PLANTING METHOD MAKING USE OF A SUBSTRATE PLUG WITH A PRESS SECTION

摘要

A method and an assembly of a pre-shaped substrate plug and a container for planting out plant material, of which the plug includes one or more press sections sideways of an upwardly opening plant insertion recess. The outer wall dimensions of the press sections are larger than inner wall dimensions of corresponding parts of the container, such that during a step of placing the plug in an insertion position into the container, a pressing of the plug into the container needs to be performed for the press sections to be able to fit into the corresponding parts of the container while the press sections compress inwardly in a sideways direction and at least partly decrease the plant insertion recess around a seed or lower plant part which had been placed therein preceding the pressing.

主权项

1. A method for planting out a seed for a plant or a plant, in particular a seedling, cutting or tissue-culture plant, comprising the steps:
providing a pre-shaped substrate plug which is equipped with a substantially vertically extending plant insertion recess that opens out towards an upper surface of the plug; providing a container for the plug to fit into; positioning the seed or a lower part of the plant inside the plant insertion recess; and placing the plug in an insertion position into the container, wherein the provided plug comprises one or more press sections sideways of the plant insertion recess, wherein outer wall dimensions of the press sections, in the insertion position, are larger than inner wall dimensions of corresponding parts of the container, and wherein during the step of placing the plug in the insertion position into the container, a pressing of the plug into the container is performed for said press sections to fit into the corresponding parts of the container while said press sections compress inwardly in a sideways direction and at least partly decrease the plant insertion recess around the seed or lower plant part.