Water-saving type strawberry seedling high rack seedbed

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of water-saving type strawberry seedling high rack seedbed, including planting frame and seedling frame, the planting frame includes main stand, and main stand top end is equipped with planting pot bracket, and the planting pot bracket includes first fixed cap and first support arm;Planting pot is installed in the planting pot bracket, water receiving groove bracket is installed on the upper portion of main stand, and water receiving groove bracket left and right sides are placed with narrow water receiving groove;The seedling frame includes the side edge stand being arranged in the both sides of main stand, and side edge stand top end is equipped with seedling pot bracket, and the seedling pot bracket includes second fixed cap and second support arm, and the second support arm is placed with seedling pot and wide water receiving groove;It further includes underground water storage tank, and the narrow water receiving groove and wide water receiving groove are connected to underground water storage tank by water pipe.The utility model recycles the direct loss of traditional high rack seedbed in seepage fresh water, and then is pumped to drip irrigation system by submersible pump, and greatly reduces fresh water consumption.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of strawberry planting and cultivation equipment, and in particular relates to a water-saving elevated seedbed for strawberry seedling cultivation. Background Technology

[0002] As a high-value horticultural crop, strawberries require stable moisture, substrate humidity, and growing environment during the seedling stage. High-quality seedling facilities are crucial for ensuring the survival and robustness of strawberry seedlings. Currently, commonly used strawberry seedling facilities mainly include flat substrate seedbeds, simple elevated seedbeds, and plug tray seedling racks. Among these, elevated seedbeds are increasingly widely used in large-scale seedling production due to their advantages such as good ventilation, ease of management, and reduced soil-borne diseases. However, in island regions like Zhoushan, strawberry seedling cultivation faces a unique and severe constraint—a scarcity of freshwater resources. Due to geographical limitations, island regions rely primarily on rainfall, seawater desalination, and external transportation for freshwater. Freshwater acquisition is costly and reserves are limited. Furthermore, the design of traditional elevated seedbeds and conventional seedling facilities is not optimized for water conservation and water resource recycling, resulting in high freshwater consumption and low wastewater recycling rates during the seedling process. This is severely out of sync with the actual needs of freshwater scarcity on islands. Specific problems include: Existing elevated seedbeds mostly use open irrigation methods (such as sprinkler irrigation or drip irrigation that acts directly on the substrate surface). During irrigation, some freshwater will leak directly from the bottom of the seedbed without being absorbed by the strawberry seedling roots due to factors such as differences in substrate permeability and spray diffusion. At the same time, traditional seedbeds lack a dedicated water collection structure, and the leaked freshwater drips directly onto the ground or flows away along the edges of the seedbed, making it impossible to recycle and reuse. This results in a large waste of precious freshwater resources. Especially in island areas, such water consumption problems will significantly increase seedling costs and may even affect the seedling process due to insufficient freshwater supply. In the process of strawberry seedling cultivation, it is necessary to take into account both the maintenance of mother plants (providing runners) and the cultivation of daughter plants. Traditional elevated seedbeds often mix the mother plant planting area and the daughter plant cultivation area, or only set up a single planting layer. This results in the need to supply water according to a uniform standard during irrigation, making it difficult to accurately control the water supply based on the different water requirements of the mother plants (which require more water) and the daughter plants (which require less water). This can easily lead to situations of "insufficient water supply to mother plants" or "excessive water supply to daughter plants," further exacerbating the waste of fresh water. Moreover, the mixed layout is not conducive to the separate management of daughter plants and mother plants, affecting the efficiency of seedling cultivation. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This invention addresses the technical problems of existing strawberry seedling facilities, such as high water consumption and lack of water resource recycling measures, making them unsuitable for use in island areas with freshwater shortages. It proposes a water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed that can effectively recycle and utilize dripping freshwater and has a high seedling survival rate.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: A water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed includes a planting frame and a seedling frame. The planting frame includes a main column, with a planting pot support mounted on the top of the main column. The planting pot support includes a first fixing cap and injection-molded first support arms on both sides of the first fixing cap. The first support arms are U-shaped and have an arc-shaped extension at the upper end, with a film clip on the arc-shaped extension. Planting pots are installed inside the planting pot support, with arc-shaped support parts on the two long side walls of the planting pots and through holes at the bottom of the pots. A water collection trough support is installed on the upper part of the main column, with narrow water collection troughs placed on both the left and right sides of the water collection trough support. The seedling rack includes side columns set on both sides of the main column. A seedling pot bracket is installed at the top of the side column. The seedling pot bracket includes a second fixing cap and second support arms injection molded on both sides of the second fixing cap. The second support arm is U-shaped and has a support rod connected inside. A seedling pot is placed above the support rod and a wide water receiving trough is placed below the support rod. It also includes an underground water storage tank, and both the narrow and wide water receiving channels are connected to the underground water storage tank via water pipes.

[0005] Preferably, the first fixing cap and the second fixing cap are made of plastic, and the first support arm and the second support arm are made of stainless steel.

[0006] Preferably, the first fixing cap is threaded to the main column, and the second fixing cap is threaded to the side column.

[0007] Preferably, the upper part of the main column is provided with an annular groove, and the middle part of the water receiving tray bracket is provided with a C-shaped clamp, which is engaged in the annular groove.

[0008] Preferably, the top of the two short side walls of the planting pot is provided with a water pipe groove, and a drip irrigation pipe is installed in the water pipe groove.

[0009] Preferably, the height difference between the planting pot and the seedling pot is 10-20cm, and the horizontal distance between the seedling pot and the planting pot is 10-15cm.

[0010] Preferably, the film-coating clip includes a metal pressing arm and a spring, with the pressing arm welded to the arcuate extension of the first support arm.

[0011] Preferably, the coating clip includes a spring clip with a rubber ring attached to it.

[0012] Preferably, both the narrow and wide water receiving troughs include a left end cap, several middle sections, and a right end cap that are inserted into each other in sequence. The bottom of the left and right end caps is provided with a water outlet, and a filter screen is provided above the water outlet.

[0013] Preferably, a crossbeam connects the main column and the side columns.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model relates to a water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed, comprising a planting rack and a seedling rack. It physically separates the mother plant and the seedlings, facilitating the directional growth of runners into the seedling pots, increasing the survival rate, and also making it easier to separate the seedlings from the mother plant later, reducing management interference. The fruit hangs on both sides of the planting pot, further improving harvesting convenience. Drip irrigation can be adjusted according to the different water requirements of the mother plant (higher water requirements) and the seedlings (lower water requirements), avoiding the problem of water shortage for the mother plant or over-irrigation for the seedlings caused by a "uniform water supply," thus reducing freshwater waste.

[0015] By using narrow water collection troughs to collect water seepage from planting pots and wide water collection troughs to collect water seepage from seedling pots, and forming a closed loop with the underground water storage tank, the seepage freshwater that is directly lost in the traditional elevated seedbed is recycled and then pumped back to the drip irrigation system via submersible pumps, which greatly reduces the consumption of freshwater and meets the actual needs of islands where the cost of obtaining freshwater is high and the reserves are limited.

[0016] This water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed features main and side columns supported by crossbeams forming a triangular structure for stability. Both the planting pot brackets and seedling pot brackets are removable, and the water collection trough brackets utilize C-shaped clamps and annular grooves for easy installation and disassembly. The water collection trough is designed with a modular, interlocking structure, allowing for self-assembly according to length, making it suitable for large-scale seedling cultivation. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed of this utility model; Figure 2 for Figure 1 The enlarged view of section I shows the structure of the first type of film-coated clip; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the second type of film-covered clip structure for the water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the water receiving trough bracket structure of the water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the seedling tray structure of the water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed of this utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the water collection trough structure of the water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed of this utility model; In the above figures: 1. Main column; 2. Planting pot bracket; 21. First fixing cap; 22. First support arm; 221. Arc-shaped extension; 3. Covering clip; 31. Pressing arm; 32. Spring piece; 33. Rubber ring; 4. Planting pot; 41. Arc-shaped support; 42. Groove; 43. Through hole; 44. Water pipe groove; 45. Drip irrigation pipe; 5. Water receiving groove bracket; 51. C-shaped clamp; 52. Horizontal section; 53. Towards 6. Inclined section; 6. Water inlet trough; 61. Narrow water inlet trough; 611. Left end cap; 612. Middle section; 613. Right end cap; 614. Water outlet; 615. Filter screen; 62. Wide water inlet trough; 7. Side column; 71. Crossbeam; 8. Seedling tray support; 81. Second fixing cap; 82. Second support arm; 83. Horizontal support rod; 9. Seedling tray; 91. Seedling hole; 92. Drainage hole; 10. Water storage tank. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To better understand this utility model, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0019] Example: Figure 1 As shown, a water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed includes planting racks and seedling racks, which are arranged at certain intervals. Two adjacent planting racks support a planting pot 4, and two adjacent seedling racks support a seedling pot 9, forming a support structure for the planting pots 4 and seedling pots 9. The planting racks are used to plant virus-free mother seedlings, which not only provide runners to obtain daughter seedlings but also produce a certain amount of fruit. The seedling racks are used to plant the runners growing from the mother plants to obtain well-grown daughter seedlings.

[0020] The planting frame includes a main column 1, which is made of galvanized steel pipe with a diameter of 10cm and a height of 1.5m. The top of the main column 1 has external threads. A planting pot bracket 2 is installed at the top of the main column 1. The planting pot bracket 2 includes a first fixing cap 21 and first support arms 22 injection-molded on both sides of the first fixing cap 21. The first support arms 22 are U-shaped. The first fixing cap 21 is made of ABS engineering plastic, and the first support arms 22 are made of 304 stainless steel strips. The first fixing cap 21 and the first support arms 22 are integrally formed by injection molding. The first fixing cap 21 has internal threads that mate with the upper end of the main column 1. The planting pot bracket 2 can be screwed onto the top of the main column 1 to complete the assembly.

[0021] Strawberry planting and seedling cultivation typically require mulching. In this embodiment, to facilitate the fixing of the mulch, both upper ends of the first support arm 22 are provided with outwardly extending arc-shaped extensions 221. Mulching clips 3 for holding the mulch are provided on the arc-shaped extensions 221. The mulching clips 3 have two specific configurations; the first is a fixing accessory, such as... Figure 2As shown, the film-coating clip 3 is made of metal and is directly welded to the arc-shaped extension 221. The film-coating clip 3 includes upper and lower pressing arms 31 and a spring piece 32. The pressing arms 31 are made of 1mm thick stainless steel plates, and the lower surface of the front end of the pressing arms 31 can be ground into a concave surface to increase the clamping contact area. The spring piece 32 is made of 65Mn spring steel. The spring piece 32 is connected to the pressing arms 31 by rivets. In its natural state, the distance between the pressing arms 31 and the arc-shaped extension 221 is 2cm, which can clamp the transparent plastic film. The second type is an optional accessory, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the laminating clip 3 is a plastic spring clip with a rubber ring 33 connected to it. The plastic spring clip can be fitted onto the arc-shaped extension 221 of the first support arm 22 through the rubber ring 33. Users can choose whether to configure the laminating clip 3 as needed.

[0022] The planting pot 4 is installed inside the planting pot bracket 2. The planting pot 4 is rectangular in shape, and its two long side walls are provided with outwardly extending arc-shaped support parts 41. The curvature and length of the arc-shaped support parts 41 match the planting pot bracket 2. When fruits and runners grow on both sides of the strawberry mother plant, the arc-shaped support parts 41 can effectively support the fruit stems and runners and prevent them from breaking. The bottom of the planting pot 4 has an upwardly recessed groove 42 in the middle. When the planting pot 4 is placed on the planting pot bracket 2, the first fixing cap 21 is located in the groove 42, which can ensure the stability of the planting pot 4. The bottom of the pot is provided with through holes 43 on both sides. When there is excess water in the planting pot 4, it can be drained in time through the through holes 43 to prevent root rot.

[0023] A water collection tray bracket 5 is installed on the upper part of the main column 1. Narrow water collection trays 61 are placed on both sides of the water collection tray bracket 5. These narrow water collection trays 61 can store fresh water leaking from the planting pot 4 for reuse. Specifically, an annular groove is provided on the upper part of the main column 1, 15-20cm from the top. Figure 4 As shown, the water receiving tray bracket 5 is made of bent stainless steel strips, with a C-shaped clamp 51 in the middle. Its two sides extend outwards to form a horizontal section 52 and an upwardly inclined section 53. The horizontal section 52 holds a narrow water receiving tray 61. The C-shaped clamp 51, made of stainless steel strips, has a certain degree of elasticity. By applying force to the C-shaped clamp 51 from its opening towards the main column 1, it can be pushed into the annular groove, completing the installation. For further tightening, it can be further fixed to the main column 1 with bolts to ensure that the water receiving tray bracket 5 is horizontal and does not wobble.

[0024] Water pipe grooves 44 are provided at the top of the two short side walls of the planting pot 4. Drip irrigation pipes 45 are installed in the water pipe grooves 44 and connected to the drip irrigation system of the base. Watering the strawberry mother plants by drip irrigation can save fresh water.

[0025] The seedling rack includes side columns 7 on both sides of the main column 1. The side columns 7 are made of galvanized steel pipe with a diameter of 10cm and a height of 1.6m, and have external threads at their top. To increase stability, the two side columns 7 are arranged in a triangle with the main column 1, and are connected to the main column 1 by bolted crossbeams 71. A seedling pot support 8 is installed at the top of the side columns 7. The seedling pot support 8 includes a second fixing cap 81 and a second support arm 82, which are integrally formed by injection molding. The second support arm 82 is U-shaped, and a horizontal support rod 83 is connected inside the U-shape. A seedling pot 9 is placed above the support rod 83, and a wide water collection trough 62 is placed below the support rod 83.

[0026] like Figure 5 As shown, the seedling pot 9 has evenly spaced seedling holes 91, with drainage holes 92 at the bottom of each hole 91. Seedling substrate is placed inside each seedling hole 91. The height difference between the planting pot 4 and the seedling pot 9 is 10-20 cm. When the stolons grow onto the seedling pot 9, the roots at the nodes develop into established seedlings within the seedling holes 91. A drip irrigation pipe 45 is also installed above the seedling pot 9, allowing for precise watering by controlling the drip irrigation volume. Simultaneously, the mother plant will also produce some fruits. The horizontal distance between the seedling pot 9 and the planting pot 4 is 10-15 cm, and the fruits hang on both sides of the planting pot 4 for easy harvesting.

[0027] like Figure 6 As shown, for ease of transportation and assembly, both the narrow water receiving trough 61 and the wide water receiving trough 62 include a left end cap 611, several middle sections 612, and a right end cap 613. One end of each middle section 612 is protruding, and the other end is grooved, forming a sequentially connectable plug-in structure. Users can plug them together as needed to form a water receiving trough 6 of suitable length. A water outlet 614 is provided at the bottom of the left end cap 611 or the right end cap 613. The water outlet 614 connects to a water outlet pipe to drain the retained fresh water. A filter screen 615 is provided at the inlet of the water outlet 614 or inside the left end cap 611 (right end cap 613) to block impurities and prevent clogging of the water outlet 614.

[0028] It also includes an underground water storage tank 10, which is lined with an impermeable membrane. The outlets 614 of the narrow water receiving trough 61 and the wide water receiving trough 62 are connected to the underground water storage tank 10 through PVC water pipes with an inner diameter of 25mm. The slope of the water pipes is 0.3%, which ensures that the water in the water receiving trough 6 can flow naturally into the water storage tank 10. A submersible pump is installed in the water storage tank 10 and is connected to a drip irrigation system to realize the recycling of water resources.

[0029] The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed described in this embodiment includes a planting rack and a seedling rack, which physically separates the mother plant and the daughter plantlets. This facilitates the directional growth of runners into the seedling pots 9, increasing the survival rate, and also makes it easier to separate the daughter plantlets from the mother plant later, reducing management interference. The fruits are hung on both sides of the planting pots 4, which also improves the convenience of harvesting. Drip irrigation can be adjusted separately according to the difference in water requirements between the mother plant (higher water requirements) and the daughter plantlets (lower water requirements), avoiding the problem of water shortage for the mother plant or over-irrigation for the daughter plantlets caused by "uniform water supply", and reducing freshwater waste.

[0030] By using a narrow water collection trough 61 to collect water seepage from the planting pot 4 and a wide water collection trough 62 to collect water seepage from the seedling pot 9, and forming a closed loop with the underground water storage tank 10, the seepage freshwater that is directly lost in the traditional elevated seedbed is recycled and then pumped back to the drip irrigation system via a submersible pump, which greatly reduces the consumption of freshwater and meets the actual needs of islands where the cost of obtaining freshwater is high and the reserves are limited.

[0031] The main column 1 and side columns 7 of this water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed form a triangular support through the crossbeam 71, ensuring structural stability. Both the planting pot bracket 2 and the seedling pot bracket 8 are removable. The water collection trough bracket 5 uses C-shaped clamps 51 that engage with the annular groove, making installation and disassembly convenient. The water collection trough 6 is designed with a modular, interlocking structure, allowing for self-assembly according to length, adaptable to large-scale seedling cultivation scenarios.

[0032] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any other way. Any person skilled in the art may make changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments for application in other fields. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the technical solution of the present utility model shall still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A water-saving elevated seedbed for strawberry seedling cultivation, characterized in that: The system includes a planting rack and a seedling rack. The planting rack includes a main column, with a planting pot support mounted on the top of the main column. The planting pot support includes a first fixing cap and injection-molded first support arms on both sides of the first fixing cap. The first support arms are U-shaped and have an arc-shaped extension at the upper end. A film clip is provided on the arc-shaped extension. A planting pot is installed inside the planting pot support. Arc-shaped support parts are provided on the two long side walls of the planting pot, and a through hole is provided at the bottom of the pot. A water trough support is installed on the upper part of the main column, and narrow water troughs are placed on both the left and right sides of the water trough support. The seedling rack includes side columns set on both sides of the main column. A seedling pot bracket is installed at the top of the side column. The seedling pot bracket includes a second fixing cap and second support arms injection molded on both sides of the second fixing cap. The second support arm is U-shaped and has a support rod connected inside. A seedling pot is placed above the support rod and a wide water receiving trough is placed below the support rod. It also includes an underground water storage tank, and both the narrow and wide water receiving channels are connected to the underground water storage tank via water pipes.

2. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first fixing cap and the second fixing cap are made of plastic, and the first support arm and the second support arm are made of stainless steel.

3. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first fixing cap is threaded to the main column, and the second fixing cap is threaded to the side column.

4. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the main column is provided with an annular groove, and the middle part of the water receiving tray bracket is provided with a C-shaped clamp, which is engaged in the annular groove.

5. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the two short side walls of the planting pot is provided with a water pipe groove, and a drip irrigation pipe is installed in the water pipe groove.

6. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height difference between the planting pot and the seedling pot is 10-20cm, and the horizontal distance between the seedling pot and the planting pot is 10-15cm.

7. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: The film-coating clip includes a metal pressing arm and a spring clip, with the pressing arm welded to the arc-shaped extension of the first support arm.

8. The water-saving elevated seedbed for strawberry seedling cultivation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coating clip includes a spring clip with a rubber ring attached to it.

9. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both the narrow and wide water receiving channels include a left end cap, several middle sections, and a right end cap that are inserted into each other in sequence. A water outlet is provided at the bottom of the left or right end cap, and a filter screen is provided above the water outlet.

10. The water-saving elevated strawberry seedling bed according to claim 1, characterized in that: A crossbeam connects the main column and the side columns.

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