Pee. Yes, you read that correctly, pee. If
you can manage to get past the ewww factor, urine is full of nutrients,
making it an excellent fertilizer amongst other things.
The best part is it’s free, environmentally
friendly and available on tap (kind of).
5 Ways To Use Pee In The Garden
Okay, I’ve convinced you! You are ready to drop trou’ and add your
liquid gold deposit to your garden. But how do you pee in the garden in
the most effective way (and without getting arrested for indecent
exposure in the process!)?
1. Compost Accelerator
Is your compost pile cold? A little long on carbon and low on nitrogen? Pee, poured or –
ahem
– directly deposited – on the pile can start to speed things up and add
moisture. If you are nervous about using urine directly on your plants,
incorporating urine into a compost pile is the way to go.
2. Dilution is The Solution
Dilute fresh urine at a 4:1 ratio and apply to the root-zone of corn
every two weeks or as needed. (Some people say corn, being a grass, can
handle fertilization with straight urine. Proceed with caution.)
Dilute fresh urine at a 10:1 ratio and apply to the root-zone of
fruiting plants like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, or to leafy crops
like cabbage, broccoli, spinach and lettuce every two weeks or as
needed.
Dilute fresh urine at a 20:1 ratio and water in to the root zone of seedlings and new transplants.
3. The Straw Bale Sprinkle
When Straw Bales are used for gardening, they must be “conditioned” or
partially broken down / composted before use. This is accomplished with
the addition of a very high nitrogen fertilizer. Guess which free, Bud
Lite-hued high-nitrogen fertilizer I’d recommend?
4. Deep Mulch Direct Application
If you thickly mulch your woody perennials, cane fruit and fruit trees
with a high-carbon material like leaves or woodchips, you can apply your
urine straight onto the mulch, which will absorb and moderate the
straight shot of nitrogen in your pee.
5. That Asparagus Smell!
If asparagus makes your pee smell funny, take revenge and pee on your
asparagus! Nutrient hungry, deep rooted, perennial and salt-tolerant,
asparagus might be the ideal crop to fertilize with pee. If you grow
your asparagus under a thick layer of carbonaceous mulch, like straw or
wood chips, use the Direct Mulch Direct Application technique, otherwise
dilute 2:1 if your asparagus is in the sandy soil it prefers, or 4:1 in
heavier soil. Apply throughout the growing season, along with a good
source of potassium, like bone meal, in the early spring.
I did a pee solution in my watering barrel for the garden. the boy's would pee around the edge of the garden and property to deter deer and other animals from coming into the garden. Now that I am no longer up in the mountains I haven't thought about this much.
Chicken's are also a great source of fertilizer for the garden. Mix the chicken poop in a barrel of water for the garden. We kept it covered other wise it was smelly.
Remember to water at the root so as not to get containment on the plant. If you know what I mean...
Thanks to Tina, for bringing this to my attention again.
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