Patent ID: 6357175
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A01C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for improving growth and maintenance of warm and cool season grasses through the use of an irrigation solution enriched with dissolved oxygen to improve water penetration, reduce water usage, increase soil oxygen and inhibit pathogens, the method comprising the steps of:a) producing a gaseous mixture of negatively charged ionized air including from about 50 parts per million to about 4,000 parts per million ozone, from about 1,000 parts per million to 20,000 parts per million oxygen ions, and from 2,000 to about 50,000 parts per million nitrogen oxides from ambient air; b) effecting direct contact between said gaseous mixture of ionized air derived from step a) and a supply of water by means of a submicron injector to produce a gaseous solution for treatment of all grasses; c) continuing said contact between said gaseous mixture of ionized air and said water supply at the rate of 0.1 cfm to 2.0 cfm per 100 gpm of irrigation water; and d) providing the resultant dissolved gaseous solution to irrigate the grass to improve water penetration resulting in reduced water usage by 10% to 30%.