Method of producing nutrient-containing plant containers

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A FORMED SELF-SUSTAINING NUTRIENT CONTAINING PLANT CONTAINER CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGH WET-STRENGH WHICH COMPRISES: (A) MOISTENING A MIXTURE OF ABOUT 50% BY VOLUME OF COW MANURE AND 50% BY VOLUME OF MUCK WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO PERMIT THROUGHLY BLENDING THE MIXTURE; (B) SUBJECTING THE BLENDED MIXTURE TO THE ACTION OF EARTHWORM FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE TO SEVEN DAYS TO PERMIT ENRICHMENT OF THE MIXTURE WITH CASTINGS PRODUCED BY THE WORMS; (C) COVERING THE WORM CASTING ENRICHED MIXTURE WITH A LAYER OF A FRESH MIXTURE PREPARED AS IN (A); (D) SATURATING THE TOP LAYER OF FRESH MIXTURE WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO CAUSE EARTHWORMS TO MIGRATE FROM WORM CASTING RICH LOWER LAYER TO THE TOP LAYER OF FRESH MIXTURE, AND REMOVING THE WORM LADEN FRESH TOP LAYER TO EXPOSE TO WORM CASTING ENRICHED LOWER LAYER; (C) ADMIXING ON THE BASIS OF VOLUME ABOUT 50% OF THE WORM CASTING ENRICHED MIXTURE WITH 50% CELLULOSIC MATERIAL SUCH AS OBTAINED FROM DISINTEGRATED MOIST NEWPRINT STOCK AND PLASTICIZING THE MIXTURE WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO PERMEIT MOLDING THE MIXTURE; (F) MOLDING THE PLASTICIZED WORM CASTING-CELLULOSIC FIBER MIXTURE INTO PLANT RECEVING CONTAINERS; (G) THROUGHLY DRYING THE MOIST PLANT RECEIVING CONTAINERS TO RENDER THEM SELF-SUSAINING AND INACTIVATE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL VIABLE EATHWORMS WHICH MAY BE PRESENT IN THE FORMED CONTAINERS.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A FORMED SELF-SUSTAINING NUTRIENT CONTAINING PLANT CONTAINER CHARACTERIZED BY A HIGH WET-STRENGH WHICH COMPRISES: (A) MOISTENING A MIXTURE OF ABOUT 50% BY VOLUME OF COW MANURE AND 50% BY VOLUME OF MUCK WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO PERMIT THROUGHLY BLENDING THE MIXTURE; (B) SUBJECTING THE BLENDED MIXTURE TO THE ACTION OF EARTHWORM FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE TO SEVEN DAYS TO PERMIT ENRICHMENT OF THE MIXTURE WITH CASTINGS PRODUCED BY THE WORMS; (C) COVERING THE WORM CASTING ENRICHED MIXTURE WITH A LAYER OF A FRESH MIXTURE PREPARED AS IN (A); (D) SATURATING THE TOP LAYER OF FRESH MIXTURE WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO CAUSE EARTHWORMS TO MIGRATE FROM WORM CASTING RICH LOWER LAYER TO THE TOP LAYER OF FRESH MIXTURE, AND REMOVING THE WORM LADEN FRESH TOP LAYER TO EXPOSE TO WORM CASTING ENRICHED LOWER LAYER; (C) ADMIXING ON THE BASIS OF VOLUME ABOUT 50% OF THE WORM CASTING ENRICHED MIXTURE WITH 50% CELLULOSIC MATERIAL SUCH AS OBTAINED FROM DISINTEGRATED MOIST NEWPRINT STOCK AND PLASTICIZING THE MIXTURE WITH SUFFICIENT WATER TO PERMEIT MOLDING THE MIXTURE; (F) MOLDING THE PLASTICIZED WORM CASTING-CELLULOSIC FIBER MIXTURE INTO PLANT RECEVING CONTAINERS; (G) THROUGHLY DRYING THE MOIST PLANT RECEIVING CONTAINERS TO RENDER THEM SELF-SUSAINING AND INACTIVATE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL VIABLE EATHWORMS WHICH MAY BE PRESENT IN THE FORMED CONTAINERS.