Patents Assigned to Applewood Seed Company
  • Spent mushroom growth media as a growing media for plant sod mats
    Patent number: 5802763
    Abstract: A plant sod mat utilizing a planting medium of spent mushroom growth material and a porosity increasing material and methods of preparing mushroom compost and of preparing spent mushroom growth media for use in plant sod mats. A plant sod mat utilizing spent mushroom growth media may comprise two layers of the spent mushroom growth media separated by a sheet of polyester, polypropylene or polyethylene fabric. The plant sod mat may also utilize root binding fabrics comprising polyester, polypropylene or polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Applewood Seed Company
    Inventor: Gene Milstein