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US 10,519,073 B2Granted
Bark and wood fiber growing medium
AssigneeProfile Products L.L.C.
InventorsKevin Scott Spittle, Gary Lane Bowers
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Abstract
A growing medium comprising fibrous tree bark and fibrous wood components, wherein the fibers of the growing medium have an average length to width ratio, such that the growing medium has a dry bulk density of about 60 kg/m3 or lower and wet bulk density of about 120 kg/m3 or lower.
Claims48
A growing mix comprising:
- about 5 to about 70 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing mix;
- about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing mix;
- and
- additional component(s) including macronutrients and mineral(s),
- wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14:1 to 31:1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39:1 to 56:1.
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A growing medium comprising:
- about 70 to about 90 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium;
- about 10 to about 30 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium;
- and
- about 1 to about 15 weight % additional component(s) including at least one of macronutrient(s), mineral(s), chemical binder(s), interlocking manmade fiber(s), natural gum(s), soil, or surfactant,
- wherein at least about 10 weight % of the fibers, based on the total weight of the growing medium, have an average length to width ratio of at least about 9.
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A growing medium comprising:
- about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium;
- and
- about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium,
- wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14:1 to 31:1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39:1 to 56:1 such that the growing medium has a dry bulk density of about 96.11 kg/m3 or less.
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A growing mix comprising:
- substantially bark free growing medium having fibrous pine wood components;
- and
- man-made fiber(s),
- wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14:1 to 31:1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39:1 to 56:1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.