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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: Eagledance on June 24, 2009, 08:54:48 am
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Ok not sure where to put this!!
Has anyone had any experience of using urine (their own or other peoples) on the garden as a fertiliser?
Andrew ;D
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i have the occasional pee on the compost heap
if you want to use it as a liquid fertiliser you need to dilute it about 10-1
don't use it on your carrots, they don't like too much nitrogen.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=6xPqyF9CVRE
hello Andrew,
the above link is for a video about the use of an ecosan toilet . Zen has a great setup on the roof of his house . Greywater filter with phragmites that supplies water to his rice paddy and then the ecosan loo . He has a few videos on his system , and all are very interesting . As for the wee, as already stated , use it on plants diluted 10-1 or even down to 20-1, or use it one the compost heap direct . It is stated that mens pee is better than womens , something to do with hormones I expect ? but either are ok to use . There may be a problem with anyone who is on the pill . That sounds like a silly statement , but even water treatment plants can't sort that problem out !!!! hence big problems with fish in rivers. So as long as the person who is providing the pee isn't on any heavy medication , then all should be fine . The same applies id you were to use the ecosan loo, or compost loo if you prefer. As long as the contributors aren't on heavy meds then all should be ok . I use a compost loo and can state that it does work without any smell or any flies at all . It uses no water , doesn't pollute the rivers or the sea, and supplies nutrients back too the land rather than taking them away. If you don't fancy using it on veg you could use it on comfrey or willow. However , after 2 years composting , it is almost exactly the same as potting compost, no matter who's bum it came out of.
cheers
Russ
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a composting toilet is on my list of things to investigate this year (i almost said "to look into" but I think that might be boak inducing!!!)
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I have asked my OH to wee on the compost heap (don't like to do it myself because of the nettles lol), apparently it's a catalyst. Also around the fence to keep foxes away, can't blame them that they don't like the smell! :&>
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hiya all it'll only work with male pee not female pee, it all about the hormones that blokes produces and not the female kind sorry
Linz
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it does still do the same job Linz, male or female , just that womens wee tends to have extra hormones . There is no proof, either way, that I have seen, that womens wee harms any more than mens ? just that the pill does do harm and is hard to filter out . People with kidney problems shouldn't be used to supply it for direct use as a fertiliser either , but I haven't read any definitive proof that it is harmfull if composted properly. The Chinese have used it for thousands of years , both direct and composted , and they seem ok on it so far... ::) ;D
cheers
Russ
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Dan pees in the compost bin - I thought it was just a teritory thing ;D
I've never tried it - balancing on the top of the bin would be positively dangerous!
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now there's an image!!
A
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Yup, deffo a pee-er into the compost bin......and any weeds that I don't like the look of that lurk on the gravel & aren't edible!
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centre for alternative technology has been using compost loo's and urine for years do some very good leaflets on it.......................neil
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I am going to try that weeing on a straw bale composting thing this year - just really interested to see what happens!
I always get my other half to pee down rabbit holes to deter them - but fortunately girl pee doesn't work for that!
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OH always pee's in the compost heap when he's working outside.
Even the dogs pee on it now !?!
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Hi Folks,
I was wondering if the 'Hops' content of my wee wee would be beneficial or not.
Who's round is it now !!
Cheers
Terry ;)
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I am going to try that weeing on a straw bale composting thing this year - just really interested to see what happens!
I always get my other half to pee down rabbit holes to deter them - but fortunately girl pee doesn't work for that!
Blimey, imagine the shock when crouching and a damp bunny pops up!!!!
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What I really meant to say was....
O/H insists on peeing strategically round our property to 'keep the foxes away'
I think he's just too idle to go in to pee cos I make him take his boots off!
:peas: (pee !)
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We live in our shed at the moment while we're building a house so we are forced into having a portaloo to keep the council happy. Simon and I pee into a bucket and pour it onto the straw from the hen sheds on the compost heap once or twice a week. Its a bit smelly but you can almost see the compost happening. The kids pretend not to notice and only use the portaloo.
Apparently pee is particularly good for stawberries. Did you know that the world's supply of phosphates is running out and human pee is a great source. Also by peeing into buckets or directly onto the compost heap you are saving loads of water from entering the overloaded sewage system needlessly
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Quote - Also by peeing into buckets or directly onto the compost heap you are saving loads of water from entering the overloaded sewage system needlessly
A bit embarrassing if you happen to have close neighbours I would think!
Farmer :-[
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So now we have to teach all the animals too
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Yep close neighbours could object. there is probably even a law against bareing your bum even on your own land.
Luckily my neighbours are not close. I have to admit that in a small garden the smell of the urine soaked compost heap would be bad thing.
I wouldn't want to have a BBQ within 20 feet.
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Don't know about the compost heap but we stayed with a family in NZ that asked us to pee on the lemon trees if we needed to go!
As they obviously didn't keep the composting toilet going properly and it stank so much it made you heave peeing outside was far preferable. For that and many other reasons we only stayed one night and refer to the experience as the 'Scabber-Van Ordeal'. *shudder*
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