Urine in compost?

I've found that not only does piss "activate" the compost to speed up the decomposition/oxidation process of the organic matter, it can also satisfy a good portion of the water requirements of the pile. Contrary to what some may think, the pile really doesn't stink and the finished compost has a sweet, forestry smell.
 
Bob_B said:
I've found that not only does piss "activate" the compost to speed up the decomposition/oxidation process of the organic matter, it can also satisfy a good portion of the water requirements of the pile. Contrary to what some may think, the pile really doesn't stink and the finished compost has a sweet, forestry smell.
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Glad to hear someone with some experience I'm just winging it over here in Arkansas! I just put a fresh bucket of pee/kitchen scraps in my tumbler this morning!
 
JoeFish said:
 I'm just winging it over here in Arkansas! 
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     I hope I'm not the only one here that's curious to hear how your compost turns out. If I didn't have neighbors I'm sure I'd be whipping it out every time I walked past my compost heap. And although my wife tolerates my gardening/pepper fanaticism for the most part, I'm pretty sure saving buckets of pee is somewhere WAAAY over the line.
 
Proud Marine Dad said:
No reason to do this so don't.
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     Psssh. You're just jealous because you didn't think of it first. :rofl:  Nothing wrong free fertilizer as a result of thinking (and peeing) outside the box!
 
dash 2 said:
 Psssh. You're just jealous because you didn't think of it first. :rofl:  Nothing wrong free fertilizer as a result of thinking (and peeing) outside the box!
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It's an old trick cheapskate Canna growers use when they are too cheap to buy nitrogen. If it floats your boat have at it. I won't ever use it on my compost. lol
 
Pi$$ on that!
 
FIRST.
 
Really?
Nobody else got to the one liner yet?
 
But really, I have some horses.
Aged and diluted--- mixed with the "other stuff" as naturally occurs---no problem.
Fresh?
Herbicide, IMHO.
And it smells.
 
If you can smell it, it's too fresh to use.
 
dash 2 said:
     Remind me to never go canoeing with you.  :shocked:
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You wouldn't catch me dead in a canoe. :rofl:

millworkman said:
I pee in my pile all the time.  Also helps keep critters away if you didnt mix fresh greens in well enough.  I also pee on my woodchip piles that will be "fermenting" for a while. 
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Noah, I use a Smith & Hawken Biostack system so critters are not a problem. ;)
 
Lol about over the top with the wife! I do do this "under the radar". But the final compost is very nice!
 
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