eatAstar
Well-Known Member
This subject has already been discussed to death. I have, and know many people who have as well, used urine as a source of nitrogen. BUT! (and this is the big part) THE URINE HAS TO BE DILUTED! DO NOT URINATE DIRECTLY ON YOUR PLANTS, YOU WILL BURN THEN HORRIBLY!! I dilute it to 5-10 parts water to one part urine. I don't know if this is a wise decision for hydro though, but you'll have to ask one of those guys around here. ALSO ANOTHER KEY POINT>>> If you are one of the folks in our grand country who eats fast food 4 or 5 times a week, YOUR URINE WILL HARM YOUR PLANTS. If you eat junk food, your urine will be filled with bad "stuff". Your body uses urine to excrete wastes. This is totally unlike feces, however. Urine transports overages in certain vitamins and minerals and nitrogen as well. If you eat healthy, you should be okay. Now, by healthy, I don't mean eat all-organic food, or go on an atkins diet, or anything outrageous. But if you have a balanced diet and aren't taking any crazy pharmaceuticals and you stay away from the rougher drugs (i.e. cocaine, heroin, etc.) your urine actually helps your grow efforts. I know most of the users on here don't like to use urine, like FDD, who has probably grown more than any of us will dream..but it's all a matter of preference. There are HUNDREDS of posts on this forum making fun of urine as a "fertilizer" but I'm willing to bet if those folks did some reasearch of their own on the subject, they would take it a little more seriously. To each his own though..
found a link.....ON GOOGLE..hmm..somebody doesn't know how to use a search engine...
ezinearticles.com/?Using-Human-Urine-As-A-Liquid-Fertilizer&id=392596
Written by Julie Williams
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Just so that you know, fresh human urine is sterile (unless there is a urinary tract infection – this urine should not be used) and so free from bacteria.
I recommend that you dilute urine to 10-15 parts water to 1 part urine for application on plants in the growth stage. Dilute to 30-50 parts water to 1 part urine for use on pot plants as they are much more sensitive to fertilizers of any kind.
Trees, shrubs and lawn should cope well without dilution. Withhold the use of urine liquid fertilizer on all food plants at least two weeks before harvesting. Apply under fruiting plants, not directly on foliage.
Don’t use urine older than 24hours on your plants as the urea turns into ammonia and will burn your plants. If it’s not fresh, add it to your compost heap. Adding undiluted human urine to your compost heap will help heat it up quickly as it is an excellent activator and will add to the final nutrient value.
As far as antibiotics, vitamin supplements and other medications go, yes they will end up in your urine, but in such minute quantities that I believe to be negligible – especially when it is diluted."
found a link.....ON GOOGLE..hmm..somebody doesn't know how to use a search engine...
ezinearticles.com/?Using-Human-Urine-As-A-Liquid-Fertilizer&id=392596
Written by Julie Williams
"...
Just so that you know, fresh human urine is sterile (unless there is a urinary tract infection – this urine should not be used) and so free from bacteria.
I recommend that you dilute urine to 10-15 parts water to 1 part urine for application on plants in the growth stage. Dilute to 30-50 parts water to 1 part urine for use on pot plants as they are much more sensitive to fertilizers of any kind.
Trees, shrubs and lawn should cope well without dilution. Withhold the use of urine liquid fertilizer on all food plants at least two weeks before harvesting. Apply under fruiting plants, not directly on foliage.
Don’t use urine older than 24hours on your plants as the urea turns into ammonia and will burn your plants. If it’s not fresh, add it to your compost heap. Adding undiluted human urine to your compost heap will help heat it up quickly as it is an excellent activator and will add to the final nutrient value.
As far as antibiotics, vitamin supplements and other medications go, yes they will end up in your urine, but in such minute quantities that I believe to be negligible – especially when it is diluted."