Method of making a humus carrier for plant nutrients

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A HUMUS CARRIER FOR PLANT NUTRIENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING TO APPROPRIATE SIZE A CHIP OF WOOD HAVING A MYRIAD OF VOIDS THEREIN, REMOVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE FROM SAID BODY, TREATING THE CHIP WITH A COMPOUND OF CHEMICAL PLANT NUTRIENTS IN SOLUTION INCLUDING PHOSPHORIC ACID TO SATURATE SAID CHIP AND FILL THE VOIDS THEREIN, TREATING THE SATURATED CHIP WITH A SILICATE OF SODA SOLUTION TO EFFECT A REACTION BETWEEN SAID PHOSPHORIC ACID AND THE SILICA OF SODA TO PRODUCE ON SAID CHIP A GELATINOUS ORTHOSILIC ACID PRECIPITATE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEHYDRATING SAID ORTHOSILIC PRECIPITATE TO EFFECT THE DEPOSITION ON SAID CHIP OF A FINE GRAINED SILICA COATING SEALING SAID PLANT NUTRIENTS WITHIN THE CHIP.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A HUMUS CARRIER FOR PLANT NUTRIENTS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF FORMING TO APPROPRIATE SIZE A CHIP OF WOOD HAVING A MYRIAD OF VOIDS THEREIN, REMOVING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE FROM SAID BODY, TREATING THE CHIP WITH A COMPOUND OF CHEMICAL PLANT NUTRIENTS IN SOLUTION INCLUDING PHOSPHORIC ACID TO SATURATE SAID CHIP AND FILL THE VOIDS THEREIN, TREATING THE SATURATED CHIP WITH A SILICATE OF SODA SOLUTION TO EFFECT A REACTION BETWEEN SAID PHOSPHORIC ACID AND THE SILICA OF SODA TO PRODUCE ON SAID CHIP A GELATINOUS ORTHOSILIC ACID PRECIPITATE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEHYDRATING SAID ORTHOSILIC PRECIPITATE TO EFFECT THE DEPOSITION ON SAID CHIP OF A FINE GRAINED SILICA COATING SEALING SAID PLANT NUTRIENTS WITHIN THE CHIP.