The present invention provides a cultivation apparatus that can uniformly circulate air to each seedling shelf even if the number of installed air conditioners is small, and makes the environment of each seedling shelf uniform, and a cultivation method using this cultivation apparatus. . A building structure that constitutes a closed space, an air conditioner installed on a ceiling portion of the building structure, and a multi-stage shelf that is disposed in the building structure and that has an open front surface. In the cultivation apparatus having the type plant growing devices 3 to 8, in the plan view of the cultivation device, the air inlet of the air conditioner is located in front of the front surface of the multi-stage shelf type plant growing devices 3 to 8, and the air conditioner The blower outlet 9f is on the rear side of the front surface. [Selection] Figure 2【課題】空調装置の設置台数が少なくても各育苗棚に空気を均一に循環させ、各育苗棚の環境を均一とすることができる栽培装置と、この栽培装置を用いた栽培方法を提供する。【解決手段】閉鎖空間を構成する建物構造物１と、該建物構造物内の天井部に設置された空調装置９と、該建物構造物１に配置された、前面が開放している多段棚式植物育成装置３～８とを有した栽培装置において、栽培装置の平面視において、前記空調装置の吸気口は、多段棚式植物育成装置３～８の前面より前側に位置し、前記空調装置の吹出口９ｆは、該前面よりも後側にあることを特徴とする栽培装置。【選択図】図２
