News German Space Lab Growing Tomatoes in Urine....

[dman]

The German space agency, DLR, has been experimenting growing tomatoes
in a container full of urine. The experiment is designed to test recycling of waste as a means of growing food for future space colonies.

An experimental satellite containing the package is scheduled to be launched
on a SPACE X FALCON 9 rocket later this year to test the concept.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170308-why-a-german-lab-is-growing-tomatoes-in-urine

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Urine is a great fertilizer as a soil amendment, too good actually. It can burn plants due to excess nitrogen. Tomatoes are nitrogen hogs so this might work really well.

http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/human-pee-proven-fertilizer-future/

They should also look at rhubarb. It grows *really* well in uncomposted raw manure and horse urine, which would kill most other plants. As a matter of fact I need to get a few buckets of stall muck from my neighbor so I can top dress my rhubarb.

 

[jedidia]

They should also look at rhubarb.

Great. That gives "Space Jam" a whole new meaning... :shifty:

(My excitement about this is kept low by the fact that I happen to hate rhubarb. Rabarberabarberabarber...)

 

[boogabooga]

They should also look at rhubarb. It grows *really* well in uncomposted raw manure and horse urine, which would kill most other plants.

I didn't think anyone could make rhubarb sound any MORE disgusting than it already is. :facepalm:

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I didn't think anyone could make rhubarb sound any MORE disgusting than it already is. :facepalm:

More rhubarb pie for me then! :thumbup:

 

[dman]

Great. That gives "Space Jam" a whole new meaning... :shifty:

(My excitement about this is kept low by the fact that I happen to hate rhubarb. Rabarberabarberabarber...)

Tomatoes reportedly have a piquant flavor.....

 

[jedidia]

Tomatoes reportedly have a piquant flavor.....

Oh, I enjoy tomatoes in many forms, but the amount of additional ingredients required is significant.
In their unmodified state, I don't touch them.

 

[Andy44]

I grew up next to a tomato farm in South Jersey, famed for its great tomatoes.

New Jersey is also famous for Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. I don't like those, either.

Tomatoes are good for making sauce and ketchup. Not much else.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

My wife grows heirloom variety tomatoes which don't resemble the mass-produced watery starchy pink things that pass for tomatoes in the store. I am not a tomato fan but I do look forward to enjoying a few of her tomatoes in late summer, they're really tasty.

 

[Urwumpe]

Tomatoes are good for making sauce and ketchup. Not much else.

And my famous Tuna Spagetti Salad. Which wouldn't be complete without cherry tomatoes.

I like tomatoes, especially the sweeter ones. Even pure. Its nothing you can eat all day... but some sliced tomatoes with black pepper...

 

[jedidia]

And my famous Tuna Spagetti Salad.

I used to do tuna Spaghetti a lot, but it never occured to me to turn it into a salad...