Today is “Pee on Earth Day,” which is “a day to bring one’s urine outside to nourish plants and save water used to flush toilets, will be June 21 in the northern hemisphere (Dec. 21 in the southern hemisphere).”
This is the second year in a row that my partner Carol has declared “Pee on Earth Day” — yeah, it’s another way to sell her book Liquid Gold, but it’s also a fun idea.
I’m making my plans for peeing on earth here in St. Louis. What are you planning to do?
Best. Holiday. Ever.
watching futbol and drinking beer…best. way. to celebrate. missing ya’ll in St Louis…sorta…
Okay, dear brother, pee is, um, last i checked, really bad for a lot of plants. Just ask my
lawn how it feels about dog pee. It, my lawn, will growl at you.
Jean — Dilute, dilute, dilute! Any fertilizer that’s applied too strongly can burn plants. Also, pee is high in nitrogen, so it works best for green leafy plants (but won’t promote root growth as much).
Shamelss plug: For more information, read Carol’s book Liquid Gold, which will give you tips — link above.
Jean, the lawn suffers from your dogs’ urine because they urinate in the same place quite often, which overloads the soil and plants with both nitrites and salt. However, if they would disperse their secretions more, your lawn would be happy.
I suspect I forgot to send you this book.