Lat year I started an experiment at my homestead. I used a bale of straw as a sponge for urine deposits. If you just go willy-nilly everywhere it turns the vegetation and leaves brown. Someone suggested I try using a straw bale. I was skeptical.
It has been a year, and the straw bale still looks like a straw bale. To my surprise it does not smell, and it never has! Once it breaks down to a certain point it can be used as compost. Throw it in a compost pile if you would rather let it age some more, or plant a plant in it.
Most of us have a phobia of our body's animal functions. The myth that urine is sterile has been proven wrong, but it is relatively sterile unless one has an infection. Urine has tons of historical uses, from whitening teeth, and laundry, to killing germs. But that isn't what I want to talk about.
The straw bale I mentioned above works unbelievably well. Easy for a man to use, a bit harder for a woman. Use bottle over night, and then dump it onto straw bale in the morning. Try it, you'll be amazed! A perfect simple solution, and a good accompaniment to your compost toilet.
Also I tried using urine on an indoor plant. One part urine to 10 parts water. Within a couple of days the plant had an upsurge in growth, and went deep green. I now use this tincture every couple of weeks. The plant is still thriving.
Your #1 Choice For Fertilizer
Recent scientific studies have shown urine is a safe and very effective fertilizer for cabbage, beets, cucumbers, and tomatoes, and pretty much anything else you want to grow. Urine boasts a nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium (N-P-K) ratio of 10:1:4, plus more modest amounts of the trace elements plants need to thrive. The nutrients in pee are highly available to plants, too—an extra plus. One estimate suggests a family of four can produce the equivalent of more than 100 pounds of all-purpose garden fertilizer every year. Oh, and the best part? It's free! Oh, be still, my nickel-pinching heart!
Rodale
Waste is wasted resources.
[Grow more greens!]
