The invention relates to a device (1) for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants comprising a protective structure (5) for protecting forest and/or crop plants from damage, a substrate loaded into the protective structure (5) on/in which at least one seed for a forest and/or crop plant can be placed/inserted to cultivate a seedling therein, and is characterized in that the protective structure (5) is provided closed at one end in order to hold and store the substrate (3). The invention further relates to a planting device for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants. The invention also relates to a method for cultivating and for protecting forest and/or crop plants by means of such a device (1), and to the use of the device.

A method for planting N. tangutorum in summer, includes: seedling cultivation: customizing a square seedling plot on a flat surface, mixing sandy soil, loam, and farmyard manure in a ratio of 3:6:1, sowing N. tangutorum seeds in non-woven bags at a depth of 2 centimeters, and maintaining a humidity; seedling lifting: gently removing, when seedlings grow to a height of 10-20 centimeters, the seedlings along with the non-woven bags to ensure the integrity; transportation: placing the seedlings into plastic transport boxes and trimming stems to ensure tight arrangement; transplanting: digging planting holes, placing nutrient bowl seedlings into the planting holes respectively, and back filling and firming down soil; planting: planting with a row spacing of 3 meters and a plant spacing of 1 meter, and then watering thoroughly for settling-in root; shade net installation: installing a shade net on each N. tangutorum seedling; and irrigation: performing watering every three days.