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 in cabbage yields.
BIG GREENS. Surendra Pradhan shows off big cabbages that owe their superior growth to experimental fertilization with human urine.
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