tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post2890381307341113258..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-65431662909786564432009-06-06T06:53:58.395-06:002009-06-06T06:53:58.395-06:00Yeah there is P in hog poop but where did it come ...Yeah there is P in hog poop but where did it come from? the P in the feed.<br /><br />We could capture a bunch of P by digging up all the dead people and grinding their bones for bone meal - 20% P!<br /><br />I'm going to start a compostatorium where you can bring the body of your deceased loved one and have it composted for a small fee. Thereby recycling some more of the nutrients.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-34242232699994583312009-06-05T12:39:09.576-06:002009-06-05T12:39:09.576-06:00There is a lot of P in hog poop. Perhaps this is w...There is a lot of P in hog poop. Perhaps this is where the glorious industrial ag culture eventually hits the wallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-50977953612474324612009-06-04T19:02:01.720-06:002009-06-04T19:02:01.720-06:00I know, I'm supposed to be focusing on phospho...I know, I'm supposed to be focusing on phosphorus but instead I am listing with my mind's ear for sardonic laughter. I just can't seem to get it started which is a good thing 'cause if I did I probably couldn't quit - - hearing it. I do have a "tin" ear, kinda like a sardine can, but this time I thought that attribute would be a plus.<br />Ahh the foible of being tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-21653720661902721292009-06-04T17:09:43.589-06:002009-06-04T17:09:43.589-06:00Brian:
I hear ya talkin'. Somewhere in the re...Brian:<br /><br />I hear ya talkin'. Somewhere in the reading for this post I ran across that same idea. I think it was in the comments of some article.<br /><br />Anyhoo, like we're discovering with K, I think we'll be learning how to get by with less.<br /><br />If I run into more I'll post it.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-37589595261473508932009-06-04T13:01:41.407-06:002009-06-04T13:01:41.407-06:00John,
In theory, could not every ounce of P us...John,<br /><br /> In theory, could not every ounce of P used in crop production be recaptured and used again? I would be very curious to see a global, or at least some system-wide phosphorous balance sheet that explains where the P used as fertilizer ends up. Is it in landfills, or the ocean, or where? And can we get at it?<br /><br />Brian in OhioBriannoreply@blogger.com