1. A method of supplementing nutritional intake of a living plant, the method comprising steps of:
treating a plant with a composition, the composition being formed by:
preparing a solution of ammonium hydrogen sulfate ((NH4)HSO4) using sulfuric acid (H2SO4);
diluting the ammonium hydrogen sulfate with water to form a mixture;
adding zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) and copper sulfate (CuSO4) to the mixture;
agitating the mixture until the ammonium hydrogen sulfate, the sulfuric acid, the water, the copper sulfate and the zinc sulfate are blended together to form a zinc metal-ligand complex comprising a first plurality of ammonia ligands and a copper metal-ligand complex comprising a second plurality of ammonia ligands;
diluting the mixture with water to form the composition.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising adding at least one delivery agent to the composition prior to the step of treating, the delivery agent selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, dimethyl sulfoxide, a urea based compound, a detergent, a hygroscopic compound and combinations thereof.
3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the ratio of zinc to copper is 7:2.
4. The method as recited in claim 1, were in the composition has a pH of less than 1.0.
5. The method as recited claim 1, further comprising a step of analyzing the plant to determine a specific nutrient required and, wherein the composition further includes a nutrient matched to the specific nutrient required.
6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the composition further includes at least one of manganese, magnesium, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, selenium, and vanadium.
7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the composition further include at least one of a plant hormone, an auxin, or a plant extract.
8. A method of supplementing nutritional intake of a healthy, living plant, the method comprising steps of:
treating a healthy plant with a composition, the composition being formed by:
preparing a solution of ammonium hydrogen sulfate ((NH4)HSO4) using sulfuric acid (H2SO4);
diluting the ammonium hydrogen sulfate with water to for a mixture;
adding zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) and copper sulfate (CuSO4) to the mixture, wherein the ratio of zinc to copper is 7:2;
agitating the mixture until the ammonium hydrogen sulfate, the sulfuric acid, the water, the copper sulfate and the zinc sulfate are blended together to form a zinc metal-ligand complex comprising a first plurality of ammonia ligands and a copper metal-ligand complex comprising a second plurality of ammonia ligands;
diluting the mixture with water to form the composition, wherein the composition has a pH of less than 1.0.
9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the step of treating the healthy plant comprises spraying the plant, injection into the plant, a drip application, or irrigation.
10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the step of treating the healthy plant comprises adding the composition to soil at the base of the plant.
11. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the composition further comprising urea.
12. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein upon introduction the plant, the composition bonds with a super oxide dismutase composition and is transported to mineral-deficient parts of the plant.
13. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the composition further includes at least one of manganese, magnesium, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, selenium and vanadium.
14. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the composition further comprises at least one of a plant hormone, an auxin, or a plant extract.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. The combination comprising:
an envelope of a composition characterized by a resistance to snow adhesion, and a snow shovel having a handle of given thickness and a blade of given length and height inserted within said envelope to scrape snow and ice from an automotive vehicle;
said envelope providing a first layer overlying a second layer, with each layer defined by top, bottom and opposing side edges;
first means for joining the top edge of one of said first and second layers with the top edge of said other of said first and second layers;
second means for joining individual ones of said opposing side edges of one of said first and second layers with corresponding opposing side edges of said other of said first and second layers;
first and second openable closures extending from one of said first and second layers over the top edges thereof;
third means on one of said first and second layers for removably securing with said first and second openable closures in closing said layers as a mitt or glove; and
with said first and second layers being folded over substantially half-way between their said top and bottom edges;
with said snow shovel being inserted between said top, bottom and opposing side edges of each of said first and second layers;
with said first and second openable closures of said envelope being spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel handle thickness;
with said envelope being composed of a double-folded fabric formed by folding the fabric about a first fold line upwardly halfway along its length towards its top edge, by folding the fabric upwardly once more along its length about a second fold line to a point where the first fold line falls short of the top edge of said one of said first and second layers and by folding the top edge of said one layer downwardly about a third fold line over said first fold line; and
with said double-sided fabric providing enhanced protection against the snow shovel scratching the automotive vehicle when scraping snow and ice from its surface.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said top and bottom edges of each of said first and second layers are spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel blade height.
3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said opposing side edges of each of said first and second layers are spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel blade length.
4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said top and bottom edges of each of said first and second layers are spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel blade height, and wherein said opposing side edges of each of said first and second layers are spaced apart a distance at least as great as said snow shovel blade length.
5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second openable closures comprise a pair of straps and wherein said third means comprise a pair of snaps to respectively secure with said straps.
6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second openable closures comprise a pair of flaps and wherein said third means removably secures with said flaps in closing said layers as said mitt or glove.
7. The combination of claim 6 wherein said third means includes one of a hook and loop of a pair of hook-and-loop adhesives to couple with the other of said hook and loop of said pair of adhesives on individual undersides of each of said over-extending first and second flaps.
8. The combination of claim 6 wherein each of said flaps comprise a strip of one of the hook and loop portions of a pair of hook-and-loop-adhesives to couple with said third means comprising the other of said hook and loop portions of said hook-and-loop-adhesives.
9. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second layers are each of a length of substantially twenty-seven inches and a width of substantially twenty-four inches.
10. The combination of claim 9 wherein said openable closures are spaced apart a distance of substantially thirteen and a half inches.
11. The combination of claim 9 wherein said openable closures are each of a length of substantially five inches.
12. The combination of claim 9 wherein said openable closures are each of a width of substantially three inches.
13. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second layers are fabricated of felt.
14. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first means and second means for joining said top edges and for joining said side edges comprising sewing.
15. The combination of claim 1 wherein said first and second openable closures comprise a pair of flaps extending from an inside surface of said first layer adjacent the top edge thereof and wherein said third means extends from an outer surface of said second layer adjacent said substantially half-way foldover to removably secure with said flaps enclosing said first and second layers as said mitt or glove.
16. The combination of claim 15 wherein said third means includes one of a hook and loop of a pair of hook-and-loop adhesives to couple with the other of said hook and loop of said pair of adhesives on individual undersides of each of said over-extending first and second flaps.
17. The combination of claim 15 wherein each of said flaps comprise a strip of one of the hook and loop portions of a pair of hook-and-loop-adhesives to couple with said third means comprising the other of said hook and loop portions of said hook-and-loop-adhesives.