RU200480U1 - Bulbous plant growing device - Google Patents

Abstract

Field of technology: Agriculture, hydroponic growing of bulbous plants. The device includes a container with vertically oriented side walls with a height of at least 200 mm, and an insert for fixing plant bulbs, made of a rigid waterproof material that meets the needs of disinfection. The insert consists of at least one vertically oriented plate equipped with vertically oriented pointed elements located on its upper edge, from the base of which lateral thrust projections extend, which are located in the same horizontal plane when the insert is installed into the container. The distance from the upper surface of the lateral stop projections to the support points of the lower surface of the structure is at least 15 mm. When installing the insert into the container, the distance between its outer points facing the inner surface of the container and the container wall is no more than 15 mm. The technical problem to be solved: the creation of a device that ensures the receipt and long-term preservation of the desired quality characteristics by plants. The technical result achieved in the claimed utility model: obtaining bulbous plants with a fresh appearance, straight stem, no visible damage caused by diseases; long-term preservation of these characteristics when growing plants without cutting them.

Description

The technical field to which the utility model belongs.

The utility model relates to agriculture, namely, the area of cultivation (cultivation) of bulbous plants in a hydroponic manner.

State of the art.

Growing bulbous plants hydroponically is a technology in which the plant receives nutrients from a nutrient solution. This method of growing allows you to reduce the cost of obtaining plants with good quality characteristics, which include long-term preservation of a fresh appearance (including after transferring them to the final consumer), the presence of a straight stem, as well as the absence of visible damage caused by diseases.

The urgency of the problem of the listed qualitative characteristics of bulbous flowering plants is due to several circumstances. First, it is known that cut plants are characterized by a faster wilt compared to their counterparts, which are not separated from the bulb in contact with the nutrient solution. Secondly, in hydroponic cultivation, in comparison with cultivation in soil, it is more difficult to obtain a plant with a straight stem, since when using this technology, a longer and, accordingly, more prone to deformation, stem is formed. In addition, the use of nutrient solution instead of soil requires timely disinfection of the nutrient solution container and replacement of the solution itself. Failure to comply with this requirement leads to rapid reproduction of infectious agents in the nutrient medium, diseases and plant death. In this case, the processes of disinfection of the container and replacement of the solution should be carried out in such a way as not to cause damage to the root system, bulb, stem and leaves of the plant.

Known box (tray) for growing bulbous plants, which is a plastic container with a needle bottom, in the walls of which there are holes for draining the solution (https://www.promgidroponica.ru/tjulpany_v_jashhike, date of access: 05/18/2020). The specified device does not solve the problem of disinfecting the container for the solution and replacing the solution, since the bulbs fixed on the needle elements cannot be removed from the tray for these purposes without mechanical damage to the bulb itself and the root system. The specified device is designed for repeated mass cultivation of flower plants, therefore, before the flowers are handed over to the consumer, they are cut, which shortens the period of keeping the plants fresh. In addition, the stems of plants located in the periphery are at an increased risk of deformation, since they are not supported in an upright position due to the low walls of the container and the absence of other restraints (in particular, in the form of neighboring plants).

It is also known a device for growing tulip bulbs, consisting of a container equipped with a water supply system and clamping plates for fixing the bulbs, inclined downward at an angle and equipped with cutting edges for separating the roots of plants when they are removed (see patent US 5461825, 31.10.1995). As a disadvantage of this device, one can consider the complexity of manufacturing due to the structural unity of the tray, fixed clamping plates and the solution supply system, the complexity of disinfecting the container during the growing season of plants, the need to cut flowers before handing them over to the consumer, which limits the period for keeping them fresh.

The prototype - a device for growing bulbous plants (patent RU No. 196618, priority 02.08.2019, published 06.03.2020), owned by the applicant), is a single structure of vertically oriented plates made of rigid polymer material and

equipped with vertically oriented pointed elements located on the upper edge of the plates, from the base of which lateral thrust protrusions extend, located when the device is installed on a horizontal surface in one horizontal plane, and the distance from the upper surface of the lateral thrust protrusions to the support points of the lower surface of the structure is at least 15 mm ... However, using this design does not solve the problem of deformation of plant stems located along its periphery. In addition, for the transfer of flowers to the consumer, their cutting is also necessary, which shortens the period of keeping the plants fresh.

The technical problem that is solved when using the utility model is to create a device that makes it possible to ensure the receipt and long-term (including after their transfer to the consumer) preservation of the desired quality characteristics by plants.

Disclosure of the essence of the utility model.

The technical solution proposed by the utility model is implemented in a device including a container (Fig. 1), consisting of a bottom (base) and vertically oriented side walls and designed to accommodate and hold an insert and a nutrient solution, and an insert for fixing plant bulbs (Fig. 2) , and the container and insert are made of a rigid waterproof material that meets the needs of disinfection. The container simultaneously functions as a vase, which allows for the cultivation of plants and their subsequent transfer to the consumer without cutting, which lengthens the period of keeping the flowers fresh. The insert is a structure consisting of at least one vertically oriented plate (2.1) made of a rigid water-resistant material and performing a supporting function. On the upper (end) edge of the plate (s) there are vertically oriented pointed elements (2.2), from the base of which lateral thrust projections (2.3) extend, which, when the insert is installed into the container, are located in the same horizontal plane. The pointed elements are designed to fix the plant bulbs by "pricking" in such a way that the bottom of the bulb is between them and not damaged, while the lateral abutment protrusions act as stops, ensuring that the bottom of the bulbs is located substantially at the same horizontal level. After fixing the bulbs, the insert is inserted into the container, which is filled with nutrient solution up to the level of the upper surface of the lateral thrust projections, that is, to the level of the bottom of the bulbs. The vertical arrangement of the insert plate (s) and the distance from the upper surface of the lateral abutment protrusions to the support points of the lower surface of the structure is at least 15 mm, which contributes to the free arrangement of the forming plant roots in the nutrient solution and to prevent their intertwining during the growing season. The size of the container and the insert are correlated in such a way that when the insert is installed in the container, the distance between its outer points facing the inner surface of the container and the container wall is no more than 15 mm, which ensures that the stems of plants located at the periphery are kept upright during growth. position. The height of the side walls of the container is at least 200 mm, which also helps to keep the stem in the upright position during growth and to form a straight stem of the growing plant.

To replace the nutrient solution or disinfect the container, the insert with the fixed bulbs is removed from the container. To prevent mechanical damage to stems, leaves and flowers, the insert can be equipped with a rod-like element to facilitate its removal (Fig. 3).

The technical result achieved in the claimed utility model consists in obtaining bulbous plants with a fresh appearance, straight stem, no visible damage caused by diseases; long-term preservation of these characteristics when growing plants without cutting them. Achievement of the technical result is provided by the features of the functional and constructive unity of the device, in particular, the ratio of the dimensions of the container and the insert, the possibility of removing the insert with the fixed bulbs for disinfection without mechanical damage to the plants.

Claims (5)

1. A device for growing bulbous plants, including a container consisting of a bottom and vertically oriented side walls with a height of at least 200 mm, and an insert for fixing plant bulbs, and the container and insert are made of a rigid waterproof material that meets the needs of disinfection, and the insert consists of from at least one vertically oriented plate equipped with vertically oriented pointed elements located on its upper edge, from the base of which lateral thrust protrusions extend, located when the insert is installed in the container in one horizontal plane, and the distance from the upper surface of the lateral thrust protrusions to the support points of the lower the surface of the insert is at least 15 mm, and when the insert is installed in the container, the distance between its outer points facing the inner surface of the container and the wall of the container is not more than 15 mm. 2. The device according to claim. 1, characterized in that the insert contains a rod-like element for its extraction, oriented vertically upward. 3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the rod-shaped element is removable. 4. Device according to any one of paragraphs. 1 or 3, characterized in that the container is made of transparent material. 5. Device according to any one of paragraphs. 1 or 4, characterized in that the container is provided with decorative elements.

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