Menstrual Blood as fertilizer?

[Cheebamonkey]

My wife has been using a diva cup instead of tampons or pads, and suggested using it as a fertilizer. Has anyone done this before? Results? And as far as application, should it be dilluted and applied during a regular watering? Is there a time when it's application would be of most benefit (veg/flower/on her once a month schedule)?

[stinkyattic]

Oh my goodness.
Well, aren't you the sort not to let anything at all go to waste, lol...

[Storm Crow]

I imagine a LOT of our fine young growers are going "EEEEWWWW!!!! Gross!!!" But there is, in reality, little difference in using dried blood meal or menstrual blood as a fertilizer, providing your GF is healthy. Considering "mad cow disease" and all the hormones, antibiotics and stuff they feed cows and pigs nowadays, it might even be safer! I'd mix it with water for ease of handling and use it just like I would blood meal. - Granny:hippy:

[AussieGWRER]

eeeeeeewwwwww

[the yeag]

that is just...fucking nasty~aussie or not wtf...ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...but yet dirty hot in a way.....but know...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW..A DINGO ATE MY BABY!!!!!!!!1

[twocamaros]

christ..

[surreys princess]

well.....as gross as it sounds, and though i would never do it, it is a great fertilizer, and actually deters bugs and such..they make something called the keeper for collection.....

this is something that has to be fresh, you shoudnt "store" it...and personally, i wouldnt use it on edible things....

lastly.......it is said that this is a big help to indoor grows, not so much to outdoor plants and such....

id be interested to know what you decide, and how it goes...please let us know?

princess

[Chronic Chrissy]

After.baby.9.months.ago.my.period.is.heavier.than. ever..I.might.look.into.trying.it.once.a.few.thing s.around.here.settle.down..

[Cheebamonkey]

My wife has experienced the same change in her flow, much heavier than before we had kids. She is healthy, eats only organic from our farm, no hormones or birth contol pills, and I trust anything out of her body over something store bought. Sorry to gross some of you out, but blood and shit are the best organic fertilizers there are, call it guano or meal or whatev, you know what it really is! I will flush the plants towards the end of course, plan on using a dilluted mix with water, and will probably do it every 28 days as is provided fresh. I'll post my results later. Thanks

[Inferius]

The resulting bud, when smoked, will provide a mild tingle sensation in the penis, before the genitals retract into the body.
And then what do you have?
A vagina.

Join the M.W.L.T.P.S.M. (men who like their penis's and smoke marijuana) club today and stop this horrid strike against the male sexuality.

[Inferius]

Question: If one does not menstruate, how does one acquire menstrual bl00d?

[Chronic Chrissy]

Question: If one does not menstruate, how does one acquire menstrual bl00d?

Pay.some.one.who.does.menstrate..

[Inferius]

Pay.some.one.who.does.menstrate..

I'm gonna let someone else make a joke...

[onequickmove]

don't y'all know that the best way to grow plants naturally is just to piss, shit, and bleed on them? put a little bit of you in everything you grow ;)

[Inferius]

I hope my plants don't get aids....

[Earthy Dank]

They'd lose all their hair :(

[4x5]

isn't that a bit narcissistic, like eating your skin, consumption of someone via smoking..... on a different thought; I just pictured some kid reading this and running out and ringing out a rag on his plants.... mmmm, groadie...

[davejohnwright]

Sounds like it would be worth trying to me, I know my girlfriend would be down to let me squeeze some blood out of her used tampons, but then again we are a bit twisted, or maybee some of you arent twisted enough? Either way I'm always looking for unique ways to grow top quality pot.
If anyone decides to try this out, let the online pot growing community know how it goes.
peace

[twoguysupnorth]

indian women used to do it. and i have a friend who does it. i never got specific but i think she just burys the tampon. i dont know weather it really helps or not, but i guess it wouldnt hurt.

[Bree1978]

I think blood is 7.4 ph is it not? I'm thinking about it....but man I already have higher ph water...about 7.8. Anyone try this yet? Come on' own up!


:jointsmile: Bree

[Earthy Dank]

Blood is a good fertilizer. Thats what blood meal is... dried cow blood. Why the fuck would you use Menstrual Blood do you have a good supply or something...:wtf:

[invision]

i think im wasting my time using a grow cab when my plants should be relocated to the bath room, that way i can piss and shit on them and my GF can spray her period on them.....awesome :thumbsup:

[Bree1978]

Blood is a good fertilizer. Thats what blood meal is... dried cow blood. Why the fuck would you use Menstrual Blood do you have a good supply or something...:wtf:

Yes, generally females do have a surplus supply of menstral blood once a month.....lol. Need a lesson in human biology??? I'm just joking around with you Earthy..

:jointsmile: Bree

[clayboy]

I'm really going to throw up

[Purple Banana]

This is... Bizarre... Yet I can see how it could work- BEST of luck to you, maybe your buds will turn red?

Let us know how it goes!

[iblodro4220]

i dont think id do it i know it may be good for the plant it seem using the stuff you buy is alittle better.......:wtf:

[Zandor]

Human blood does have quit abit of salt in it, I personaly would not try it or smoke anyting from it.

But again I have not tried it either so who knows, but what I do know is there is alot of salt and that is not good for your plants.

[madeline]

You'll do far better by just sticking within the grow guidelines that have already been tried and proved. Save the experiments for after you have it down and a good stash built up.

[rastaman79]

mist with vodka whilst curing and there you have it.....bloody mary jane.

[stinkyattic]

mist with vodka whilst curing and there you have it.....bloody mary jane.

lol that makes me think of a joke...

What did the vampire have as a garnish on his cocktail?

A tampon.

[horror business]

wtf, lol

[rastagal]

That has to be the vilest sickest suggestion I have ever heard. Im sorry but your wife creeps me out, using a cup? Oh god.Major difference of opinion here.

Anything the body expiunges be it excrement or menstraul blood is usually expelled for a reason!!! Therefore why on earth would anyone sane want to use it as fertiliser on something that goes back into the body.
Menstrual blood? Ive heard it all now.
LOL

[Raelum]

That has to be the vilest sickest suggestion I have ever heard. Im sorry but your wife creeps me out, using a cup? Oh god.Major difference of opinion here.

Anything the body expiunges be it excrement or menstraul blood is usually expelled for a reason!!! Therefore why on earth would anyone sane want to use it as fertiliser on something that goes back into the body.
Menstrual blood? Ive heard it all now.
LOL

so what your saying is... we shouldnt use manure?

[Raelum]

My wife has been using a diva cup instead of tampons or pads, and suggested using it as a fertilizer. Has anyone done this before? Results? And as far as application, should it be dilluted and applied during a regular watering? Is there a time when it's application would be of most benefit (veg/flower/on her once a month schedule)?

ive heard of it being used before as a substitute for birth control pills, since the mentral blood has alot of estrogen in it... i believe someone here has a grow journal and i qoute "everything i grow has a part of me in it"

ill see if i can find it for you..

[Raelum]

Aeroponic Supersonic (http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1378.html)

haha found it, if you got it and dont find using blood for you plants "gross" then do it! it shouldnt have any negative effects and the estrogen will help out the plants

good luck!

[pastor420]

It's interesting that we don't consider it gross if it's a store bought product that contains materials from a bat, chicken, cow, etc.

Maybe we need to package it so it's less offensive....lol

Call it something like Marvelous Martha's Menstrual Mix, and have a slogan like it makes your weed MMMM.

[rhizome]

and the estrogen will help out the plants



How so?

Are they menopausal?

Have they had a hystorectomy?

Are they pre-op transexual?


What possible basis could you have for saying this?

[johneg]

Mingin!!

[rastagal]

Oh by all means go for it :) Just a difference of opinion, I personally wouldnt smoke from my menstrual waste.
Best of luck too.

[Raelum]

How so?

Are they menopausal?

Have they had a hystorectomy?

Are they pre-op transexual?


What possible basis could you have for saying this?

Plants already have an estrogen-like hormone in them, it is a hormone that encourages growth and the reproductive cycle. By increases the hormone levels it can increase growth... Do a search on the forums, people use birth control pills in their hydroponics for the same reason.

I am not sure what kind of scientific evidence there is out there, but plenty of people says they noticed a difference. My suggestion would be to try it yourself and find out...

~Raelum

[rhizome]

Plants already have an estrogen-like hormone in them,

I'm gonna assume yer referring to phytoestrogens, which are substances that have estrogenic effects in mammals- not in plants. The meaning of estrogenic, in this context, is that these substances have effects similar to that of the estrogens in the regulation of cholesteral level and post-menopausal bone density. There is no phytoestrogenic effect upon mammal reproduction.
These are almost universally flavinoids, not steroid hormones like, say, any of the estrogens. They are not interchangeable. What you are saying is that because a steak knife can be used as a phillips screwdriver, a phillips screwdriver can be used as a steak knife.

it is a hormone that encourages growth and the reproductive cycle.

No, flavinoids are primarily found as pigments and as components of a plant's immune system. They are not hormones. They have no signifigant effect on growth rate or pheno. Flavinoid levels are regulated by plant metabolism, not vice versa.


By increases the hormone levels it can increase growth...

Once again, not hormones. No increase in growth rate. See above.


Do a search on the forums, people use birth control pills in their hydroponics for the same reason.

Not if they know what they're doing. I thought that this myth dissappeared back around 1974


I am not sure what kind of scientific evidence there is out there, but plenty of people says they noticed a difference.

There's none. Lots of scientific evidence to the contrary,though.

Plenty of people voted for W. Did'nt make it a good idea. They did it for the same reason,too...


My suggestion would be to try it yourself and find out...

~Raelum

Kinda implies that you have'nt. Please don't state fairy tales as fact.

I don't mean to pick on ya, I just don't want this place to turn into an echo-chamber of misinformation

[Blindman0v0]

If your growing outside you're going to have every horny male deer,bear,dog and cat hitting that shit.

[Raelum]

I'm gonna assume yer referring to phytoestrogens, which are substances that have estrogenic effects in mammals- not in plants. The meaning of estrogenic, in this context, is that these substances have effects similar to that of the estrogens in the regulation of cholesteral level and post-menopausal bone density. There is no phytoestrogenic effect upon mammal reproduction.
These are almost universally flavinoids, not steroid hormones like, say, any of the estrogens. They are not interchangeable. What you are saying is that because a steak knife can be used as a phillips screwdriver, a phillips screwdriver can be used as a steak knife.


No, flavinoids are primarily found as pigments and as components of a plant's immune system. They are not hormones. They have no signifigant effect on growth rate or pheno. Flavinoid levels are regulated by plant metabolism, not vice versa.



Once again, not hormones. No increase in growth rate. See above.



Not if they know what they're doing. I thought that this myth dissappeared back around 1974



There's none. Lots of scientific evidence to the contrary,though.

Plenty of people voted for W. Did'nt make it a good idea. They did it for the same reason,too...



Kinda implies that you have'nt. Please don't state fairy tales as fact.

I don't mean to pick on ya, I just don't want this place to turn into an echo-chamber of misinformation

Well if i made anything sound like a fact, sorry to mislead anyone. However, i have read tons of sites and forums post (including ones on this forum) about how birth control pills increase growth and no one has said that it doesnt work (well, very few in number). Since both birth control pills and menstrual blood contain the same two hormones, i made the assumption that they are interchangeable. I also found several references supporting that they are... (the most notable being a test using a tomato plant and birth control pills, the results were more growth)

You appear to be well informed on this topic, but i can honestly say majority of the post, sites, and articles i have read support that this does in fact work.

and since i havent tried it myself, I was just posting the general consensus.

maybe there is alot of mis-information out there, and out of my own ignorance i am now spreading it further :( but until i can test it myself i cant be sure...

~Raelum

[Raelum]

guess it would make sense that this is just a myth, and people choose to believe it without evidence to support it... wouldnt be the first time. thanks for bringing this to my attention... i have been enlightened :) perhaps this should be added to a sticky to prevent new growers from falling into the same mythological hole.

[rhizome]

Trust me, folks- if estrogens increased growth rate, every corn, potato, soy, etc. field in the world would be treated. You'd see big ol' tankers of estrogens cruising through Kansas. Agway would carry it. Farm workers would not have facial hair.

Cannabis is just a plant in every aspect but the legal. There's no black magic involved.

[420check420]

Blood is a good fertilizer. Thats what blood meal is... dried cow blood. Why the fuck would you use Menstrual Blood do you have a good supply or something...:wtf:

amen... you can get a 5lb bag of MG brand blood meal at lowe's/home depot or anywhere like that.. why fuck around wringing out tampons and shit? ickyyyyy :P

[Weedhound]

You wouldn't get me to doing it for all the tea in China. Whatever happened to civilization?

The only thing I've EVER heard about birth control pills is the myth that soaking seeds in them will make them female. I've never heard, read OR seen anyone use it, mention it, or even think about using menstral blood (or estrogen itself) to grow pot. And I think I can safely say I've done my share of study. ;)

PS....which doesn't mean it isn't done......just that I've never heard of it. :D

[Raelum]

Snow-white.nl - BIRTH CONTROL PILLS - Weed Cannabis Grass Pot Marihuana Marijuana Hemp Seed Seeds (http://www.snow-white.nl/engeland/h38BIRTHCONTROLPILLS.htm)
http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-techniques/2859-birth-control-pills-really-work.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-growing/101501-birth-control-pill-s.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-growing/117436-birth-control-pills.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-lounge/100165-adding-hormone.html
http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-growing/6018-could-work.html

well basically im surprised you havent heard of it, i came across it on my first day researching hydroponics... still just a myth tho (until proven otherwise)

i dont think there is anything left to contribute to this topic unless someone can find a scientific article explaining why this cant possibly work, or vice versa. rhizome, could probably find one.

~Raelum

[Weedhound]

WEll I HAVE NOW!! Thanks for the articles....I will indeed read up! :)

[Weedhound]

Well I just read them all.....peoples' opinions only as you said. Even the reference in the cultivation link was vague and "maybe" You are right.....I see no definitive testing or complete record keeping etc. I don't tend to follow stuff like that so it must have gone right by me and I didn't notice. :D

[stinkyattic]

Just because something is posted on this forum does not make it true and worthy of being echoed, even if it DOES appear to be a consensus for a little while.
Read through the 'misinformation' and 'blind leading the blind' threads in the lounge if you have a minute.
Especially in summertime...

Anyway to add something to this... assuming that the plants CAN in fact even uptake estrogen, I'm not going anywhere NEAR a bud that could potentially contain human hormones. No f-in way. And they think RBGH is scary...

[1stimegrower]

HEY MAYBE YOUVE DISCOVRED A NEW ONE ! JUST puke on your plants i wonder what that would do???

LMAO!!!!!!!

[turtle420]

Just saw this thread for the 1st time.

[redrosesforabluelady]

Oh my goodness.
Well, aren't you the sort not to let anything at all go to waste, lol...

i love that quote, beautiful lol

[fatsax]

now ive taken alot of things that are considered harmful,in fact most i like to try before i judge.but for f**ks sake this is sick cmon guys

[Pendragon]

Cheebamonkey, did you try it yet?

I am curious? I do not think I would try it, but anything from my wife who eats well does not drink or smoke I am sure is cleaner and safer than store bought stuff ! ????

I commend you. This thread was a treat to read.

[TheWhiteRhino]

what would you call it! nasty ass my wifes period juice kush????? EWWWWWWWWWWW

[miley]

Weird!

[Earthy Dank]

yayy!!! pictures of kittens

[CannabisCarl2134]

don't y'all know that the best way to grow plants naturally is just to piss, shit, and bleed on them? put a little bit of you in everything you grow ;)

.................................................L oss for words Brotha:stoned::rasta::wtf::( YupYasure.....

[stinkyattic]

LOL! This is the Thread that Will Not Die!
Reminds me of kraloth...

[whatsthatsmell]

to this thread.....

[yokinazu]

dont know about menstural blood. id like to findout what happens.
but bein an old country boy we used blood meal to keep dear and rabbits out of the garden. we also pissed all around the garden. marks the teritory. also a rule of thumb i always went by was never use manure from a meat eating animal, people are meat eating animals.

[silkyblue]

roglmfao~~~~~~:S2:


ya aint putting no cup in my wooby !!!! youch!

no way man!

[dragonrider]

I've been coming to this website for a few months and never went to check the growing forums because I do not intend to grow any weed. But I am into other kinds of organic gardening. So one day I click on the Organic Growing forum, and the very first thread I see is "Menstrual Blood as fertilizer?"

Wow! I've been missing out! This forum is a goldmine!

[dragonrider]

Dude, check out these buds I scored off this hippie organic grower up in the hills --- they're totally sticky and stinky and covered in little red hairs --- awesome!

[dragonrider]

There's a crazy old man who lives up the street who has saved jars of his own toenails, boogers and scabs for the past 25 years. Would any of that make good fertilizer?

[Gundari]

This thread is like a horrible carwreck....you KNOW you shouldnt be looking at it, but no matter how hard you try, you just can't tear your eyes away from it.

[guerillagrowerz]

the only woman to supply us with enough of that is hilary clinton

[dragonrider]

If you had an outdoor growing setup, it would certainly help provide the plants with needed nutrients and would also help to prevent unwanted visitors if you mulched the area with 3 - 4 inches of used tampons and maxi pads.

Helps to keep pot thieves away, but might bring bears.

[sarah louise]

I can't see any reason, apart from the 'eewww gross' factor, not to use menstrual blood. I'd be more inclined to look at adding it to the compost rather than using it directly.

[StickyfingahZ]

I think that using it for fertilizer in your pot would bring new meaning to the word "Bloody Mary"....It's one of those things that it just sounds gross to think about. Let us know how it goes though Bro.

[reefergrl]

I laughed so hard just reading this thread. that said i guess it is the same as dried cow's blood. the one about putting them in the bathroom had me rolling on the floor. I love y'all.

[strezz]

dafuq did i just read? ya'll made my day :)