Thanks for sharing! I've started using Urine as a fertilizer and it is working awesome! You don't need to mix it with wood ashes and wait to use it, Urine is ready to use the MOMENT it comes out. Dilute it with water (1:10) and apply it under the plant. I fertilize 4 times a month when they are still young, and then twice a month thereafter for the remainder of its life. My Squash is growing MASSIVE healthy leaves and all I've used is this method. Never had a squash plant this healthy and vigorous in growth!! That is because the soil I planted this Zucchini plant in was NOT rich in minerals. It was very clay like and had very minimal nutritional value for the plant. But still, the Urine has given it all it needs to grow healthy and big! It's free, it's sustainable and the when you feed the plants, they feed you back and thus the cycle never ends. Ain't that beautiful? It's how it should always be. Urine has all the nutrients the plants need, N P & K in perfect doses. Along with all the other organic minerals and nutrients found in Urine. It's truly amazing and every gardener should utilize it and not waste money on synthetic fertilizers. You're also doing the world better! A happy Cheers my fellow gardeners.
It is worth reading the paper he references: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717302796 Through the information in the study, one learns quite a bit about the chemical dynamics of urine, specifically the hydrolysis of urea into gaseous ammonia (which is ultimately unattainable by plants as it floats away, therefore taking valuable nitrogen with it). Again, the paper is worth the read as I think it will give you some ideas about how to maximize the benefit and use of your urine. Keep up the good work.
Precious Metal Head Have you ever tried kneeling in your compost to pee? I haven’t but I recommend it to you because I’m interested in how it works out for you
I love hearing about beneficial uses of wastes. Best thing ever. I know when we had a female dog, she peed In a few spots. At first the grass died, but then it became super strong and dark green, so clearly it helps some plants.
Thanks, Mr. Hollis, been watching your videos since at least 2016, when I was growing Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs. We live down the road from you, in the Southwest Mountain District in Albemarle County, Virginia. Best wishes to you.
I've been putting wood ashes on the compost pile and topping it with urine. I save a little bit on my water bill by dumping my urine out back in the compost pile and garden.
urine and wood ash works awesome! Or just urine watered down for the tomatoes, squash, beans peas, etc. Works well for the flowers as well. They seem to like the acid and nitrogen content. Don't use wood ashes on your potatoes though. Will make a very scabby crop!!!
Im subscribing because I was interested in using different forms of fertilizer (I heard about some africans that use Urine and ashes for gardening) and I feel like he has knowledge to share.. ... And I just like him :)
dude's a genius a living legend, what a brilliantly efficient and effective way to recycle woodash and pee back into the foodcycle in a clean way - no chemical processes, just mix and let sit - absolute genius
_I just put about that much and then let it do whatever chemical combining it wants to do_ ..... haha I love how he doesn't lose me on the science babble
Thank you sir, The answer to my question was answered. Very nice learning the extras. With youtube videos these days information can shared at the push of a button. I think the key is to know what information to look for. The early bird catches the worm. But look at what happens to the early worm. Have a wonderful day and thanks again.
There were lots of different articles when I looked it up . Sure there were a few cutsey headlines but lots of other ones from Veganic articles to very chemistry centred articles
Thanks for sharing. Won't the smell be foul, what if we pour some water to eliminate the bad odor of the urine. I prefer to wear gloves or use a tool to mix dirt.
Not gardening but urine clears away warts and thrush and was used to clean babies with the wet nappies. I was told it was used on me etc as a cleaner when we were new borns.
Closing the Loop there are also many naturally occurring bacteria that will break down oil. The EPA did an interesting study and found that compost can reduce and eliminate many harmful chemicals and heavy metals in the soil it was placed in.
Closing the Loop It is good news, the problem however is that it's not an overnight process, which humans want, and so more chemicals are created to deal with the chemicals creating the problem. Sheesh!
Bitumen is a good fertiliser as you can see when you drive down a country road, oil is natural when it comes out of the ground it's only when additives are added that it becomes toxic.
Well, I too was thinking of taking the P!$$, but this is good advice, so I think I will keep my own. Thank you for your contribution. Now I tell my staff on the farm to take a pee on my Palm trees!
Amirpasha Shabestari just buy a little fire pit and some wood at the local circle k and you’ll have plenty of ashes in no time. I live rural and it’s unbelievable how ashes add up so fast using a Woodstove. Get into woodworking and you’ll have plenty of sawdust too. I hear it’s also good in compost.
I learned something unusual today. My bro-in-law had bladder chemo today. They gave him a virus that is given to treat TB (It's an aggressive cancer so maybe they're desperate) My point is that they told him to pour (a certain amount); of bleach in the commode after he voids. This is kinda scary when you think of all the cancer patients and ppl with TB crap in their pee going on the public water systems. What the hell!?
Sorry to her about your BIL’s bladder cancer. What I think you’re describing is use of “BCG” as an immunotherapy (similar to a vaccine) for bladder cancer. BCG is a weakened bacterial strain that is given in some countries to protect against TB infection, as well as treatment for bladder cancer. It’s very safe, but it is “live”, so they recommend to put some bleach down the toilet after passing urine to kill off any live bacteria. Even without the bleach the bacteria would die in the sewage system along with all the other live bacteria and viruses in normal human poop. BCG works quite well as a bladder cancer treatment and has fewer side effects than chemo. Good luck to him!
Some people might be put off by the use of urine for anything; however, urine is clean and sterile (unless the person is seriously ill). Use search topic: ‘uses for urine’.
Might want to recheck that sterile part. Bacteria can live in your urethra, bladder, ureters and kidneys, including healthy individuals. Check out Pyelonephritis.
I've been using gh Urone for about 10 months per youtube instruction as a foliate spray ground fertilizer and to inoculate compost piles . It doesnt seem to heat up the compost pile the way I was hoping but it cant hurt. I like to dry green summer leaves . Very easy to crush them up and had to compost pile after I rehydrate them from leaves I like the dry out so they powder . But powdered ( sifted through a window screen didnt act as instance ed leaf mold so I added powdered leaves to a worm bin . I'm not sure if the worms prefer whole leaves or powdered leaves.
5 gallon bucket water couple scoops of worm soil compost and comfrey, come out and agitate the water for minute to keep it oxygenated after a week you are good, urinate in bucket -great liquid fertilizer
if you add your urine to the heap, that is the time to dust it with wood ash. The ash will absorb the urine and prevent evaporation. If you add a little sawdust on top of the urine and ash, the carbon will guarantee odour-free conditions and add some amazingly beneficial carbon to the heap. If you do turn your piles, the sawdust gets tossed in and accelerates the entire process by allowing air to remain between the leaves. If you deliberately sort all of the sticks out of your leaves, the sticks will save you having to chop kindling for your fire. I keep several boxes of them, so I have plenty when the wet weather arrives. If you have the patience and a hatchet (sharp) and a chopping block, the sticks, roughly chopped into one inch pieces, also add valuable structural improvements to the aeration of the heaps. Jean Pain kept a green house at 35 degrees C, - (90 degrees F.), for one year by thermosyphoning hot air from a twenty tonne compost pile, so larger compost heaps can certainly produce consistent heat even in sub zero conditions.
Yeah of course its good for the garden, but have you tried drinking it ?? 6 months for me so far on Urine Therapy and i haven't had a bad or sick day since. shhh its a secret :)
Why don't your just sow seeds randomly underneath your trees? This way both your tree and your vegetables will benefit from the tree leaves. The roots of your vegetables will decompose and benefit your tree too.
@@Emiliapocalypse There are shade loving vegetables, such as collard green, lettuce, basil, .... Grow them on the east side of the tree so they can get sun light in the morning and get well protected from the afternoon sun.
from what I found, you want to convert the urea to ammonia by letting it sit for a while or mixing with ground up peas/watermelon seeds (urease - catalyst for conversion) in a sealed container. After this conversion occurs it should be pretty basic with a Ph of about 9. from here you can add it to soil or use it in a peeponics system which will convert the ammonia to nitrite and the nitrite to nitrate by a series of aerobic bacteria. the nitrate can then be taken up by the plants as a nutrient. if you add just straight urine (urea) a lot of the nutrients will evaporate from the reaction.
coffeefish, if your urine is not acidic, you are a very ill person and need to do a uninanilis!!! If urine isn't acid, why does it kill the lawn if not dilute? Hmmmm???
I love u dude but why mixing perlite into your organic soil? I know its benefits but there are better options like vermiculite or lava grit. It might be a little extra on the costs but if you reuse your soil that doesnt really matter.
There's something unsettling about using urine on my tomato plants and them giving the tomatoes to my neighbors... Not sure how they would react if they found out about the urine...
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Why am I just now coming across this genius?! He has a true gift.
Thanks for sharing! I've started using Urine as a fertilizer and it is working awesome! You don't need to mix it with wood ashes and wait to use it, Urine is ready to use the MOMENT it comes out. Dilute it with water (1:10) and apply it under the plant. I fertilize 4 times a month when they are still young, and then twice a month thereafter for the remainder of its life. My Squash is growing MASSIVE healthy leaves and all I've used is this method. Never had a squash plant this healthy and vigorous in growth!! That is because the soil I planted this Zucchini plant in was NOT rich in minerals. It was very clay like and had very minimal nutritional value for the plant. But still, the Urine has given it all it needs to grow healthy and big! It's free, it's sustainable and the when you feed the plants, they feed you back and thus the cycle never ends. Ain't that beautiful? It's how it should always be. Urine has all the nutrients the plants need, N P & K in perfect doses. Along with all the other organic minerals and nutrients found in Urine. It's truly amazing and every gardener should utilize it and not waste money on synthetic fertilizers. You're also doing the world better! A happy Cheers my fellow gardeners.
It is worth reading the paper he references: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717302796
Through the information in the study, one learns quite a bit about the chemical dynamics of urine, specifically the hydrolysis of urea into gaseous ammonia (which is ultimately unattainable by plants as it floats away, therefore taking valuable nitrogen with it). Again, the paper is worth the read as I think it will give you some ideas about how to maximize the benefit and use of your urine. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the link. Very interesting.
50:50 , 70:30 , 80:20 urine:water? Thanks !
I use it as well!! The way HE processes it renders it useful for more applications!c
Great report. I didnt realize it had potassium and what's the other one ? . The P and the K in ssd tire bought fertilizer
I like this man’s “laid back, no worries” attitude. 👍
I almost got arrested for trying to kickstart my compost. 😆
Precious Metal Head Have you ever tried kneeling in your compost to pee? I haven’t but I recommend it to you because I’m interested in how it works out for you
What happened? The cops to busy laughing, and you were able to get away.
Well, if you live next to a road, turn around.
Luckily I have a little fence blocking me from the road when I'm pissing on my pot plants
Joe Hollis is his own man, going at his own pace. Much to be learned from this wise man.
i can tell this guy has a lot of knowledge id love to soak up
soak up I get it
Urine
urine luck, whole RUclips channel is rife with juicy content
I love hearing about beneficial uses of wastes. Best thing ever.
I know when we had a female dog, she peed In a few spots. At first the grass died, but then it became super strong and dark green, so clearly it helps some plants.
Well at last I found you. Thank you so much. I'm sharing this link with my gardening Facebook friends in the uk .
Thanks, Mr. Hollis, been watching your videos since at least 2016, when I was growing Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs. We live down the road from you, in the Southwest Mountain District in Albemarle County, Virginia. Best wishes to you.
Very informative using natural items and hope to use this next garden season.
Thanks for the info. I started collecting a few days ago. I will perform my own test to see how well this works. Thank you.
I've been putting wood ashes on the compost pile and topping it with urine. I save a little bit on my water bill by dumping my urine out back in the compost pile and garden.
I found your video very interesting and informative. Thanks!
Good info, thanx for informing people about some of the 'many' use of urine, this being a very important one indeed.
thank you for posting this video. i appreciate it. there is alot of repeat information on the internet.
You are a very knowledgable
Thank you for this presentation.
Very helpful.I'm in the process of putting together something similar to what you're doing on 5 acres in Texas.
How is it coming along?
@@Charlalaland slow but good results
urine and wood ash works awesome! Or just urine watered down for the tomatoes, squash, beans peas, etc. Works well for the flowers as well. They seem to like the acid and nitrogen content. Don't use wood ashes on your potatoes though. Will make a very scabby crop!!!
thank you good sir
Loved this thank you so much my friend. Greetings from way up north.
This guy is a genius
great video you are so prepared. informative.😊
very informative, thanks
Super information thank you for sharing this valuable resource…stay blessed
Thank you so much for reminding me about it. You're a legend mate
Great advice!!!
Great video. Thanks.
Im subscribing because I was interested in using different forms of fertilizer (I heard about some africans that use Urine and ashes for gardening) and I feel like he has knowledge to share.. ... And I just like him :)
You are so awesome! Love your videos and very valuable information. The world needs more people like you.
dude's a genius a living legend, what a brilliantly efficient and effective way to recycle woodash and pee back into the foodcycle in a clean way - no chemical processes, just mix and let sit - absolute genius
HE'S GONE! 😯😢RIP💀💀
Good advice that will last for ages. Thank you.
_I just put about that much and then let it do whatever chemical combining it wants to do_ ..... haha I love how he doesn't lose me on the science babble
In the winter I write my name in the snow. Sometimes it looks like I wrote "War and Peace" on my front lawn.
Thank you sir, The answer to my question was answered. Very nice learning the extras. With youtube videos these days information can shared at the push of a button. I think the key is to know what information to look for.
The early bird catches the worm. But look at what happens to the early worm.
Have a wonderful day and thanks again.
Thanks!
I do exactly the same thing. It works wonderfully. Very little of anything is wasted here.
thanks for sharing this
take care
Thanks for making this video
Comfrey is a brilliant fertilizer.
Pee is almost as good as Comfrey!
How do you use comfrey as a fertilizer???any special ways of using it?
Very important information which can be used by every household
He is cute, humorous and a natural😇
I agree. 7 people in my family...veggies love it!
Living in a city, Chicago, i find this to be absolutely fascinating
Thank you from Brasil ^.^
Very interesting and useful material.
I’ve just recently been collecting my urine for the garden.
Useful, thank you.
I used to serve mine to my brother he loved it.
Found this knowledgeable fellow only recently through an interview with Peter Santenello.
So cool!
Resourceful combo, balancing the two PH levels
very informative
THANKSGIVING
There were lots of different articles when I looked it up . Sure there were a few cutsey headlines but lots of other ones from Veganic articles to very chemistry centred articles
Thanks for sharing. Won't the smell be foul, what if we pour some water to eliminate the bad odor of the urine. I prefer to wear gloves or use a tool to mix dirt.
What zone ? Do we know?
Interesting
My grandfather used to piss on this sapling while he was alive; we thought the thing would die but it just kept growing and growing.
Does it neutralize the smell🤔I'm looking into off grid solutions
Genius
Not gardening but urine clears away warts and thrush and was used to clean babies with the wet nappies. I was told it was used on me etc as a cleaner when we were new borns.
Mushrooms and mycorrhizal activity has been found to negate human pollution. Even oil is consumed by a particular edible mushroom.
Oyster Mushrooms
Closing the Loop there are also many naturally occurring bacteria that will break down oil. The EPA did an interesting study and found that compost can reduce and eliminate many harmful chemicals and heavy metals in the soil it was placed in.
+revtune that's awesome. So fungi and bacteria undoing all the crap we're doing. Good news
Closing the Loop It is good news, the problem however is that it's not an overnight process, which humans want, and so more chemicals are created to deal with the chemicals creating the problem. Sheesh!
Bitumen is a good fertiliser as you can see when you drive down a country road, oil is natural when it comes out of the ground it's only when additives are added that it becomes toxic.
Well, I too was thinking of taking the P!$$, but this is good advice, so I think I will keep my own. Thank you for your contribution. Now I tell my staff on the farm to take a pee on my Palm trees!
You are the best.
I wish i had a chance to meet you
Thank you for the soil science. Urine is useful in more ways than most will even imagine.
Thank you! You're a true badass.
I just enjoy having a pee outside. Regardless of whether I save it or just water the earth.
I AGREE! My headstone will read: "The world is my urinal"! 😂
Urine from duck make so much of it. Just diverting the little pond to the compost it will supply it
Will it grow hair on my head?
Thanks for the vid.
Try UT (urine therapy).
:-)
Yes
Very good to brush teeth with
Well I suppose it works well with you
If you dig a hole and drop All your leaf litter in it it takes about three weeks to break down
Hello and thank you indeed ... Unfortunately , it's hard to find some wood ashes . Do you know another alternative ?
Amirpasha Shabestari just buy a little fire pit and some wood at the local circle k and you’ll have plenty of ashes in no time. I live rural and it’s unbelievable how ashes add up so fast using a Woodstove. Get into woodworking and you’ll have plenty of sawdust too. I hear it’s also good in compost.
Does anyone know if this urine method works well on avocado trees.
I learned something unusual today. My bro-in-law had bladder chemo today. They gave him a virus that is given to treat TB (It's an aggressive cancer so maybe they're desperate) My point is that they told him to pour (a certain amount); of bleach in the commode after he voids. This is kinda scary when you think of all the cancer patients and ppl with TB crap in their pee going on the public water systems. What the hell!?
Sorry to her about your BIL’s bladder cancer. What I think you’re describing is use of “BCG” as an immunotherapy (similar to a vaccine) for bladder cancer. BCG is a weakened bacterial strain that is given in some countries to protect against TB infection, as well as treatment for bladder cancer. It’s very safe, but it is “live”, so they recommend to put some bleach down the toilet after passing urine to kill off any live bacteria. Even without the bleach the bacteria would die in the sewage system along with all the other live bacteria and viruses in normal human poop. BCG works quite well as a bladder cancer treatment and has fewer side effects than chemo. Good luck to him!
I wonder if I'll EVER get used to hearing "them over there" talking about "compoast".
What do you hear over there?
It's crazy how the human body can help plants grow. I did a video on my channel about it as well.
Not just humans, but animals.
How is it crazy when everything on this planet was evolved to protect Mother Earth? Humans are the only pests of this world who are killing Earth.
It is very important that people take a lot of medications do not do this ,since the urine must be out of chemicals.
Remember Remember the 5th of November....
Thanks for the info
I need to drink more water, there just isn't enough of this liquid gold to go around.
Some people might be put off by the use of urine for anything; however, urine is clean and sterile (unless the person is seriously ill). Use search topic: ‘uses for urine’.
Look on the back of most fertilizer bags it says nitrogen from urea.
Might want to recheck that sterile part. Bacteria can live in your urethra, bladder, ureters and kidneys, including healthy individuals. Check out Pyelonephritis.
It will make sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and hydrogen sulfide and ammonia which will loose some of the sulfur and nitrogen as.
I've been using gh Urone for about 10 months per youtube instruction as a foliate spray ground fertilizer and to inoculate compost piles . It doesnt seem to heat up the compost pile the way I was hoping but it cant hurt.
I like to dry green summer leaves . Very easy to crush them up and had to compost pile after I rehydrate them from leaves I like the dry out so they powder . But powdered ( sifted through a window screen didnt act as instance ed leaf mold so I added powdered leaves to a worm bin . I'm not sure if the worms prefer whole leaves or powdered leaves.
5 gallon bucket water couple scoops of worm soil compost and comfrey, come out and agitate the water for minute to keep it oxygenated after a week you are good, urinate in bucket -great liquid fertilizer
How about Baking Soda as another alkaline ?
if you add your urine to the heap, that is the time to dust it with wood ash. The ash will absorb the urine and prevent evaporation. If you add a little sawdust on top of the urine and ash, the carbon will guarantee odour-free conditions and add some amazingly beneficial carbon to the heap. If you do turn your piles, the sawdust gets tossed in and accelerates the entire process by allowing air to remain between the leaves. If you deliberately sort all of the sticks out of your leaves, the sticks will save you having to chop kindling for your fire. I keep several boxes of them, so I have plenty when the wet weather arrives. If you have the patience and a hatchet (sharp) and a chopping block, the sticks, roughly chopped into one inch pieces, also add valuable structural improvements to the aeration of the heaps. Jean Pain kept a green house at 35 degrees C, - (90 degrees F.), for one year by thermosyphoning hot air from a twenty tonne compost pile, so larger compost heaps can certainly produce consistent heat even in sub zero conditions.
Yeah of course its good for the garden, but have you tried drinking it ?? 6 months for me so far on Urine Therapy and i haven't had a bad or sick day since. shhh its a secret :)
Good video's, but your intro sound is driving me crazy. Thanks for info.
Hello! I'd love to email you! I just found you today! This is fasinating.
Doc from Z-Nation? Is that you?
Why don't your just sow seeds randomly underneath your trees? This way both your tree and your vegetables will benefit from the tree leaves. The roots of your vegetables will decompose and benefit your tree too.
The trees will block out the light
@@Emiliapocalypse There are shade loving vegetables, such as collard green, lettuce, basil, .... Grow them on the east side of the tree so they can get sun light in the morning and get well protected from the afternoon sun.
I wonder if cat urine is better? I need to collect some soon...
Urine is not acidic. It's neutral.
from what I found, you want to convert the urea to ammonia by letting it sit for a while or mixing with ground up peas/watermelon seeds (urease - catalyst for conversion) in a sealed container. After this conversion occurs it should be pretty basic with a Ph of about 9. from here you can add it to soil or use it in a peeponics system which will convert the ammonia to nitrite and the nitrite to nitrate by a series of aerobic bacteria. the nitrate can then be taken up by the plants as a nutrient. if you add just straight urine (urea) a lot of the nutrients will evaporate from the reaction.
Alex Pate just use neat the bacteria will convert it much faster!
coffeefish, if your urine is not acidic, you are a very ill person and need to do a uninanilis!!! If urine isn't acid, why does it kill the lawn if not dilute? Hmmmm???
because of the salts lol
Correct, and in fact becomes extremely alkaline when it sits and ages for days, weeks, or months.
Whose?
i love "urban street leaves can be filled with a lot of trash" talk about throwing shade
😮😮😮
Figures a dude that looks like that is telling me about the benefits of using pee as a nitrogen source 😂
Hi, can I ask if you have ever noticed urine turning black when stored before use?
Many thanks Bill, that's good info..
I love u dude but why mixing perlite into your organic soil? I know its benefits but there are better options like vermiculite or lava grit. It might be a little extra on the costs but if you reuse your soil that doesnt really matter.
None of those you listed break down. I'm missing your point here.
There's something unsettling about using urine on my tomato plants and them giving the tomatoes to my neighbors... Not sure how they would react if they found out about the urine...
@ moochy don't worry you are giving them free tomatoes.
the nitrogen quickly converts to amonia and stored urines npk is 1-1-1 so you have a very high potassium mix there sir