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US 7,726,069 B1Granted
Horticulture growing media
OwnerTimothy H. Zauche, Michael E. Comptoninventors
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Abstract
A horticulture growing medium mixture or so-called “potting soil” provides a generally soil-less medium that does not rely on the use of peat moss, soil or compost. A unique combination of anaerobically digested solids, perlite, vermiculite, and various additives and amendments provides a growing medium with a surprisingly high acid-buffering coefficient. Although the growing medium is particularly suited for orchids, the medium can be tailor-mixed for various other plants as well.
Claims5
A horticulture growing medium, comprising:
- a vermiculite component, wherein the horticulture growing medium includes 1% to 50% by volume of the vermiculite component;
- a perlite component, wherein the horticulture growing medium includes 1% to 50% by volume of the perlite component;
- a soluble sulfur component of 100 to 800 ppm;
- and an anaerobically digested manure with a humic acid component of 0.4 to 6% by weight, wherein the horticulture growing medium includes 10% to 75% by volume of the anaerobically digested manure, and the vermiculite component, the perlite component, and the anaerobically digested manure provides a submixture that has an initial pH and has a sufficient buffering capacity such that if 200 grams of aluminum sulfate were to be added to a 2.5 cubic-foot sample of the submixture, the initial pH of the 2.5 cubic-foot sample would decrease less than 2.8 pH units.
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