Researchers in Finland are reporting successful use of an unlikely fertilizer for farm fields that is inexpensive, abundantly available, and undeniably organic — human urine.
Despite the ‘yuk’ factor, urine from healthy individuals is virtually sterile, free of bacteria or viruses. Naturally rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, urine has been used as fertilizer since ancient times.
In the new study, Surendra K. Pradhan and colleagues collected human urine from private homes and used it to fertilize cabbage crops. Then they compared the urine-fertilized crops with those grown with conventional industrial fertilizer and no fertilizer.
The analysis showed that growth and biomass were slightly higher with urine than with conventional fertilizer.
I’ll bet results were better than they would have been even 100 years ago. There has to be higher levels of useful nutrients in our urine, nowadays just because of a generally more expansive, more inclusive, diet.
make that #18
“Surendra K. Pradhan and colleagues collected human urine from private homes ”
There’s a job listing to put on careers.com “Urine Collector”
#6
Just because you can afford lettuce irrigated with Evian and fertilized with truffle shavings it doesn’t mean the rest of the world can.
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It wouldnt grow very well..
Evian is filtered and has nothing in it, as MOST water should.
Truffles are MOLD, and I dont think you want that on your plants either..
Mind you, I was making a point.
It does depend on the crop though. The more acidic the fruit or vegetable, the more it benefits from a bit of urine. You ask any older Greek or Italian immigrant and they will tell you that you get good crops on your citrus if you pee under the trees every so often. I think its great when some of the old aphorisms get scientifically proven.
and… who gets to certify that the people who are “pissing for food” are indeed healthy?
I wanna know up front so that if/when I get sick I’ll know whom to sue
#13…Olo Baggins…..My Mom’s family is from a small town in a rural county in east central Ohio. We go there for family stuff almost every year. The area is noted for it’s fantastic Big Boy tomato’s and white sweet corn(both called *Ohio River Corn or Tomato’s)….the secret ingrediant is……..septic tank overflow for fertilizer. I was totally grossed out by this news…..never looked at a tomato the same since.
#16…Elwood….I tend to agree with you….most people’s diet’s in this country suck big time.
So what I’ve been doing for years is okay? I’m ahead of my time, looks like.
#19 – What’s the name of the movie? I remember seeing it but I don’t recall the name. It was like a train wreck, I couldn’t turn away it was so horrible but….uuggh…what was I saying….oh yeah…uggh..It’s got electrolytes!
John, does this peeagra company have a pooagra product
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I’ve got 2 habanero pepper plants in pots in my back yard grown from the same seed lot. One pot gets peed on by my 70 lb dog. The pee goes into the tray at the bottom. This plant is 3 times as big and much healthier with many more peppers than the plant with no pee.
is tamato feed a good fertilizer for growing marijuana! my plants are starting 2 go yellow nd dry up! there just starting 2 bud nd i dont want dem 2 die! i was told dat i need a tomato feed 2 increace d nitrogen levels! if any1 has anything 2 say it would help me so much!
I think this is a wonderful idea!! I have used it for my science fair research paper. My question is How does urine affect the growth of a tomato plant? Thanks again!
What I read on a different site was that you mix 1 part urine to 30-50 parts water for Cannabis growing. What I want to know is how much is 1 part?
#30 The movie was ‘Idiocracy’ – It’s got electrolytes!
Dogs urine burns the lawn because it is undiluted and highly acidic due to the fact that dogs are carnivores and animal protein is an acidic food. Most people are also carnivores but that doesn’t mean your urine will burn your plants. You just have to dilute it with plenty of water and use it fresh. If you are taking medication or have a urine infection dont use it. I can tell that my plants benefit greatly from my own “organic fertilizer”. It is amazing how something so simple and free works such wonders.
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