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Urine as fertilizer
I've been wondering about this for many years, ever since visiting the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales where they had collection bottles in the gent's loos.
I've just found a report of a study done in Finland that says it works every bit as well as conventional fertilizers and that urine is virtually sterile and thus there is no health risk.
This link also makes interesting reading (it appears to be about growing canabis, but the comments would apply to any plants). It basically says that you can use urine directly to water plants, but it is best to dilute it by a factor of 10 or 20 to avoid scorching the roots.
I may well try this on the allotment.
And a post of mine from just over a year ago which refers to the fact that vegans who eat plants fertilised with human faeces do not suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency (gut bacteria produce it too far down the gut for us to absorb it when it's in the body). I'm not sure I'll try that one right now, but maybe someday.
I've just found a report of a study done in Finland that says it works every bit as well as conventional fertilizers and that urine is virtually sterile and thus there is no health risk.
This link also makes interesting reading (it appears to be about growing canabis, but the comments would apply to any plants). It basically says that you can use urine directly to water plants, but it is best to dilute it by a factor of 10 or 20 to avoid scorching the roots.
I may well try this on the allotment.
And a post of mine from just over a year ago which refers to the fact that vegans who eat plants fertilised with human faeces do not suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency (gut bacteria produce it too far down the gut for us to absorb it when it's in the body). I'm not sure I'll try that one right now, but maybe someday.
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Best way of improving the soil is to buy a bale (hand carry size not big round or Heston!)of straw dig a hole to sit it in and create a latrine over the top, use that for a period (from aweek to a month or so then leave for a further period before mixing into your compost.
Alternatively pour collected urine over bale, allow to soak for a period them mix into compost heap. You need the straw to absorb and give structure otherwise you risk turning the compost heap into a soggy mess.