Planting – Liquid or gas soil treatment
Patent
1995-05-12
1998-09-08
Melius, Terry Lee
Planting
Liquid or gas soil treatment
172 21, A01B 4502, A01C 1500
Patent
active
058029966
ABSTRACT:
A soil aerator fertilizer especially adapted for the treatment of trees in an orchard-like setting includes hydraulic cylinder units mounted on opposing sides of a trailer or vehicle so that trees on either side of the trailer can be simultaneously treated while the trailer is intermittently moved through the orchard. Each of the hydraulic cylinder units includes an extensible piston having a ground penetrating probe attached thereto. The trailer or vehicle also supports a source of hydraulic fluid, a source of pressurized air or gas, a source of an aqueous fertilizer and/or nutrient mixture, and valves for selectively controlling the flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid to and from the hydraulic cylinder units and for selectively supplying either pressurized air or gas, or liquid fertilizer and/or nutrient mixture to the probe for distribution below the surface of the soil. A four-position T-shaped control valve is used for selectively directing pressurized air or liquid fertilizer and/or nutrient media to each of the probes once they have been inserted beneath the surface of the soil. The subsurface aeration and application of aqueous treatment media in accordance with the present invention reduces or eliminates environmental contamination, reduces or eliminates fertilizer or other treatment chemical requirements, and increases plant, tree or crop production.
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Melius Terry Lee
Novosad Christopher J.
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