Disclosed is a sprayable nonwoven fiber weed barrier comprising an aqueous solution of nonwoven fibers and polymer binder. The aqueous solution can be directly sprayed onto the soil to suppress weed penetration through the soil. The sprayable nonwoven fiber weed barrier has a pore structure that allows water to penetrate into the soil, but curbs the growth of weeds.

In a method of coating a particulate material, a particulate material is fed into a mixing chamber. The particulate material is agitated within the mixing chamber and conveyed to a mixing chamber outlet. A coating is directed into the mixing chamber and the flow of the coating is controlled based on the volumetric flow rate of the particulate material into the mixing chamber. The coating includes at least one compound selected from herbicides, insecticides, nutrients, wetting agents, surfactants, fungicides, biologicals, inoculants, and mixtures thereof.

The present disclosure specifically relates to a preparation method for a degradable liquid-state mulching film by using livestock manure as a raw material, including pulverizing and sieving the dried livestock manure, followed by mixing with water to form a slurry; mixing the slurry with a stabilizer, an inorganic material and water to form a homogeneous suspension, followed by mixing with a surfactant, a grafted monomer mixture, a plasticizer and water to form a pre-emulsified mixed liquid; and finally raising a temperature of the pre-emulsified mixed liquid and adding an initiator under stirring to react to obtain a liquid-state mulching film. The mulching film obtained in the present disclosure not only has the functions of temperature raising, soil moisture conservation and grass controlling, but also has a strong adhesion ability to cause top soil particles to form an ideal agglomerate structure.

A fiber mulch having a first material and a second material. The first material comprises a cellulose based material, for example, shredded recycled paper fibers, including, but not limited to, newsprint. The second material comprises a shredded wheat straw. It is contemplated that, by weight, the wheat straw comprises between 5% and 20% by weight of the fiber mulch, while other formulations are contemplated. Tackifiers and surfactants may be incorporated. The fiber mulch may be bailed or pelleted.

The present disclosure refers to a method of intensive and sustainable cultivation of fruit trees with high water consumption, such as avocado, in confinement via multivariable management of: plant architecture, nutrition, dynamic densities, artificial pollination, and use of specific wavelengths for each phenological state that allow early entry into production, maximization of yield per unit area, and control of the time of fruit harvest. The method of growing fruit trees with high water consumption (for example, avocado, citrus, apple, mango, pear, peach, kiwi, among others), in containers for intensive fruit production, includes the stages of: having plants avocado with high root density in aerated containers; arrange in containers in a substrate for accelerated root growth; fertigating the containers with a nutrient solution that provides precocity in the vegetative development, flowering and fruiting of the plant; arranging the containers in conditions of dynamic density, which varies from a density of 1.01.5 meters to a density of 3.52.5 meters; controlling the phenological cycle of the plant by lighting with a system of LED lights with intermittent pulses of wavelengths that act cyclically over time and within the location space of the plants; artificially pollinating the flowers by applying pollen by a spray system to each floral panicle; controlling the size of the tree by driving and pruning to form a multi-axis type plant architecture; controlling pests and diseases through biological control with microorganisms; and cultivating the large-caliber fruit with a small seed size.

The mulch-dispensing system includes a blower, a cover, and one or more batteries. The cover may detachably couple to the top of a container holding mulch. The blower may be energized by the one or more batteries. The blower may draw the mulch into an inlet and may expel the mulch from a discharge hose. The discharge hose may be adapted to be held by a user to direct the mulch onto targeted landscape areas. As a non-limiting example, the container may be a wheelbarrow. In some embodiments, the mulch-dispensing system may include a cart as the container. In some embodiments, the cart may be self-propelled.

The mulch-dispensing system includes a blower, a cover, and one or more batteries. The cover may detachably couple to the top of a container holding mulch. The blower may be energized by the one or more batteries. The blower may draw the mulch into an inlet and may expel the mulch from a discharge hose. The discharge hose may be adapted to be held by a user to direct the mulch onto targeted landscape areas. As a non-limiting example, the container may be a wheelbarrow. In some embodiments, the mulch-dispensing system may include a cart as the container. In some embodiments, the cart may be self-propelled.

A hydromulch composition compromising an oil-extruded cottonseed meal processed from a non-delinted cottonseed. The oil-extruded fuzzy cottonseed meal can optionally be combined with one or more super absorbent polymers, such as polyaspartate and polyacrylate polymers and other additives. The hydromulch composition can additionally include one or more microorganisms including but not limited to bacteria and mycorrhizae configured to provide symbiotic relationship with treated soil and plants to increase water and nutrient uptake in the treated plants or soil. The hydromulch composition can further be combined with a dispersant, such as water to make slurry for spray on application to a desired treatment surface.

A hydromulch composition compromising an oil-extruded cottonseed meal processed from a non-delinted cottonseed. The oil-extruded fuzzy cottonseed meal can optionally be combined with one or more super absorbent polymers, such as polyaspartate and polyacrylate polymers and other additives. The hydromulch composition can additionally include one or more microorganisms including but not limited to bacteria and mycorrhizae configured to provide symbiotic relationship with treated soil and plants to increase water and nutrient uptake in the treated plants or soil. The hydromulch composition can further be combined with a dispersant, such as water to make slurry for spray on application to a desired treatment surface.

A method is provided for producing a biochar solution. The method comprises the steps of collecting biochar particles, dispersing the biochar particles in a liquid solution and adding a stabilizing agent to keep the biochar in flowable suspension. The stabilizing agent may be added to the liquid solution or to the biochar prior to placing the biochar in solution.