I'm 57 years old and for some younger people that was gross up about this; they should try it. It really works. When I grew up we didn't have ferterlizer, so that's what my parents and other people use for specific vegetables in the garden.
urine is good in growing vegetables especially pechay and tomatoes. I'd tried it in my garden that grew in plastic containers, it yields so many fruits.
No idea how much I appreciate the absolute frankness of your video. Using tact for those who might be squeamish and yet covering the material perfectly to get the information clearly across is of great use. PS I am known to complain how we leach the ground of nutrients then repay the plants by flushing our nutrients in the river. So thanks for the backing on that as well.
+Logan Ashcroft I feel for you. However, undiluted urine can be too strong for plants. So, don't drink any water for a day, and dribble away on one specific spot. Day after day, that should do it!
I use the urine fertilizer on my veggie garden, about one whiz per gallon and water the plants with it about once a week during their growth stages. Also a great compost pile activator and even makes a great all natural weed killer if you don't dilute it. I don't see it as being as gross than the common use of cow manure in the garden (which I also don't think is a big deal) or worse being fertilized with raw sewage like they do in a lot of places whose veggies end up at the grocery store. Some of these nursery supply places are selling what is essentially an animal urine and seaweed mixture special fertilizer for big bucks.
Just wondered about covering and protecting from oxygen. I read somewhere compost tea it good to aerate with air (an aquarium pump) for about 2-3 days rather than leaving it.The reason being it creates aerobic bacteria rather than anaroebic. Just wondered what you thought and whether this applied to fertilizers made from comfrey, weeds etc?
Graham Bull I agree that aerobic bacteria is what you want to end up with before applying. Anaerobic fermentation works quickly, but I prefer to perform a second phase where I create aerobic conditions for additional processing. A swampy anaerobic brew is what kills roots and rots plants. Not to mention human pathogens (disease-causing, dangerous bacteria as in botulism). You can even just stir it up daily to prevent the swampy, methane smells that arise if you simply let it sit and rot. This is why in the wild, "standing" water has always been considered dangerous, and "running" water safer to drink.
Great instruction! I will start doing your system now. I have a lost of vegetables in my little back yard and always looking for some additional learning about gardening. Congratulations for your simple way of teaching. Ed
it would be more accurate to say normal urine is sterile. the kidneys do process body's toxic nitrogenous waste product excreted as ammonia. I dont think anyone is afraid of touching urine because "its toxic." more likely that they think its not clean when in fact its sterile. thx for the tips :)
I moved recently to a new place with weak hedges. I did some aeration of the soil and added some fertilizer, but I think the ones where my dog pees mostly, are much in better shape, with greener leafs! Similarly, in my old place, I used to dig a hole and burry all the organic waste. And how the hedges loved it!
The term " he ain't got a pot to piss in" comes from people who were so broke they didn't have a pot to piss in. They couldnt even get money for their own piss.
@Dave Dawson You can actually still do it in Uganda.There are researches who are trying to ferment urine so they can sell it as fert and provide $ to the urine providers
I remember my mom when we are still young, use to gather our urine in a big bucket every morning, we use bucket when we pee, then she will gather it and put a lot of water in it and water it to our pomelo. She is telling us, it is the best fertilizer. It is true because, our pomelo yield a lot of fruits and it is really very sweet. Funny to say, when i watch your video, I realized that it is really proven true. And many are using this as part of their organic fertilizer. Thank you in sharing
Hey how many times can you use the same weeds to ferment. I am thinking of getting a 50 gallon rain barrel and doing just what you suggest keeping it next to my compost bins so I can add to it easily. But I want to know how often to replace the weeds inside.
Hi i am a newbie veggie gardener. I am going to try your 2nd fertilizer recipe. Once done, waiting time is about two to three weeks? Once it is ready to be used do i throw out the weeds before i use it to water my vegetables?
I have been using pee and rainwater to water my trees and plants. they are lush and well fed. pee is great, its no toxic and its sterile . do use pee if you are using antibiotics. as for tea ( plant food ), I divert some of my green yard waste to making plant fertilizer. I use a large plastic drum with a tap on it, I store my plant fertilizer in a separate bottle. I got two going, one almost finished and the other a new batch, I rotate them. I never empty the drums, when a batch is done, empty it, then fill it with new clippings.
PEOPLE, YOU MUST DILUTE THE URINE! 20 PARTS WATER TO 1 PART URINE!!! Maybe you should stress this fact first, because I know the moment some people hear urine is high in N, they get so excited and immediately run outside and pee on their plants.
Yeah, you can't do that, it does have to be dilluted. You could pee directly on your compost pile, but not on the plants. He did say that in the video, after all.
Jack Sawyer ideally you want to use fertilizers in low quantities and High frequency. for small plants Urine would have to be diluted but its not like youre gonna kill the plant by pissing on it once.
Hi and thank u very much for your informative video. I have one Q, how long will the herbal tea last after it is finished with fermenting if I make a big container full? Hella
Peeing is also good for speeding compost (we live in a wooded cul-de-sac so it's a little safer). I told my sons about this when they were little and of course they and their buddies loved to "help", thought it the greatest fun in the world.
What do you do with the "tea bags" - the soggy weeds after you pour off the tea? Are they sufficiently dead so if they're thrown on a compost pile, the weeds won't reproduce?
Hi Phil! Was wondering when do i feed my plants with this urine fertilizer? Do I use it every time i water my plants? Btw., I have cannabis plants on vegetative stage and don't want them to burn with too much fertilizer. Thanks!
Smiling again, great to see. I am also into making my own home made fertilizer. I make my from my worm farms in my backyard micro farm. Happy Gardening/Farming Marty Ware (Australian Micro Farmer)
My mum used to grow large plants indoors. Sitting room, hallway etc. As little boy, when i felt lazy about going all the way to the bathroom, i just pissed into the large flower pots. I began noticing how the plants blossomed few days to weeks afterwards. So every few months i gave the plants a little piss boost😁👍🏼
I watched your video with interest. I was wondering if can one make organic fertiliser having fermented lemon grass, gliricidia and moringa. Do we add molasses to speed up the process. Any idea how long does it take to make this.
Hey that's great . But I plant a lot of corn , beans , okra , taters ,ect . Don't think I could pee that much , but I will try some on some of my garden . Thanks
I "experimented" with urine a few months back. The "experiment" was to test the saying that human urine deters deer. An unexpected side effect was the grass grew wild where I "placed the urine" compared to areas I did nothing to. From this I deduced urine must have some nutrients and a lot of nitrogen. Didn't deter the deer.. but cayenne pepper sure did!
Only just found your site. What I want to ask is If I have a 150ltr water butt taking water off my sheds to water the garden with can I add urine to it and some form of plants to get a tea of some sorts that would be beneficial.
I did that second one with some rinsed off seaweed (sargassum and sea grass mostly) in a 5 gallon bucket. How much do I need to dilute that to use it safely? And can I reuse the left over seaweed again?
My dog would pee on our fruit trees quite often that eventually they died... I was so frustrated with my pup but eventually got over it and accepted that it was his yard.... that was until my neighbor saw my frustration and told me that every time my dog peed on my trees to follow it with some water to dilute his urine, and the wonders I would see... she was right, it was a life plant saver tip.
Thanks for the video, I enjoyed watching and subscribed! Could I get your opinion? I ferment grains for my chickens, Cracked corn, whole wheat and sunflower seeds. I use 3 buckets in rotation, 5gl each and each feeds for 2 days. So ea bucket gets a 4 day ferment. I have about a gal to a gal 1/2 of liquid every two days I could that I could pull off and use in the garden. In your opinion, what would be the microbial benefit to my garden? And should I dilute and foliar feed? Thanks in advance!
arno schockaert Your dog is a bitch right? Male dogs don't generally cause a problem because they like to spread it around (scent mark), where as bitches will just empty all their bladder in one spot. Male dogs don't put enough down in one spot to cause a problem (usually). If your dog isn't a bitch, he probably needs longer/more frequent walks so he is not having to dump all his urine in one spot in your garden.
The contents of a septic tank makes great fertilizer too. it's hard to imagine harvesting what is essentially sewage to spread around your garden. Fish parts and egg shells make great fertilizer too.
Hello Phil, Is any weed acceptable to use for the fermentation tea process. I ask because there is an abundance of a nuisance plant called Virginia Creeper that grows completely wild here in the summers. If I could find something useful for that, I'd be a very happy camper. Thanks.
This is great. I always believe letting plants grow in natural conditions in much better than giving them pills (I am talking about urea and other packed manure and pesticides)
+IAMTHR33 I'd be hesitant to water seeds or young seedlings with the herbal tea, but it would be very interesting to test a small area and see what happens.
Let say I have collected 5 gallons of uran. Now I dulited it 1 cup to gallon of water, giving me 83 gallons of liquid gold fertilizer to put on my yard. How much (cups/ gallon) should I put on per square foot? And how often should I apply.
I tried fermenting weeds. I only "brewed" them for 3 days. They smelled like feces! I'm assuming this is from the anaerobic process. Will it smell less if I brew longer? The smell persisted for a day in the garden and compost pile so I've learned to make opening and emptying a last thing of the day.Also, I'm thinking this is a great thing to do with your weeds that have gone to seed. First, to keep seeds out of the compost where they will later germinate. I'm assuming they are rendered incapable of germination from this process. Secondly because seeds tend to be nutrient dense and therefore produce a higher quality end product.Any thoughts?
hi, my question isn't about this particular video but you seemed like somebody who may the answer. I'm pretty sure that's a compliment lol I'm in the UK and have a peach tree in my garden that has suffered really badly from leaf curl every year since I put it in, it's been I for about 5 years and I e only managed to have one peach survive so far! Do you know of any safe, preferably organic, cures for it? I got a couple of miniature trees last year and they both have it too! I have recently tried something I found on amazon which turned out to be a fungus eating type of nematode but the infection is pretty bad so I'm worried that even 5hat won't work because it says to only use it 3 times a year and I've already used it twice. Sorry for the length of this but I had a load of words left over that I hadn't used from my quota this month :) Thank you in advance :)
You talk about using urine as a fertilizer and fermenting nutrient accumulating weeds for your plants. But do you ever use urine to speed up a compost?
I heard that if you're on certain precriptions such as painkillers that your urine could be toxic for the plant is there any truth to that claim? I tried googling it already
Just thought of something.... The liner in packs of cut up chicken have blood , aka blood meal that's not dried, and water holding gel that improves soil composition. Bet opening them up and adding to garden soil would improve it.
So I am wondering about the weed fermentation. Do you pour this right on your plants, or do you dilute the fermented solution? Also, does it matter if the weeds are about to go to seed or not? Will they be completely dead after 2 weeks? Thanks Nick
Help my garden (which I made a video of on TH-cam) is sad. I think the soil is mostly clay.. With some sand since a pool was here with previous owner. Anyway. It's my first year and I am about to throw in the towel and just do raised beds next year. Is there hope for a garden that is just not thriving mid season? Would urine help at this point? Or anything else for that matter? (I could give you the link to my video if you want it or I guess you could click my name and find it... I don't have many videos)
we had bor water pump in the yard which actually sucked up the water n juices 😷 from the septic tank. natural homemade fertilizer, really wild veggie patch with a hint of stench
"Dandelion, comfrey, yarrow, stinging nettle..." Had to smile, these are the plants I harvest from nature for various uses! Healing lotions, teas, salad greens - no wonder they make such a healthy compost!
I was fertilizing my neighbor's garden the other day and she called the police and had me arrested for public nudity. Last time I'll help a neighbor.
hey, did you come out of jail? i have a garden that needs your fertilization
You are hilarious!!!
Upcamehill my roses need some nitrogen, watch out for thorns !
Hahahahah
😂😂😂😂
Lol. This is so funny I almost pissed my plants!
HA..Great comment
O!!! This just made me scream like ahhhhhhh
So very clever, and funny!
Haaa 🤣
Lmao bro two years later you got me dieing 🤣
I'm 57 years old and for some younger people that was gross up about this; they should try it. It really works. When I grew up we didn't have ferterlizer, so that's what my parents and other people use for specific vegetables in the garden.
@@billybongthornton4285 theirs family is immune to such disease's
lol! what you described as weeds - dandelion, comfrey, yarrow etc are all plants I grow to eat and use medicinally!
Nice - me too!
Agree, no such thing as a weed, just a 'plant in the wrong place'.
Sure, but they grow everywhere, and you can take them from other places importing micro-organisms for your garden!
Beer and coffee grain works for my plants and lawn
Interesting
Interesting. Is appreciate knowing how you fertilize using the coffee and beer. Thank you
@2:47 "i did some math once and im not sure how accurate it was" - story of my life
urine is good in growing vegetables especially pechay and tomatoes. I'd tried it in my garden that grew in plastic containers, it yields so many fruits.
No idea how much I appreciate the absolute frankness of your video. Using tact for those who might be squeamish and yet covering the material perfectly to get the information clearly across is of great use.
PS I am known to complain how we leach the ground of nutrients then repay the plants by flushing our nutrients in the river. So thanks for the backing on that as well.
People don't do this if you're taking medications.
wow.... and all those year pissing on my prick of neighbors rose garden actually helped..... i hate myself.....
Lol
+Logan Ashcroft
Lel
lul
+Logan Ashcroft I feel for you. However, undiluted urine can be too strong for plants. So, don't drink any water for a day, and dribble away on one specific spot. Day after day, that should do it!
+Logan Ashcroft hahaha you can come and piss on my roses mate
The grass is always greener over the septic tank, LOL.
holly bilski yes
I use the urine fertilizer on my veggie garden, about one whiz per gallon and water the plants with it about once a week during their growth stages. Also a great compost pile activator and even makes a great all natural weed killer if you don't dilute it. I don't see it as being as gross than the common use of cow manure in the garden (which I also don't think is a big deal) or worse being fertilized with raw sewage like they do in a lot of places whose veggies end up at the grocery store. Some of these nursery supply places are selling what is essentially an animal urine and seaweed mixture special fertilizer for big bucks.
Just wondered about covering and protecting from oxygen. I read somewhere compost tea it good to aerate with air (an aquarium pump) for about 2-3 days rather than leaving it.The reason being it creates aerobic bacteria rather than anaroebic. Just wondered what you thought and whether this applied to fertilizers made from comfrey, weeds etc?
Graham Bull I agree that aerobic bacteria is what you want to end up with before applying. Anaerobic fermentation works quickly, but I prefer to perform a second phase where I create aerobic conditions for additional processing. A swampy anaerobic brew is what kills roots and rots plants. Not to mention human pathogens (disease-causing, dangerous bacteria as in botulism). You can even just stir it up daily to prevent the swampy, methane smells that arise if you simply let it sit and rot. This is why in the wild, "standing" water has always been considered dangerous, and "running" water safer to drink.
too much internet for today
theman83744 -Why is using urine weird for people? People use cow shit as fertilizer. It’s called manure. So how is pee any more “weird”? Lol
Those are natural stuff better for crops i ferment it better
hi i got some of my seeds to spout on a paper wet an I transplant a few have them near rhe kitchen window took about 3weeks to sprout
Great instruction! I will start doing your system now. I have a lost of vegetables in my little back yard and always looking for some additional learning about gardening. Congratulations for your simple way of teaching. Ed
it would be more accurate to say normal urine is sterile. the kidneys do process body's toxic nitrogenous waste product excreted as ammonia. I dont think anyone is afraid of touching urine because "its toxic." more likely that they think its not clean when in fact its sterile. thx for the tips :)
urine isn't sterile, that's a myth.
A lot of cultures have been taught that for generations.
I moved recently to a new place with weak hedges. I did some aeration of the soil and added some fertilizer, but I think the ones where my dog pees mostly, are much in better shape, with greener leafs!
Similarly, in my old place, I used to dig a hole and burry all the organic waste. And how the hedges loved it!
Can I use both these fertilizers in pot plants as well?
Im glad i saved all my urine in mason jars over the years.
Now it's cider
Yuck!
🤣🤣🤣
What. The fuck. Is wrong with you?
I wonder how true this is🤔😬
When you are my age peeing on your hand is pretty common.
Two really simple yet terrific ideas! The first confirmed what I knew but didn't use on any other plants except citrus trees. Thanks
Urine was so valuable in ancient Rome that it was taxed. Pee barrels were everywhere so none was wasted. For 2000 years it was used to brush teeth.
I love history..
The term " he ain't got a pot to piss in" comes from people who were so broke they didn't have a pot to piss in. They couldnt even get money for their own piss.
Wow, I learned today
You are absolutely right Mt. Thomas Hanson
@Dave Dawson You can actually still do it in Uganda.There are researches who are trying to ferment urine so they can sell it as fert and provide $ to the urine providers
Hi Phil,could i add a little molasses to the tea while fermenting?if yes how much for a 5 gallon bucket? I heard coffee grounds are good too.
Coffee is for acid loving plants only like tomato and roses...hope that helps!
Thanks for this information,I shall definitely start working on this on my farm
Thanks for the ideas. How often can you apply the 20x diluted urine to the plants without danger of overfertilizing?
I remember my mom when we are still young, use to gather our urine in a big bucket every morning, we use bucket when we pee, then she will gather it and put a lot of water in it and water it to our pomelo. She is telling us, it is the best fertilizer. It is true because, our pomelo yield a lot of fruits and it is really very sweet. Funny to say, when i watch your video, I realized that it is really proven true. And many are using this as part of their organic fertilizer. Thank you in sharing
i drink lots of coffee will my plants be able to sleep at night?....thanks in advance.
Can you use your tips on pot plants too?
You are right !!!! I used it always
Hey how many times can you use the same weeds to ferment. I am thinking of getting a 50 gallon rain barrel and doing just what you suggest keeping it next to my compost bins so I can add to it easily. But I want to know how often to replace the weeds inside.
Hi i am a newbie veggie gardener. I am going to try your 2nd fertilizer recipe. Once done, waiting time is about two to three weeks? Once it is ready to be used do i throw out the weeds before i use it to water my vegetables?
I have been using pee and rainwater to water my trees and plants.
they are lush and well fed.
pee is great, its no toxic and its sterile . do use pee if you are using antibiotics.
as for tea ( plant food ), I divert some of my green yard waste to making plant fertilizer.
I use a large plastic drum with a tap on it, I store my plant fertilizer in a separate bottle.
I got two going, one almost finished and the other a new batch, I rotate them.
I never empty the drums, when a batch is done, empty it, then fill it with new clippings.
PEOPLE, YOU MUST DILUTE THE URINE! 20 PARTS WATER TO 1 PART URINE!!! Maybe you should stress this fact first, because I know the moment some people hear urine is high in N, they get so excited and immediately run outside and pee on their plants.
That's what I thought immediately. Good point to make.
Yeah, you can't do that, it does have to be dilluted. You could pee directly on your compost pile, but not on the plants. He did say that in the video, after all.
Jack Sawyer ideally you want to use fertilizers in low quantities and High frequency. for small plants Urine would have to be diluted but its not like youre gonna kill the plant by pissing on it once.
no.. ok to just pee on the plants.. as long as its on your neighbours..
stop cracking my egg. hahahha
Hi and thank u very much for your informative video. I have one Q, how long will the herbal tea last after it is finished with fermenting if I make a big container full?
Hella
You can store it for months, no problem.
Hella Barcos just store it in a airtight bottle, in a cool shady area.
Great Video but I don't know if I can actually eat any veggies from you garden.
Veggies grown on farms are soaking up horse poo so....
kat smokahontas And human urine, eww no thanks
Most crops are fertilized with cow,horse,pig,chicken,and other farm animal poop.
So we can assume that you would never go on Survivor!? 😆
The tomatoes in Wallmart is fertilized with Pig Manure...hoho ho..ho
hi, the 20:1 mixture, how often to use it in watering the garden/plants? is it safe to use it everyday? ty
In the fertilizer bucket, add some leaf mold soil from the woods to ferment the inputs.
Peeing is also good for speeding compost (we live in a wooded cul-de-sac so it's a little safer). I told my sons about this when they were little and of course they and their buddies loved to "help", thought it the greatest fun in the world.
i will try this, now my next question .. whats best for plants in flowing phase? what do i use make it bloom bigger.
are there any herbs that might do HARM, or be poisonous and should be avoided while collecting herbs for tea fertlizer??
wow pretty amazing ideas. What's the difference between compost tea and the tea you make by fermenting weeds? thank u
what do you call that pink tree behind you and where can i buy it please. thanks.
Do you dilute the herbal tea? Do you compost what isn't liquid?
Yes, often 10:1 or 20:1 with water to help me get more coverage. Then you can compost the rest.
Hey, can I add purslane to the weed fermentation? I have more than I can eat and I just feel bad throwing it out. Thanks
What do you do with the "tea bags" - the soggy weeds after you pour off the tea? Are they sufficiently dead so if they're thrown on a compost pile, the weeds won't reproduce?
Hi Phil! Was wondering when do i feed my plants with this urine fertilizer? Do I use it every time i water my plants?
Btw., I have cannabis plants on vegetative stage and don't want them to burn with too much fertilizer.
Thanks!
I'm not sure exactly how often to use it, but not too often - plants don't need all that much nitrogen. I'd say like once/month as a rough guess.
with a 10 or 20 water to urine ratio, it's safe to use every day.
Does the Herbal Tea need to be diluted before adding to the garden?
can u use it for house plants. but what will happends with the smell ?
Smiling again, great to see. I am also into making my own home made fertilizer. I make my from my worm farms in my backyard micro farm.
Happy Gardening/Farming
Marty Ware (Australian Micro Farmer)
+martysgarden Nice to hear from you Marty!
Thanks my friend, yer, I have been out of action for a while. Still not in 100% health but getting there.
Warm Regards'
Marty
My mum used to grow large plants indoors. Sitting room, hallway etc. As little boy, when i felt lazy about going all the way to the bathroom, i just pissed into the large flower pots. I began noticing how the plants blossomed few days to weeks afterwards. So every few months i gave the plants a little piss boost😁👍🏼
Thats awsm ways for water-phonic system to to give nutrient
Can the green tea be used on WHITE hydrangeas as I used a tomato feed last year and it changed the colourvto green whuch I dont like
I watched your video with interest. I was wondering if can one make organic fertiliser having fermented lemon grass, gliricidia and moringa. Do we add molasses to speed up the process. Any idea how long does it take to make this.
Hey that's great . But I plant a lot of corn , beans , okra , taters ,ect . Don't think I could pee that much , but I will try some on some of my garden . Thanks
Hi Phil,
How often do you water your plants with diluted urine ?
I "experimented" with urine a few months back. The "experiment" was to test the saying that human urine deters deer. An unexpected side effect was the grass grew wild where I "placed the urine" compared to areas I did nothing to. From this I deduced urine must have some nutrients and a lot of nitrogen. Didn't deter the deer.. but cayenne pepper sure did!
Hi Smiley, let your garden smile all the time ..Cheers fellow..
Only just found your site. What I want to ask is If I have a 150ltr water butt taking water off my sheds to water the garden with can I add urine to it and some form of plants to get a tea of some sorts that would be beneficial.
I'd love to know, what's that purple tree beside you? Its lovely
Redbud! Beautiful when in flower.
Thanks, I'll google it, see if I can get it to grow here in Ireland, though I haven't seen one. Good of you to get back to me.
Do you dilute your herbal tea before you water with it? If so, how much?
I also pump my KOI pond onto my garden for run-off and it makes sense that your idea is great too!
Thanks Phil good video! What do you do with the plant material once you've drained the water after fermation of the plants please? Thanks!
I use as mulch or throw into compost.
*****
Thank you Phil that's great!
are we able to add old vitamins and acidophilus (probiotic) capsules instead of throwing them away. to the compost?
Yes, to the compost or mix in water and spray on plants.
thank you
What if I ferment pine needles in water would that be beneficial?
Can u suggest some organic fertilizer for aquaponics system
I did that second one with some rinsed off seaweed (sargassum and sea grass mostly) in a 5 gallon bucket. How much do I need to dilute that to use it safely? And can I reuse the left over seaweed again?
My dog would pee on our fruit trees quite often that eventually they died... I was so frustrated with my pup but eventually got over it and accepted that it was his yard.... that was until my neighbor saw my frustration and told me that every time my dog peed on my trees to follow it with some water to dilute his urine, and the wonders I would see... she was right, it was a life plant saver tip.
Thanks for the video, I enjoyed watching and subscribed! Could I get your opinion? I ferment grains for my chickens, Cracked corn, whole wheat and sunflower seeds. I use 3 buckets in rotation, 5gl each and each feeds for 2 days. So ea bucket gets a 4 day ferment. I have about a gal to a gal 1/2 of liquid every two days I could that I could pull off and use in the garden. In your opinion, what would be the microbial benefit to my garden? And should I dilute and foliar feed? Thanks in advance!
Can this be used with a fertilizer injector and then run through a drip irrigation system? Diluted of course...
my dogs pee on plants and lawn grass which have killed few plants and grass is turning yellow .
yes, the problem is dogs tend to pee in the same place, right? So you are burning the plants - to much nitrogen.
Manav Tomar just add 2 or 3 parts of water to one of urine.
Manav Tomar That can happen if it is not diluted and is concentrated urine. If you dilute it, it works decently as a fertilizer.
arno schockaert Your dog is a bitch right? Male dogs don't generally cause a problem because they like to spread it around (scent mark), where as bitches will just empty all their bladder in one spot. Male dogs don't put enough down in one spot to cause a problem (usually). If your dog isn't a bitch, he probably needs longer/more frequent walks so he is not having to dump all his urine in one spot in your garden.
Dan Blackburn haaaaa so true
If i were to add kelp and EM to my fermented plant teas, what would be the ratios?
how many cups for kep?
how many mL for EM?
The contents of a septic tank makes great fertilizer too. it's hard to imagine harvesting what is essentially sewage to spread around your garden. Fish parts and egg shells make great fertilizer too.
Hello Phil,
Is any weed acceptable to use for the fermentation tea process. I ask because there is an abundance of a nuisance plant called Virginia Creeper that grows completely wild here in the summers. If I could find something useful for that, I'd be a very happy camper. Thanks.
would this be good for cacti / succulents
This is great. I always believe letting plants grow in natural conditions in much better than giving them pills (I am talking about urea and other packed manure and pesticides)
How often to water with fermented “tea” ?
can I use the second one you talked about as fertilizer after planting grass seeds?
+IAMTHR33 I'd be hesitant to water seeds or young seedlings with the herbal tea, but it would be very interesting to test a small area and see what happens.
i have a pond near by, would it be okay to put some pond water on my plants sometimes ?
Presuming the pond isn't too polluted, then yes, pond water can be excellent.
is the urine tip for all plants and trees such as vegetables, fruit and vine berries or just for flowers, bushes and other non edible plants??
Let say I have collected 5 gallons of uran. Now I dulited it 1 cup to gallon of water, giving me 83 gallons of liquid gold fertilizer to put on my yard. How much (cups/ gallon) should I put on per square foot? And how often should I apply.
I tried fermenting weeds. I only "brewed" them for 3 days. They smelled like feces! I'm assuming this is from the anaerobic process. Will it smell less if I brew longer? The smell persisted for a day in the garden and compost pile so I've learned to make opening and emptying a last thing of the day.Also, I'm thinking this is a great thing to do with your weeds that have gone to seed. First, to keep seeds out of the compost where they will later germinate. I'm assuming they are rendered incapable of germination from this process. Secondly because seeds tend to be nutrient dense and therefore produce a higher quality end product.Any thoughts?
Urine trouble if your neighbor sees you peeing near your tomato plants.
Jajaa the puns the puns
Lol
What kind of tree is that behind you? I see them in the wild here in my state but don't know the name of it, I would love to get one.
Hi Brenda,
The tree is a red bud. We have one, and it"s a beauty. You can google the tree for more info. Good luck
ty,we have red buds here but just not able to get one.
hi, my question isn't about this particular video but you seemed like somebody who may the answer. I'm pretty sure that's a compliment lol
I'm in the UK and have a peach tree in my garden that has suffered really badly from leaf curl every year since I put it in, it's been I for about 5 years and I e only managed to have one peach survive so far! Do you know of any safe, preferably organic, cures for it? I got a couple of miniature trees last year and they both have it too!
I have recently tried something I found on amazon which turned out to be a fungus eating type of nematode but the infection is pretty bad so I'm worried that even 5hat won't work because it says to only use it 3 times a year and I've already used it twice.
Sorry for the length of this but I had a load of words left over that I hadn't used from my quota this month :)
Thank you in advance :)
You talk about using urine as a fertilizer and fermenting nutrient accumulating weeds for your plants. But do you ever use urine to speed up a compost?
+Shimannee Torres Yep, all the time!
I heard that if you're on certain precriptions such as painkillers that your urine could be toxic for the plant is there any truth to that claim? I tried googling it already
But urine has acid and is killing the plant!
+Lollipop Lady if u add urine in righr proportion your plants will not die
+Smiling Gardener lol
Just thought of something.... The liner in packs of cut up chicken have blood , aka blood meal that's not dried, and water holding gel that improves soil composition. Bet opening them up and adding to garden soil would improve it.
urine is not toxic as it leaves your body, as the temperature starts to cool it becomes bacteria ridden.
What is that stunning tree?
I feel like washing my hands now. Like your work,thanks Phil.
Is it safe to piss on my pot plants? I really need to fertilize them but I don't know if it's safe for pot plants or if it's gonna kill them
So I am wondering about the weed fermentation. Do you pour this right on your plants, or do you dilute the fermented solution?
Also, does it matter if the weeds are about to go to seed or not? Will they be completely dead after 2 weeks?
Thanks
Nick
I dilute it with 10-20 parts water. Doesn't matter if the weeds are about to go to seed. Yes, they'll be dead after 2 weeks.
that was brilliant. thanks for sharing your natural... "tips" ;)
Help my garden (which I made a video of on TH-cam) is sad. I think the soil is mostly clay.. With some sand since a pool was here with previous owner.
Anyway. It's my first year and I am about to throw in the towel and just do raised beds next year.
Is there hope for a garden that is just not thriving mid season? Would urine help at this point? Or anything else for that matter? (I could give you the link to my video if you want it or I guess you could click my name and find it... I don't have many videos)
I like you. Informative and straight to the point. Thanks.
how do u work with molasses? I want 2 try.
Is there anyway to get the sodium out of urin?
Can the tea cause harm at all to plants especially seedlings?Is there a specific amount to add?
we had bor water pump in the yard which actually sucked up the water n juices 😷 from the septic tank. natural homemade fertilizer, really wild veggie patch with a hint of stench
"Dandelion, comfrey, yarrow, stinging nettle..." Had to smile, these are the plants I harvest from nature for various uses! Healing lotions, teas, salad greens - no wonder they make such a healthy compost!