PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant growing apparatus capable of easily and simply planting a plant using a water absorbing plate-like structure and a method for growing plant using the apparatus.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, there is provided a plant growing apparatus 10 comprising: a container 1 capable of storing or moisturizing and a plurality of plate-like structures 2. The plate-like structure is a porous ceramics sintered body. The plate-like structure has a saturated moisture content of 20% or more. Here, a space 3 in which the root of a plant body is caught is formed by the plurality of plate-like structures.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT