Apparatus for aerating comminuted matter such as soil
OwnerLyle F. Enyeartinventor
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Abstract
An aeration system for indoor and also outdoor plant life, fields, and grounds. In one form of the invention, moist air is injected into the root system of plant life so as to provide moisture proximate that plant nodules of the root system and thus foster growth. The water vapor introduced into the root system may be warmed and/or evaporated, as desired. In field and grounds use, perforate conduit is connected to the source of pressured air, water vapor, or other gases for the purpose of conditioning the fields and ground, either to remove moisture or to add moisture to plant life beneath, at, or even above the soil surface. The root system of trees may also be conditioned for regulating, relatively exactly, growth and dormant states.
Claims3
In combination, a plant container for receiving comminuted material to surround and support the root system of a plant;
- an air compressor having a pressurized air outlet;
- a separate normally-closed water container partially filled with water and having a base and receiving said pressurized air outlet beneath the water container's water level and proximate said base, said water container including a separate outlet means above the water level and extending into said plant container for conveying water-entrained air from said water container to said plant container at a position below the top and above the bottom of said material when said plant container is filled;
- an externally connectable heating element disposed within said water container beneath said water level;
- and removable solid closure means for facilitating filling of said water container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.