Tomatoes thrive on urine diet

[maytreefrannie]

Well, Womble, I think you're male which makes it not only easier to deliver the goods outdoors but I believe it's male urine which is the most prized (some say only male urine is suitable ).

[womble]

Well, Womble, I think you're male which makes it not only easier to deliver the goods outdoors but I believe it's male urine which is the most prized (some say only male urine is suitable ).

Bob Flowerdew says it's better after a night on the cider, I can neither confirm nor deny it
I'm pretty sure that it doesn't matter if you are female or male, but anyway, most females have males living with them and getting them to pee into a watering can now and again doesn't seem that hard.

[Lavenderblue]

We pee on our compost heap, seems to help the compost activate quicker. Our pumpkins are massive and numerous this year so I am not complaining.

This thread reminds me of something I read recently, about a man who makes his wee into nutriants for spinach and then sells it in a resturant.

have a look here: Vegan Spinach Pie, or How To Turn Your Urine into an Ideal Hydroponic Solution for Plants!

[OllieMartin]

I've heard stories of school kids peeing their name on the school playing field so that the grass grows greener in the shape of their 'signature'!

[bluemoon]

I use urine on any gross feeder plant, not just on the compost heap, and I have always assumed that it would work well on any nitrogen fixers too, although I don't think I have tried it. ( Is this how "peas" got their name ? ! ) Ammonia, or to be more precise urea, is only one step away from pure nitrogen, isn't it ?

It's full of phosphates too. The original discoverer of phosphorous set out his protocol thus: 'Take 52 buckets of urine....evaporate over a fire.' Having done that he noticed a glow in the residue which we now know was phosphorescent. I've often wondered what ever made him try this in the first place. Though I always think it amusing that the chemical symbol is P.

Male or female urine should contain largely the same compounds. The only time male urine is preferable is when it's used to 'scent mark' to deter foxes from chickens

[21again]

Just found this, may have to give it a go myself as I can't see my husband peeing into a bottle for me.



How to Use Urine as Fertilizer | eHow.com

[stressedoutmum2]

This is great news, my toddler often has a wee around my tomato plants and they are producing a fantastic amount where my neighbours have done nothing this year. Maybe a little wee is the answer....

[solway cropper]

Amazing, I've been peeing on my veg since I was a bairn and thought everybody did it. Mind you, I do draw the line at what used to be euphemistically called 'night soil'

[WeeGarden]

I came across a book recently - Liquid Gold:The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants, by Carol Steinfeld.

There is a website/blog to go with this - here.

There's a pic of the author with a pot of swiss chard fed on the stuff. It looks ok...apart from the fact that it's indoors. Erm... really not sure about that!

[hamsterqueen]

I think they are taking the p**s

The old 'uns are the best!!

[Aileen35]

So if urine is so good, why does dog pee kill the lawn?

[snohare]

So if urine is so good, why does dog pee kill the lawn?

A good question.
As Paracelsus said, "Dose is everything" - still the basic precept of toxicology. Everything will kill at some dosage.

[snakeshack]

I always pee in the watering can up the lottie dilute to the top with water and spread around liberally,the butternut squash were fantastic!