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Soil conditioning product and process
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-06-01
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2002-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A method of conditioning soil and an organic soil conditioner particularly useful in treating athletic fields derived by drying and grinding plants from the Plantago family. The soil conditioner is applied to the surface of tilled soil and thereafter worked into the soil, deep-watered, allowed to dry and packed. Time-released fertilizer may be included in the soil conditioner if desired.
Inventors
- 👤 James J. Hubbs, Jr.
- 👤 Jonathan Hubbs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:02
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C13/00; E01C13/06; C; C09; C09K; C09K17/00; C09K17/14; C09K17/18; C09K17/32; E01C13/08; E01C21/00; E01C7/00; E01C7/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
15 words
A product for conditioning soils comprising the dried and ground plants from the Plantago family.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
15 words
A product for conditioning soils comprising the dried and ground plants from the Plantago family.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The soil conditioner of claim 1 wherein said plant is Plantago insularis.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
56 words
The method of treating soil for better water dispersion and retention comprising: (a) tilling the area to be treated; (b) applying a surface layer of a soil conditioner comprising the dried, ground plant of the Plantago family; (c) tilling the conditioner into the soil; (d) deep watering; (e) allowing to dry; and (f) packing the surface.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
56 words
The method of treating soil for better water dispersion and retention comprising: (a) tilling the area to be treated; (b) applying a surface layer of a soil conditioner comprising the dried, ground plant of the Plantago family; (c) tilling the conditioner into the soil; (d) deep watering; (e) allowing to dry; and (f) packing the surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of treating the soil set forth in claim 3 further including application of a time-release fertilizer to the surface prior to tilling the conditioner into the soil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said soil conditioner comprises the ground seed, plants and part of the stem of the species Plantago insularis.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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