Urine contains a number of beneficial nutrients commonly found in commercial fertilizer, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
If you’re looking for a fertilizer that is free of charge you might be curious to know: Is urine good for grass?
In this article, I will cover whether urine is good for grass, alongside a few reasons why you should pee on it.
So, let’s get started.
Is urine good for grass?
If you can get over the initial disgust you might feel, urine can actually be quite good for the grass in your yard – and it’s totally free! Urine contains a decent amount of the nutrients in fertilizer such as nitrogen, alongside phosphorus and potassium, which are all needed for a healthy lawn.
So, urine must be great for your lawn, right? Based on this information, you would think that you could go wildly about your business in your backyard. However, it’s a little more complex than your grass thriving after you’ve urinated on it.
It’s crucial to note that urine also has a high salt content. If you have a dog that likes to pee in the same spot in your backyard, then you already know the effect urine can have on your lawn.
Undiluted urine can draw moisture from plants and patches of dead grass can form all over your yard if you’re not careful.
You need to be careful when it comes to watering your grass with urine, as it has the potential to burn and kill plants at full strength. After all, no one wants to ruin their lawn!
Bearing this in mind, it’s important for you to know that you will always need to dilute your urine before sprinkling it over your lawn.
The bottom line is, straight urine is too concentrated for most plants to withstand when either applied to the leaves or even to the soil around it. This is especially true of young plants.
While an amount of urine can be good for the grass due to the nutrients, you should always dilute your urine with water first in a 2:1 ratio to make sure that you are taking the precautions to protect your grass and plants.
How do you apply pee to your grass?
You might initially think that peeing in your garden the all-natural way is the best method to take, it’s convenient right? However, you would be wrong in thinking this.
As I’ve discussed above, you will need to dilute your pee before you can apply it to your yard so that the grass can reap its benefits. Bearing this in mind, there are a few steps to take before you go ahead with this process.
To evenly distribute the pee over your garden, it is recommended that you collect the pee in a separate receptacle as you don’t want it to be contaminated with toilet water.
Once you have collected the urine, it’s time to dilute it with water in a 2:1 ratio. Put one part urine in a watering can and then follow with two parts water.
Next, you will need to stir it up so that the water has been mixed in properly.
Lastly, it’s time to sprinkle the diluted urine on the lawn evenly.
Note: This isn’t something that you should do super frequently. However, it can provide your grass with an extra boost of needed nutrients from time to time.
Reasons why you should pee on grass
You can use urine as a fertilizer
As we’ve established, urine is full of nitrogen. Plants generally need more nitrogen than any other element, as it’s used to synthesize amino acids, enzymes, proteins, and chlorophyll.
If you plan to use pee as a fertilizer for the variety of plants in your garden, be sure to dilute it on each occasion.
You can use urine as a soil enhancer
As urine is rich in phosphorus and potassium, it replenishes soil that has had its minerals depleted by over-farming.
Urine can kill fungus
Fungus can be a significant and recurring issue for certain plants. For plants that struggle with fungal disease or mildews, a diluted pee (1 part urine to 2 parts water) can make an effective foliar spray.
Simply spray your affected plants with the solution and it should help to kill the fungus and keep it at bay in the future!
Urine can kill unwanted weeds
As I mentioned above, you might have noticed that when your dog is urinating on the same patch of grass that the grass goes yellow and then can eventually die over time. This is because it hasn’t been diluted, and your dog is directly peeing on the grass, causing it to burn over time.
Normally speaking, you have to dilute urine to ensure that it’s safe for the garden, because the acids contained therein will burn and kill your plants if you pee directly on the grass. You can, however, use that full-strength pee on weeds that you don’t want in your garden. It’s a win-win situation!
Urine can act as an animal deterrent
In the same way that dogs mark their territory with their urine, the scent of human urine is rumored to have the same effect. If you’re struggling with unwanted animals in your backyard, sprinkling urine on your grass could be well worth a try.
Sprinkling urine in your backyard can keep animals such as your neighbors cat, and wild foxes at bay and away from your garden. Not only is this beneficial for you, but it is also good for your personal pets if they struggle with unwanted visitors.
In summary
Yes, urine can be good for grass in moderation and if you ensure that it has been diluted with water beforehand in a 2:1 ratio.
To evenly distribute the diluted urine over your grass and plants, pee into a separate container and pour into a watering can before sprinkling over your backyard and plants.
