Guide to Urine Fertilizer for Home Gardens
Check out Rich Earth’s guide for fertilizing with urine in your own garden!
Since founding the Institute, we have heard countless stories from people using urine in home gardens, often with spectacular results. Though they may not realize it, they are continuing an ancient practice, as there is a long history of recycling of human urine as fertilizer. In recent years, home urine reuse has taken new relevance as a way to promote water quality and protect lakes and rivers from nutrient pollution.
Community Science Survey
Do you already fertilize your garden with urine? We want to hear about it! Share your experiences with the art, science, and practice of fertilizing with urine.
Complete our Urine My Garden Survey to help grow the body of knowledge about where, how, and why people fertilize with urine in their home gardens around the world.
Have a question about using urine in your home garden? Email us at and we’ll do our best to answer!
