A method for cultivating garden seedlings

Abstract

The present invention provides a garden seedling cultivation method, which belongs to the field of garden planting technology, including setting a shaping tube to guide and control the growth posture of the seedling, and when the seedling is unearthed to a set height, at least two clamps are used to surround the seedling stem of the seedling, each clamp has a plurality of adjustment rods arranged in a circular array, and a touch ball is connected to the free end of each adjustment rod, and all the touch balls surround the seedling stem to restrict it, and the centers of the circle paths surrounded by the touch balls of the upper and lower clamps are staggered by a certain distance from each other, so that after the seedling stem is bent, the seedling tip can smoothly enter the shaping tube above the clamp, thereby guiding the seedling to enter the shaping tube and grow along the curved path of the shaping tube. The present invention can well guide the seedling to grow in a predetermined posture, and reduce the damage to the plant seedlings to a greater extent.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of garden planting, and more specifically, particularly relates to a cultivation method for adjusting the growth posture of seedlings. Background Art

[0002] Gardening is different from general plant cultivation. The main goal of gardening is to create an outdoor space with aesthetic, ecological and leisure value. It focuses on achieving landscape diversity through the configuration and design of plants, and providing people with a comfortable, beautiful and healthy ecological environment. For example, in gardening, plant seedlings are usually designed into a predetermined shape to form a specific landscape for appreciation. The main goal of general plant cultivation is to increase the number of plant populations and improve their quality in order to obtain maximum economic benefits. It pays more attention to the number and speed of plant growth, as well as how to improve the adaptability of plants to the environment and reduce planting costs. In gardening, the market price of a single plant of a specific landscape tree is much higher than that of ordinary plants. Therefore, the degree of consideration of planting and cultivation costs is relatively different.

[0003] When cultivating plants in gardens, in order to form a variety of plant forms, certain human interference measures are often taken to affect the growth posture of the plants, thereby obtaining the corresponding plant forms. For example, in a Chinese patent with the publication number CN201810519081.4 and the patent name of a method for cultivating multifunctional garden landscape plants, a shaping device is set to guide the growth posture of the plants. This method is very clever. The bottom and top of the inner wall of the shaping tube are connected to the roller through the bracket, and the top of the plant passes through the soft rubber ring into the inside of the shaping tube. With the cooperation of the roller, the plant grows along the shape of the shaping tube, that is, the roller guides the growth direction of the top of the plant, which can guide the plant to grow in a variety of shapes and avoid the problem of a single shape of the plant. In this cultivation method, the cooperation of the shaping tube and the roller can make the plant production posture more specific. Compared with traditional pruning, tying ropes, and wooden strips, the guidance of the plant growth posture is more accurate and it is easier to obtain the expected plant landscape. However, the existing curved shaping tube is not convenient for plant seedlings to extend into, and it does not have good ventilation and air permeability, which will affect plant growth. In addition, the rubber ring and roller cannot ensure that the seedlings can pass through smoothly, which may cause the seedlings to be unable to enter the shaping ring, or cannot pass through the rubber ring well after entering the shaping ring, or the seedlings are placed in the manner shown in the figure. When entering the shaping ring, the seedlings are very likely to be twisted or even broken by excessive bending. There is a lack of effective measures to guide the seedling stems safely and reliably into the shaping tube, which is especially not applicable to thicker seedlings. Moreover, the setting of the roller cannot make the seedlings grow along the curved path of the shaping tube after being guided by the roller, because it is not easy for the seedlings to move along the roller, and the control effect on the growth posture of the plant is not ideal. Summary of the invention

[0004] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a garden seedling cultivation method in response to the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, thereby solving the problem in the prior art that the garden landscape is difficult to achieve the expected results due to inadequate control of the plant growth posture, and at the same time better alleviates the damage to the seedlings when guiding the seedlings to grow in a bent manner.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: a method for cultivating garden seedlings, comprising setting a shaping tube to guide and control the growth posture of the seedlings. When the seedlings are unearthed to a set height, at least two clamps are used to surround the stem of the seedlings. Each clamp has a plurality of adjustment rods arranged in a circular array. A touch ball is connected to the free end of each adjustment rod. All the touch balls surround the seedling stem to restrict it, and the centers of the circular paths formed by the touch balls of the upper and lower clamps are staggered at a certain distance from each other, so that after the seedling stem is bent, the seedling tip can smoothly enter the shaping tube above the clamp, thereby guiding the seedling to enter the shaping tube and grow along the curved path of the shaping tube.

[0006] Furthermore, a fill light is provided in the shaping tube, and the fill light provides light for the growth of the seedlings. The fill light can move in the shaping tube to guide the seedlings to follow the movement of the light of the fill light and grow better along the shaping tube.

[0007] Furthermore, the fill light is an LED plant growth light.

[0008] Furthermore, the surface of the lampshade of the LED plant growth lamp is coated with a light-transmitting heat-insulating layer.

[0009] Furthermore, the shaping tube as a whole is light-transmissive, and a plurality of air holes are evenly spaced on the tube wall.

[0010] Furthermore, the fill light is connected to a steel bar, which is arc-shaped and concentrically installed in the shaping tube. One end is fixed to the fill light, and the other end extends out of the top port of the shaping tube and is connected to a swing arm. The swing arm is manually rotated or driven by a motor, and when the swing arm swings, it rotates within a certain range around the center of the curved path of the shaping tube.

[0011] Furthermore, when the seedlings break through the soil and grow to a predetermined height and stem, the clamp is used to surround them in a circumferential direction. The center distance between the two clamps must be such that the adjusted seedling tip is set toward the bottom port of the shaping tube, and an arc-shaped pressing plate is fixed on at least one adjusting rod of the top clamp. When the top clamp surrounds the seedling stem, the pressing plate further pushes the seedling stem toward the direction where the seedling tip is facing the center of the bottom port of the shaping tube.

[0012] Furthermore, when adjusting the seedlings with a clamp, the distance between the top of the seedling tip and the center of the bottom port of the shaping tube is no more than 3 cm; the bottom port of the shaping tube is a trumpet-shaped structure to guide the seedlings to enter the shaping tube more smoothly during subsequent growth.

[0013] Furthermore, the adjusting rods are installed in a circular array on the end face of a corresponding disc and are installed in a radially sliding manner along the disc. A flat thread is provided on the side of the adjusting rod facing away from the disc. A rotatable transmission ring is also coaxially installed above the disc. The transmission ring is provided with a flat thread at one end facing the adjusting rod to drive the transmission ring to rotate. The transmission ring drives a corresponding circle of the adjusting rod to slide synchronously along their respective axial directions through a flat thread pair. When the sliding ball contacts the seedling stem and bends to a corresponding degree, the rotation stops. When all the clamps are staggered with each other to make the stems of the seedlings bend in a predetermined direction, the positions of all the clamps are fixed.

[0014] Furthermore, the clamp is provided with two upper and lower ones, and a mounting arm is fixed on one side of the disc of the two clamps. The mounting arm is horizontally slidably installed in a base fixed on the ground, and a roller is installed at one end located in the base. The two rollers are respectively located in the forks at both ends of a rotating arm rotatably installed in the base. When the rotating arm rotates around the hinge column at its midpoint, the two mounting arms and their discs are moved in opposite directions by the two rollers, thereby increasing or decreasing the center distance of the two clamps, thereby adjusting the bending posture of the seedling stem; after the positions of the two clamps are adjusted into place, tighten the locking nut at the end of the hinge column to fix the rotating arm.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: the present invention adopts a plurality of clamps to gradually bend the seedlings, so that the seedlings can enter the shaping tube more easily, and the clamps are surrounded in a circumferential direction, so that it is easier to accurately adjust the orientation of the seedling stem and realize the limiting effect for a longer time. In the subsequent growth, it can also be conveniently adjusted to flexibly adapt to the changes in the stem diameter during the growth of the seedlings. The stepped design of multiple clamps fully ensures the bending safety of the seedlings before entering the positioning tube, reduces the damage to the seedlings to a greater extent, and guides the seedlings safely into the shaping tube in a gradually and smoothly transition manner, and the shape is also more beautiful.

[0016] Other advantages, objectives and features of the present invention will be embodied in part through the following description, and in part will be understood by those skilled in the art through study and practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an implementation method for adjusting the growth posture of seedlings in the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the coordination between the middle clamp and the shaped tube;

[0019] Figure 3 A top view of the clamp;

[0020] Figure 4A schematic diagram of a method for adjusting the distance between two clamps.

[0021] Among them, the seedling trunk 1, the clamp 2, the disc 201, the adjustment rod 202, the touch ball 203, the transmission ring 204, the driving handle 205, the shaping tube 3, the fill light 4, the steel bar 5, the swing arm 6, the mounting arm 7, the base 8, the roller 9, the hinged column 10, the trumpet-shaped structure 11, and the pressing plate 12. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and functions of the present invention clearer and easier to understand, the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

[0023] The present invention proposes a method for cultivating garden seedlings, including setting a shaping tube 3 to guide and control the growth posture of the seedlings. Of course, the shaping tube 3 can be other curved shapes, not limited to the curved semicircular tube section shown in the figure. When the seedlings are unearthed to a set height, at least two hoops 2 are staggered to respectively surround two positions of the seedling trunk 1 of the seedling. Specifically, Figure 1-2As shown, each clamp 2 has a plurality of adjustment rods 202 arranged in a circular array. The adjustment rods 202 can be rectangular rods. A touch ball 203 is connected to the free end of each adjustment rod 202. The touch ball 203 can be a rubber ball for buffering and vibration reduction. All the touch balls 203 surround the seedling trunk 1 to restrict it. Of course, in actual operation, based on the shape of the seedling trunk 1, it should be possible for any touch ball 203 to contact it. Moreover, the center of the circle path surrounded by the touch balls 203 of the upper and lower clamps 2, that is, the center of the clamp 2, is staggered from each other by a certain distance in the horizontal direction, so that after the seedling trunk 1 is bent in a predetermined direction, the seedling tip can smoothly enter the shaping tube 3 above the clamp 2, thereby guiding the seedling to enter the shaping tube 3 and grow along the curved path of the shaping tube 3. In addition to using a shaping tube 3 of a specific shape to forcibly guide the growth posture of the seedling, including the bending posture of the seedling stem 1, the sun-tropism of the plant is also used for guidance, that is, a fill light 4 can be provided in the shaping tube 3 to provide light for the growth of the seedlings, and the light emission direction of the fill light 4 is preferably tangential to the corresponding point of the curved path of the shaping tube 3, or parallel to the tangent. This tangent can be, for example, the tangent direction of the aforementioned steel bar 5, so as to directly illuminate the seedlings and play a better inducing role. At the same time, this fill light 4 can move in the shaping tube 3. The specific moving time and speed can be determined according to the growth characteristics of the specific seedlings, or can be obtained by experimental verification with a certain plant seedling as the object, and the operation can be performed according to the empirical data, so as to guide the seedlings to follow the light of the fill light 4 and grow better along the shaping tube 3. The corresponding fill light 4 is an LED plant growth lamp, which generates very little heat, or a translucent heat-insulating layer is directly coated on the surface of the lampshade of the LED plant growth lamp to minimize heat generation as much as possible and avoid side effects of excessive heat radiation on the seedlings. In winter, a certain amount of heat can promote the rapid growth of plant seedlings. Therefore, the use of the fill light 4 is very effective.

[0024] As one of the specific implementations, the aforementioned shaping tube 3 is entirely light-transmissive, that is, it is made entirely of light-transmissive material, and a number of air holes are evenly spaced on the tube wall, so that the seedlings have sufficient carbon dioxide and the like to participate in photosynthesis.

[0025] The moving operation of the fill light 4 can be as follows: Figure 1As shown, the fill light 4 is connected to a steel bar 5, which is arc-shaped and concentrically installed in the shaping tube 3. One end is fixed to the fill light 4, and the other end extends out of the top end of the shaping tube 3 and is connected to a swing arm 6. The swing arm 6 is manually rotated or driven by a motor, and when the swing arm 6 swings, it rotates within a certain range around the center of the curved path of the shaping tube 3. The fill light 4 moves along the axial path direction of the shaping tube 3, especially when the output light of the fill light 4 is tangential to the curved path of the shaping tube 3, this moving method can ensure that the fill light 4 is in the center of the shaping tube 3 and irradiates the seedlings at all times as much as possible.

[0026] In the actual cultivation process, when the seedlings break through the soil and grow to a predetermined height and stem, the hoop 2 is used to surround them. Figure 2 As shown, the center distance between the two clamps 2 must be such that the seedling tip of the adjusted seedling is set toward the bottom port of the shaping tube 3, and an arc-shaped pressing piece 12 is fixed on at least one adjustment rod 202 of the top clamp 2. When the top clamp 2 surrounds the seedling stem 1, the pressing piece 12 further pushes the seedling stem 1 toward the center of the bottom port of the shaping tube 3. This can greatly reduce the number of clamps 2 used. Only two clamps 2 are needed, and the pressing piece 12 can be used to push the seedling to one side of the shaping tube 3, which is not easy to damage the seedling. When the clamp is used to adjust the seedling, the distance between the top of the seedling tip of the seedling and the center of the bottom port of the shaping tube 3 is not more than 3 cm, so that the seedling can enter the shaping tube 3 well. The bottom port of the shaping tube 3 can also be a trumpet-shaped structure 11 to guide the seedling to enter the shaping tube 3 more smoothly during subsequent growth.

[0027] The specific method for adjusting the seedling stem 1 by the hoop 2 can be as follows: Figure 3As shown, the adjustment rods 202 are installed in a circular array on the end face of a corresponding disk 201, and are installed in a radially sliding manner along the disk 201. The adjustment rods 202 are provided with a flat thread on the side away from the disk 201. A rotatable transmission ring 204 is also coaxially installed above the disk 201. The transmission ring 204 is provided with a flat thread on one end facing the adjustment rod 202, and the transmission ring 204 is driven to rotate. Specifically, it can be driven manually or by a motor. When manual driving is adopted, a driving handle 205 can be fixed on the end face of the transmission ring 204, and the transmission ring 204 can be rotated by holding the driving handle 205. The transmission ring 204 can be adaptively designed on some components, which will not be described in detail here. When in use, the transmission ring 204 drives the corresponding circle of adjustment rods 202 to slide synchronously along their respective axes through the plane thread pair. When the ball 203 contacts the seedling stem 1 and bends to a corresponding degree, the rotation stops. At the same time, all the clamps 2 are staggered to fix the positions of all the clamps 2 when the seedling stem 1 of the seedling is bent in a predetermined direction. For example, if the seedling stem 1 is large, or needs to bend greatly to enter the shaping tube 3, 3-4 or even more clamps 2 can be set, and these clamps 2 are arranged in a step-by-step manner toward one side of the shaping tube 3, so as to gradually bend the seedling stem 1, trim the bending curvature well, and reduce the damage to the seedling stem 1 to a greater extent.

[0028] As an example of implementation details, the clamp 2 is provided with two upper and lower parts, such as Figure 4 As shown, a mounting arm 7 is fixed on one side of the disc 201 of the two clamps 2. The mounting arm 7 is horizontally slidably mounted in a base 8 fixed on the ground. The base 8 can be detachably fixed on the ground, and the mounting height is preferably adjustable. A roller 9 is mounted at one end located in the base 8. The two rollers 9 are respectively located in the forks at both ends of a rotating arm rotatably mounted in the base 8. When the rotating arm rotates around the hinge column 10 at its midpoint, the two forks such as U-shape move the rollers 9 horizontally, thereby moving the two mounting arms 7 and their discs 201 in opposite directions through the two rollers 9, so that the center distance between the two clamps 2 is increased or decreased, thereby adjusting the bending posture of the seedling stem 1 of the seedling, that is, including the adjustment of the bending amplitude. After the positions of the two clamps 2 are adjusted to the right position, the locking nut at the end of the hinge column 10 is tightened to fix the rotating arm. Before the seedling stem 1 enters the shaping tube 3, the posture is adjusted to the right position.

[0029] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solution of the present invention, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for cultivating garden seedlings, comprising providing a shaping tube (3) to guide and control the growth posture of the seedlings, characterized in that: When the seedling emerges from the soil to a set height, at least two clamps (2) staggered up and down are used to surround the seedling stem (1), each clamp (2) having a plurality of adjustment rods (202) arranged in a circular array, and a touch ball (203) is connected to the free end of each adjustment rod (202), all of the touch balls (203) surround the seedling stem (1) to restrict it, and the centers of the circular paths formed by the touch balls (203) of the upper and lower clamps (2) are staggered by a certain distance, so that after the seedling stem (1) is bent, the seedling tip can smoothly enter the shaping tube (3) above the clamp (2), thereby guiding the seedling to grow along the curved path of the shaping tube (3) after entering the shaping tube (3).

2. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fill light (4) is also provided in the shaping tube (3), and the fill light (4) provides light for the growth of the seedlings. The fill light (4) can move in the shaping tube (3) to guide the seedlings to follow the light of the fill light (4) and grow better along the shaping tube (3).

3. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fill light (4) is an LED plant growth light, and the light emission direction of the fill light (4) is parallel to the tangent direction of the arc path of the shaping tube (3) where it is located.

4. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface of the lampshade of the LED plant growth lamp is coated with a light-transmitting heat-insulating layer.

5. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shaping tube (3) is entirely light-transmissive, and a plurality of air holes are evenly spaced on the tube wall.

6. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fill light (4) is connected to a steel bar (5), which is arc-shaped and is concentrically installed in the shaping tube (3), one end of which is fixedly connected to the fill light (4), and the other end of which extends out of the top end of the shaping tube (3) and is connected to a swing arm (6), wherein the swing arm (6) is manually rotated or driven by a motor, and when the swing arm (6) swings, it rotates within a certain range around the center of the curved path of the shaping tube (3).

7. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the seedlings break through the soil and grow to a predetermined height and stem, the clamp (2) is used to surround them in a circular manner. The center distance between the two clamps (2) must be such that the seedling tips of the adjusted seedlings are arranged toward the bottom end of the shaping tube (3), and an arc-shaped pressing piece (12) is fixed on at least one adjustment rod (202) of the top clamp (2). When the top clamp (2) surrounds the seedling stem (1), the pressing piece (12) further pushes the seedling stem (1) in a direction where the seedling tips are facing the center of the bottom end of the shaping tube (3).

8. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 7, characterized in that: When the seedlings are adjusted with the hoop, the distance between the top of the seedling tip and the center of the bottom end of the shaping tube (3) is no more than 3 cm; the bottom end of the shaping tube (3) is a trumpet-shaped structure (11) to guide the seedlings to enter the shaping tube (3) more smoothly during subsequent growth.

9. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment rods (202) are mounted in a circular array on the end surface of a corresponding disc (201) and are mounted in a sliding manner along the radial direction of the disc (201). A plane thread is provided on the side of the adjustment rod (202) away from the disc (201). A rotatable transmission ring (204) is coaxially mounted above the disc (201). The transmission ring (204) is provided with a plane thread at one end facing the adjustment rod (202) to drive the transmission ring (204) to rotate. The transmission ring (204) drives a corresponding circle of the adjustment rod (202) to slide synchronously along their respective axial directions through a plane thread pair. When the contact ball (203) contacts the seedling stem (1) and bends to a corresponding degree, the rotation stops. When all the clamps (2) are arranged in a staggered manner so that the stem (1) of the seedling is bent in a predetermined direction, the positions of all the clamps (2) are fixed; if the stem (1) of the seedling is larger than a predetermined range, a plurality of clamps (2) are arranged, and the clamps (2) are arranged in a step-like manner toward one side of the shaping tube (3) so as to gradually bend the stem (1).

10. The garden seedling cultivation method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamp (2) is provided with two upper and lower clamps. A mounting arm (7) is fixed on one side of the disc (201) of the two clamps (2). The mounting arm (7) is horizontally slidably mounted in a base (8) fixed on the ground, and a roller (9) is mounted at one end located in the base (8). The two rollers (9) are respectively located in the forks at both ends of a rotating arm rotatably mounted in the base (8). When the rotating arm rotates around the hinge column (10) at its midpoint, the two mounting arms (7) and their discs (201) are moved in opposite directions by the two rollers (9), thereby increasing or decreasing the center distance of the two clamps (2), thereby adjusting the bending posture of the seedling stem (1) of the seedling; After the positions of the two clamps (2) are adjusted to the correct position, the locking nuts at the ends of the hinged columns (10) are tightened to fix the rotating arms.

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