Method and apparatus for stimulating plant growth
View Patent ↗An apparatus and method for stimulating plant growth includes a plurality of antennas. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas is made of a strand of copper wire. There is an elongated conductive shaft to which each antenna is electrically and physically connected at a first end of the elongated conductive shaft by conductive tape. In some embodiments, a quartz crystal is electrically and physically connected to the first end of the elongated conductive shaft by the conductive tape. In some embodiments, the antennas are copper wire that are each less than or equal to 6 inches long, the quartz crystal is less than or equal to 4 inches long, and the conductive shaft is made of copper and is less than or equal to 24 inches long.
1. An apparatus for stimulating plant growth, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of antennas, each antenna of the plurality of antennas is made of a strand of conductive material; and
a conductive shaft that is elongated and is for transferring electric currents from the plurality of antennas into a soil, each antenna is electrically and physically connected to a first end of the conductive shaft.
2. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 1 , wherein each antenna is a strand of copper wire.
3. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of antennas comprises 12 antennas made of copper wire, each of the 12 antennas being less than six inches long.
4. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 1 , wherein the conductive shaft is a copper tube.
5. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 4 , wherein the copper tube is less than or equal to 24 inches long.
6. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 4 , wherein each antenna is interfaced to the first end of the copper tube by conductive tape.
7. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 1 , further comprising a quartz crystal mounted to the first end of the conductive shaft.
8. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 7 , wherein the quartz crystal is mounted to the first end of the conductive shaft by conductive tape.
9. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 7 , wherein the quartz crystal is less than or equal to four inches long.
10. An apparatus for stimulating plant growth, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of antennas, each antenna of the plurality of antennas is made of a strand of copper wire;
an elongated conductive shaft, each antenna is electrically and physically connected to a first end of the elongated conductive shaft by conductive tape; and
a quartz crystal, the quartz crystal is electrically and physically connected to the first end of the elongated conductive shaft by conductive tape.
11. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 10 , wherein the quartz crystal is less than or equal to four inches long.
12. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of antennas comprises 12 antennas made of copper wire and each of the plurality of antennas is less than or equal to six inches long.
13. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 10 , wherein the elongated conductive shaft is a copper tube.
14. The apparatus for stimulating plant growth of claim 13 , wherein the copper tube is less than or equal to 24 inches long.
15. A method of stimulating growth of a plant that is planted in soil, the method comprising:
physically and electrically connecting a plurality of antennas to a first end of a conductive shaft;
inserting a distal second end of the conductive shaft into the soil near the plant;
receiving electric currents at each antenna of the plurality of antennas;
conducting the electric currents into the conductive shaft;
the conductive shaft conducting the electric currents into the soil; and
moisture and salts within the soil conducting the electric currents to the plant for improving growth of the plant.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of antennas comprises twelve antennas.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein each antenna of the plurality of antennas is a strand of copper wire and each strand of copper wire is less than or equal to six inches long.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the conductive shaft is a copper tube and the copper tube is less than or equal to 24 inches long.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein each antenna is interfaced to the first end of the conductive shaft by conductive tape.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising a quartz crystal mounted to the first end of the conductive shaft by conductive tape.