Composting urine…what do you think?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbHCqFIXLYk It's pretty simple... urine is high in nitrogen.  When applied properly, you're helping the C:N ratio quite heavily.  Have you ever created a compost pile and your end result had huge gobs of what was once food (mostly nitrogen)?  This is a handy way to add heaps of nitrogen without having annoying clumps in the finished product. While I've never really thought specifically about composting urine, I love peeing outside as much as possible.  So technically I'm already contributing, I guess.  I highly doubt it will take long for me to fill up a few gallon jugs, so it's time to find out.  By the time I have these ready, it should be time to start building a new compost pile.  Keep in mind that they will build up…

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a quick worm update.

I haven't fed the worms in over two weeks, now they're finally starting to show their faces a bit more each time I open the lid... they're eating away from their castings and towards the surface.  As of yet, they haven't chowed down on the condom I put in there, but the mites/springtails are all over it. While cutting a tomato into smaller pieces over top of the worm bin, my dumb ass cut my finger.  I hope they like blood.  Whatever. I'm so psyched for the spring so I can put some of my worms into the compost tumbler... winter sucks.

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