Urinating on compost heap on radio 2

Lotus-eater

Jeremy Vine is doing a discussion about weeing on your compost heap on radio 2, sometime between 12 and 2.

Can't remember who you were that moaned at me for suggesting that and reported me to the moderators, but you might want to ring in and put your POV forward

theGrinch

someone is taking the piddle if radio 2 is dumbing down like this.

muppet83

Can't remember who you were that moaned at me for suggesting that and reported me to the moderators

Seriously? Someone moaned at you for it? But weeing on your compost is a classic! Some people!:o

Lotus-eater

theGrinch wrote: »

someone is taking the piddle if radio 2 is dumbing down like this.

No no, it's all new stuff according to Mr Vine

Amazingly some people still haven't heard about it and are still buying those compost accelerators and tomato food from garden centres.
Maybe this will spread the word a bit.

Lotus-eater

muppet83 wrote: »

Seriously? Someone moaned at you for it? But weeing on your compost is a classic! Some people!:o

Actually, I was explaining how daft it was to remove any compostable material off a veg growing site and about the open cycle we have of nutrients from the soil going into us and then being flushed down the loo, instead of having a closed system where it all gets recycled.
I then explained that it you wee'd on your plants/compost you closed the cycle a little.

I think I was asked, how I dare suggest this, if memory serves...

Volcano

Sorry to interupt this thread mid-flow but you can add it directly to your cabbages:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf0717891

Human urine for fertilisation isn't a new concept either.

blushingbride_3

so this will help my compost? i'll send hubby out later!haha

blushingbride_3

second thoughts might get him 2 do it in a bucket, we have a small over looked garden!haha

CharlieBilly

I prefer to go to toilet to urinate rather than use compost heap myself

Some people after a nights drinking session prefer to go down a back alley/street and perhaps a quick bunk up after if they are feeling lucky

Zazen999

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Jeremy Vine is doing a discussion about weeing on your compost heap on radio 2, sometime between 12 and 2.

Can't remember who you were that moaned at me for suggesting that and reported me to the moderators, but you might want to ring in and put your POV forward

They reported you to the Mods!

Were they taking the P?

Lotus-eater

Zazen999 wrote: »

They reported you to the Mods!

Were they taking the P?

Unfortunately not

blushingbride, yes it will help your compost and your tomatoes and your lawn/brassicas if you dilute it a bit. I don't even bother diluting it round fruit bushes (and sometimes not even round the rest if I'm honest) :cool:
A watering can is easier than a bucket, no splashing back

It also saves clean water being flushed down the toilet as well from an ecological viewpoint.


The radio bit was interesting, I didn't learn anything new, but alot of people rang in about how their grandparents used urine for everything in the garden. We only got one disgusted from tunbridge wells ringing in as well.