Re: Human Urine As A Source Of Nitrogen

 


Well here in PA,  I don't have any lemon trees but I think the
experiment was conducted using tomato plants and we have plenty of them.
But then I also understand that too much nitrogen produces a huge plant
with very little fruit. Guess since urine is loaded with nitrogen, it
may only be of value to soil that's nitrogen depleted.

Rich

 

EVP MAN wrote:

Or for heavy N feeders, it gets used up fairly quickly unless replaced.
However David Ross is right, if your soil is at risk of becoming sodised use
it sparingly.

David

 

g'day rich,

i wee in a bucket and this gets added to kitchen wash and/or rinse
water for the vege garden, doesn't need to be diluted, but dilution
makes it go further.

save flushing it wiht good drinking water as well.

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:22:05 -0500, White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN)
wrote:

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Lelandite wrote:

This is misleading.  You are confusing using urine with the problems of
using faeces as a manure.  Unless properly treated the latter is a fine
source of E Coli and a few more besides and a substantial risk to health.

As it passes out of the body (unless you have a urinary tract infection)
urine is sterile.  It might possibly pick up some bugs from your skin or the
outermost reaches of the urethra but the count would be low and you are
living with all that flora on you anyway.  Your whole body, especially
between knees and waist, is covered with such.  If urine is then promptly
applied to your soil the risk is minuscule, no more than background from
working in the garden environment.

David

 


Well, if you want to pee on your plants and then eat them, go for it.
It would be kind, however, to let the neighbors know when it comes
time for a picnic.

Any idea how many get ecoli from eating lettuce?

Donna
in WA