On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 6:39:55 PM UTC-8, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 7:27:50 PM UTC-8, ~misfit~ wrote:
Once upon a time on usenet songbird wrote:
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.... of course human manure composting will help increase
soil nutrients too. if your family is healthy and doesn't use
hormones or chemotherapeutics then composted poo/pee is a valuable
resource. hard to get people to accept it, but there is no reason to
not use such a valuable resource if you can learn to do it safely
(the humanure handbook is freely available on-line). it just freaks
out people though so most gardeners won't do it (but they will use
composted cow manure from sources they know much less about than
their own family, so go figure...). if you build in a long enough
cycle there is no problem from disease organisms and if you are
very paranoid you can even use it as a subsoil amendment (buried
deeply again) and that will cover all remaining issues.

The amount of nutrient in human manure is minimal compared with that
in urine. I have been practicing 'micturition farming' for decades
now and have had excellent results. It is very easy to do
(especially when compared with the use of solid manure) and appeals
to my sense of the cyclic nature of things and my abhorrence of
waste in general.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ve-fertilizer/

I just keep a bucket next to the toilet and use it for urine,
emptying it into a watering can and diluting with water at least
10:1 (often with used aquarium water for that added nutrient boost).
The sooner it's used the better or the urea will degrade into
ammonia and become less bio-available. People who know me are amazed
at my horticultural successes but I don't often share my secret as
people can have totally irrational opinions of certain things.

Err.... can't you just go out in the garden and....

I'm an invalid - chronic back injury and constant pain. The morning pee is
the biggest (most worth catching) and when freshly out of bed I hobble for
an hour or two. Making it to the garden and dangling genitalia (in suburbia
no less) isn't really an option.

Or if that would be too concentrated, dilute with dihydrogen monoxide
from a hose?

It does need diluting. Undiluted urine will kill plants. Also it's easier to
spread around where it's needed when diluted.......

Not presuming to ask who else shares facilities...

It's no presumption. I live alone these days.

Sorry about physical problems. The "constant pain" part is very upsetting to hear about. AFAIK pain control is one of the most active fields in medical research, so I hope your medical providers are on top of current work.
All good wishes,

HB