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An Ancient Organic Fertilizer Making a Comeback: Human Urine

Researchers in Finland are reporting successful use of an unlikely fertilizer for farm fields that is inexpensive, abundantly available, and undeniably organic -- human urine.

Science Daily October 8, 2007




 
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Posted On Oct 09, 2007
Awesome!  I hope this gets used. 

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Posted On Oct 09, 2007
The Chinese peasants have been using 'night soil' for multiple millennia.

Uric acids, urea, and well as bird guano (phosphates and nitrates) were widely used prior to the chemical revolution and conversion to synthetic chemistry prior to the 1930's globally.

Perhaps our good Doc Guessa can fill us each in on some other better for your crop fertilizer options also?

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Posted On Oct 09, 2007
I believe there is an unlimited supply of such product in the District Of Columbia, on Capital Hill, as well as limitless Methane and S02 for fuel conversion.

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Posted On Oct 09, 2007
Surely it's only organic if the urinators aren't taking synthetic pharma drugs?

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Posted On Oct 11, 2007
No kidding! Do you know how much drugs most people are pissing away! (Pissing is a scientfic word so please don't get mad folks)

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Posted On Oct 10, 2007
This article reminds me of the movie "The World's Fastest Indian" where the Lemon tree was fertilized in this manner.

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Posted On Oct 09, 2007
Might also try the brand Milorganite fertilizer.  It is also made from human you know what part of sewage. Bonemeal is good too.

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Posted On Oct 10, 2007
I get it at homedepot or the local nursery.

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Posted On Oct 10, 2007
Okay, I am the mom that told her young boys don't pee in the pool and they thought it meant use the tree instead.  So does this mean I can tell the nosey neighbor we were fertilizing the tree??  LOL  It is better than what they said when I told them not to.  Well, Kang, our dog, does it.  {:-o

I am the only mom here to experience this, right?  Interesting article though but I did have to laugh at the image.


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Posted On Oct 11, 2007
Ber - I live rurally and a lot of the male population go outside to pee on trees, even when they're sitting in the house, ten feet from a bathroom.
For one thing it keeps the critters out of your yard and towards the end of summer many people have severe water shortages. Also I think they just plain like to.

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Posted On Oct 11, 2007
So far all the grandsons at age 2 and half pee out in our front yard.  Got one more not yet that age. :)

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Posted On Oct 11, 2007
I think they like to mark their territory........:)

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