MiracleGro vs Urine: Which is the Better Fertilizer? (Part 2)
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MiracleGro vs. Urine - which fertilizer will win? Thus far, we're still neck and neck! I'll keep posting updates as the plants grow and we'll see which liquid fertilizer is best.
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It would be helpful when there’s a part 1 and part 2 that you put the other part in as a pinned comment also. Because now I have to do a minutes worth of scrolling to get down to something that was older i.e. part 1.
TH-cam caught wind that I was dumping urine on my plants and they recommended this video. Thanks David, you're the man!
So if you use urine are they Peanuts or "Pee" nuts?
Ur in deep with that comment. Make sure you have your gum boots on.
"Don't put it out with your boots Ted"!
Good pun 👍
Bryan Nichols lol
niiiiice, lol 😂
If you have a dog, notice were they pee. Usually there is a relatively small center of dead grass with a richly growing outer circle.
Bottom line- it works well but too much can burn/ kill( if undiluted).
My girl was ok with me saving tens of GALLONS of my urine to fix our soil that was primarily clay.A year an several tons of horse bedding later, I have a no till garden that produces insane amounts if produce.She's now a believer in the power of pp
Make sure she shows appreciation to the pp that made the garden possible.
I can't believe it... I just saw this dude whip out his piece and sprinkle MIRACLE GROW all over his garden! haha, glad I found your channel.
Urine doesn't cost you anything it's free and it doesn't damage the environment like chemicals.
we grew beautiful Peper plants in cold and damp country with very little sunshine indoors on a window using only urine and water as fertiliser. we got beautiful peppers which tasted nothing of tons of urine invested in them. pp rocks! David the very good rocks!
20K subs! Congrats!
Thank you. Crazy!
OK I sprouted my spanish peanuts from my big gox bulk food section. almost 100% even some that were split in half sprouted on the side that had the germ attached. Pushed them in to loosened soil sprout down like I do with peas covered the soil with a light mulching of long grass and watered them. We have had frequent rains so I have hope of good survival.
David, my gosh guy, please try worm tea from your red wiggler kitchen & garden recycling bin (I sure hope you have one) plus chopped up Comfrey Leaves added to the worm tea bucket, please tell me and all that you are growing Comfrey!!???
No - you can't grow comfrey in the tropics easily. And no worm bin. You can't find red wigglers here either. I did that back in Florida, though, and they were great.
Poring urine over leafy greens like basil, etc I think is nasty. Also in stuff like potatoes, carrots, beetroot, etc. I think it's ohk to use it at the base of stuff like tomatoes, corn, peppers, etc. Where the Urie is not directly making contact with the fruits. At least, to spray it on any soil, prior to planting sounds a bit less nasty for potatoes, and leafy greens.
When my horses go pee they must pee a gallon at a time- would this be good as well as human pee?? I don't know how I could train them to pee in a jug though.
oh i know i figured you'd hafta dilute it somehow but i cant complain about the results i got from sprinkling a bit around the plant so as not to burn it and as we were expecting a good bit of soaking rain it had a good chance to work its way down. im not a big fan of processed chemical fertilizer either so i use it sparingly and enrich the soil with compost too and would prefer to improve my methods by eliminating any need for it on my part.
I’m sold.. since I’ve put out the sign “ I pee’d on it” fewer people steal from the garden. 👍
Let's go URINE!!!
I lost the staring contest.... but learned a lot!
Art Lumnah, of Lumnah Acres, suggested we come visit your site. Hope you have enjoyed a wonderful day.
I just made up a conspiracy theory just now, so tell all of your friends and foes alike: miracle grow is urine! You have to say it in charelton heston's voice for the right effect though. Enough to give you goose bumps, no?
sick rap at the end, nice surprise lol. Liquid gold for the win, shower the power.
You ever think of growing a gunnera manicata? I love them
I wonder how many people stuck around for the rap at the end.
1 quart of urine for two gallons of water, got it. thanks!!
I'm kinda diggin the soul patch
Urine has been used by my family before I was born.. Even to orchids.
i really should watch the vid but i had a couple dogs mark territory on my tomatoes and killed all the bottom leaves. but i sprinkled a little miracle gro stuff about and let the rain soak it in and i now have 3 beefsteaks out on the vine now so im pretty much convinced which is better.
It's way too "hot" directly applied - especially from carnivores.
A question i have is how much water does a plant need to maximise its growth ? Obviously this depends on location , weather and plant so the question is how do we go about learning what it is
Think less about water, And More About Soil- water Retention. A Nice And Well Draining Soil Will Make Happy Roots, But That Will Vary From Plant To Plant, Pot To Pot, Location To Location. Damp Soil Is Great In Between Waterings. Never Too Dry, Never Too Wet. It All Depends On What Your Growing And What The Requirements For That Plant Are. A well Draining Porous Soil Full Of Organic Matter And Microbial Life Is Ideal For Almost All Grows. If It’s Not In The Ground, Then You Must Control What Goes In To Understand What You Can Get Out of It. Sometimes Native Soils Aren’t That Reliable And Require Tilling And Maintenance. A Good Rule Of Thumb Is To Keep Soil Damp, Only Dry About 1-1&1/2” deep, And Not To Soak The Plants, Even When They Are Wilting And Soil Is Dry. We Want To Create A Balance So That Not Only The Roots Thrive, But The Organic Life Underneath As Well. Hope This Helps
Urine is free, nature uses all the organic stuff that we throw.. how beautiful is that
"I use fish emulsion."
"Urine? Ewww! Why would you use something so gross when you can just use dead bodies!"
Correction OP, the sane person would try their best to utilise free stuff.
Think microbiome, think Indian zero cost natural agriculture, think Korean ultra-low cast agriculture methodologies like Jadam.
Everything corporations want us to like, is an inferior product in comparison 👍
i planted 2 peanut plants this year but the rabbits made short work of them!
They love those high-nitrogen leaves. Similar to alfalfa.
make sure and do a follow up vid please. only just realised this was a recent video. so ill be subscribing now
You bet. The experiment is ongoing and I should be creating some more proper test beds as well with a full control group in the next few weeks.
David The Good well urine has a lot of nitrogen and it has phosphorus as well but I wonder how things are going to work out with that amount of nitrogen. I wonder if the amount of phosphorus in urine is enough to stimulate the plant to keep its flowers and produce fruit. We'll see
It is known that there are folks ho drink their own urine,so why should it harm plants?but like very thing else there are limitations.
What about the smell,neighbours,etc.....?
1:48 Rachel is right :D eh.. do you age the urine? is it day old stuff, week old stuff, would that matter? hmm, i wonder witch would be best... hmm. Btw,
Mobie Nut lacto fermented urine is best!
Golden Showers... Not only wonderful for your garden but also effective for dogs that like to mark their territory *in* the house.
Just ask my husband's blue heeler! 🤣
I just got an ad for pesticides lol
Sheesh.
Good info for the future
What fertilizer was used to grow that thing under your lip?
Pure testosterone. Heckuva drug.
I poked (just a little) fun because I knew you'd deliver... I love your sense of humor and content of your videos!
I started my own urban homestead recently, and reference your videos constantly. Keep it up, and thanks for sharing.
Is the PH of Urine off the charts acidic?lol! Very fashionable sandals!
Only 480p? See what I did there?
Free is also good
Why did I smell the urine when you poured that?
did you ever used banana peelz?
The socks in sandals is #1
does plants drink through there leaves too. is it ok to to just water the roots?
Yes - they absorb nutrients readily through their leaves.
They absorb the nitrogen from rain water through their leaves. That's why everything looks so green when it rains .
FREEDOM!!
Pee is for Plants
Urine Luck!
Maybe miracle grow IS urine
🤷♀️
How often you feed with urine?
Every week or so.
Does the urine work well in citrus trees? Dilution rate?
LOVE THE RAP! :)
I did a little experiment with urine a few years ago, following directions from a revolutionary war era pamphlet on producing nitrates for gunpowder. Basically, I just filled a 55 gal drum up with grass clippings, and soaked it every day with fresh urine for three months, then left it alone for six months. At the end of this time, I was left with a small amount of the absolute blackest dirt that I have ever seen. The peppers that I grew out of that may not have been explosive, but they sure were dynamite :)
That is awesome.
YOU RUINED ME! My husband cooks his sugar cane and make Cane Sugar Water which is slightly yellowish, and he stores it in jars, and adds it to his coffee and water. NOW that he LOVES all your Videos and Ideas....I WILL NO LONGER be drinking ANYTHING out of those Jars again...he says they are Cane Water, but now I will never know what is really showing up in those jars....THANK YOU DAVID THE GOOD :)
LOL
LOL!
Definitely stay away on April 1st.
It's crazy how Urine can work for fertilization! I did Okra last year (one entire bed) and all I used was diluted Urine. They grew massive (in regular non fertile soil) and had trouble keeping up with the growth and fruits. Had to pickle almost everyday with the growth that they had. I don't see myself spending extra on synthetic fertilizer this year either when our bodies seem to expel extra nutrients and minerals that we can just give to plants, they know how to use it!!
Watering with urine in sandals. with socks. You have nothing to worry about. Science loves you.
All he needs now is a pocket protector and some glasses that are mended on the bridge with sticky tape and he's set!
According to a local bank advertisement he is wearing standard Seattle fashion. You are welcome to come this way if you bring the tropical weather with you.
I'm just pissed I haven't tried this yet
touche'
Jokes
u'r in for a treat :D lol
I like your non-scientific method of research for science. It is science. My neighbor uses miracle grow. Guess which method I use? :-) I add the water from where I boil eggs to my umm liquid fertilizer. My solid soil amendment is compost with well composted chicken kackey and egg shells. My regular compost is everything but meat I have dogs that love the meat scraps....oh, and lots of coffee grounds. Guess who's garden is doing best? Organic is always better. Much Love!
Want cheap fish emulsion? Buy cans of mackerel at the Dollar tree and blend in the blender, add a cup of water.
For sure! I also have gotten fish guts from fish markets and just let them rot down in a barrel of water (covered!).
My thought is that it’s not the nitrogen as much all the trace elements that are in healthy human urine. You’re just not going to get that in a store bought fertilizer.
Compost your enemies... What a philosopher!
I use the urine straight, but it's because I produce a couple gallons a day. Then, I add a single scoop of the MiracleGro to the two gallons of urine. I started recommending urine to people about twenty years ago, who contacted me regarding their dawn redwoods languishing. Initially they were skeptical, but always emailed me back at the end of the season with glowing reviews. I figured I'd try it on the garden too, and it works great. I use it for charging my biochar as well.
Thats pretty stout!
Check your kidneys bro
@@_TheGoob Oh it's fine. I drink a couple gallons of water a day when I'm home, so it's to be expected, but thanks for the concern!
How much beer did you drink to produce a couple gallons of piss a day?
@@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 hope it's not city water
I just came upon your channel and subscribed!!!
This is my mix for an excellent free organic fertilizer:
- 10 liters of water
- 1 liter of urine
- 1 liter of boiled banana/plantain peels
- 1 tablespoon of sea salt diluted into 1 liter of water
This mix has all the macro and trace elements needed.
Thank you. That sounds awesome! I've added seawater to my compost tea for those extra minerals. The peels are great for potassium. Have you thought about throwing in some ashes, too?
I have only added hardwood ashes and crushed charcoal to the soil... It does sound like a good idea to add it to the mix. I will do that!!
Still using this???
My 15 year old apple tree only had 1 or 2 apple per year, Started feeding it urine from my Gdaugther pottie training and this year my apple tree looked like a grape vine, a ton of apples . Yes it work and it was not watered down just straight pee.
That's fantastic.
Love the shirt and way to rock the socks/sandals combo. ;)
I started the process of urinating in a 5 gallon bucket to feed my 25 fruit trees.
I noticed that I urine a lot like 6 to 8 times a day. Plants are happy!!
poop (humanure) diluted in water and mixed thoroughly works too.
Thanks Mr Good ...
Laughing...love this...I use urine on my roses they LOVE it!!!
Free is for Me....so I will keep using urine!
Remember that movie where the guy went out every day and pee'd on his Lemon tree? I think in the film he passed away and the guy who lived next door would go out and continue the tradition.
@@cuddles6938 the movie was the world's fastest Indian with sir Anthony Hopkins
FAB,
Go man go, I don't think you fans are Miracle Grow prudes and so don’t worry - not that you would anyway.
Go man go,
I have to admit that I don’t dilute
the urine I add to some plants.
Has anyone used urine to fertilize tomatoes? I tried using urine as fertilizer last year and every plant did well except the tomatoes... perhaps the ratio was too strong. Anyone have experience with this?
Ps love the videos :)
Urea is exactly what is used in commercial fertilisers 👍
Got my shirt - I look like a very large avocado with lettering! Still love you best.
AWESOME! Send pictures!
We also use Urine to break down sawdust used in our family compost toilet. Good stuff for growing !
East side vs west side but in your garden! I'm dyin' over here! Thanks for science -ing for us David the Good! For the knowledge that comes with it... and as always the gift of smiles and laughter. I know somewhere I read a cheerful heart is like good medicine! ;)
You bet. And it is!
3:53 Do you use your right sock as a sock puppet? I saw some eyes staring at me!
The Survival Gardening Channel with David The Good, Thank you for sharing this great information. I am a newbie and started using urine 10:1 with well water and it has done an incredible job for my butternut squash. A question I have for you is " How often do I use this mix"? Thans very much
Dr. Fauci would be proud that you follow the science. Kind of.
I have more science than that weird evil dwarf man. And I'm better looking. And way less likely to burn forever in hell.
@@davidthegood I love you show. Thanks Roll Tide
@@davidthegood oh I like you lol
I'm lucky enough to live with 4 people who have pre-installed urine spigots. They are happy to contribute as long as I provide empty juice jugs in their bathrooms. I was crazy and lazy... Me and the littlest one mixed up 30 gallons of water/fert. and ran around making everything smelly. I used a pretty strong mix= one gallon of urine in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket, top off with hose water. So, 4-1 ratio. But, I knew it was fixing to rain and had been raining for days. Everything got it. Peanuts, sunflowers, okra, tomatoes, watermelons, squash, cassava, citrus trees, strawberries, etc... Things are either gonna curl up and die from shock, or knock me out of the way the next time I walk by because they're growing so fast. We shall see. BTW, I think the urine plants in your test are doing slightly better because they're so green they're tinted blue, whereas I still see some yellow here and there on your MiracleGro plants. I'm so glad you're doing this experiment for me, 'cause I was tempted to buy blue crystals this year. You're contaminating your garden so I don't have to taint mine. You're my hero, man! (well, my 2nd best hero. Joel Salatin is pretty hard to touch) But Joel Salatin never sent me water chestnuts, so you've got that up on him.
That's great - thank you. It really does work marvellously.
I am curious, does urine repel bugs or animals at all on plants?
Anyone know a lab you could send the plants to check the vitamin differences of the miracle grow vs urine?
I would be intreated on those results
There is one extra benefit of urine. It's free ! And very portable . When I 'm working in my garden and I feel the urge , I don't bother trekking back into the house. I simply water and fertilize the garden at the same time.
The sweet potato is doing well considering the difference in nitrogen ratios for each type of fertiliser.
Deer problem and I went old school animal deterant with human urine. So I will add water and have fertilizer. Love the free stuff that does the job.
Man, you talk about using urine, and then you flash to running water. This should be considered a form of torture for all men who have enlarged prostates.
I always thought using human waste for produce increases the likelyhood of spreading human disseases and patogens to your food.
Well, urine is not exactly free if you are one of those that buy bottled water from the South Pacific.
Urine story (horror story?) for y'all... Last time I was mixing urine, I'd pour about an inch and a half in the bottom of a gallon jug, then fill with water. I was trying to do too many things at once, in a hurry. Hands were full, so I stuck the end of my dram diffuser in the neck of the jug to free my hand up for something else. Urine makes vigorous froth when adding aerated water. Jug wasn't full yet, but the pressurized froth hit the dram which was obstructing the jug opening. Hose went flying, aged urine water and froth went flying, and I just happened to have my mouth open at the time. You think urine damp socks in sandals is bad, try getting it in your mouth! Nothing I could do, so I just kept watering the garden til I was done. My family looked on and laughed, then refused to go near me afterward. I threatened to hug them all. They shouldn't have been grossed out, right? It was their pee, after all. Had to go take a shower, and I'd just had one before I went to tend the garden. I could have been really earth-mother about it and sat around smelling like P all day, but I think my crazy-ometer would have pegged out in their eyes, so I had mercy on them.
Oh, that's awful.
but a great story
I guess it's not so bad if it's your own urine
Hi David nice T !!
Do you happen to know how to estimate the nitrogen & phosphate rate in a litre of urine?
You are hilarious. Thanks for the chuckles. I support pee-ponics. Miracle-gro is a No-No!
You're awesome brother. Subscribed
MiracleGro isn't evil. It's composed chemically to have what general plants need (fast). I mean, for your potted plants and greenhouse it's great.. but if you have a garden, you should probably work on improving your soil and mulching rather than using soluble fertilisers. Your urine varies in composition, whereas bought fertilisers don't. Quality control. Some see it as artificial but it makes things reliable. Chemistry is chemistry. Elements are elements. Zero magic. If you aren't comfortable with pissing on your edible plants, I'll be honest, I don't feel like it. Especially for my herbs and root vegetables.. lol Mulch early season. I've never known anyone to use liquid fertilisers _in_ their garden. I scatter coffee grounds atop all the time.
Thanks, Jena.
You're right about soil building - that's the best. In some situations, though, it's almost impossible. Florida sand, for instance. That was what got me interested in foliar feeding to begin with. Here in the clay, though, we will just keep building.
I'm sorry.. I assumed "soil" not sand.. I do have an allotment I just got and a house was removed.. the soil there is.. oh dear. weeds won't even barely grow. dig a foot down it's sand, another foot and it's clay... lol I am a vegetarian so I have loads of gone off beans.. I am gonna try throw them in there a few months before frost will take them to try help the soil. I got so much soil improvement to do overall.
I love miracle grow with my compost, tums, and Epsom salt. but this is just me . Great video.
Really great!!! Doesn't it really come down to source, Miracle Grow from a lab that has isolated and dyed the chemical and urine that is eliminated from humans and used in it's raw state. The basil didn't like the urine so much, some what yellowish and not green, maybe it will get over urine shock and grow like crazy. LOVE the tee shirt!!!
It's not made in a lab, it's mixed in a business in Texas, I worked there for a while.
@@anthonycoyer7186 Pls could you tell us some of it components. Typing from Nigeria.
@@florencetomi2223 it has what plants crave.
@@pledgeyourallegiance8530 plants crave electrolytes i learned that from Idiocracy movie
Any chemical fertilizer damages the soil food web, dilute urine will not.
You have inspired me to roam the interstates collecting trucker bombs with which to water my garden. Thank you David the Good.
noooooo
I agree with REN-Noooo
You have to dilute the urine its concentrated an can burn the plants an it for leafty crops
This was clarified in the video.
We all know that. If you mulch tho...you can generally add straight pee.
Right on dude you're funny guy I like you man you're cool God bless you laugh out loud
That's where my shirt went.
I have been doing it. I now have a ton of ants. Could they be connected?
This is like the Twilight Zone of gardening.
You not supposed to wear socks in the garden, I'm a snob
"oh science... Accept our frailty" 😂 love it