A method of growing a crop at a growing site

Abstract

The application discloses a method for planting crops in a planting base, and a production line comprises N planting operation lines, each planting operation line comprises M stations, and N*M planting boxes are arranged in the stations; planting dates of each column of planting boxes are the same, M columns of planting boxes comprise a newly planted column of planting boxes and a column of planting boxes with the earliest planting date, which are adjacently arranged and have a time difference of planting dates of M-1 times of the time difference; except for the newly planted column of planting boxes and the column of planting boxes with the earliest planting date, time differences of planting dates of other two adjacently arranged columns of planting boxes are the same and equal to an adjacent time difference, and the adjacent time difference multiplied by M is equal to a growth period of the crops; the method comprises the following steps: moving the column of planting boxes with the earliest planting date away from the planting operation line, using a column of stations vacated after the moving as a placing station for newly planted planting boxes; harvesting and storing and transporting the planting boxes moved away from the planting operation line; and sowing the planting boxes to be planted and then moving the planting boxes to the placing station.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of agricultural planting, and in particular to a method for planting crops in a planting base. Background Technology

[0002] In existing technology, there is a method for crop cultivation in a crop planting factory. This factory includes a planting plant and production lines within it. Each production line comprises multiple planting lines, each with multiple workstations, and each workstation holds a planting box. The planting dates for each row of planting boxes are the same, with the earlier row having a planting date earlier than the later row. The time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent rows is the same, and this time difference multiplied by the number of planting boxes on the production line equals the crop's growth cycle. In this method, all rows of planting boxes on the planting line move forward one workstation every specified time difference. The row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date is removed from the planting line for harvesting / storage. The last workstation vacated after the rows of planting boxes move forward is used as a sowing station.

[0003] This planting method requires moving all the planting boxes on each planting line forward by one workstation at regular intervals, resulting in low work efficiency, high labor intensity, and high costs.

[0004] Therefore, there is a demand in the industry for crop cultivation methods that can improve operational efficiency, reduce labor intensity, and be more economical. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This invention aims to overcome the shortcomings of traditional technologies and provides a method for planting crops in a planting base that can greatly improve work efficiency and increase the utilization rate of machinery and equipment when using tools such as cranes to move planting boxes away from the work site. It can also reduce labor intensity and significantly reduce costs, thereby overcoming the drawbacks of traditional crop planting methods.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, according to the present invention, a method for growing crops in a planting base is provided, wherein the planting base includes a production line deployed on the planting base; The production line includes: There are N planting production lines, and each planting production line includes M workstations; N*M planting boxes are placed at various workstations on the planting production line; its characteristic is... The planting dates for each row of planting boxes are the same. The M-row of planting boxes includes a newly planted row of planting boxes and a row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date. The newly planted row of planting boxes and the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date are set up next to each other. In a planting box array consisting of a newly planted row of planting boxes and rows of planting boxes located in front of the newly planted row of planting boxes, the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the front is earlier than the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the back, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent rows of planting boxes is the same, equal to the adjacent time difference. In a planting box array consisting of the planting box with the earliest planting date and the planting boxes in the rows behind the planting box with the earliest planting date, the planting date of the planting box in the row with the earlier planting date is earlier than the planting date of the planting box in the row with the later planting date, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent planting boxes is the same, which is equal to the adjacent time difference. The adjacent time difference multiplied by M equals the crop growth cycle; and the time difference between the newly planted row of planting boxes and the planting date of the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date is the adjacent time difference multiplied by M-1; The method for planting crops at the planting base includes: The planting box with the earliest planting date in each row of planting boxes is moved away from the planting operation line. The empty row of workstations after the earliest planting date in each row of planting boxes is moved is used as the placement station for the new planting box. Harvesting / storage of planting boxes in the strip planting operation line; Sow seeds in the planting boxes to be planted and then move them to the placement station, or move the planting boxes to be planted to the placement station and then sow seeds.

[0007] Preferably, the production line further includes: A harvesting / storage operation line is set on one side of the production line, and a sowing / transfer operation line is set on the other side of the production line opposite to the first side. Among them, one row of planting boxes from the off-line planting operation was moved to the harvesting / storage operation line; The planting boxes to be planted are first transferred to the sowing / transfer line and then to the placement station.

[0008] Preferably, the planting base is a planting plant, which is maintained at a suitable temperature by air conditioning.

[0009] Preferably, the harvesting / storage and transportation operation line is located in front of or behind each of the planting operation lines, and the sowing / transfer operation line is located behind or in front of each of the planting operation lines.

[0010] Preferably, the planting boxes to be planted are sown and then transferred to the placement station, wherein the planting boxes to be planted are first transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the sowing / transfer line; the planting boxes to be planted at the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line are sown and then transferred to the placement station.

[0011] Preferably, the planting boxes to be planted are transferred to the placement station and then sown. Specifically, the planting boxes to be planted are first transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the sowing / transfer line, and then the planting boxes to be planted are transferred to the placement station. Finally, the planting boxes to be planted at the placement station are sown.

[0012] Preferably, the production line further includes a planting box transfer line connecting the harvesting / storage operation line and the sowing / transfer operation line, and the method for planting crops at the planting base includes: After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the planting box transfer line and the sowing / transfer operation line.

[0013] Preferably, the production line further includes at least two planting box transfer lines connecting the harvesting / storage operation line and the sowing / transfer operation line, and the method for planting crops at the planting base includes: Planting boxes from the previous harvest, located on the planting box transfer line, are used as planting boxes to be transferred via the planting box transfer line and the sowing / transfer line to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line; and After the current harvest, the planting boxes are transferred to a workstation on one of the at least two planting box transfer lines that is not occupied by planting boxes from the previous harvest or that has been vacated after the previous harvest planting boxes have been removed, and then sterilized using hot water.

[0014] Preferably, the method further includes spraying water, fertilizer solution or nutrient solution onto at least some of the planting boxes.

[0015] Preferably, the planting box is a soilless cultivation planting box, and the soilless cultivation substrate includes organic substrate, inorganic substrate, mixed substrate or water.

[0016] Preferably, the inorganic matrix is ​​gravel or perlite, etc.

[0017] Preferably, each planting line is equipped with an overhead guide rail, and the production line also includes a crane that can travel along the overhead rail to move the planting boxes.

[0018] Preferably, the harvesting / storage operation line is located on one side of the transverse direction perpendicular to the planting operation line, while the sowing / transfer operation line is located on the other side of the transverse direction perpendicular to the planting operation line.

[0019] Preferably, each row of planting boxes is equipped with an overhead guide rail, and the production line also includes a crane that can travel along the overhead rail to move the planting boxes.

[0020] By adopting the technical solution of this invention, since there is a certain time difference, it is only necessary to move the planting box with the earliest planting date on each planting operation line away from its position, thereby greatly improving the operation efficiency and increasing the utilization rate of mechanical equipment when using cranes to move the planting boxes away from the position, while also reducing labor intensity and significantly reducing costs. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein... Figure 1 This is a plan view illustrating the overall structure of the production line of a crop cultivation factory implementing the crop cultivation method of the present invention according to a first embodiment; and Figure 2 This is a plan view illustrating the overall structure of the production line of a crop planting factory that implements the crop planting method of the present invention according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The method for planting crops in a planting base according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative and are used only to illustrate the principles of the invention, not to limit it.

[0023] In the process of modern industrial development, the emergence of assembly lines has significantly improved productivity. For agriculture, if crops such as vegetables, flowers, and fruits could also be produced using assembly lines, it would undoubtedly greatly increase production efficiency and thus improve profitability. The technical solution of this invention is based on this groundbreaking concept.

[0024] The method to achieve this operational approach involves the orderly movement of land in conjunction with each stage of the crop growth process. This invention patent devises a clever method that reduces the cost of land movement while increasing the efficiency of manual and mechanical work, thereby minimizing investment.

[0025] The method for planting crops according to the present invention is carried out in a planting base, which includes, but is not limited to, a crop planting factory including, for example, planting greenhouses and planting workshops, and a production line is set up in the planting base. Preferably, the planting base is a planting workshop, which can be maintained at a suitable temperature year-round by air conditioning. This suitable temperature varies depending on the crop being planted, thus crop planting is not affected by the seasons, and sowing can be carried out daily or at fixed time intervals throughout the year.

[0026] First see Figure 1 The diagram illustrates, in plan view, the overall structure of a production line for a crop planting factory implementing the crop planting method of the present invention according to a first embodiment of the invention. Such a production line enables assembly line operations for crop planting. In the following description, for ease of description, it is assumed that the crop growth cycle is 60 days, and the production line includes 100 planting lines, each with 60 workstations.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, the planting base is divided into 100 planting operation lines. For ease of description, the 100 planting operation lines are referred to as planting operation line 1#, planting operation line 2#, ..., planting operation line 100# from top to bottom.

[0028] This invention can employ a soilless cultivation method (soilless cultivation with a substrate, which can be an organic substrate, a mixed substrate, or inorganic materials such as gravel). The substrate is placed in a planting box (also called a planting tray or planting container) 13, which includes a bottom wall and side walls, and is open at the top. The dimensions of the planting box can be, for example, 0.3 meters * 1 meter * 2 meters (height * width * length), and crops are planted in the planting box. Of course, this invention can also employ other cultivation methods, such as hydroponics; the specific cultivation method is not particularly limited by this invention.

[0029] See also Figure 1 Multiple planting boxes can be placed adjacent to each other on each planting line. According to the technical solution of the present invention, as a preferred embodiment, the number of planting boxes on each planting line can be determined based on the crop growth cycle. For example, assuming the crop growth cycle is 60 days, sixty planting boxes can be placed sequentially adjacent to each planting line, with each planting box occupying one workstation. For ease of description, the sixty workstations are referred to from left to right as workstation #1, workstation #2, ..., workstation #60; the sequence of various planting boxes on a planting line is called a row, and the sequence of planting boxes at the same numbered workstations on different planting lines is called a column; the direction of extension of the planting line is called the longitudinal direction, and the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is called the transverse direction.

[0030] Each planting line may be equipped with an elevated guide rail (not shown in the figure) extending along the planting line. A crane is installed on the elevated guide rail, which can move along the elevated rail under the operation of the operator to move the planting boxes or newly planted planting boxes on the corresponding planting line to a designated position. The present invention does not particularly limit the means used to move the planting boxes. As an alternative technical solution, for example, the planting boxes can be moved by manual handling, or other means known to those skilled in the art can be used.

[0031] Each planting line has a harvesting / storage line 16 located at its longitudinal left end. A guide rail 17 runs along the harvesting / storage line, with two parallel tracks 18 spaced apart. Planting boxes can be placed between the tracks. Each harvesting / storage line can be equipped with a harvesting trolley 19, which travels along the guide rails. Harvesters can use this trolley to move various planting boxes sequentially to harvesting station A at the end of the harvesting / storage line. When not in use, the harvesting trolley 19 is parked in a designated parking position, such as at the very bottom of the harvesting / storage line. Figure 1 As shown.

[0032] Each planting operation line has a sowing / transfer operation line 20 located at its longitudinal right end. A guide rail 21 is laid along the sowing / transfer operation line, with two parallel tracks 22 spaced apart. Planting boxes can be placed between the two tracks. Each sowing / transfer operation line can be equipped with a sowing transport trolley 23, which can travel along the guide rails. Transport personnel can use this trolley to move planting boxes located at the end of the sowing / transfer operation line (shown as the lower end in the figure) to the sowing station located on the line. When not in operation, the sowing transport trolley 23 is parked in a designated parking position, such as at the very bottom of the sowing / transfer operation line. Figure 1 As shown.

[0033] See also Figure 1 The production line also includes a planting box transfer line 25 adjacent to the 100# planting operation line. The planting box transfer line is equipped with guide rails 27, which include tracks 28 spaced apart on both sides of the line and transfer trolleys 26. The transfer trolleys 26 can travel along the guide rails and remain stationary when not in operation. For example, the stationary position could be located at the far left end of the transfer conveyor line. Figure 1 As shown, the transfer trolley is used to move harvested planting boxes to designated locations on the transfer conveyor line or to the sowing / transfer operation line.

[0034] The operation method of the crop production line of the present invention will be described below.

[0035] Planting box preparation As described above, this invention can employ soilless cultivation with a substrate, which requires placing organic substrate, mixed substrate, or inorganic materials such as gravel into planting boxes. In the case of a planting base with 100 planting lines and 60 planting boxes per line, 60 * 100 = 6000 planting boxes need to be prepared, each containing a soilless cultivation substrate.

[0036] initial planting Day 1: Planting box transport workers use seeding and handling trolleys 23 to transport planting boxes, for example, from the end of the seeding / transfer line, to the planting stations corresponding to the 100 seeding lines. Simultaneously, the planting workers sow seeds in the planting boxes at the stations. After sowing, the sown planting boxes are moved to station #1 of the corresponding seeding line using a crane or other means. At the end of the day, each seeding line has one planted planting box at station #1.

[0037] Day 2 Workers using seeding trolleys transport planting boxes from the end of the planting / transfer line to the planting stations corresponding to the 100 planting lines. Simultaneously, workers responsible for planting sow seeds in the boxes at the stations. After sowing, the boxes are moved to station #2 on the corresponding planting line using cranes or other methods. At the end of the day, each planting line has two planting boxes, located at stations #1 and #2 respectively.

[0038] The work from day 3 to day 58 is similar to the above, and the explanation is omitted for the sake of brevity.

[0039] Day 59 Workers using seeding trolleys transport the planting boxes from the end of the seeding / transfer line to the planting stations corresponding to the 100 planting lines. Simultaneously, planting workers sow seeds in the boxes at the stations. After sowing, the boxes are moved to station #59 on the corresponding planting line using cranes or other methods. At the end of the day, each planting line has 59 planting boxes, located at stations #1 through #59.

[0040] Day 60 Planting box transport workers use seeding trolleys to move the planting boxes, placed at the end of the seeding / transfer line, to the planting stations corresponding to the 100 planting lines. Simultaneously, the planting workers sow the seeds in the boxes at the stations. After sowing, the sown boxes are moved to station #60 on the corresponding planting line using a crane or other means. Thus, each planting line has 60 planting boxes, located at stations #1 to #60. Then, using a crane or other means, the planting box at station #1 (the one planted earliest) is moved forward to the harvesting / storage line, freeing up station #1 for new planting boxes (alternatively, the planting boxes at station #1 can be moved to the harvesting / storage line the following day). The day's work is then complete.

[0041] For ease of explanation, in the following and other parts of this application, if sowing is completed on the 60th day, and each planting line has 60 planting boxes located at workstations 1 to 60 respectively, the side where workstation 1 is located is referred to as the front side, and the side where workstation 60 is located is referred to as the rear side.

[0042] Standard Operating Procedures Day 61 Harvesting workers use harvesting and transporting trolleys 19 to move the planting boxes corresponding to planting line 100 on the harvesting / storage line (moved downwards in the figure) to harvesting station A and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are first transferred by transport workers using transport trolleys 26 via planting box transport line 25 to the sowing / transfer line, and then transported by sowing and transporting trolleys 23 to the planting station corresponding to planting line 1. The sowing workers then sow the seeds in the transported planting boxes.

[0043] Next, harvesting workers use harvesting and transporting trolleys 19 to move the planting boxes corresponding to planting line #99 on the harvesting / storage line to harvesting station A and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are first transferred to the sowing / transfer line by transport workers using transport trolleys 26, and then transported to the planting station corresponding to planting line #2 using sowing and transport trolleys 23. The sowing workers then sow the seeds from the transported planting boxes.

[0044] Subsequent operations continue according to the above steps until all planting boxes on the harvesting / storage line have been harvested.

[0045] Then, using a crane or other means, move the newly planted planting boxes from the planting station forward to station #1 of the corresponding planting line, and move the planting boxes from station #2 on the planting line forward to the harvesting / storage line (as mentioned above, the planting boxes from station #2 on the planting line can also be moved forward to the harvesting / storage line on the next day; for simplicity, this will not be repeated below), freeing up station #2 for the placement of newly planted planting boxes. The day's work is then complete.

[0046] Day 62 Harvesting workers use harvesting and transporting trolleys 19 to move the planting boxes on the harvesting / storage line (moving them downwards in the figure) to harvesting station A in sequence, and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred by transport workers using transport trolleys 26 via planting box transport line 25 to the sowing / transfer line. Then, the sowing and transporting trolleys 23 transport them to the corresponding planting station on the planting line, and the sowing workers sow the seeds in the transported planting boxes.

[0047] Then, using a crane or other means, move the planting boxes from the planting station forward to station #2 of the corresponding planting line, and move the planting boxes from station #3 on the planting line forward to the harvesting / storage line, freeing up station #3 for placing new planting boxes. The day's work is then complete.

[0048] The work in the following days was the same as above, which was to harvest the planting boxes on the harvesting / storage line, transfer the harvested planting boxes to the sowing / transfer line for sowing, and then move the newly sown planting boxes on the planting station to the vacated placement station.

[0049] Day 120 Harvesting workers use harvesting and transporting trolleys 19 to move the planting boxes on the harvesting / storage line (moving them downwards in the figure) to harvesting station A in sequence, and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred by transport workers using transport trolleys 26 via planting box transport line 25 to the sowing / transfer line. Then, the sowing and transporting trolleys 23 transport them to the corresponding planting station on the planting line, and the sowing workers sow the seeds in the transported planting boxes.

[0050] Then, using a crane or other means, move the planting boxes from the planting station forward to station 60 on the corresponding planting line, and move the planting boxes from station 1 on the planting line forward to the harvesting / storage line, freeing up station 1 for the placement of new planting boxes. The day's work is then complete.

[0051] The above operations are repeated cyclically.

[0052] By adopting the technical solution of the present invention, since at certain time intervals, only the planting box with the earliest planting date on each planting operation line needs to be moved away from its work station, thereby greatly improving the operation efficiency and increasing the utilization rate of mechanical equipment when using cranes to move the planting boxes away from the work station, while also reducing labor intensity and significantly reducing costs.

[0053] In the technical solution described above, the harvesting / storage line is located at the front, and the sowing / transfer line is located at the rear. As an alternative, the configuration can be reversed, with the harvesting / storage line at the rear and the sowing / transfer line at the front.

[0054] In the technical solution described above, each planting line is equipped with an elevated guide rail (not shown in the figure) extending along the planting line. A crane is mounted on the elevated guide rail, which can be operated by operators to move planting boxes or newly planted planting boxes on the corresponding planting line to a designated location. As an alternative technical solution, an elevated guide rail extending along the corresponding planting box column can also be installed above each row of planting boxes. A crane is mounted on the elevated guide rail, which can be operated by operators to move planting boxes or newly planted planting boxes on the corresponding row of planting boxes to a designated location. In this case, the harvesting / storage line is located on one side of the transverse direction perpendicular to the planting line, while the sowing / transfer line is located on the other side of the transverse direction perpendicular to the planting line, with the operation method adjusted accordingly.

[0055] The essence of the method for planting crops in a planting base according to the present invention is that the planting base includes a production line, and the production line includes N planting operation lines, each planting operation line including M workstations; N*M planting boxes are placed at each workstation of the planting operation line; the planting date of each row of planting boxes is the same, and the M rows of planting boxes include a row of newly planted planting boxes and a row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date. The row of newly planted planting boxes and the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date are arranged adjacent to each other (in the present invention, "adjacent" is interpreted in a broad sense. In addition to two rows of planting boxes that are spatially adjacent to each other being called adjacent rows of planting boxes, the row of planting boxes at the front of the production line and the row of planting boxes at the back of the production line are also called adjacent rows of planting boxes). In a planting box array consisting of a newly planted row of planting boxes and rows of planting boxes in front of it, the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the front is earlier than the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the back, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent rows of planting boxes is the same, equal to the adjacent time difference. Similarly, in a planting box array consisting of the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date and rows of planting boxes behind it, the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the front is earlier than the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the back, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent rows of planting boxes is the same, equal to the adjacent time difference. The adjacent time difference multiplied by M equals the agricultural... The crop growth cycle; and the time difference between the planting date of the newly planted row of planting boxes and the planting date of the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date is the adjacent time difference multiplied by M-1; the method of planting crops in the planting base includes: moving the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date from the planting operation line, and using the empty row of work positions after the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date is moved as the placement position for newly planted planting boxes; harvesting / storing and transporting the planting boxes moved from the planting operation line; sowing the planting boxes to be planted and then transferring them to the placement position, or transferring the planting boxes to be planted to the placement position and then sowing.

[0056] Therefore, the specific technical means for moving the planting box, the specific configuration of the harvesting / storage and transportation line and the sowing / transfer line can be selected according to the specific circumstances, and this invention does not impose any particular limitations.

[0057] In the scheme described above, each column of planting boxes includes one row of planting boxes. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but can adopt a scheme in which each column of planting boxes includes two or more rows of planting boxes, and the two or more rows of planting boxes are planted on the same date.

[0058] As a preferred technical solution, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the planting box after harvesting can be sterilized and disinfected before planting crops to facilitate crop growth. The sterilization and disinfection can be carried out using hot water, which can be obtained using solar heating.

[0059] Sterilize and disinfect using hot water. After filling the planting box with hot water, the hot water can be kept for a certain period of time, then drained and left to dry for a day.

[0060] In the second embodiment, since the newly harvested planting boxes cannot be used immediately, an additional batch of planting boxes must be configured. If 100 planting lines are set up at the planting base, with 60 workstations on each line, then an additional 100 planting boxes are required. Furthermore, the production line structure and operation method differ slightly from the first embodiment, as detailed below.

[0061] Differences in production line structure According to the solution of the first embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, the production line includes a planting box transfer line located adjacent to the #100 planting operation line; please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 2 The production line in the second embodiment includes four planting box transfer lines 30, 31, 32, and 33, located adjacent to the 100# planting operation line. Each planting box transfer line is equipped with corresponding transfer trolleys 35, 36, 37, and 38. The four planting box transfer lines are divided into two groups, each group consisting of two planting box transfer lines. As an example of the division method, planting box transfer lines 30 and 31 can be divided into one group, and planting box transfer lines 32 and 33 into another group. One group is used to place planting boxes that have just been harvested that day and are awaiting sterilization; the other group is used to place planting boxes that have been harvested the previous day, sterilized, and are used for sowing that day.

[0062] As described in the first embodiment, 100 planting operation lines are set up in the planting base, with 60 workstations on each planting operation line. Thus, 100 planting boxes are harvested every day, while one planting box transfer line can only accommodate 60 planting boxes. In order to accommodate the 40 planting boxes that exceed the number, an additional planting box transfer line is needed, so a total of 4 planting box transfer lines can be set up.

[0063] If the number of planting operation lines deployed in the planting base is less than the number of workstations set up on each planting operation line, then two planting box transfer lines are sufficient.

[0064] Different work methods Before proceeding with standard operations, 100 additional planting boxes need to be prepared in advance and placed on two separate planting box transfer lines of one set of planting box transfer lines. Since each of the two planting box transfer lines includes 60 workstations, and only 100 planting boxes are prepared in advance, the number of planting boxes placed on each planting box transfer line can be determined arbitrarily, but the number must not be less than 40; moreover, if the number of planting boxes on a certain planting box transfer line is less than 60, the arrangement of the planting boxes can also be arbitrary.

[0065] The following example illustrates the specific operation: 100 pre-prepared planting boxes are placed on planting box transfer lines 30 and 31, with 50 planting boxes on each of lines 30 and 31, and arranged sequentially at workstations 11-60. Meanwhile, 100 planting boxes that have been harvested that day and are awaiting sterilization are placed on planting box transfer lines 32 and 33, with 50 planting boxes on each of lines 32 and 33, and arranged sequentially at workstations 11-60.

[0066] Standard Operating Procedures Day 61 Harvesting workers use harvesting and transport trolleys to move the planting boxes corresponding to planting line #100 on the harvesting / storage line (moved downwards in the diagram) to harvesting station C and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred by transport workers using transport trolleys to station #60 on planting box transport line 32 and sterilized with hot water. Simultaneously, another transport worker first uses a transport trolley to transfer the pre-prepared planting boxes located at station #60 on planting box transport line 30 to the sowing / transfer line, and then uses a sowing transport trolley to transport them to the sowing station corresponding to planting line #1. The sowing workers then sow the seeds from the transported planting boxes.

[0067] Next, harvesting workers use harvesting trolleys to move the planting boxes corresponding to planting line #99 on the harvesting / storage line to harvesting station C and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred by transfer workers to station #59 on planting box transfer line 32 using transfer trolleys and sterilized with hot water. Simultaneously, another transfer worker first uses a transfer trolley to move the pre-prepared planting boxes located at station #59 on planting box transfer line 30 to the sowing / transfer line, and then uses a sowing trolley to transport them to the sowing station corresponding to planting line #2. The sowing workers then sow the seeds from the transported planting boxes.

[0068] The subsequent operations continue according to the above steps until 50 planting boxes are placed on planting box transfer line 32.

[0069] Next, harvesting workers use harvesting trolleys to move the planting boxes corresponding to planting line #51 on the harvesting / storage line to harvesting station D and harvest the mature crops. After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred by transfer workers to station #60 on planting box transfer line 33 using transfer trolleys and sterilized with hot water. Simultaneously, another transfer worker first uses a transfer trolley to move the pre-prepared planting boxes located at station #60 on planting box transfer line 31 to the sowing / transfer line, and then uses a sowing trolley to transport them to the sowing station corresponding to planting line #51. The sowing workers then sow the seeds from the transported planting boxes.

[0070] Subsequent operations continue according to the above steps until all 100 planting boxes on the harvesting / storage line have been harvested and all 100 planting boxes placed on planting box transfer lines 32 and 33, and planting box transfer lines 30 and 31 have been sown.

[0071] On that day, using cranes or other means, the newly planted planting boxes at the planting station were moved forward to station #1 of the corresponding planting line. The planting boxes at station #2 on the planting line were then moved forward to the harvesting / storage line, freeing up station #2 for the placement of newly planted boxes. The day's work was then completed.

[0072] The work for the following days was the same as on day 61.

[0073] In the second embodiment given above, a total of four planting box transfer lines are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the specific configuration of the planting box transfer lines can adopt various other structures. For example, if the structural space allows, a total of two planting box transfer lines can be provided, with each planting box transfer line extending to the right side of the figure, so that each planting box transfer line can accommodate 100 planting boxes. Alternatively, only three planting box transfer lines can be set up. In this case, the planting boxes can be arranged as follows: the three transfer lines are numbered 1#, 2#, and 3#. The last 40 stations on transfer lines 1# and 2# are used to place planting boxes that were harvested and sterilized the day before and are used for sowing on the same day. Planting boxes that have just been harvested and are awaiting sterilization are first placed on transfer line 3#. At the same time, planting boxes that are intended for sowing on transfer line 2# are moved to the sowing stations for sowing. In this way, when all the stations on transfer line 3# are occupied, the stations on transfer line 2# are vacated, and the planting boxes that have just been harvested and are awaiting sterilization are then placed on, for example, the last 40 stations on transfer line 2#.

[0074] In the technical solution described above, a harvesting / storage operation line is set up, and the planting boxes on the harvesting / storage operation line are moved to the harvesting station for harvesting. This invention is not limited to this; alternatively, a solution can be adopted where the planting boxes on the harvesting / storage operation line are loaded onto a vehicle and transported to a designated location. Whether or not a planting box transfer line is set up can be determined based on actual circumstances.

[0075] In the technical solutions described above, cranes, harvesting and transport trolleys, sowing and transport trolleys, and transfer and transport trolleys are used to move planting boxes on planting lines, harvesting / storage lines, sowing / transfer lines, and transfer conveyor lines, respectively. However, this is only an example illustrating the operation of the technical solutions of this invention. In the prior art, any technical means that can realize the movement of planting boxes can be used. For example, a conveyor belt can be used to replace the other transport trolleys mentioned above, except for cranes. The planting boxes are placed on the conveyor belt, which is driven by, for example, a stepper motor, moving forward one station at a time; or, the planting boxes can be moved manually.

[0076] The present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but this is merely for illustrative purposes, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the technical spirit and scope of the present invention, and these changes and modifications should also be understood to fall within the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the claimed technical solutions and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for growing crops in a planting base, said planting base including a production line deployed on the planting base; The production line includes: There are N planting production lines, and each planting production line includes M workstations; N*M planting boxes are placed at various workstations on the planting production line; its characteristic is... The planting dates for each row of planting boxes are the same. The M-row of planting boxes includes a newly planted row of planting boxes and a row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date. The newly planted row of planting boxes and the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date are set up next to each other. In a planting box array consisting of a newly planted row of planting boxes and rows of planting boxes located in front of the newly planted row of planting boxes, the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the front is earlier than the planting date of the row of planting boxes at the back, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent rows of planting boxes is the same, equal to the adjacent time difference. In a planting box array consisting of the planting box with the earliest planting date and the planting boxes in the rows behind the planting box with the earliest planting date, the planting date of the planting box in the row with the earlier planting date is earlier than the planting date of the planting box in the row with the later planting date, and the time difference between the planting dates of any two adjacent planting boxes is the same, which is equal to the adjacent time difference. The adjacent time difference multiplied by M equals the crop growth cycle; and the time difference between the newly planted row of planting boxes and the planting date of the row of planting boxes with the earliest planting date is the adjacent time difference multiplied by M-1; The method for planting crops at the planting base includes: The planting box with the earliest planting date in each row of planting boxes is moved away from the planting operation line. The empty row of workstations after the earliest planting date in each row of planting boxes is moved is used as the placement station for the new planting box. Harvesting / storage of planting boxes in the strip planting operation line; Sow seeds in the planting boxes to be planted and then move them to the placement station, or move the planting boxes to be planted to the placement station and then sow seeds.

2. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The production line also includes: A harvesting / storage operation line is set on one side of the production line, and a sowing / transfer operation line is set on the other side of the production line opposite to the first side. Among them, one row of planting boxes from the off-line planting operation was moved to the harvesting / storage operation line; The planting boxes to be planted are first transferred to the sowing / transfer line and then to the placement station.

3. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The planting base is a planting facility, which is maintained at a suitable temperature by air conditioning.

4. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The harvesting / storage and transportation operation line is located in front of or behind each of the planting operation lines, and the sowing / transfer operation line is located behind or in front of each of the planting operation lines.

5. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The planting boxes to be planted are sown and then transferred to the placement station. First, the planting boxes to be planted are transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the sowing / transfer line. The planting boxes to be planted at the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line are sown and then transferred to the placement station.

6. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The planting boxes to be planted are transferred to the placement station and then sown. Specifically, the planting boxes to be planted are first transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the sowing / transfer line, and then transferred to the placement station. Finally, the planting boxes to be planted at the placement station are sown.

7. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 2 or 4, characterized in that, The production line also includes a planting box transfer line connecting the harvesting / storage line and the sowing / transfer line, and the method for planting crops at the planting base includes: After harvesting, the planting boxes are transferred to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line via the planting box transfer line and the sowing / transfer operation line.

8. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 2 or 4, characterized in that, The production line also includes at least two planting box transfer lines, which connect the harvesting / storage operation line with the sowing / transfer operation line. The method for planting crops at the planting base includes: Planting boxes from the previous harvest, located on the planting box transfer line, are used as planting boxes to be transferred via the planting box transfer line and the sowing / transfer line to the sowing / transfer station on the sowing / transfer line; and After the current harvest, the planting boxes are transferred to a workstation on one of the at least two planting box transfer lines that is not occupied by planting boxes from the previous harvest or that has been vacated after the previous harvest planting boxes have been removed, and then sterilized using hot water.

9. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Spray water, fertilizer solution, or nutrient solution on at least some of the planting boxes.

10. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The planting box is a soilless cultivation planting box, and the soilless cultivation substrate includes organic substrate, inorganic substrate, mixed substrate or water.

11. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The inorganic matrix includes gravel and perlite.

12. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Each planting line is equipped with an overhead guide rail, and the production line also includes a crane that can travel along the overhead rail to move the planting boxes.

13. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The harvesting / storage operation line is located on one side of the horizontal direction perpendicular to the planting operation line, while the sowing / transfer operation line is located on the other side of the horizontal direction perpendicular to the planting operation line.

14. The method for planting crops in a planting base as described in claim 13, characterized in that, Each row of planting boxes is equipped with an overhead guide rail. The production line also includes a crane that can travel along the overhead rail to move the planting boxes.

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