Menstrual Blood as fertilizer?

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Originally Posted by Raelum

Plants already have an estrogen-like hormone in them,

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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.

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Originally Posted by Raelum

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by Raelum

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

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

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Originally Posted by Raelum

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

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

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Originally Posted by Raelum

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

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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...

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Originally Posted by Raelum

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

~Raelum

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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

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

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Originally Posted by rhizome

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

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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

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by 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:

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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

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

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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

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

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

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...

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

LMAO!!!!!!!

Just saw this thread for the 1st time.

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

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

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i love that quote, beautiful lol

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

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.

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

Weird!

yayy!!! pictures of kittens

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Originally Posted by 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 ;)

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

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

to this thread.....

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.

roglmfao~~~~~~:S2:


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

no way man!

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!

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!

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?

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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