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Kushpooh
Kushpoohstarted grow question 4 years ago
Hi, I've been feeding with piss mixed with water my plants (1/20 parts ratio). At beginning of flowering stage I started feeding them less piss and more Flora Bloom GHE for more K. Is it true there is ammonium in the piss? Is it bad for the plant?
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Greenbean15
Greenbean15answered grow question 4 years ago
Ammonia is not a plant available form of nitrogen, it needs to be converted to nitrate your be usable by the plant... I know more about aquatic nitrogen cycles than how ammonia is broken down in soil but I do know it’s similar... ammonia is not good for the plants but when bacteria break it down it is eventually converted to nitrate. In water specifically, the bacteria uses the ammonia to turn it into nitrite(toxic to plants) and eventually another nitrifying bacteria turns it into nitrate which is why those running aquaponics setups need to run their setups for over a month before adding any fish or plants into their grow... they need to allow a bacteria culture to grow first so they are able to fix the nitrogen into nitrate. Certain plants form symbiotic relationships with similar nitrifying bacteria in soils, legumes such as alfalfa, soybeans and clovers all form symbiotic relationships with bacteria and fungi to “fix” nitrogen in soil into plant available forms of it(nitrate). So to answer your question, feeding urine is not recommended but you can however let it ferment over a period of time to break down and then dilute it to form a pretty useful N supplement but the same can be achieved other ways.
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DrBinoc
DrBinocanswered grow question 4 years ago
Urine does contain ammonia, and the amount of ammonia increases over time (I wouldn't use stale urine). Smell is a good indicator of the ammonia - stronger smell would be higher ammonia. Also urine is fairly high in nitrogen when its fresh. I don't know much about using it for plants but from a chem point of view maybe that helps? Either way I would say try plain water for a while.
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question 4 years ago
@Kushpooh whilst diluted urine is usually a great fertiliser if you are taking any medications be mindful they may still be traces of them in the piss
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I_and_I
I_and_Ianswered grow question 4 years ago
If you ask if there is ammonium and if it is bad for the plant, what made you use it in the first place?
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