Researchers in Finland are reporting successful use of an unlikely fertilizer for farm fields that is inexpensive, abundantly available, and undeniably organic -- human urine. Their report on use of ...

You've amended the soil after last season's harvest and now you've planted this season's vegetable garden. As the plants ...

KUOPIO, Finland, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Finnish scientists have discovered an inexpensive, abundantly available, effective and undeniably organic crop fertilizer: human urine. Although urine has been used as ...

Plant cabbage six to eight weeks before your first frost to give it time to mature in cooler temps for sweeter heads. Keep soil moist, fertilize biweekly, and watch for pests like aphids or worms to ...

A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer – human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human ...

Talk about your 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 ...

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea spp.) is a classic vegetable that has been a staple in Western diets for hundreds of years. It is nutritious and antioxidant-rich and offers an attractive rosette of foliage ...

Despite the 'yuk!' factor, urine from healthy individuals is virtually sterile, free of bacteria or viruses. Naturally rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, urine has been used as fertilizer since ...

A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer – human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human ...