Seed germination medium
AssigneeTerraseed Limited
InventorDavid H. Holloway
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Abstract
This invention provides a seed germination medium comprising an upper layer formed from a tissue paper having a weight of approximately 10-30 g/m2, the tissue paper being coated or impregnated with a waterproofing agent such that the tissue paper is permeable to gases but substantially impermeable to water in liquid form; a lower layer formed from a water-absorbent biodegradable material; seeds being disposed beneath the upper layer; and the upper layer optionally having a plurality of perforations therein to assist disruption of the upper layer to enable seedlings germinating from the seeds to grow therethrough.
Claims15
A seed germination medium comprising an upper layer which is permeable to gases but substantially impermeable to water in liquid form;
- a lower layer formed from a water absorbent biodegradable material;
- and seeds being disposed beneath the upper layer, wherein said upper layer having a plurality of perforations therein to assist disruption of the upper layer to enable seedlings germinating from the seeds to grow therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.