) and a plurality of cultivation pots 10 are supported. And in the cultivation facility 2A of a present Example, the point which can change the inclination state of a some support part (71-76, 78b) with the base 60, and the point which each base 60 can drive | work are implemented. It is different from the cultivation facility in Example 1.

  Here, ventilation windows 7 and open portions 8 are provided at appropriate positions of the wall body 4 and the gable roof 6. And sunlight can be taken into the facility from the ventilation window 7 facing the south of the cultivation facility 2A (leftward in FIG. 9). The opening 8 is a passage that communicates the inside and outside of the cultivation facility 2 </ b> A, and is provided at an appropriate position of the wall body 4. A door (not shown) is attached to the opening 8 so as to be openable and closable. By opening the door, it is possible to allow passage of a base 60 described later. Further, outside the cultivation facility 2A, a water supply device, a storage place for the culture medium, and a disposal place (not shown) for the culture medium or the mother stem are provided.

[Base]
In the cultivation facility 2A, a plurality of bases 60 can be installed as shown in FIG. Since the plurality of bases 60 have substantially the same basic configuration, the details will be described using one base 60 as an example. 9 to 12, the base 60 has a partition frame body 70 to be described later attached to the upper side, a carriage part 62, a holding part 64, a hinge part 66, and a maintenance part 68. (In FIG. 9, the code | symbol which shows each part is attached | subjected to only one base for convenience.). In addition, in the base 60, it is possible to divide | segment the partition frame 70, the trolley | bogie part 64, and the holding | maintenance part 64. FIG. When the base 60 is transported, the partition frame body 70, the carriage unit 64, and the holding unit 64 are divided, so that it is easier and less expensive than the case of transporting the assembled base 60. Can be transported by. The carriage unit 64 is provided with a plurality of wheels 63a and 63b as will be described later. However, the wheels 63a and 63b can be removed from the carriage unit 64 during transportation.

[Carriage part]
With reference to FIGS. 10-12, the trolley | bogie part 62 is a rectangular frame long in the front-back direction, and is provided with the some 1st wheel 63a and the some 2nd wheel 63b. The carriage unit 62 includes a long pillar member (first pillar member 62a and second pillar member 62b) extending in the front-rear direction and a short pillar member (third pillar member 62c, second pillar member extending in the left-right direction). The four columnar members 62d) are formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from above. Further, a reinforcing column member 62e is disposed between the third column member 62c and the fourth column member 62d, and the reinforcing column member 62e is arranged at a substantially central position in the front-rear direction. Bridged between 62b and fixed. A plurality of first wheels 63a and second wheels 63b, which will be described later, are attached to the lower surface of the carriage unit 62 via brackets BR. Then, the base 60 (the carriage unit 62) is pushed (or pulled) in a desired direction, and the first wheels 63a and the second wheels 63b are rotated on the ground GR, whereby the base 60 (the carriage unit 62). Can be driven on the ground GR.

  Here, referring to FIG. 10, the first wheel 63 a is a tire-like member that is divided into a front end, a rear end, and a center at the left end of the carriage portion 62, and a first column member 62 a that extends in the front-rear direction and a left-right direction. It arrange | positions at the cross | intersection part with each extending column material (62c-62e). Further, referring to FIG. 12, the second wheel 63b is a tire-like member that is divided into a front end, a rear end, and a center at the right end of the carriage portion 62, and is extended to the left and right with a second column member 62b extending in the front-rear direction. It arrange | positions at the cross | intersection part with each extending column material (62c-62e). The wheels 63a and 63b are attached to the carriage unit 62 by brackets BR having the same configuration. Referring to FIG. 13, the bracket BR is configured by a generally inverted U-shaped plate material, and is attached to an appropriate position on the lower surface of the carriage unit 62. A shaft portion AM extending substantially horizontally is fixed to the bracket BR, and a first wheel 63a and the like are attached so as to be rotatable around the shaft portion AM. The bracket BR itself is attached to the carriage portion 62 via a vertically extending shaft portion (not shown), and is rotatable (rotatable by 360 °) around the vertically extending shaft portion. The bracket BR is provided with a brake mechanism (not shown) that restricts the rotation of the first wheel 63a or the second wheel 63b. Then, by operating the brake mechanism to stop the rotation of the corresponding first wheel 63a or second wheel 63b, the cart unit 62 can be stopped and placed (installed) at an appropriate position.

[Holding part]
With reference to FIGS. 10 to 12, the holding portion 64 is a generally rectangular frame body that is attached to the cart portion 62 in a tiltable state, and a partition frame body 70 to be described later can be attached thereto. The holding portion 64 includes a long holding plate material (first holding plate material 64a, second holding plate material 64b) extending in the front-rear direction and a short holding plate material (third holding plate material 64c, first extending in the left-right direction). The four holding plate members 64d) are formed in a rectangular shape. And the length dimension of the holding | maintenance part 64 front and rear, right and left can be made substantially the same as the trolley | bogie part 62, and the left and right length dimension of the holding | maintenance part 64 can also be made slightly longer than the trolley | bogie part 62. Further, a reinforcing holding plate material 64e is disposed between the third holding plate material 64c and the fourth holding plate material 64d, and the reinforcing holding plate material 64e is substantially at the center position in the front-rear direction and the first holding plate material 64a and the second holding plate material. Bridged between 64b and fixed. Each of these holding plate members 64a to 64e substantially corresponds to each corresponding column member 62a to 62e (a column member having the same alphabet of reference numerals) of the carriage unit 62 in a state where the holding unit 64 is mounted on the carriage unit 62. Placed in.

  The third holding plate member 64c, the fourth holding plate member 64d, and the reinforcing holding plate member 64e have substantially the same shape in the left-right direction, and are bent upward in the middle of the left-right direction. For example, the third holding plate member 64c shown in FIG. 11 has a straight portion 65a provided on the left end side and an inclined portion 65b bent upward from the straight portion 65a. And in the state which has arrange | positioned the linear site | part 65a substantially horizontally along the upper surface of the trolley | bogie part 62, the inclination site | part 65b inclines linearly upwards gradually toward the right side. The inclined portion 65b is longer in the left-right direction than the straight portion 65a. Furthermore, a hole (not shown) for attaching a partition frame 70 described later is provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the third holding plate member 64c and the like.

[Hinge part]
With reference to FIGS. 10 to 12, the holding portion 64 is attached to the carriage portion 62 via the hinge portion 66, and can be tilted to a desired angle with respect to the carriage portion 62 by the hinge portion 66. . Referring to FIG. 10, the hinge portion 66 is divided into a front end, a rear end, and a center of the carriage portion 62 and the holding portion 64, and as shown in FIG. 11, the left side of the carriage portion 62 and the holding portion. The left side of 64 (straight part 65a) is connected. That is, the hinge portion 66 is formed between the front third column member 62c and the third holding plate member 64c, between the rear fourth column member 62d and the fourth holding plate member 64d, and the central reinforcing column member 62e. They are respectively provided between the reinforcing holding plate members 64e. Since each hinge portion 66 has substantially the same configuration, the details will be described below using the rear hinge portion 66 as an example.

  Referring to FIG. 13, the rear hinge portion 66 includes an upper hinge portion 66a on the holding portion 64 side, a pair of lower hinge portions 66b on the carriage portion 62 side, and a bolt-shaped shaft member 66c. ing. The upper hinge portion 66a is a plate-like portion that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the holding portion 64, and is disposed on the right end side of the linear portion 65a of the fourth holding plate member 64d. The pair of lower hinge portions 66b are plate-like portions protruding upward from the upper surface of the carriage unit 62, and are disposed at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, after the upper hinge portion 66a is inserted between the pair of lower hinge portions 66b, both the hinge portions 66a and 66b are rotatably connected by the shaft member 66c. That is, the upper hinge portion 66a and the lower hinge portion 66b are provided with shaft holes (not shown) that open in the front-rear direction, and the nut NT is inserted into the shaft holes while the shaft member 66c is inserted from the front-rear direction. Screw together. By doing so, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the holding portion 64 can be tilted with respect to the carriage portion 62 about the shaft member 66c. When adjusting the inclined state of the holding portion 64, the shaft member 66c and the nut NT are loosened, and after a maintenance member 68e of the maintenance portion 68 described later is attached, the shaft member 66c and the nut NT are firmly fastened. .

[Maintenance part]
Further, the tilted state of the holding portion 64 can be maintained by the maintaining portion 68 with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. Referring to FIG. 12, the maintenance unit 68 is divided into a front end, a rear end, and a center of the carriage unit 62 and the holding unit 64, and as shown in FIG. 11, the right side of the carriage unit 62 and the holding unit. The right side of 64 (inclined part 65b) is connected. That is, the maintenance unit 68 includes a front side third pillar member 62c and the third holding plate member 64c, a rear side fourth pillar member 62d and the fourth holding plate member 64d, and a central reinforcing pillar member 62e. They are respectively provided between the reinforcing holding plate members 64e. Since each maintenance unit 68 has substantially the same configuration, the details will be described below by taking the rear maintenance unit 68 as an example.

  Referring to FIG. 11, the rear-side maintenance unit 68 includes a pair of upper maintenance sites 68 a to 68 c on the holding unit 64 side, a pair of lower maintenance sites 68 d on the cart unit 62 side, and a maintenance member 68 e. It is configured. The holding portion 64 is provided with a plurality of a pair of upper maintenance portions (68a to 68c). Each of the pair of upper maintaining portions 68a, 68b, and 68c has substantially the same basic configuration, and is arranged at an appropriate interval from left to right in this order. For example, the pair of upper maintaining members 68b shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are plate-like portions projecting downward from the lower surface of the inclined portion 65b of the fourth holding plate member 64d, and are disposed at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction. ing. The pair of lower maintenance portions 68d are plate-like portions protruding upward from the upper surface of the carriage unit 62, and are disposed at an appropriate interval in the front-rear direction. The maintenance member 68e is a pipe-like member that is long in the vertical direction, and can be attached in a bridging manner between any one of the pair of upper maintenance parts 68a to 68c and the pair of lower maintenance parts 68d. The upper end and the lower end of the maintaining member 68e are compressed and deformed in the front-rear direction so as to be substantially flat, and are provided with fastening holes (not shown) that open in the front-rear direction.

  In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 11, after the holding portion 64 is tilted with respect to the carriage portion 62 by the hinge portion 66, the holding portion 68 is configured to maintain the tilted state of the holding portion 64. . At this time, one of the pair of upper maintenance parts 68a to 68c is selected according to the tilted state of the holding part 64, and the maintenance member 68e is placed between the selected pair of upper maintenance parts and the pair of lower maintenance parts 68d. Install. For example, referring to FIG. 14, the upper end of maintaining member 68e is disposed between the pair of upper maintaining portions 68b, and the lower end of maintaining member 68e is disposed between the pair of lower maintaining portions 68d. Each of the pair of upper maintenance portions 68b is provided with a fastening hole (not shown) that is coaxial with the fastening hole at the upper end of the maintenance member 68e and opens back and forth. Therefore, the nut NT is screwed into the fastening hole at the upper end of the pair of upper maintenance portions 68b and the maintenance member 68e while inserting the bolt material BM from the front and rear direction. Each of the pair of lower maintenance portions 68d is also provided with a fastening hole (not shown) that is coaxial with the fastening hole at the lower end of the maintenance member 68e and opens forward and backward. Therefore, the nut NT is screwed into the fastening holes at the lower ends of the pair of lower side maintenance portions 68d and the maintenance member 68e while the bolt material BM is inserted from the front and rear direction. Thus, the maintenance member 68e fastened and attached between the maintenance parts 68b and 68d stands up from the carriage unit 62 and supports the holding unit 64, so that the holding unit 64 is in a desired tilted state with respect to the carriage unit 62. Can be kept at.

[Partition frame (multiple support parts)]
Referring to FIG. 11, the partition frame body 70 is a frame body that is assembled in a stepped manner so as to gradually move upward from the left to the right. 10 to 12, the partition frame body 70 includes a plurality of upper support portions (first upper support portion 71 to sixth upper support portion 76), a plurality of connecting portions 78a, and a plurality of lower sides. It has a support part 78b and a support member SM. The first upper support portion 71 to the sixth upper support portion 76 are columnar members (bar shape or pipe shape) extending in the front-rear direction, respectively, and have substantially the same basic configuration. For example, the first upper support portion 71 will be described in detail as an example. The first upper support portion 71 extends in the front-rear direction at the left end of the partition frame body 70, and has three pairs of support legs 71a shown in FIG. Is provided. Each of these support legs 71a is a columnar member extending downward from the first upper support portion 71, and generally coincides with the third holding plate material 64c, the fourth holding plate material 64d, and the reinforcing holding plate material 64e of the holding portion 64. It is arranged at the position to do. The lower ends of these support legs 71a can be inserted into holes (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the corresponding holding frame. Similarly, the other upper support portions 72 to 76 are respectively provided with three pairs of support legs (72a to 76a), and the lower ends of the respective support legs (72a to 76a) are arranged on the upper surfaces of the corresponding holding frames. It can be inserted.

  And as shown in FIG. 11, the 1st upper side support part 71-the 6th upper side support part 76 are arrange | positioned from the left to the right in this order, and the support part arrange | positioned at the right side is made one step higher. ing. That is, the second upper support part 72 arranged on the right side of the first upper support part 71 arranged on the leftmost side is arranged at a position one step higher. Further, the third upper support portion 73, the fourth upper support portion 74, and the fifth upper support portion 75 are arranged in the same arrangement relationship, and further, the upper support portions 73 to 75 are sequentially raised one step toward the right side. . The sixth upper support portion 76 disposed on the rightmost side is disposed on the uppermost side, and further on the right side, a support member SM composed of a rectangular frame projecting upward is disposed. The lower end of the support member SM can also be inserted into a hole (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the corresponding holding frame.

  Referring to FIG. 11, a plurality of connecting portions 78a and lower support portions 78b are bridged and fixed between upper support portions adjacent in the left-right direction. Here, since the connecting portion 78a and the lower support portion 78b between the upper support portions 71 to 76 have substantially the same basic configuration, the first upper support portion 71 and the second upper support portion 72 will be described below. The details will be described by taking the connecting portion 78a and the lower support portion 78b disposed between them as an example. That is, the plurality of connecting portions 78a are columnar members extending in the left-right direction so as to be orthogonal to the support legs 71a (substantially horizontal in FIG. 11). It spans between the support parts 72 and is fixed. As shown in FIG. 10, each of the connecting portions 78a is provided at the front end, the rear end, and the center of the upper support portions 71 and 72, respectively, and is arranged at a position that substantially coincides with the corresponding support leg 71a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower support portion 78 b is a member that extends in the left-right direction so as to be parallel to the respective connection portions 78 a, and includes a lower portion of the first upper support portion 71 and the second upper support portion 72. It is bridged between and fixed. This lower side support part 78b is comprised by the member of flat form or ladder shape, and can support the cultivation pot 10 from the lower side. And the space substantially the same as the height dimension of the cultivation pot 10 is provided between the 1st upper side support part 71 and the lower side support part 78b below it. For this reason, as will be described later, it is possible to arrange the cultivation pot 10 between the first upper support portion 71 and the second upper support portion 72 so as to fit and further support the cultivation pot 10 with the lower support portion 78b. In the other upper support portions 72 to 75, a plurality of connecting portions 78a and a lower support portion 78b are bridged and fixed. A plurality of connecting portions 78a and lower support portions 78b are also bridged and fixed between the sixth upper support portion 76 and the support member SM arranged on the rightmost side.

  And in a present Example, with reference to FIGS. 10-12, by attaching the partition frame body 70 on the base 60, each support part (71-76, 78b) of the partition frame body 70 is cultivation facility. It can be stretched over the ground GR in 2A. At this time, the partition frame 70 is disposed on the upper surface of the holding portion 64, and the lower ends of the support legs 71a to 76a of the upper support portions 71 to 76 and the lower ends of the support members SM are respectively connected to the holding plate members 64c to 64e of the holding portion 64. Insert it into the hole. And in this state, each upper side support part 71-76 and the lower side support part 78b will be arrange | positioned stepwise along the linear site | part 65a and the inclination part 65b of the holding | maintenance part 64. FIG.

[Example of arrangement of cultivation pots]
With reference to FIG. 15, when holding the cultivation pot 10 with the partition frame 70, the cultivation pot 10 can be arrange | positioned between the upper side support parts adjacent on either side, respectively. At this time, for example, while inserting the cultivation pot 10 between the first upper support part 71 and the second upper support part 72, the ridge 14 of the cultivation pot 10 is hung on the first upper support part 71, and the cultivation pot 10 Is placed on the lower support portion 78b. By carrying out like this, the cultivation pot 10 can be supported with a stable feeling by the 1st upper side support part 71 and the lower side support part 78b. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 15, the cultivation pot 10 is arrange | positioned in the step shape in the left-right direction by arrange | positioning the cultivation pot 10 in the same procedure between the other upper support parts 73-76 and the support member SM, respectively. It will be. And by arranging the cultivation pots 10 in a stepped manner, the cultivation pots 10 adjacent to each other on the left and right sides are spaced apart from each other. Therefore, a plant (pineapple P in FIG. 15) cultivated in each cultivation pot 10 can extend branches and leaves without being disturbed as much as possible by an adjacent plant or cultivation pot.

  And in a present Example, as shown in FIG. 10, the some cultivation pot 10 was parallelly arranged back and forth between the upper side support parts (for example, the 1st upper side support part 71 and the 2nd upper side support part 72) adjacent to right and left. Can be placed. At this time, three pairs of connecting portions 78 a are bridged and fixed between the first upper support portion 71 and the second upper support portion 72. Therefore, between the front connection part 78a and the central connection part 78a, a plurality of cultivation pots 10 can be arranged side by side, and similarly between the rear connection part 78a and the central connection part 78a, A plurality of cultivation pots 10 can be arranged side by side. And each cultivation pot 10 is spaced apart from the ground GR in cultivation facility 2A by being supported by each upper side support part 71 grade | etc., And the lower side support part 78b. Thus, also in the present embodiment, the air permeability in the vicinity of the ground GR can be improved by separating the cultivation pot 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2A by the support portions 71 and the like 78b. Furthermore, by separating each cultivation pot 10 from the ground GR in the cultivation facility 2 </ b> A, the drainage performance of each cultivation pot 10 is improved, and thus it is possible to suitably avoid that the amount of water held for each cultivation pot 10 is different.

[Usage example of cultivation facility (example of installation of base)]
Below, with reference to FIG. 9, the usage example of 2 A of cultivation facilities assumed the case where the some pineapple P is grown is demonstrated. At this time, since it is necessary to arrange a plurality of cultivation pots 10 according to the number of strains of pineapple P, a plurality of bases 60 are installed in parallel in the front and rear in the cultivation facility 2A, and a partition frame body 70 of each base 60 is provided. Is extended before and after the cultivation facility 2A. In the cultivation facility 2A, an island where the base 60 is arranged and a passage where the base 60 is not arranged can be provided from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of the cultivation work. For example, in this embodiment, four islands (first island 41 to fourth island 44) are provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and in each of the islands 41 to 44, a plurality of bases 60 are arranged in front and rear. (Densely) arranged. And from the right to the left of the cultivation facility 2A, the first island 41 to the fourth island 44 are provided in this order. Moreover, the passages 51-53 are formed between the adjacent islands by leaving an interval between adjacent islands.

[Containment work of culture medium in cultivation pot]
By the way, in a present Example, after installing the culture medium in the some cultivation pot 10 prior to installation of each above-mentioned base 60, one pineapple P strain is planted in each cultivation pot 10, respectively. And the storage place of a culture medium is provided out of the cultivation facility 2A as above-mentioned. Then, each base 60 is moved to the culture | storage place of a culture medium with the cultivation pot 10 supported by each support part 71-76, 78b. And after accommodating a culture medium in each cultivation pot 10 in the storage place of a culture medium, each base 60 is moved in the cultivation facility 2A from outside the cultivation facility 2A through the opening part 8 of the cultivation facility 2A, and in the cultivation facility 2A. It can be arranged on each island 41-44. A belt conveyor (not shown) extending in and out of the cultivation facility 2A through the opening 8 can be arranged, and the medium can be carried into the cultivation facility 2A by this belt conveyor. In this case, after each base 60 is moved to the vicinity of the belt conveyor in the cultivation facility 2A and the culture medium is accommodated in each cultivation pot 10, it is moved toward each island 41-44.

[Tilt of holding part]
Moreover, when installing each base 60 in 2 A of cultivation facilities, it is necessary to consider so that sunlight may hit the pineapple P in the cultivation pot 10. FIG. And the some ventilation window 7 for taking in sunlight is provided in the south side (left side of FIG. 9) of 2 A of cultivation facilities. Therefore, in order to shine sunlight on the pineapple P of each cultivation pot 10, the holding portion 64 of each base 60 is gradually inclined upward from the left side to the right side while facing the south side (left side in FIG. 9) ( Details of the tilted state according to the season will be described later). By carrying out like this, sunlight can be appropriately applied to the pineapple P in each cultivation pot 10. Furthermore, in this embodiment, each of the upper support portions 71 to 76, the connecting portion 78a, and the like are formed of a cylindrical member. And each upper side support part 71-76 made into the column shape and the connection part 78a do not have the corner | angular part which shields sunlight like a prism, Therefore It becomes the structure which sunlight hits the pineapple P of each cultivation pot 10 well. Further, in this embodiment, the upper support portions 71 to 76 and the lower support portions 78b are provided in a step shape, and the support portions adjacent to the left and right are shifted in the vertical direction. For this reason, generation | occurrence | production of the situation that the pineapple P cultivated adjacent to right and left mutually rubs can be reduced suitably, and sunlight can be appropriately applied to each pineapple P leaf.

  By the way, the sun does not stay at the same position throughout the year, but is relatively high in summer and gradually moves to a lower position from autumn to winter. Therefore, in this embodiment, referring to FIG. 15, the base 60 is provided with a hinge portion 66 and a maintenance portion 68, and the holding portion 64 (inclined portion 65b) is appropriately inclined together with the support portions 71 to 76, 78b. The tilted state can be maintained by tilting at an angle (θ). In the summer, considering that the sun is at a relatively high position, the first stage in which the holding part 64 is laid substantially horizontally with respect to the carriage part 62 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 ( A) (θ≈0 °).

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the inclination angle (θ) of the holding portion 64 can be adjusted in a plurality of stages (second stage (B) to fifth stage (E)) according to the position of the sun for each season. It has become. That is, with reference to FIG. 15, the inclination angle of the second stage (B) is steeper than that of the first stage (A), and is set to the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in consideration of the average position of the sun throughout the year. Has been. Therefore, in order to maintain the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in the second stage (B), a maintenance member 68e is attached between the rightmost upper maintenance portion 68c and the lower maintenance portion 68d. In addition, the inclination-angle of the holding | maintenance part 64 in a 2nd step (B)-a 5th step (E) can be set for every area in which cultivation facilities are provided, for example, in Okinawa, the holding | maintenance part in a 2nd step (B) The inclination angle θ of 64 can be set to 17 ° to 19 ° (preferably 18 °).

  The inclination angle of the third stage (C) is steeper than that of the second stage (B), and is set to the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in consideration of the position of the sun from August to September. Therefore, in order to maintain the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in the third stage (C), a maintenance member 68e is attached between the upper maintenance site 68b and the lower maintenance site 68d at the intermediate position. Further, the inclination angle of the fourth stage (D) is steeper than that of the third stage (C), and is set to the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in consideration of the position of the sun from September to November. Therefore, in order to maintain the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in the fourth stage (D), a maintenance member 68e is attached between the leftmost upper maintenance portion 68a and the lower maintenance portion 68d. The inclination angle of the fifth stage (E) is steeper than that of the fourth stage (D), and is set to the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in consideration of the position of the sun from December to February. Therefore, in order to maintain the inclination angle of the holding portion 64 in the fifth stage (E), with reference to FIG. 16, a relatively long length is provided between the leftmost upper maintenance portion 68a and the lower maintenance portion 68d. Another maintenance member 68f is attached.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the pineapple P in each cultivation pot 10 supported by each of the support parts 71 to 76, 78b is adjusted to have more sunlight throughout the year by adjusting the inclination state of the holding part 64. It can arrange | position in cultivation facility 2A in the state which hits. And as shown in FIG.15 and FIG.16, when the holding | maintenance part 64 is made into the 5th step (E), the pineapple P grows large and the branch and the leaf have protruded greatly right and left. As shown in FIG. 16, the holding portion 64 of the fifth stage (E) has the largest inclination angle with respect to the carriage section 62, and the right end of the holding section 64 is in the state of the first first stage (A). Compared with the distance W1, the distance is closer to the left side. In this way, the upper side of the passage 51 is relatively wide (dimension W1), and the width of the passage 51 at the time of pineapple harvesting is increased, so that the workability at the time of pineapple harvesting is improved. And after harvesting, each base 60 can be moved to the disposal place of the culture medium and mother stem provided outside the cultivation facility 2A through the opening part 8 of the cultivation facility 2A.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by providing the hinge portion 66 and the maintaining portion 68 on the base 60, the holding portion 64 is tilted in an appropriate direction together with the support portions 71 to 76, 78b, and the tilted state. Can be maintained. By carrying out like this, the plant (pineapple P etc.) in the cultivation pot 10 currently supported by each support part 71-76,78b is arrange | positioned in the cultivation facility 2A in the state where more sunlight hits through a year. Can do. Moreover, in a present Example, the base 60 with which each support part 71-76, 78b is attached can be drive | worked the cart part 62, and can be arrange | positioned in the predetermined position in 2 A of cultivation facilities. And by providing the opening part 8 in the cultivation facility 2A, the base 60 is cultivated from outside the cultivation facility 2A (such as the storage location of the medium) together with the cultivation pot 10 supported by the respective support portions 71 to 76, 78b. After being moved into 2A, it can be placed at an appropriate position in the cultivation facility 2A. For this reason, also in a present Example, 2 A of cultivation facilities which can cultivate a some plant more reliably by fixed quality can be provided.

  The cultivation facilities 2 and 2A of the present embodiment are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can take various other embodiments. For example, in the present embodiment, the configuration (shape, dimension, arrangement position, number of arrangements, etc.) of the support portions 21 and 22 is exemplified, but the configuration of the support portion is not limited. For example, a ladder-like support portion (an example of a single support portion) can be used. In this case, the cultivation pot is allowed to move by leaving a space corresponding to the horizontal rail (step rail). It is also possible to regulate the movement of the cultivation pot by closing the space between the portions corresponding to (tread bars). In addition to a bar having a circular cross section, a bar or a flat plate having a square cross section can be used as the support portion. Moreover, a support part can also be directly fixed to the wall or roof of a cultivation facility. Moreover, when using a gantry, the structure of this gantry can be changed suitably, the number of ladder reinforcement parts can be increased, or another reinforcement structure can also be used suitably. Moreover, a ladder reinforcement part can also be abbreviate | omitted as needed. Further, as a material of the gantry, an appropriate material that can appropriately support the support portion can be selected, and a material that is relatively difficult to bend such as a hard resin can be used in addition to a metal.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the structure (shape, a dimension, arrangement | positioning position, arrangement number, etc.) of the cultivation pot 10 was illustrated, the structure of a cultivation pot can be suitably changed according to the plant etc. which should be cultivated. In addition, the configuration of the watering device can be appropriately changed according to the plant to be cultivated, and in addition to the overhead watering as in this embodiment, surface watering and side watering can be adopted, and these watering methods are combined. Can also be used. The configuration of the cultivation facility 2 (the shape of the wall and roof, the internal space, and the configuration of other accessory devices) can be appropriately set according to the plant to be cultivated. In addition, the arrangement position of the gantry (supporting part) and the cultivation pot in the cultivation facility can be changed as appropriate. For example, the gantry (supporting part) is extended in an appropriate direction such as the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the diagonal direction in the cultivation facility. Can be installed. In addition, the ground of a cultivation facility may be formed with the soil itself, and may be formed with the pavement provided on the soil.

  Moreover, in Example 2, although the structure (shape, a dimension, the structure of each part, the arrangement position in a cultivation facility, the number of arrangements, etc.) of the base 60 and the partition frame 70 was illustrated, in the meaning which limits the structure of a base. Absent. For example, the carriage part and the holding part can be formed by assembling columnar or plate-like members such as columns and prisms into appropriate shapes, and the dimensions of the front, rear, left and right can also be set as appropriate. Further, the carriage unit, the holding unit, and the partition frame body can be configured integrally (in a state where they cannot be divided). In addition, the hinge portion can be formed of a hinge-shaped member. Further, the number of stages for adjusting the angle of the holding portion and the inclination angle can be changed as appropriate. Moreover, a maintenance part can be comprised with the maintenance member which can be expanded-contracted up and down. The holding portion can also be configured in a step shape in side view following the partition frame. Further, the carriage unit can be driven using human power and can be driven using electric power. Moreover, the trolley | bogie part may have a caterpillar instead of a wheel. Moreover, a trolley | bogie part can be abbreviate | omitted as needed, In this case, a holding | maintenance part can be attached via a hinge part on the base part which cannot run. In addition, the holding part can be mounted on the carriage part in a predetermined inclined state (a state in which the tilt angle cannot be adjusted). Moreover, the structure of a partition frame body can also be changed suitably, for example, can also support several cultivation pots in the state which can be relatively moved to the extension direction of an upper side support part. Moreover, the support part (for example, support part of Example 1) which can hold | maintain each cultivation pot can be attached to a holding part in multiple numbers. Moreover, the structure of Example 1 and the structure of Example 2 can be used in combination as appropriate. The lower support portion does not need to be attached to the upper support portion, and can be supported by the connecting portion.

2 Cultivation facility 4 Wall body 5 Blower fan 6 Gable roof 7 Ventilation window 9 Water supply device 9a Water supply pipe 9b Open / close valve 9c Manual valve 10 Cultivation pot 12 Accommodating part 12a Top opening 12b Bottom wall 12c Peripheral side wall 12d Slit 14 Ridge part 14a Right bending Edge 14b Left bent edge 16a, 16b Front and rear bent ends 18 Notch portion 20 Base 21 Right support portion 22 Left support portion 23 Front partition frame 23a Right column 23b Left column 23c, 23d Reinforcing column 24 Rear partition frame 26 Ladder reinforcement 30 Sprinkler 32 Support 34 Supports 41-44 Island 51-53 Passage LB Rib P Pineapple (an example of a plant)
2A Cultivation facility 8 of Example 2 Opening part 60 Base 62 Carriage parts 62a to 62e (Carriage part) Column material 63a First wheel 63b Second wheel 64 Holding part 64a to 64e (Holding part) Holding plate member 65a Linear part 65b Inclined part 66 Hinge part 66a Upper hinge part 66b Lower hinge part 66c Shaft member 68 Maintenance part 68a-68c Upper maintenance part 68d Lower maintenance part 68e Maintenance member 68f Another maintenance member 70 Partition frame 71-76 Upper support part 71a-76a Support leg 78a Connecting part 78b Lower support part AM Shaft part BM Bolt material BR Bracket NT Nut SM Support member

Claims (6)

In cultivation facilities for cultivating plants using cultivation pots,
In the cultivation facility, a support portion capable of supporting a plurality of cultivation pots is suspended above the ground in the cultivation facility, and the plurality of cultivation pots are supported by the support portions, respectively. The cultivation facility which is arranged away from the ground in the cultivation facility. A pair of the support portions are spanned in parallel along the ground in the cultivation facility at appropriate intervals, and the plurality of cultivation pots are supported between the pair of support portions, Arranged in parallel in the span direction of the support part,
2. The cultivation facility according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cultivation pots supported by the pair of support portions are each movable in a spanning direction of the support portions along the pair of support portions. The support portion is attached to a base placed in the cultivation facility, and is suspended above the ground in the cultivation facility.
The base includes a holding unit that holds the support unit so that it can be exposed to sunlight that is introduced into the cultivation facility, a hinge unit that tilts the holding unit with respect to the ground, and the holding unit that has a predetermined shape. The cultivation facility according to claim 1, further comprising a maintenance unit maintained in a tilted state. The support portion is attached to a base placed in the cultivation facility, and is suspended above the ground in the cultivation facility.
The base includes a holding unit that holds the support unit, and a carriage unit that supports the holding unit and can travel on the ground.
The cultivation facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cultivation facility is provided with an open portion that allows the base to move in and out of the cultivation facility.   The cultivation facility as described in any one of Claims 1-4 which has the watering apparatus which can water the plant in each cultivation pot currently supported by the said support part from the upper direction. The plant is a plant that prefers an acidic medium of ph 6 or less,
The medium adjusted to ph6 or less by mixing at least one of peat moss and coconut peat and a porous inorganic substance is used as the medium stored in each cultivation pot. Cultivation facility as described in one item.

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