Talk about your all-natural fertilizer with a high yuck factor. Researchers in Finland have just published results of a study showing that farmers can substitute human urine for conventional fertilizer and get a notable increase in cabbage yields. Moreover, the crop’s taste was at least as acceptable as that of the greens fertilized conventionally.
BIG GREENS. Surendra Pradhan shows off big cabbages that owe their superior growth to experimental fertilization with human urine.
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