Method of cultivating plants, vegetables and grasses, and growth medium therefor

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A method of cultivating plants vegetables, or grasses, which comprises broadcasting seeds onto a mat of natural fibrous fleecy material located on a base of water-impermeable material, irrigating the mat with nutritive solution to enable germination of the seeds to produce seedlings and after roots have, grown through to the underside of the mat adjacent the base peeling the mat, from the base for transfer to an installation site for the seedlings. The invention has the advantage that no humus growth medium is required which, results in significant weight reduction and consequent savings in cost and labour where, for example, the technique is used for cultivation of turf. PAT 1313-1