| 1 | A Brief Intro to Composting
Types of Composting The first question many beginners ask is 'What is the best bin? The first question should be, what do you want to do? Look at what materials you want to get rid of or have access to, and how much compost you want or need. |
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| 2 | Questions about urine in compost
• Posted by: PianoFury Florida Zone 9 on Wed, May 16, 12 at 15:17
• 47 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, May 23, 12 at 15:50
I have never used urine in compost before, but I need a Nitrogen source. I read that human urine is NPK around 18-2-5 which sounds like rocket fuel for composting (super concentrated green matter). I tried to search the archives, but spent hours |
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| 3 | Urine as Fertilizer
• Posted by: gooseberryfool Zone 6b on Wed, Jan 5, 11 at 11:44
• 61 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Feb 22, 12 at 20:12
I am looking into this and would love for those who use urine as fertilizer to join in. Please, if you have nothing good to say about it, don't bother posting, I just want to talk with those who are familiar or interested in it to participate. |
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| 5 | Cat Urine in Compost?
• Posted by: Angeline84 2b on Sat, Feb 25, 12 at 22:16
• 19 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jul 17, 12 at 10:41
Hi everyone - I've been a long-time lurker to this forum and you guys have seriously inspired my composting addiction! But, now I have a question... I have a cat who is a little upset that we recently moved to a house (yay for getting to star |
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| 6 | will adding urine daily heat up my compost pile?
• Posted by: Celbrise none on Sun, Sep 9, 12 at 0:17
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 13:46
it's mostly carbon and lately i have been trying to fix it by adding more nitrogen via food scraps and urine and also aerating the pile it has been working but the pile still has not heated up/isn't cooking. i was wondering should i start adding u |
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| 7 | Urine in Compost, P-U!
• Posted by: stinkyp none on Sun, Oct 2, 11 at 11:32
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 17:44
Hi. I joined this site because the archives revealed that there are people on here using urine in their compost piles. I have used it for several years and it works well at breaking down sawdust and speeding up the compost process by providing m |
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| 8 | Human Urine in Composting
• Posted by: LoboGothic 6b on Sat, Jan 7, 12 at 11:35
• 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Mar 2, 12 at 10:41
Adding 1 gallon urine daily to 12' dia x 4' h compost pile, mostly dry leaves, coffee grounds layered with last year's compost and the usual garden and kitchen waste. Salt free diet. I'm concerned about too much of a good thing. How do we figure |
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| 9 | how to get rid of Urine smell
• Posted by: toffee-el Z9 Sunset Z13 SoCal on Tue, Feb 28, 12 at 16:26
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Mar 2, 12 at 7:54
Our house has been under remodeling for a few months. Now that the work is finished and landscape on its way, we converted a previous unused corner into a sitting area. But that area smells of urine like a public toilet. I suspect some of th |
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| 10 | How much urine is enough - or too much?
• Posted by: ernie85017 9 phx on Sun, Aug 5, 12 at 15:03
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 16:42
I am experimenting with diluted urine as a fertilizer. Is there any way to calculate amounts needed for growth? Without over feeding/under feeding. Any ideas? Follow-Up Postings: RE: How m Return to the Soil Forum | |
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| 11 | don't judge me: leaves + urine
• Posted by: rmontcal 7a on Wed, Nov 9, 11 at 16:06
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Nov 10, 11 at 5:38
This is the right recipe, right? I scored some free large trashcans and I filled them with leaves and I am peeing in them. That's good, right? Follow-Up Postings: RE: don't judge me: leaves + urine Posted by Return to the |
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| 12 | Shake-Away Cat Repellent Predator Urine? Change PH of soil???
• Posted by: chueh 7b GA on Sat, Jun 25, 11 at 22:06
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jun 27, 11 at 21:17
I have seen at least 3 different cats around my yard. Everyday single day, I find some spots of pine straw mulch were messed with poops. I have tried to deter the cats by looking at some helpful tips and tricks. However, I don't think anyone of th |
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| 13 | Clumping cat litter safe to compost?
• Posted by: carmen_grower_2007 4/5 on Sat, Jan 29, 11 at 10:02
• 30 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 11:17
I can't see what the chemicals are other than the scent and wonder if it would be a danger to the soil in a compost bin. I have 7 cats so there is lots of it in the winter. In the good weather the outdoors is their bathroom. Follow-Up |
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| 14 | peeing in the garden
• Posted by: emme-dc none on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 20:51
• 31 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Apr 15, 12 at 23:14
Been working on the garden lately with my two year old in tow. When he asks to pee (yes, he is totally potty trained, but he needs physical assistance and prompt response), should I point him to some spot in the garden? When covered with dirt, I |
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| 15 | NPK, running short?
• Posted by: pnbrown z6.5 MA on Thu, May 10, 12 at 7:28
• 21 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, May 15, 12 at 15:52
Figured I'd start a thread about capturing personal effluent. It's a very important subject. Just as more people are living today than have ever lived, so more N has been fixed in the past 15 years than in the rest of human history. Staggering, hu |
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| 16 | Pee bucket
• Posted by: mean 4A on Mon, May 7, 12 at 10:30
• 35 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, May 10, 12 at 23:18
I keep a pee bucket in my garden shed. At night I will deposit directly on the pile, and in the past I used to use an old gatorade bottle to transfer the deposit during the day. I have moved this year to having a 5 gallon bucket. I have a secon |
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| 19 | Hot composting browns only
• Posted by: ljbrandt 8 on Sat, Nov 5, 11 at 18:28
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Dec 7, 11 at 22:00
Is it possible to hot compost a pile of leaves and nothing else by using household ammonia in a hose end sprayer to wet it? I understand the ammonia is a CHEAP liquid form of nitrogen...I'm just not sure if it would be enough N, or how often i wo |
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| 20 | June 2011 What Have You Fed Your Compost Today?
• Posted by: sylviatexas z8a Tx on Sat, Jun 4, 11 at 17:22
• 29 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jun 27, 11 at 17:25
shredded office paper coffee grounds & filters used tea bags tons of big pithy squash & what have you fed your compost today? Follow-Up Postings: RE: Ju Return to the Soil Forum | Post a Follow-Up June |
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