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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
John C. Miller, Fresno, CA (US);
Deborah L. Miller, Fresno, CA (US);
John C. Miller, Fresno, CA (US);
Deborah L. Miller, Fresno, CA (US);
John Penczak, Fresno, CA (US);
Jason G. Chow, Caruthers, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automated irrigation and/or fertigation apparatus, including a container, a plurality of pumps in the container, and a controller operably connected to each of the plurality of pumps is disclosed. Each of the pumps is configured to provide a unique fertilizer, nutrient and/or micronutrient to irrigation water. The controller is configured to control settings of each of the pumps to provide a predetermined amount of each unique fertilizer, nutrient and/or micronutrient to the irrigation water over a predetermined period of time. Corresponding methods of fertilizing a field and of making the automated irrigation and/or fertigation apparatus are also disclosed.