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All that nitrogen, potassium and phosphate in human urine makes it a great fertilizer.
This post started first with an interesting article that was emailed to me, then a simple Google search of “human urine as fertilizer.” It’s amazing the things I learned.
According to the article, Better Tomatoes via a Fertilizer or… Human Urine?, a study from Finland found that tomatoes fertilized with a mixture of human urine and wood ash produced over four times as much fruit as those without. The fruit also had more beta-carotene and more protein than the pee-less ones. They say it’s because human urine contains nutrients like nitrogen, potassium and phosphate, which are all great for plants.
I did a little online research to see how the yellow stuff works for the green stuff. (If you have anything to add on this, post a comment below; no need for waste to go to, uh… waste?)
You may be a little hesitant to collect your own urine, but remember fresh urine is basically sterile and odour-free. Also, using urine as fertilizer is not only another step toward a sustainable garden—think of the water you’ll save by not flushing—it’s the free alternative to the store-bought fertilizer.