PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide plant cultivation materials that allow plants to absorb a necessary amount of necessary elements for their growth whenever the plants require and also provide a cultivation environment to accelerate their growth, and plant cultivation methods using the materials.SOLUTION: The plant cultivation materials have the structure that have liquid retentivity and liquid transitivity and can provide a best environment for their respiration.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】植物が生育に必要とする要素を必要時に必要量吸収し、植物の生育を促進させる栽培環境を提供する植物栽培用素材とその素材を利用した植物栽培方法を提供する。【解決手段】保液性、液移行性を有し、最適な吸気環境の提供が可能な構造を有する植物栽培用素材。【選択図】図1