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Re: Make your own "Miracle-Gro"

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Encyclopedia Brittanica gives the following constituents of urine, in output
per day, typically per 1.5 liters...

Urea             25-30 grams
Uric acid        .6-.7 g
Creatinine        1.0-1.2
Hippuric acid    0.7
Ammonia            0.7
Amino acids        3.0
Sodium                1-5
Potassium            2-4
Calcium                0.2-0.3
Magnesium            0.1
Chloride                    7
Phosphate                 1.7-2.5
Sulfate                    1.8-2.5
Iron                        .003

This means urine is roughly 1% nitrogen, with important traces of other
things.

I'm doing some grass trials in my lawn with direct applications of full
strength urine, and lo and behold, it does make the grass green just like
the urea from Chemlawn....or Uncle Jerry's ammonia....:-)

A failsafe place for urine is in a brown-rich compost pile----all
constituents are gratefully metabolized by the microherd---make sure it is a
well aerated compost pile, since anaerobia is always to be avoided,
especially in an N-riched environment....

A trusty piece of rebar will allow you to make channels vertically every six
inches or so in the pile, which will keep those gasses exchanging between
pile central and the atmosphere....

I checked with my local public health authorities, and all were agreed that
in composting urine is completely safe....but I apply it modestly and using
opaque containers....no sense inviting the wrath of the badly toilet trained
down on yer heads......:-)

Frank---for understanding your pees, he has cues....:-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyne Butler <cjb@yup.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: Make your own "Miracle-Gro"


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>EHagge6288@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> This is from an old saved e-mail about the Jerry Baker tonics.
>...
>> The bug tonic is
>>
>> 1 Cup human urine (PP) - a repellent
>>
>> Let the flame wars begin
>
>
>No flame. I've read for years that human urine is a good
>fertilizer, and is sterile (in opposition to human feces,
>which can be harmful), as long as the urine comes from
>someone who doesn't have an infection. I haven't tried it,
>until this year, once, and only on my tomatoes that are
>growing in 5-gal. buckets. I'm somewhat hesitant about
>expanding to my new in-ground garden.
>
>Some questions:
>
>1.) What is the average NPK and mineral analysis of human urine?
>    Anyone know of any studies on this?
>
>2.) Have any of you actually used it? If so, did you notice any
>    significant changes in your gardening results that could be
>    attributed to it?
>
>3.) How did you use it (if you used it)? Straight or diluted?
>
>It's a free resource. What a shame to waste it in case it's both
>helpful and safe in our gardens.
>
>I've never read anything negative about using it. Have any of
>you?
>
>Carolyne
>
>--
>Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
>~ Edgar Watson Howe
>
>
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