Plant fertilizer and soil enhancement composition delivery vehicle and method
View Patent ↗A soil enhancement fertilizer composition that is delivered in a water-soluble pouch. The pouch contains specially composted and pulverized camelid manure, Mycorrhizal fungi , and yucca powder. The pouch is dissolved in water and stirred to release its contents and then the solution is poured on the soil and/or applied to the leaves of both indoor or outdoor container plants.
1. A home use plant fertilization and soil enhancement pack comprising:
a) a fertilizer composition comprising composted camelid manure, Mycorrhizal fungi and yucca powder, wherein said composted manure is pulverized to a #50 mesh particle size of about 0.297-0.3 mm; and
b) a water-soluble pouch encapsulating said fertilizer composition.
2. The pack of claim 1 , wherein said fertilizer composition comprises:
a) about 8-9 grams composted camelid manure;
b) about 1.3 grams Mycorrhizal fungi ; and
c) about 0.13 grams yucca powder.
3. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the pouch is biodegradable.
4. The pack of claim 3 , wherein said pouch is polyvinyl alcohol film.
5. The pack of claim 1 , wherein said composted camelid manure is finely ground.
6. The pack of claim 5 , wherein the composted camelid manure is pulverized to a fine powder consistency.
7. The pack of claim 1 , wherein said composted camelid manure has been heated to between 131° F. and 155° F. for 3-5 consecutive days.
8. The pack of claim 7 , further comprising the step of composting said camelid manure at 80-120° F. with forced air for 2-3 months.
9. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the composted camelid manure contains about 5% water by weight.
10. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the composted camelid manure has a Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium (N—P—K) ratio of approximately 2:3:2.
11. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the composted camelid manure has a pH of between pH 6.0 to pH 6.2.
12. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the Mycorrhizal fungi comprises: endo species of Glomus intraradices, Glomus aggregatum, Glomus mosseae , and Glomus etunicatum and ecto species of Rhizopogon villosuli, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhizopogon tinctorius, Rhizopogon amylopogon, Rhizopogon fulvigleba Scleroderma cepa , and Scleroderma citrinum.
13. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the Mycorrhizal fungi are in the form of ultrafine powder.
14. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the yucca powder is derived from food grade plants.
15. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the yucca powder is about size #50-mesh.
16. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the yucca powder is about 1% of the total fertilizer composition by weight.
17. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the pulverized composted manure, Mycorrhizal fungi , and yucca powder are pre-measured and layered inside of the pouch.
18. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the pulverized composted manure, Mycorrhizal fungi , and yucca powder are pre-measured, mixed and placed inside of the pouch.
19. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the camelids are organically raised.
20. The pack of claim 1 , wherein the camelid manure is alpaca or llama manure.
21. The pack of claim 1 , wherein said water soluble pouch comprises a 2 mm thick film.
22. The pack of claim 2 , comprising two or more multiples of each of a), b) and c) ingredients.
23. A home use plant fertilization and soil enhancement pack comprising:
a) a fertilizer composition comprising about 8-9 grams composted camelid manure, wherein said composted manure is pulverized to a #50 mesh particle size of about 0.297-0.3 mm, about 1.3 grams Mycorrhizal fungi and 0.13 grams yucca powder, wherein said camelid manure has been heated to between 131° F. and 155° F. for 3-5 consecutive days and then kept at 80-120° F. for 2-3 months;
b) a water-soluble, biodegradable pouch of about 1″ cubed size encapsulating said fertilizer composition for small home use applications.
24. A method of making a home use container plant fertilizer and soil enhancement pack comprising the steps of:
a) collecting camelid manure;
b) composting said camelid manure;
c) grinding said camelid manure to a fine particle;
d) pulverizing said camelid manure particles to a size of about 0.297-0.3 mm;
e) adding Mycorrhizal fungi and yucca powder to said manure to form a fertilizer composition; and
f) encapsulating said fertilizer composition in a water-soluble, biodegradable pouch to form a home use fertilizer and soil enhancement pack.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein said step of composting comprises the steps of:
a) maintaining said camelid manure at a tea temperature of about 131° F. to about 155° F. for 3-5 days to produce a first phase compost; and
b) permitting said first phase compost to sit at 80-120° F. temperature in a forced air system for 2-3 months.
26. The method of claim 24 , comprising an additional step of adding 3-5% wood shavings to said composting step.
27. The method of claim 24 , wherein said camelid manure is organic.
28. The method of claim 24 , wherein said mycorrhizal fungi comprises: endo species of Glomus intraradices, Glomus aggregatum, Glomus mosseae , and Glomus etunicatum and ecto species of Rhizopogon villosuli, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhizopogon tinctorius, Rhizopogon amylopogon, Rhizopogon fulvigleba Scleroderma cepa , and Scleroderma citrinum.
29. The method of claim 24 , wherein the Mycorrhizal fungi are in the form of powder.
30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the yucca powder is derived from food grade plants.
31. The method of claim 24 , wherein the yucca powder is the size from #50-mesh.
32. The method of claim 24 , wherein said pouch is polyvinyl alcohol film.
33. The method of claim 24 , wherein said fertilizer and soil enhancement pack comprises:
about 8-9 grams composted camelid manure;
about 1.3 grams Mycorrhizal fungi ; and
about 13 grams yucca powder.
34. A method of fertilizing plants and enhancing their soil comprising:
a) dissolving a pack of claim 1 into a quantity of water;
b) stirring the water and the pack to dissolve said pack; and
c) pouring a quantity of the pack and water composition of step b onto soil of said plant.
35. The method of claim 34 , wherein said pack is about 10.5 grams and said quantity of water is 1 gallon.
36. The method of claim 34 , wherein said fertilizer and soil enhancement pack comprises:
9 grams pulverized composted camelid manure;
1.3 grams Mycorrhizal fungi ; and
0.13 grams yucca powder.
37. The method of claim 34 , wherein said fertilizer is applied to leaves of said plant.
38. The method of claim 34 , wherein said plant is in a container.