Why do you have to urinate in your garden?

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Why do you have to urinate in your garden?

Urinating in his vegetable garden seems counterintuitive.

Yet human urine is an effective fertilizer that can be used as a supplemental fertilizer in a garden.

Indeed this liquid is rich in nitrogen.

It contains on average between 3 and 7 grams per liter.

In addition, urine contains phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and trace elements.

By urinating 500 liters per year, it is thus possible to fertilize 400 m2 of soil.

It has already been observed that potatoes thus fertilized had given a harvest 70% greater than those which had not undergone this treatment.

If you want to try, however, be sure to respect the following proportions: one liter of urine for 10 liters of water.

Finally, this natural fertilizer is particularly recommended for spinach, cauliflower, lettuce, and leeks.

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