| abstract |
A plant material naturally containing protection and/or sustenance compounds (hereinafter referred to as “fortification compounds”) that provide beneficial and/or improved properties when mixed with a growing medium, supporting a rooting system, is ground up and added to a substrate mix. The ground plant material may be mixed with cold or heated water and/or chemical treated to extract the organic fortification compound(s) there from. The fortified substrate mix may be used as a substrate or may be added to or compose molded or pressed horticulture materials such as plant pots, plant containers, plant trays, polyurethane plant plugs, peat bags, and plant pellets, as examples. |