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[hector black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] auxins in urine

I'm sure they're there, but Lon's right about the smell.  I also found that even diluted 50%, urine can kill seedlings so I wonder if the other chemicals present would counteract the auxins.  My experience is that urine should only be used with well esablished, healthy plants.   Seems to me I remember reading somewhere about reverse osmosis where the strength of the solution outside the root draws water out of the plant instead of nutrients into.     Hector Black zone 6

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From: Lon J Rombough

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:13 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] auxins in urine

It would be easier to use something like willow water, and a lot less smelly.
   And yes, human urine does contain hormones.  So much that the use of birth control and hormone replacement is getting into water systems and causing feminizing of fish populations.
-Lon Rombough

From: buretachi@juno.com
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:23:43 EST
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] auxins in urine

To start a thread on urine again:

in some reading somewhere, it was noted that auxins are present in human
urine and probably critter urine too.  Has anyone experimented with
rooting cuttings with diluted urine?  willing to talk about it?  

Scott
PA
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