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Gardening

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)

16. yup - and researched it also

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 07:36 PM

Mar 2013

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20% seem to be the rule - so 1 cup urine, 4 cups water

of course, one may want to stay below the 20% rule if using it indoors

I believe that my use of my urine helped to create these huge tomatoe plants

Had to open up the roof(glass panes) to let the other 2 feet grow up!

I didn't use the 20% rule in the greenhouse though,

I worked in it daily, and being a beer drinker - ya can figure it out methinks . . .

I spent not one dollar for fertilizer or other nutrients . .

More of this at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=246x10250

I originally posted this in Fall of 2008

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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