A self watering bottle planter insert allows a regular bottle to be transformed into a hydroponic planter. The self watering bottle planter insert is insertable into a bottle and removes the need for a separate source of nutrients. The planter uses composite media with an enriched substrate layered beneath a more standard hydroponic growth media to add nutrients to the water for the life cycle of the plant. Also provided is a substrate assembly for use in a bottle planter assembly.

A self watering bottle planter insert allows a regular bottle to be transformed into a hydroponic planter. The self watering bottle planter insert is insertable into a bottle and removes the need for a separate source of nutrients. The planter uses composite media with an enriched substrate layered beneath a more standard hydroponic growth media to add nutrients to the water for the life cycle of the plant. Also provided is a substrate assembly for use in a bottle planter assembly.

A plant growth media composition, articles made therefrom, and methods of making and using the same are described. The plant growth media composition includes a combination of one or more plant growth substrate materials and an additive such as cellulose fibers, clay, carrageenan, alginate, chitosan, or combinations thereof.

A plant growth media composition, articles made therefrom, and methods of making and using the same are described. The plant growth media composition includes a combination of one or more plant growth substrate materials and an additive such as cellulose fibers, clay, carrageenan, alginate, chitosan, or combinations thereof.

Systems, methods, and kits for plant propagation are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems, methods, and kits for plant propagation involve a plug, a wrap, and a container. The container is configured to house the plug with a plant growing therein, where the plug is encircled by the wrap within the container, and where the plug and the wrap may include the same material.

Systems, methods, and kits for plant propagation are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems, methods, and kits for plant propagation involve a plug, a wrap, and a container. The container is configured to house the plug with a plant growing therein, where the plug is encircled by the wrap within the container, and where the plug and the wrap may include the same material.

According to at least one embodiment, a growing medium and method of making said growing medium is shown and described. This medium may include at least a first and second component such that at least one of the first or second component is coconut coir and the other of the at least first or second component is a wood fiber. In one embodiment, the at least first and second component are combined and then compressed via heat and pressure resulting in a finished medium for an end user.

According to at least one embodiment, a growing medium and method of making said growing medium is shown and described. This medium may include at least a first and second component such that at least one of the first or second component is coconut coir and the other of the at least first or second component is a wood fiber. In one embodiment, the at least first and second component are combined and then compressed via heat and pressure resulting in a finished medium for an end user.

The present invention provides a method for improving tobacco-planting soil by using biochar, and belongs to the technical field of soil improvement. The method includes the following steps: (1) carbonizing agricultural and forestry waste to obtain biochar; (2) pulverizing the biochar to obtain a biochar particle; and (3) mixing the biochar particle with a plow layer of the tobacco-planting soil to obtain biochar-improved soil. Compared with tobacco-planting soil that is not added with the biochar (control), the method provided by the present invention greatly increases carbon and nitrogen contents of the tobacco-planting soil, and significantly increases moisture and available potassium contents of the tobacco-planting soil, which is beneficial to ensure the sorption of soil moisture and nutrients by the tobacco plant. The biochar prepared by the present invention has strong stability and can interact with the soil for a long time, and also has good effects on ameliorating soil compaction and improving the aeration performance or the like, thus helping to eliminate or reduce an environmental factor that is not conducive to the growth of tobacco caused by an obstacle of continuous cropping and significantly increase the biomass of the tobacco plant.

The present invention provides a method for improving tobacco-planting soil by using biochar, and belongs to the technical field of soil improvement. The method includes the following steps: (1) carbonizing agricultural and forestry waste to obtain biochar; (2) pulverizing the biochar to obtain a biochar particle; and (3) mixing the biochar particle with a plow layer of the tobacco-planting soil to obtain biochar-improved soil. Compared with tobacco-planting soil that is not added with the biochar (control), the method provided by the present invention greatly increases carbon and nitrogen contents of the tobacco-planting soil, and significantly increases moisture and available potassium contents of the tobacco-planting soil, which is beneficial to ensure the sorption of soil moisture and nutrients by the tobacco plant. The biochar prepared by the present invention has strong stability and can interact with the soil for a long time, and also has good effects on ameliorating soil compaction and improving the aeration performance or the like, thus helping to eliminate or reduce an environmental factor that is not conducive to the growth of tobacco caused by an obstacle of continuous cropping and significantly increase the biomass of the tobacco plant.