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Ferting w/ urine really isn't a great idea- the nitrogen in urine is primarily in the ammonium form- way too hot for application w/o proper titration.
Have you ever noticed that, in the spot where your dog pees every day, the grass is burnt? Or that if a cat keeps pissing in a houseplant, the plant'll die?
yea no offense but i was thinkin that might not be great. but then again he did say a fourth cup per gallon of water so maybe it wouldnt be too bad. although i might wait till next grow to try that cuz i dont want my first plant croaking on me. Ill google the nutrients thanks!!
i think i may try that on one plant, only one, and if it burns ill stop, if not ill compare it to the rest see how it works...
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Originally Posted by rhizome
yeah some plant foods (like peters 20-20-20) have urea (urine) in them for nitrogen. peters 20-20-20 is great stuff for vegging
but thats one of the reasons i tell everyone to use this better-gro stuff for flowering ----- its UREA FREE : )
Supplementing your N with fish emulsion (yes they have it at box stores now, yay) is a good idea. It also has calcium that your plants will very much enjoy.
I have been using a flower fert for veg lately as an experiment, supplemented with fish emulsion to bring the N levels up, and so far everything looks very good. It has been a month now.
Oh edit, urea and urine are not interchangeable terms. Just FYI. Urea is a specific chemical compound, while urine is a solution of several different compounds.
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Originally Posted by rhizome
Voices of reason people.......if ya need to piss go to the bathroom or out in the woods. Don't piss on the weed!Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Have a good grow!:jointsmile:
yeah and one of those compounds is urea : )Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkyattic
so when people are talking about pee for plant ferts its for the nitrogen in the urea. so in this case it is kind of interchangable.
most ferts use synthetic urea = but its still not something i would use on plants except during veg.
Urea is only one of the nitrogen-containing compounds in urine. There ARE others.
Using 'urine' and 'urea' interchangeably is misleading.
okay my seedling just came through. Should i start giving it the mg now or should i wait a few more days till it gets bigger? its about an inch tall right now. ANY advice or input would so very much appreciated!!
no, dont fertilize yet. after a couple of weeks give it a dilluted rate of fertilizer. you would probably burn it up if you started fertilizing now.