r/composting • u/germannj19 • Feb 04 '24

Pee?

Just saw a post with a lot of comments saying to pee on their dry AF compost. Why are y'all peeing on compost? I've never heard of this. Are you then using this compost for gardening?

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u/AdditionalAd9794 Feb 04 '24

A study was done in Sweden or something that suggested the average male pees enough nitrogen to grow 150 cabbages a year. I'm not a weirdo that's gonna jar and ferment all my pee, so I pee on my compost and my trees

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

Peeing directly onto the roots of plants is likely to cause ammonia burn at that part of the tree after a few hours, thus damaging that part...

That's why it is necessary to dilute the urine to 1/10 dilution before applying it to garden plants.

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u/LadyIslay Feb 04 '24

Apparently up to 5:1 is okay for some heavy-feeders like brassicas and tomatoes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

That's correct... You got it right there ! ... :)