Patent ID: 8132739

Claim:
A hydro-thermo irrigation mat comprising a base sheet, a water-permeable root-shielding top sheet, a capillary mat of absorbent material having capillary properties to permit water dispersion therein and held captive between said base sheet and top sheet, one or more flat pliable drip tapes loosely disposed in spaced-apart relationship between said top sheet and said capillary mat, said drip tapes being hollow flat tubes of perforated plastics material and extending between opposed ends of said irrigation mat, and hot water convection tubes disposed between said base sheet and said capillary mat for heating said mat, the hot water convection tubes being disposed underneath the capillary mat that is on a side thereof opposite to said one or more flat pliable drip tapes and dissipating heat from below said capillary mat into the water contained in the capillary mat, said hot water convection tubes being disposed co-axially with said drip tapes; said base sheet and top sheet being secured together along overlapped edge portions thereof by securement means.