Mulch and method of manufacturing mulch
First Claim
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1. A mulch for use in association with the germination of seed comprising:
- fibers composed of;
about 15 to 98% by weight paper particles; and
about 2 to 85% by weight corn particles; and
about 4 to 15% by weight water hydrating the fibers;
wherein the paper and corn particles are intimately mixed into a substantially uniform mulch, and wherein the hydrated fibers comprise at least 97% of the weight of the resulting mulch.
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Abstract
A mulch for use in association with the germination of seed comprising paper particles and corn particles. The paper and corn particles are intimately mixed into a substantially uniform mulch. The mulch may be compressed into a pellet form. Additionally, the invention includes a method of manufacturing the mulch.
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30 Claims
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1. A mulch for use in association with the germination of seed comprising:
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fibers composed of;
about 15 to 98% by weight paper particles; and
about 2 to 85% by weight corn particles; and
about 4 to 15% by weight water hydrating the fibers;
wherein the paper and corn particles are intimately mixed into a substantially uniform mulch, and wherein the hydrated fibers comprise at least 97% of the weight of the resulting mulch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pelleted mulch product comprising:
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fibers composed of;
paper particles, wherein the paper particles comprise about 15 to 98% by weight; and
corn mulch particles, wherein the corn particles comprise about 2 to 85% by weight, and about 4 to 15% by weight water hydrating the fibers;
wherein, the hydrated fibers comprise at least 97% of the weight of the resulting mulch and wherein the paper particles and corn particles are mixed and pelleted.- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for manufacturing a mulch product comprising the steps of:
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providing fibers composed of paper particles and corn particles;
mixing the paper and corn mulch particles such that the paper particles comprise about 15% to 98% by weight, and the corn particles comprise about 2% to 85% by weight; and
hydrating the paper particles and corn particles such that the water content is about 4 to 15% by weight, wherein the hydrated fibers comprise at least 97% of the weight of the resulting mulch. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
pelletizing the mixed paper and corn particles.
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27. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of mixing a tacifier with at least one of the paper particles and the corn particles.
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28. The method of claim 25 further comprising the step of mixing a surfactant with at least one of the paper particles and the corn particles.
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29. The method of claim 25 wherein the paper particles comprise between about 80 to 90% by weight.
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30. The method of claim 25 wherein the corn particles comprise between about 10 to 20% by weight.
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