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Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 22:22
| Just wondering . . . . is human urine, sterile and nitrogen filled, the fertilizer equal of expensive seaweed emulsion and such? Are we foolishly flushing away phosphorous and other micronutrients when we should be diluting them and adding them to our plants? Urine-Not Just For Compost Anymore? I've also been told that diluted pharmacuticals will migrate through one's micturation into the plants one tosses it on, thus getting micro doses in one's tomatos. Is this a crock? Is it true? I'd like someone who knows to tell me. All you who are grossed out by this, I just want to know the truth, sorry if I miff you. |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 19:15
| This has been talked about off and on in the Compost Forum. Still best to compost it first. tj |
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| It's good fertilizer, just don't do it too often as it contains some salt that will buildup if you do. |
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| Really, if there was a way to conteract the salt I'd like to use it. I don't eat much salt anyhow . . . . but some might be from medication. I'm surprised about how many dirt cheap stuff there is that substitutes for outrageously expensive stuff. . . . old sweaters can hold moisture in the bottom of pots, or dog hair from the clipper, but that stuff gets tossed. |
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| Yeah. So look into Milorganite. About 12 bucks a bag and will last for ages. |
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| The Stuff being dried up cleaned up poop. However, we are all told not to use it in family veggie gardens. Still not pee. The Milorganite is saltless, how do they do that? I just want to know about using urine as a fertilizer. Is it safe? Does the medication go through? Just want to know. |
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