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Gardening

Kaleva

(36,301 posts) Sun Aug 26, 2012, 02:02 PM Aug 2012

Has anyone tried recycling their urine for plant use? [View all]

Was reading about it today and while for many there may be an "ick" factor, apparently a number do swear by it.

Below are links to a couple of articles and a youtube video:

How to Garden with Urine

Urine: the ultimate 'organic' fertiliser?

Youtube
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&feature=fvwrel| Organic fertilizer - URINE AS PLANT FOOD TO MAKE PLANTS BLOOM FREE FERTILIZER!!!
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This is something I think I'll try. I live here by myself so me walking around with jugs of urine isn't going to offend anyone else.

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Has anyone tried recycling their urine for plant use? [View all] Kaleva Aug 2012 OP

Yep, there is an ick factor there. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #1

Um, well, yeah, um, ICK! Denninmi Aug 2012 #2

No,but I did make mr beac pee into bottles for a few days in beac Aug 2012 #3

Well. used it today for the first time Kaleva Aug 2012 #4

Seems to be working so far. Kaleva Aug 2012 #5

When you buy manure, it is ammonia in urine that provides the nitrogen Kolesar Aug 2012 #6

I piss on my compost piles in the Fall htuttle Sep 2012 #7

That's what I plan to do this fall and over the winter. Kaleva Sep 2012 #8

Been using it on my compost pile for some time now Kaleva Oct 2012 #9

Urine heats up the compost. malokvale77 Nov 2012 #10

I read that the it's the nitrogen in the urine that does it. Kaleva Nov 2012 #11

Correct... malokvale77 Nov 2012 #12

I've seen what it can do (dogs) Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #13

It is good stuff diluted. roody Dec 2012 #14

Urea is an ingredient in most fertilisers. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #15

yup - and researched it also ConcernedCanuk Mar 2013 #16

Would not try this method while taking pharmaceuticals. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #17

Yes. Diluted, and into compost. But it is primarily a source of cheap nitrogen, jtuck004 Apr 2015 #18

We have used it in the past... sendero Apr 2015 #19