Abstract: An improved mineral oil is useful in protecting sod during the harvesting, transporting, and reestablishment of the sod. The improved mineral oil mimics the cuticular wax of the sod plant. It is applied to a plot of sod one (1) or more times before harvesting the sod so that the improved mineral oil is generally aborbed by the sod plants. A solution including the improved mineral oil and copper pigment in water with an emulsifier may be used. Methods for protecting sod during the harvesting, transporting, and reestablishment of the sod using of the improved mineral oil are described.

Abstract: A container and container apparatus for dispensing liquids is disclosed. The container apparatus includes a body defining a reservoir for holding a liquid, and a neck extending outwardly from the body and providing a handgrip portion, which when grasped by a user's hand such that the reservoir is disposed generally below the user's hand, defines an upright operating condition for the container. The container also includes a sprayer disposed at a distal end of the neck, the sprayer having an intake and a nozzle, the intake being in communication with the reservoir for drawing liquid from the reservoir, the nozzle being disposed such that when the container is oriented in the upright operating condition, liquid is discharged from the nozzle in a discharge direction oriented downwardly at a discharge angle of in the range of about 10 degrees to about 30 degrees to a notional horizontal line extending outwardly from the nozzle.