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What is this thing about peeing on trees

• DoreenMichele 8y ago
  I wrote a comment about it on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12656045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12656045 And then I spontaneously created a little website, which failed to go viral or save the world with potty humor. And I took it offline. I recently put it back online in hopes of repurposing it and removed all pages. Just for you, I have restored the main landing page: https://peeonatree.blogspot.com/2018/09/pee-on-tree.html https://peeonatree.blogspot.com/2018/09/pee-on-tree.html Our next wars could be fought over water. You can fight that while helping grow bigger, healthier trees. It's a silly theory by someone who likely has delusions of grandeur.
  • marmaduke 8y ago
    we don't have a tree in our apartment, and we don't flush the toilet when we pee. does that count?
    • DoreenMichele 8y ago
      It helps. The idea though is to water and fertilize trees, not just reduce use of residential water.
      • marmaduke 8y ago
        cool I didn't know pee was a fertilizer too
        • DoreenMichele 8y ago
          Yes, it gets used in developing countries as a form of fertilizer they can afford. Though they typically collect it and sterilize it first to remove pathogens. However, they are using it at scale on agricultural fields. Peeing on the roots of a tree shouldn't cause any problems.