Thanks for posting this Veronica. Good to know. I like to read the info on his site and as a bonus he sells some of the interesting plants he grows on Craigslist.

If I didn't know better I would swear he said 'pee on it' can you please explain

Carmen

You did not read that incorrectly. John is a very unique individual. I went to one of his "classes" and he wanted my 10 year old to pee in his garden instead of using the bathroom! LOL! He said it was to save water and benefit the plants. He is very nice, though, if a bit different.

More practical for the guys than the gals, IMO, and definitely depends on the privacy level at your house.

I agree with this idea but would not limit myself to one kind. I think most (all?) beans are legumes? There's a bag of 15 kinds of dry beans you can buy and last year I threw a few here, a few there. A lot of different kinds came up but it was too late to know which they were or for them to do anything but grow some leaves. I did prove to myself that at least some of the beans are viable seeds, the reason for doing that. It's a pretty big bag, under $2, I always see it wherever I grocery shop, and the same bag sold as seeds would cost a LOT more. Whatever kinds grow would be fine, we like all 15 although (OT) the 14th and 15th beans take a frustratingly longer time to cook than the other 13. Glad this came up, it reminds me to go throw some beans.

Quoted: Urine contains large quantities of nitrogen (mostly as urea), as well as significant quantities of dissolved phosphates and potassium, the main macronutrients required by plants, with urine having plant macronutrient percentages (i.e. NPK) of approximately 11-1-2 by one study[18] or 15-1-2 by another report,[19] illustrating that exact composition varies with diet. Undiluted, it can chemically burn the roots of some plants, but it can be used safely as a source of complementary nitrogen in carbon-rich compost.

As I understand it, you should not pee directly on the plant, either pee in a bucket and dilute it with water or pee on the compost pile. Now, I can't get the guys at my house to do either-or and I have not yet created an outdoor bucket at ADA height with associated grab bars so I can't really say from personal human observation.

Observing the dog and cat urine spots in the yard though will give you an idea. The initial pee spot gets burned (think over-fertilizer burn) because it is too concentrated where as an outer super healthy ring of green grass will take off. If you immediately dump a pitcher of water directly on the pee spot you'll dilute the concentration and make it not burn the grass. In theory the same concept would apply to guys peeing on a plant I suppose.

The long and the short? Pee is a good free source of fertilizer. Which still hasn't convinced my hubby.

~dianne

Here is a link that might be useful: Urine

My 5 year old son pees in the garden all the time to help the plants. LOL!