Patent ID: 6311426
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: C05D,C05G,C09K

Abstract:
A soil treating composition consisting essentially of:A) a calcined diatomaceous earth which has been calcined at a temperature in the range of from 1500 to 2100.degree. F.;B) an effective quantity of beneficial microorganisms that a) enhance plant growth and, where applicable, crop production, or b) control at least one pathogen in the soil, or c) both enhance crop growth and, where applicable, crop production, and control at least one pathogen in the soil; andC) at least one discrete nitrogen-containing compound compatible with soil and with plants and which can be utilized by the plants either directly or in the form of products obtained by the action of soil microbes, wherein the at least one discrete nitrogen-containing compound contains at least one of an amine group, a substituted amine group, and an ammonium ion, but does not include urine or other animal excreta, animal or fish body fertilizer products, or plant based fertilizer products.