APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING PLANT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently cool the interior of a plant cultivation container.SOLUTION: This plant cultivation apparatus 10 includes: a planter 20 in which a medium layer 11 is formed, and an opening 22 for dripping moisture from the medium layer 11 is formed; a cultivation tank 30 for storing a cultivation liquid 3 dripped from the opening 22 of the planter 20; a water spraying part 40 for drawing the cultivation liquid 3 from the cultivation tank 30 by the power of a pump 42 and spraying water to the medium layer 11 through a water spraying pipe 44 extending to the upside of the medium layer 11; a blowing pipe 52 provided to penetrate through the medium layer 11 and formed of water permeable material; and a blower 54 for blowing the air to the blowing pipe 52.