Bark and wood fiber growing medium
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1. A growing mix comprising:
- about 5 to about 70 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing mix;
about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing mix; and
additional component(s) including macronutrients and mineral(s),wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14;
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1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39;
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Abstract
A growing medium comprising fibrous tree bark and fibrous wood components, wherein the fibers of the growing medium have an average length to width ratio, such that the growing medium has a dry bulk density of about 60 kg/m3 or lower and wet bulk density of about 120 kg/m3 or lower.
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48 Claims
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1. A growing mix comprising:
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about 5 to about 70 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing mix; about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing mix; and additional component(s) including macronutrients and mineral(s), wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14;
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1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39;
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1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A growing medium comprising:
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about 70 to about 90 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium; about 10 to about 30 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium; and about 1 to about 15 weight % additional component(s) including at least one of macronutrient(s), mineral(s), chemical binder(s), interlocking manmade fiber(s), natural gum(s), soil, or surfactant, wherein at least about 10 weight % of the fibers, based on the total weight of the growing medium, have an average length to width ratio of at least about 9. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A growing medium comprising:
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about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium; and about 20 to about 80 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium, wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14;
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1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39;
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1 such that the growing medium has a dry bulk density of about 96.11 kg/m3 or less. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A growing mix comprising:
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substantially bark free growing medium having fibrous pine wood components; and man-made fiber(s), wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14;
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1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing mix, based on the total weight of the growing mix, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39;
1 to 56;
1. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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