Harvesting device

A method of harvesting horticultural produce, side shoots and leaves from plant stems in greenhouse cultivation, comprising the steps of:

• surrounding the plant stem at least partially in a plant passage by a guiding member of a harvesting device,
• moving the harvesting device along the plant stem along a longitudinal axis,
• guiding peduncles of the produce, the side shoots and/or petioles of the leaves that are attached to the plant stem by the guiding member,
• cutting the peduncles, the side shoots and/or the leaves by means of a cutting member of the harvesting device, to separate them from the plant stem, and
• collecting the produce that is separated from the plant stems in a storage member of the harvesting device.

A harvesting device for harvesting horticultural produce, side shoots and leaves from plant stems in greenhouse cultivation, the device comprising:

• a guiding member, which defines a through plant passage and which is configured to surround the plant stem at least partially in the plant passage during use, and
• a cutting member, which is attached to the guiding member and which is configured to cut peduncles of the produce, the side shoots and petioles of the leaves that are attached to the plant stems, to separate them from the plant stems,
• wherein the plant stems are configured to be guided inside the guiding member upon relative movements of the harvesting device along the plant stem along a longitudinal axis,
• wherein the cutting member is configured to cut the peduncles, the side shoots and the petioles that pass the guiding member during movement of the harvesting device, and
• wherein the cutting member is a rotary cutting member.