I was just thinking about several articles I have read that were saying urine and wood ash are a good fertilizer (urine for general NPK and wood ash for P-Phosphorus) I was just thinking that for the lower pH foods I could use just urine(+water 8:1) and maybe a teeny tiny itsy bitsy amount of wood ash(since wood ash is highly alkaline) for the lower pH veggies and use a little bit more wood ash for higher pH veggies. Also I heard ph is lower in the morning than at night and was thinking of taking that into account also.

More about urine as fertilizer....
I found this online
"Start with a 5-gallon bucket with a lid. Fill about 1/3rd full of water and then pee in it until 2/3rd�s full. That�ll give you a 1 to 1 ratio of water and urine.
Add a pinch or two of good garden soil and that will innoculate a bunch of fungi and bacteria that will modify the urine and add some beneficial bacteria to help break it down.
Put a lid on it and let it age for 1-2 weeks." .... I was wondering if anyone knows any more in depth online information sites that have more information about using urine as fertilizer. Especially if you have any further detail about how garden soil in a water/urine mix innoculates fungi and bacteria and adds beneficial bacteria.

Lastly, has anyone tried using a banana peel smoothie (banana + water blended + a bit of garden soil added after the blending?) as fertilizer and there experiences with it?...I was thinking also I could perhaps combine the urine fertilizer with the banana fertilizer + a little bit of wood ash(or more depending on the pH needs of the veggies) right before fertilizing.

I posted this message in hope that I might get some reassurance that my fertilizer ideas make sense and to find out more info on natural, cheap, homemade fertilizers.

One common mistake a new gardener could is to use urine without sufficient dilution. 1 part urine to 8 part water will burn roots of many plants. Please use the search function of this forum to find the info you need regarding urine application.

Most garden veggies can grow in a wide pH range , from under 6 to slightly over 7 (5.8 to 7.2). The optimum is 6.8. So if you provide a pH of 6.8 throughout your garden you can be home free.

But if you have a separate perennial /herbs garden , then you can treat it separately as most of herbs prefer a neutral or slightly alkaline soil ( 7 to 7.4 ?)

Dave

I don't like applying urine to my garden because it can burn plants and it can also be high in sodium.

Better to pee on your compost pile and let nature take its course. By the time the compost is ready for use, the soil critters will have worked things out for you.