Device and method for introducing seeds or seedlings into a substrate cord, having a substrate cord covered with a sheath, and system for cultivating plants with a substrate cord
OwnerJochen Friedrich HAUBNERinventor
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Abstract
A device and a method for introducing seeds or seedlings into a substrate strand, and to a substrate strand encased by a sheath, and to a system for cultivating plants using a substrate strand. The substrate strand is enclosed by a sheath, and the space enveloped by the sheath is filled with a plant substrate. Openings are introduced into the sheath at a predetermined point, through which openings the seeds or seedlings are inserted into the plant substrate. The advantage of the invention lies in substantial automation of these operations in order to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Claims35
A device for introducing seeds or seedlings into a tube-like substrate cord that is enclosed by a sheath that is filled with a plant substrate, the device comprising:
- a conveying device to convey the substrate cord in a direction of its longitudinal axis continuously, without interruption or in a clocked manner;
- a perforation device with a perforation tool, the perforation tool being transaxially lowerable onto the substrate cord for creating openings in the sheath;
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- a deposition device with a deposition tool, the deposition tool introducing one or more seeds or seedlings into the plant substrate through an opening created by the perforation device.
A method for introducing seeds or seedlings into a tube-like substrate cord that is enclosed by a sheath that is filled with a plant substrate, the method comprising:
- providing the tube-like substrate cord with the plant substrate and the sheath;
- creating an opening in the sheath at a predetermined location;
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- depositing at least one seed or at least one seedling into the opening.
A substrate cord including a sheath and a plant substrate arranged inside the sheath, at least one seed or at least one seedling being arranged in the plant substrate, wherein the sheath has at least one opening, and the at least one seed or the at least one seedling is arranged in or on the plant substrate transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the substrate cord behind the opening.
A system for cultivating plants, comprising at least one substrate cord that is enclosed by a sheath, and the space within the sheath is filled with a plant substrate into which seeds or plants are inserted, wherein the system includes at least one gutter that is open at the top and is suppliable with water for irrigating the seeds or plants, the at least one substrate cord being situated in the at least one gutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.