Patent ID: 7478944

Claim:
A soil mixing apparatus for mixing soil and a media, said apparatus comprising: a housing having a rotatable auger mounted longitudinally within said housing, said housing having a first lower end, an intermediate section and a second raised end raised relative to said first lower end; a hopper coupled to said first lower end of said housing so that said rotatable auger extends into said hopper for moving the soil toward said second raised end; and a valve apparatus coupled to said housing at said intermediate section of said housing for introducing media to the soil as the soil is moved from said hopper to said second raised end, said valve apparatus further comprising: an inlet water supply for introducing water to the soil at said intermediate section; a treatment outlet supply; and a treatment inlet supply for providing a treatment, said treatment outlet supply and said treatment inlet supply mounted on said valve apparatus so that said inlet water supply may be treated with various chemicals and introduced into said housing to be combined with said soil as said soil is moved toward said second raised end.