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7596906 Green roof system and methods  
In a green roof structure, containers formed of carpet, desirably of recycled carpet, are used in growing plants that are installed in the green roof system. The trays can be preplanted and...
7335406 Surfaces for supporting artificial playing surfaces  
Surfaces and methods for producing surfaces that may support an artificial playing surface are disclosed herein. An example of a surface according to the invention includes a first layer with soil...
7171780 Surface for the growing of turf forming grasses and other plants  
An artificial surface for the growing of turf forming grasses and other plants, comprising a mixture of rubber, a polymer modified bitumen emulsion and slow release, plant nutrient containing...
7080480 Integrated tree root and storm water system  
A structural cell system is disclosed for supporting hardscape areas in a way that enables tree root growth and accommodates filtering, retention, storage and infiltration of storm water while...
6990913 Mulching process  
The soil mulching process, includes the following stages: mixing together at least two liquid starting substances able to react together to give rise, within a determined time period, to an inert...
6946181 Artificial grass for landscaping  
An artificial grass surface ( 10 ) suited for bordering a runway ( 12 ) of an airfield in order to reduce the presence of birds in the airfield. The artificial grass surface ( 10 ) includes a pile...
6709198 Irrigation system and method  
An irrigation system comprising a closed-loop piping system, a portion of which is a condensing section extending on or below ground surface, and at least another portion of which is a...
6689447 Artificial surface with integrated thermal regulation for sports and other uses  
A synthetic grass surface includes widely spaced rows of ribbons projecting from a flexible backing sheet. Thermal regulating means are attached to the backing sheet in the spaces between the rows...
6606819 Modifying reagents and modified organic media for plant culture  
Organic media are derived from natural organic materials, which are coconut dust, simple coconut dust, or those containing coconut staple fibers, coconut pericarp chips, and are beaten bark, which...
6562331 Mating disruption methods for the control of insect pests  
A mating disruption method for the control of insect pests comprises releasing a sex pheromone in a field wherein an adsorption of the sex pheromone to a soil in the field is decreased.
6506956 Mold capable of degrading dioxin, degradation of dioxin with the use of the same, method for producing composts capable of degrading dioxin and method for growing plants  
The invention provides lignin-degradable fungi capable of degrading dioxins that have accumulated in the soil for farm crops, into harmless substances; a method for degrading dioxins by applying...
6421953 Putting green conditioner  
A system for modifying the surface temperature and/or relative humidity of golf greens or other grass playing fields by applying temperature controlled air and/or a water mist through pop-up...
6419422 Underground irrigation method and system  
An irrigation system comprising an energized cooling system for cooling the fluid to a temperature below ground temperature, colosed-loop condensation piping buried under ground surface and an...
6389745 Sheet for growing grass seeds and grass seed mat using same  
A sheet for sprouting of grass seed and for safeguarding early grass growth and an improved mat containing such sheet for growing lawns or other vegetation on soil. The sheet for sprouting of grass...
6311426 Diatomaceous earth-biochemical fertilizer compositions  
Soil treatment and fertilizer compositions comprising: A) a calcined diatomaceous earth; B) an effective quantity of beneficial microorganisms that a) enhance plant growth and, where...
6247267 Method for stabilizing natural turf with dual primary stabilizer  
A stabilized turf (10) particularly suitable for athletic fields includes a mat (18) interposed between upper (24) and lower (16) layers of growth media, the mat (18) having a horizontally...
6183532 Method for sterilizing soils  
The present invention relates to a method for sterilizing soils and of the equipment related thereto. The method includes sequentially at least the following phases: dispersion into the soil of at...
6158168 Vegetation element for greening artificial level expanses  
A vegetation element for the greening of artificial expanses, made from a mixture of organic substrate particles, nutrients and synthetic material components; this mixture, by the addition of...
6148559 Fruit tree budding control method and apparatus  
Disclosed herein is a system and method for saving crops by preventing premature bud formation on various agriculturally-valuable flora. The method consists in maintaining the temperature of an...
6035577 Temporarily stabilized natural turf  
A temporarily stabilized natural turf conforms to a foundation of uniform or nonuniform topography, for instance a golf course green, and includes a flexible biodegradable primary backing with...
6018909 Subsurface soil conditioning  
Soil profiles of sports fields, such as those in stadiums and golf courses, are treated by injecting or suctioning gases and water by means of buried horizontal pipe arrays or by vertical...
5924238 Apparatus for growing organisms by moist air  
The apparatus for growing organisms by moist air comprises the closed moistening tank having water therein, and the mixing chamber on the surface of said water, the nozzle and air pump for...
5880343 Grass and method of introducing endophytic fungi into a grass  
To provide a grass having improved characteristics, an endophyte having endophytic fungi which produce an insect-resistant alkaloid is artificially introduced into a grass by inoculation so that...
5860770 Method of soil erosion control  
A composition is provided to control soil erosion and for conditioning soil to prevent fugitive dust and stabilizing roadway surfaces. the composition contains monomeric resins, enzymes,...
5860244 Sod handling system  
We provide methods and apparatus for handling sod which includes a washing machine in which the water is recycled and during recycling the soil removed from the sod is delivered for reuse. We also...
5755858 Synthetic topsoil composition  
A topsoil composition comprising an alumina clay, an organic compost and sand effective to nurture and sustain plants. The proportions of the ingredients are chosen to provide good nutrients to...
5723720 Process for the development of endophyte-infected plants  
Beneficial endophytes which live within certain plants are known to provide desirable, cost-effective biological insect control. Many naturally occurring grasses host symbiotic endophytic fungi....
5624838 Kit containing colored plant culture medium  
A sterilized plant culture medium comprising a dye in an amount which imparts a visible color to the culture medium and which permits seed germination is provided which is useful for attracting...
5617671 Method for growing turfgrass indoors under reduced light conditions  
A method for growing turfgrass indoors on an activity field under reduced light conditions, The method uses a Type II plant growth regulator (PGR) and particular conditions for growth, The result...
5590488 Sod handling  
We provide methods and apparatus for handling sod which includes a washing machine in which the water is recycled and during recycling the soil removed from the sod is delivered for reuse. We also...
5406745 Honeycomb grassplanting unit  
A honeycomb grass planting unit includes a hexagonal body with six peripheral walls extending vertically and including a plurality of soilpots and a central fence therein. The soilpots are...
5346514 Versatile plant sod mat and method for propagation  
A new, improved herb, vegetable, flower, and groundcover sod mat suitable for many landscape applications. The improvement comprises growing either plant seeds seedlings, plant plugs, rooted...
5293714 Method and apparatus for cleaning sod  
A method and apparatus for cleaning sod being transported on a perforate conveyor belt which includes at least one vibratory position and a powered brush position for removing the earth from the...
5064308 Gravity drainage system for athletic fields and method therefor  
A gravity sub-drainage system for drainage of level-graded natural grass athletic fields. A plurality of parallel trenches are formed in a level-graded subgrade beneath the surface of the field. A...
4916855 Reinforcing a grassed surface  
It is highly desirable to reinforce the grassed surface layer of a sports ground in order to reduce damage to the surface, e.g. from horse racing or from playing football. In order to provide a...
4812339 Artificial soil and construction of bed soil for putting green using artificial soil  
According to the present invention, an artificial soil, which has compound effects, and is used in a wide range, and is easy to handle, is obtained by mixing Shirasu, fine particles of fossils,...
4799822 Profile elements, particularly for supply and/or removal of substances from environmental and/or flow material  
Profile elements are provided for enriching or purifying substances that have different states, i.e., an environmental material and a fluid material. The profile elements for supply or removal of...
4679963 Playground construction  
A playground construction comprises an earthen floor beneath the surface of the earth, a trough extending downwardly beneath the floor and having drainage means therein. The floor and trough are...
4662946 Strengthening a matrix  
Pieces of strips of flexible, open plastics mesh structure are randomly embedded in a matrix without creating a substantial amount of extra void space in the matrix, to strengthen the matrix. Each...
4596731 Grass protecting walkway grid  
A grass protecting walkway having a substantially flat elongated grid-like structure which defines a plurality of polygonal apertures is disclosed. The grid allocates its bottom and top planar...
4588693 Development of plant roots  
Beneficial growth of roots in dicotyledonous plants is achieved by genetic transformation with root-inducing A. rhizogenes, preferably the novel strain A. rhizogenes ATCC 39207. The A. rhizogenes...
4462184 System for improving synthetic surfaces  
A synthetic surface, such as artificial turf, rubberized asphalt, concrete composition, particulate mixtures and the like, is applied on top of a subsurface base system, which in turn is on top of...
4348135 Draining, irrigating and aeration of soil and heating or cooling of soil  
Flexible 1/4 inch diameter plastic tubing is buried horizontally below the surface of the ground. Water or air is forced in the tubing to expand the tubing and make the cavities, that the tubing is...
4268993 Grass sports surfaces and a method for maintaining them  
A level unobstructed grass sports and recreation surface wherein the grass is deeply rooted in a layer of sand overlying a layer of gravel and preferably nurtured from below to provide a controlled...
4135330 Roof-garden  
A garden laid out on the roof of a building and having a sheet of vinyl spread on the slabbed floor of the roof and extending along the inner surfaces of the walls of the building up to a certain...
4118892 Connectable nursery box structures having compartmentalizing grids  
A molded synthetic resin nursery box B comprises a grid member 2 dividing the box into individual compartments 3 communicating with each other through side wall apertures 23. A wavy bottom plate 12...
4100706 Adverse conditioning system  
A system covering an area of ground for adverse conditioning web-footed aquatic birds against roosting in the area comprises an array of elongated members each sufficiently thin that a web-footed...
4091568 Grass product and method of manufacturing the same  
A grass product that is substantially protected against or free from insect infestation as by certain soil grubs or the like and method for manufacturing the same. The grass product may be...
4065926 Subterranean irrigation system  
An irrigation system employing, in part, a coarse screen or grid of flexible material having internal interconnecting passages for the flow of water or the like therethrough, the grid beng interred...
4063384 Method of and apparatus for washing sod strips, and method of sodding with washed sod strips  
A sod piece for sodding a soil area is formed to have the root portion thereof substantially free of soil for facilitated transportation and improved transplanting. The soil-free sod piece may be...
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