PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cultivating plants that can prevent contamination caused by bacteria in soil and root rot caused by excessive water while allowing the reuse of a medium, and a cultivation vessel used for the method.SOLUTION: A method for cultivating plants includes filling a cultivation vessel 12 with a medium 25 comprising grains 25a made of a water non-absorbing polymeric material, planting plants P in the medium, then closing a drain plug 21 of the cultivation vessel 12 to fill the cultivation vessel 12 with water W by a pump 15, and opening the drain plug 21 after the lapse of a predetermined time to drain water from the cultivation vessel 12, thus wetting the surfaces of the grains 25a in the medium 25 with water. When filling water, even the leaves are soaked in water once every several times. The medium 25 used for this cultivation method comprises the water non-absorbing grains 25a made of rubber or synthetic resin with an average grain diameter of 1-6 mm, wherein each grain is a foam of closed cell, and its specific gravity is larger than 1.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】土壌中の細菌による汚染や過剰な水分による根腐れを防止することができ、培地の再利用が可能な植物の栽培方法ならびにその方法に用いる栽培槽を提供する。【解決手段】栽培槽12に非吸水性の高分子材料製の粒子25aからなる培地25を充填し、その培地に植物Pを植え、ついで前記栽培槽12の排水栓21を閉じて栽培槽12にポンプ15で水Wを充填し、所定時間経過後に排水栓21を開いて栽培槽12から水を抜くことにより、培地25の粒子25aの表面を水で濡らす植物の栽培方法。水を充填するとき、数回に1回は葉まで水に漬ける。その栽培方法に用いる培地であって、平均粒子径が1~6mmのゴムまたは合成樹脂製の非吸水性の粒子25aからなり、各粒子が独立気泡の発泡体で、比重が1より大きい培地25。【選択図】図1
