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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organiccomposting
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Here, for the record, is a picture of my ad hoc 'compost' bucket ... where I put all kitchen food-related trash (eggshells, banana peels, lettuce cores, chicken bones, fat cuttings, orange peels, stale bread, etc.): http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7393442.gif Notice the patented NPK 12:1:2 fertilizing formula I've been using, thanks to all your advice! So far I've been emptying this about once a week into a large wheeled green compost bucket (which is half full and getting unwieldy). The bottle of urine you see there is about a day's output from yours truly: * That's about ~1.5 liter / day / person * Which is about 7.5 grams of Nitrogen per day * And about 6 pounds of Nitrogen, 1 pound Phosphorous, & 2 pounds of Potassium per year I wonder what a comparison cost would be for equivalent store bought NPK 12:1:2 fertilizer containing 6 pounds of nitrogen? |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organic composting
On 1/21/2012 10:47 AM, Chuck Banshee wrote:
UPDATE: Here, for the record, is a picture of my ad hoc 'compost' bucket ... where I put all kitchen food-related trash (eggshells, banana peels, lettuce cores, chicken bones, fat cuttings, orange peels, stale bread, etc.): http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7393442.gif Notice the patented NPK 12:1:2 fertilizing formula I've been using, thanks to all your advice! So far I've been emptying this about once a week into a large wheeled green compost bucket (which is half full and getting unwieldy). The bottle of urine you see there is about a day's output from yours truly: * That's about ~1.5 liter / day / person * Which is about 7.5 grams of Nitrogen per day * And about 6 pounds of Nitrogen, 1 pound Phosphorous,& 2 pounds of Potassium per year I wonder what a comparison cost would be for equivalent store bought NPK 12:1:2 fertilizer containing 6 pounds of nitrogen? It looks like apple juice or recycled beer. ^_^ TDD |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organiccomposting
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:38 -0600, The Daring Dufas wrote:
I wonder what a comparison cost would be for equivalent store bought NPK 12:1:2 fertilizer containing 6 pounds of nitrogen? It looks like apple juice or recycled beer. ^_^ Well, in a way, it 'is' recycled apple juice & beer! I haven't flushed the toilet in a week! |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organic composting
On 1/21/2012 5:26 PM, Chuck Banshee wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:59:38 -0600, The Daring Dufas wrote: I wonder what a comparison cost would be for equivalent store bought NPK 12:1:2 fertilizer containing 6 pounds of nitrogen? It looks like apple juice or recycled beer. ^_^ Well, in a way, it 'is' recycled apple juice& beer! I haven't flushed the toilet in a week! EEEEEEeeeeeeuuuu! ^_^ TDD |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organiccomposting
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:34:54 -0600, The Daring Dufas wrote:
I haven't flushed the toilet in a week! EEEEEEeeeeeeuuuu! ^_^ I agree the yuck factor is high. But, I'm at least learning yuck that I never knew before ... for example, on Saturdays I deliver double my normal urine output - and - the color tends to fade to a lighter amber (as shown in this picture taken today of the second bottle of the day): http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396434.gif And, the practical (yuck) experience doesn't stop there. For example, I found that this width bottle is too small for a normal person to fit and therefore there's the need for a wider bottle opening (two inches would seem to be a good bottle opening size for a 2 liter bottle): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396436.gif Don't ask for details. Just trust me on this one. |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organic composting
On Jan 22, 2:06 am, Chuck Banshee wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:34:54 -0600, The Daring Dufas wrote: I haven't flushed the toilet in a week! EEEEEEeeeeeeuuuu! ^_^ I agree the yuck factor is high. But, I'm at least learning yuck that I never knew before ... for example, on Saturdays I deliver double my normal urine output - and - the color tends to fade to a lighter amber (as shown in this picture taken today of the second bottle of the day): http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396434.gif And, the practical (yuck) experience doesn't stop there. For example, I found that this width bottle is too small for a normal person to fit and therefore there's the need for a wider bottle opening (two inches would seem to be a good bottle opening size for a 2 liter bottle): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396436.gif Don't ask for details. Just trust me on this one. Andy comments: Use laundry detergent plastic jugs. Wide mouth, easy to fit with no= fiddling around ..... I keep one under the bed to keep from stumping my toes at night, and one in the truck so I don't have to stop and go into a gas station after every beer....... They are empltied into a raised bed garden, in those spaces where I've already picked the produce..... |
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organic composting
On 1/22/2012 2:06 AM, Chuck Banshee wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:34:54 -0600, The Daring Dufas wrote: I haven't flushed the toilet in a week! EEEEEEeeeeeeuuuu! ^_^ I agree the yuck factor is high. But, I'm at least learning yuck that I never knew before ... for example, on Saturdays I deliver double my normal urine output - and - the color tends to fade to a lighter amber (as shown in this picture taken today of the second bottle of the day): http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396434.gif And, the practical (yuck) experience doesn't stop there. For example, I found that this width bottle is too small for a normal person to fit and therefore there's the need for a wider bottle opening (two inches would seem to be a good bottle opening size for a 2 liter bottle): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mg/7396436.gif Don't ask for details. Just trust me on this one. I have a plastic urinal I got during my last hospital visit where I had to keep track of urine output. I keep track of output every now and then especially after I peed out 50lbs of fluid in two weeks last fall. In a month I was 60lbs lighter after getting the right medication. No more fluid in my lungs went a long way toward making me feel better. ^_^ TDD |
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