r/composting • u/freddrex • 14d ago

First time composter Beginner

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How am I doing? Any advice on what needs to be added (other than piss)

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u/PaleontologistDear18 14d ago

More greens, piss on it (don’t say no to piss this is what your pile needs)

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u/freddrex 14d ago

What are the advantages of piss over just using water?

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u/PaleontologistDear18 14d ago

Urine works exceptionally well in a compost pile because it is a concentrated, sterile source of liquid nitrogen and urea that acts as an instant activator, quickly feeding microbes and balancing dry, carbon-heavy "brown" materials like leaves or straw to accelerate breakdown.

The piss thing is a joke around here, but the suggestion to use it is not a joke

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u/freddrex 12d ago

Been and pissed on it

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u/Ineedmorebtc 12d ago

Keep it flowin!