Plant husbandry – Process
Patent
1998-12-03
2000-03-14
Lankford, Jr., Leon B.
Plant husbandry
Process
47 101R, 47 101F, 428 17, 428 85, 428 92, 428 95, A01B 7900, A01C 2900
Patent
active
060355778
ABSTRACT:
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 biodegradable fibers tufted thereto, an upper sand-based fill layer extending above the primary to about the tops of the fibers, and natural grass plants supported within the fill layer. The natural grass plants have blades which extend above the fill layer and the fibers to form a natural grass playing surface. The crowns of the natural grass plants reside just beneath the fill layer. The roots of the natural grass plants extend downwardly through the fill layer and through the root permeable and water permeable primary backing. The stabilized turf is grown at a sod farm and transplanted to the use site, and the primary backing helps to carry the sand-based fill layer. Once installed, the roots grow into the foundation relatively quickly, reducing the time needed to achieve a durable natural turf. Neither the backing nor the fibers impede the natural play characteristics of the natural turf surface. Because the backing and the fibers biodegrade over a period of time, the turf may be aerated.
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Technology Licensing Corp
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