British Politician’s Slightly Odd Composting Advice
I just had to giggle (titter? chuckle?) when I read this article from the UK’s Guardian newspaper about peeing on your compost pile. Here’s what it has to say:
The Conservative Party chairman is urging the nation to pee on its compost heaps to help the environment. Francis Maude, who admitted he and his family were slightly ‘psycho’ about recycling, delivered the unorthodox gardening advice after being asked what his personal contribution was to the green cause on Radio 4’s Any Questions? Maude also said that he planned to buy a greener car when the time came to replace the family vehicle. He said: ‘If I share a tip with the audience it is that if you pee on your compost, it has a double environmental whammy - it speeds up its decomposition so you can get it on the garden more quickly, and it also saves water.’
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go tend to the compost. Back in a jiff!
