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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
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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
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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


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On Sep 25, 2:09*pm, 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


Doesn't your septic tank drain off liquid, ours did when we lived in
Norfolk, it went through 3 chambers and finally went into the earth.

I used to put pee on the compost but I had an accident one year coming
downstairs with it, so no more :-)

Judith
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:58:24 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

On Sep 25, 2:09*pm, 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


Doesn't your septic tank drain off liquid, ours did when we lived in
Norfolk, it went through 3 chambers and finally went into the earth.

I used to put pee on the compost but I had an accident one year coming
downstairs with it, so no more :-)

Judith


LOL that's a cracker ))))

Yes you are right of course, but I thought maybe a better use could be
found for it?

In reply to the others. Thanks.

Dont have a composter as I dont actually do much be keep it all fairly
trimmed...grass cuttings just lay there, or sometimes I sweep them
under the hedge in order to build up the void there (was thinking of
lining the bottoms of the hedges with drilled logs for the creepy
crawlies, mason bees etc, what do you people think?

So the pee would be failry well distributed around the garden, under
hedges etc.


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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
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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


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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.
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On 2009-09-25 18:36:16 +0100, "Tim W" said:


"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


Aaaaaaagh! Just don't tell me! I know several of these men (and
their spouses, I hasten to say) I don't want to have them visit us
here and then I have a mental picture of them - aaaaagh!! Some things
are much, much better NOT left to the imagination!
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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


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Tim W wrote:
"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

Only when there's snow laying
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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
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In article ,
Tim W wrote:

"lloyd" wrote in message
.. .
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.


Surely you're taking the ****! Of course we do.

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.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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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
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London UK

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

Spider


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"Bob Minchin dangling via a dongle" wrote in
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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


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