Pee-cycled fertilizer to help peonies pop at Nichols Arboretum

Source: Samuel Dodge, MLive

Want to smell the fragrance of lush peonies this spring? Urine luck.

The peak bloom of the Peony Garden in the Nichols Arboretum is typically late May to mid-June. This year, the rows and rows of eye-popping flowers will be partially grown through the use of human urine.

The “pee-cycling” effort is part of University of Michigan research that promotes and works to destigmatize urine-based fertilizer over fecal-infused ones.