http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/09/save-water-pee-outside/ A blog about funny, humorous and weird items about water, including drinking water, bottled water, water towers, water marketing, recycling, and water themed art and music. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/09/save-water-pee-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-11912 David Zetland Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:30:20 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3306#comment-11912 Yes -- be careful where you put that powerful liquid. If it's not in the compost, then put it in different places in your yard -- to avoid that men's room smell... Yes — be careful where you put that powerful liquid. If it’s not in the compost, then put it in different places in your yard — to avoid that men’s room smell…

]]> http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/09/save-water-pee-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-11740 Gayle Leonard Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:24:59 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3306#comment-11740 Emily is right! From the always helpful Wikipedia, "Urine contains large quantities of nitrogen as well as significant quantities of dissolved phosphates and potassium, the main macronutrients required by plants. Diluted at least 8:1 with water it can be applied directly to soil as a fertilizer. Undiluted, it can chemically burn the roots of some plants, but it can be safely used as a source of complementary nitrogen in carbon rich compost." Emily is right! From the always helpful Wikipedia, “Urine contains large quantities of nitrogen as well as significant quantities of dissolved phosphates and potassium, the main macronutrients required by plants. Diluted at least 8:1 with water it can be applied directly to soil as a fertilizer. Undiluted, it can chemically burn the roots of some plants, but it can be safely used as a source of complementary nitrogen in carbon rich compost.”

]]> http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/09/save-water-pee-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-11700 The week that was, 9/13-19/2009 | Chance of Rain Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:13:43 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3306#comment-11700 [...] Follow Pee Outside on Twitter! — Atlanta water conservation group Pee Outside.Org via Thirsty in Suburbia [...] [...] Follow Pee Outside on Twitter! — Atlanta water conservation group Pee Outside.Org via Thirsty in Suburbia [...]

]]> http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2009/09/save-water-pee-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-11645 Emily Green Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:34:00 +0000 http://blog.gayleleonard.com/?p=3306#comment-11645 At the risk of being helpful, it's actually a good idea to pee in the compost. At the risk of being helpful, it’s actually a good idea to pee in the compost.

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