PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a growing apparatus and a growing method for growing plants in high efficiency, wherein there is no need to perform such a troublesome work as repotting a plant into another tray according to the growth degree, unused space can be reduced, and also a disease of the plant is prevented from spreading.SOLUTION: The invention comprises: a belt-like cultivation bed 3 in which zigzag folds are longitudinally formed with almost equal intervals, wherein a cultivation hole 3C for planting a seed or a seedling of a plant is provided on a valley fold part of the folds； a support member 21 and a rail member 22 for longitudinally movably supporting the cultivation bed 3； a folding angle controlling member 24 for controlling a folding angle in each part where a fold is formed； a light source 8 which is provided on the side of the mountain fold parts of the folds and irradiates light to plants； and a nutrient supply tank 10 which is provided on the side of the valley fold parts and supplies plants with nutrients.【課題】生育程度に応じて、植物株を別のトレイに移し替えるという煩わしい作業をすることなく無駄な空間を減少させることができ、また、その植物株の病気を拡大させることのない、高効率に植物を生育する生育装置及び生育方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は、長尺方向に略等間隔にジグザグに折り癖が形成され、折り癖のうち谷折り部に植物の種又は苗を植えつける栽培穴３Ｃが設けられた帯状の栽培床３と、栽培床３を長尺方向に移動自在に支持する支持部材２１及びレール部材２２と、折り癖が形成されたそれぞれの箇所における折り角度を制御する折り角度制御部材２４と、折り癖のうち山折り部側に設けられ植物に光を照射する光源８と、谷折り部側に設けられ植物に養分を供給する養分供給槽１０と、を備えた。【選択図】図１
