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"Pete C" wrote in message
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Spider wrote:
"Bob Minchin dangling via a dongle" wrote
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lloyd wrote:
Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting
anything or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our
urine and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away
will be good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol
Supposed to be useful as a compost accelerator although I stopped
using this method when the bin began to stink like a public toilet
so I don't know how effective it will be after only one moth of
passing water on it. Bob


I feel sorry for the moth, personally! :~)

Lloyd, you may certainly irrigate your compost heap. It is, as Bob
says, a useful accelerator. However, if it starts to smell as
strong as Bob's heap, it will probably make an excellent accelerant
instead! Joking aside, you could always dilute with plain water or
build more heaps to spread the load, so to speak.

I wouldn't want to 'water' plants that way, especially nettles ...
legend has it they make you pee more!

Spider

And they bl**dy hurt if you get too close
--
Pete C
London UK

ROFLMAO! :~))) Personal experience, was it?! :~)

Spider

Oh, no, no, no......merely speculative
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Pete C
London UK

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And, to the people who complain about smell, many things decompose
better on a traditional open heap (it's better aerated). You can
add a lot of **** to that without trouble, not to say dead rats,
cooking oil, bones, fat etc. Provided you are also adding a fair
amount of vegetable matter, of course.

Whiskers? g

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Spider wrote:
"Pete C" wrote in message
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Spider wrote:
"Bob Minchin dangling via a dongle" wrote
in message ...
lloyd wrote:
Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting
anything or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our
urine and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away
will be good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol
Supposed to be useful as a compost accelerator although I stopped
using this method when the bin began to stink like a public toilet
so I don't know how effective it will be after only one moth of
passing water on it. Bob


I feel sorry for the moth, personally! :~)

Lloyd, you may certainly irrigate your compost heap. It is, as Bob
says, a useful accelerator. However, if it starts to smell as
strong as Bob's heap, it will probably make an excellent accelerant
instead! Joking aside, you could always dilute with plain water or
build more heaps to spread the load, so to speak.

I wouldn't want to 'water' plants that way, especially nettles ...
legend has it they make you pee more!

Spider

And they bl**dy hurt if you get too close
--
Pete C
London UK

ROFLMAO! :~))) Personal experience, was it?! :~)

Spider

Oh, no, no, no......merely speculative
--
Pete C
London UK

Relieved to hear it. Guess you'd feel a bit of a prick... :~)

Spider

"lloyd" wrote in message
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Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting anything
or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our urine
and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away will be
good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol

Don't tell anyone, but I often pee straight on the compost heap, I do make
sure no one is looking before I do it though!

Alan

In article ,
Ophelia wrote:

And, to the people who complain about smell, many things decompose
better on a traditional open heap (it's better aerated). You can
add a lot of **** to that without trouble, not to say dead rats,
cooking oil, bones, fat etc. Provided you are also adding a fair
amount of vegetable matter, of course.

Whiskers? g

Fine. I have composted them :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2009-09-25 21:02:07 +0100, "Spider" said:


"Pete C" wrote in message
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Spider wrote:
"Bob Minchin dangling via a dongle" wrote in
message ...
lloyd wrote:
Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting
anything or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our
urine and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away
will be good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol
Supposed to be useful as a compost accelerator although I stopped
using this method when the bin began to stink like a public toilet
so I don't know how effective it will be after only one moth of
passing water on it. Bob


I feel sorry for the moth, personally! :~)

Lloyd, you may certainly irrigate your compost heap. It is, as Bob
says, a useful accelerator. However, if it starts to smell as strong
as Bob's heap, it will probably make an excellent accelerant instead!
Joking aside, you could always dilute with plain water or build more
heaps to spread the load, so to speak.

I wouldn't want to 'water' plants that way, especially nettles ...
legend has it they make you pee more!

Spider

And they bl**dy hurt if you get too close
--
Pete C
London UK

ROFLMAO! :~))) Personal experience, was it?! :~)

Spider

And from a man, too. Wimp - or is that boastful? ;-))
--
Sacha

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"lloyd" wrote in message
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Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting anything
or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

I thought all men peed in their gardens. Don't tell me I am the only one.
Tim W

Certainly not! What do the rest do, - pee in their breeches?
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Gordon H
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g'day lloyd,

yes heaps of advantages, we ahve ben doing it for years now usually mix it
with dish rinse water or dish wash water so it goes around.

will keep cats and foxes away also and saves all that wasted drinkable water
that gets used to flush it away.

would like to have another composting toilet as well good stuff for the
garden, save even more water.

len

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

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g'day lloyd,

yes heaps of advantages, we ahve ben doing it for years now usually mix it
with dish rinse water or dish wash water so it goes around.

will keep cats and foxes away also and saves all that wasted drinkable water
that gets used to flush it away.

would like to have another composting toilet as well good stuff for the
garden, save even more water.


Yes here in the UK we do seem to waste an inordinate amount of water.
I guess in Oz you appreciate it much more. This is a rented place so
I'm quite limited as to what I could do, but flushing a gallon of
water everytime I went to the loo was too painful to bear. OK so in
the past we knew no better, but it is high time new builds seperated
fresh water from grey water and then resused it within the house. The
ability to leave taps running constantly also scares me. I dread to
think how much water we used to waste brushing teeth and leaving the
tap running, or washing the dishes etc.

I seem to remember in the old days as a kid we were given a glass of
water to brush our teeth and not from a running tap?

I was out in the locale on walkies and met a middle aged couple
raiding the blackberry bushes. They had bags full of them and seemed
very keen. We reflected on how much wild food goes to waste in this
country, and the pies, puddings, jams and drinks they were talking
about made my mouth water.

They call this progress!!!!!!!!

PS: what tickles me is to see all the guys coming out of the woodwork
and admitting they do P in the garden. Sort of look upon you all in a
different light now ))))))))))

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:09:14 +0100, lloyd wrote:

Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting anything
or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our urine
and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away will be
good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol

I think you will find it too strong if used neat, or direct. It is
high in nitrogen, which is why it's good for compost acceration, but
direct on your plants may cause trouble. You would need to pee in a
bucket or can and dilute it before using on the garden.
I think it's better on an open compost heap than in a bin.

Pam in Bristol

over summer I **** in to a 2 litre milk bottle and when full add to 8 odd
litres of water and water my corn and tomatos. Rinse out the bottle &
recycle.

rob

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Gordon H wrote:
In message , Bob Minchin dangling via a
dongle writes
lloyd wrote:
Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting anything
or filling my septic tank up too quickly.
Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our urine
and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away will be
good.
I think I draw the line at solids though lol

Supposed to be useful as a compost accelerator although I stopped using
this method when the bin began to stink like a public toilet so I don't
know how effective it will be after only one moth of passing water on
it.

Bob

Do moths urinate on your compost?
:-)

BTW, my compost smells quite pleasant.
Are you taking the pith out of my spelling!!

Bob

Yeth, I am, actually :~}

Spider

****ing, er, in the garden laughing.

rob

In article ,
George.com wrote:


over summer I **** in to a 2 litre milk bottle and when full add to 8 odd
litres of water and water my corn and tomatos. Rinse out the bottle &
recycle.

That's a new recipe on me. What does it taste like?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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In article ,
George.com wrote:


over summer I **** in to a 2 litre milk bottle and when full add to 8 odd
litres of water and water my corn and tomatos. Rinse out the bottle &
recycle.

That's a new recipe on me. What does it taste like?

the corn tastes good, I had some from last summer for tea tonight. The
tomatos were also good, some I have frozen in the freezer are becoming sauce
tomorrow.

rob

wrote:
In article ,
George.com wrote:


over summer I **** in to a 2 litre milk bottle and when full add to
8 odd litres of water and water my corn and tomatos. Rinse out the
bottle & recycle.

That's a new recipe on me. What does it taste like?

lol ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:52:30 +1200, "George.com"
wrote:


"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:09:14 +0100, lloyd wrote:

Weird question I know but bear with me. I don't like wasting anything
or filling my septic tank up too quickly.

Would there be any advantage, or disadvantage to collecting our urine
and using it in the garden? Even if it keeps the cats away will be
good.

I think I draw the line at solids though lol

I think you will find it too strong if used neat, or direct. It is
high in nitrogen, which is why it's good for compost acceration, but
direct on your plants may cause trouble. You would need to pee in a
bucket or can and dilute it before using on the garden.

(I dont seem to have got your post in my freebie newsthing)
Good point though. I have kidmey disease and the toilet limescale up
very quickly for some reason, so obviously very strong in something.

I think it's better on an open compost heap than in a bin.

Pam in Bristol

over summer I **** in to a 2 litre milk bottle and when full add to 8 odd
litres of water and water my corn and tomatos. Rinse out the bottle &
recycle.

I bet you don't have many friends at your BBQ