Patent ID: 7213366

Claim:
A mixture of a carrier and additives for use in germinating units comprising growth-suited parts of a plant, and a binder, wherein: the carrier comprises sphagnum and rock wool; the binder binds the additives to the carrier; the additives comprise Trichoderma, predatory nematodes, fertilizers, molybdenum, and water-absorbing substances of such character and concentration as to be capable of releasing absorbed water through osmosis, wherein water-absorbing substances are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide and cross bound acrylamide/acrylic acid in form of a potassium salt/ammonium salt and represent at least 3% by weight of the mixture in dry state; one or more of the carrier and additive substances are in microencapsulated form; the binder comprises polyvinyl alcohol; and the mixture is granulate, comprises granules having a size within the range of 0.3–3.0 mm, and is sufficiently dry to be pourable.