Patent ID: 6074988
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A01G,C05D

Abstract:
A soilless growth medium, comprising:a core material having between about 50 to 75 percent sphagnum peat moss and up to about 25 percent of aggregate on a volume basis;a source of soluble silicon having a solubility sufficient to maintain a concentration of about at least 20 ppm of silicon mineral in said medium available for absorption by a plant such that said plant shows increased drought resistance, structural stability, or resistance to diseases, insects, or toxic materials; andone or more of the following: nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, one or more transition metals, boron, molybdenum, or chlorine, wherein said soilless growth medium has a pH between about 3.8 and about 7.6.