PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a planting hole forming device capable of planting a seedling on a ridge while allowing a farmer to use little power and save effort in an easy posture.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a planting hole forming device for forming a planting hole on a ridge covered with a heat insulate film, in which a seedling planted on bed soil is planted, includes: a support part having a handle part at a rear end side a pillar-like pushing-in part located on a tip side from the support part a tapered neck part formed on a tip side of the pushing-in part and a head part formed so as to extend from a tip of the neck part and having an outer diameter smaller than the pushing-in part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、小さな力と軽微な労力かつ楽な姿勢で畝に対する苗の植え込み作業ができる植付体の植え穴形成装置の提供を目的とする。【解決手段】本発明は、苗を床土部に植えた植付体を保温フィルムを敷設した畝に植え付けるための植え穴を形成する植え穴形成装置であって、後端側にハンドル部を備えた支柱部と、該支柱部よりも先端側に位置する柱状の押込部と、該押込部の先端側に形成された先窄まり状の首部と、該首部の先端に延出形成されて前記押し込み部よりも小さい外径を有する先頭部を備えたことを特徴とする。【選択図】図1
