APPARATUS FOR HYDROPONICALLY GROWING GREENS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: this apparatus incorporates guides 1 shaped as several straight longitudinal vegetation lines 10 disposed at faces of transverse service lines and one additional line of return longitudinal line. Each transverse service line has mechanism 13 to convey monoblocks from longitudinal vegetation lines 10 and additional return lines to service lines. Movable sprinkling system 8 has additional longitudinal guides 14 and is provided with reservoirs 16, at least one main pipe 17 and perforated or sprinkler-equipped transfer pipes 18. EFFECT: higher efficiency and provision of optimum conditions for sprouting seeds and growing greens of one or at same time several species. 4 cl, 11 dwg