[Terrapreta] Caution on Urine

[Paul Elmore]

Hey all,

I think urine is a great fertilizer if used with micronutrients. The reason
cows don't prefer this grass around urine spots is because it tastes flat.
Like a tomato grown in soil that has had the micronutrients depleted from
intensive agriculture, that’s why the tomatoes in the store taste like
cardboard.  There is a Word Health Organization report on micronutrient
malnutrition, and it concludes that countries with big corportate farm
operations like monsanto ADM...ect. suffer from these diet deficincies. The
Amazonians were most likely getting at least copper and Zinc from human
feces, and likely got quiet a few from ash, and other sources.  I have
developed a micronutrient fertilizer working a the Southern Utah University
greenhouse and I have been soaking my biochar in it. I have been selling it
to the local nursuries around Sandy Oregon. My experiments in Utah
Washington, Germany have all yeilded great results in a variety of different
types of soils.  It produces an organic mirical grow. Auf Wiedersen,  


Paul Elmore
503 - 668 - 6507
Greenjack
"Where acient agriculture meets modern science"

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of David Yarrow
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:05 PM
To: Jon C. Frank; Terrapreta
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Caution on Urine

my suggestion is to treat urine as a microbial food and stimulant, not as a
plant food.

for a green & peaceful planet,
David Yarrow
44 Gilligan Rd, E Greenbush, NY 12061
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon C. Frank" <jon.frank at aglabs.com>
To: "Terrapreta" <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:46 PM
Subject: [Terrapreta] Caution on Urine


> Just a quick caution on using urine.  While useful for supplying soluble
> nutrients, urine should not be over applied.  The over application of
> urine
> will cause an increase in nitrogen uptake by plants.  It needs to be used
> in
> diluted form and also used with more carbonaceous products.  When cattle
> urinate in a pasture the center area may die but the surrounding area will
> be lush green with excessive nitrogen.  Cattle never prefer to eat this
> because it is poor quality just the same as if excess commercial nitrogen
> was applied.  The over application of nitrogen leads to poor quality
> produce/forages etc. even when coming from natural/organic sources.
>
> Using it to saturate charcoal seems quite ideal.
>
> Jon
>
>
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