Pee to help make your garden grow Head Gardener Philip Whaites says using the bale also saves using water for toilets Gardeners at a National Trust property in Cambridgeshire are urging people to relieve themselves outdoors to help gardens grow greener. A three-metre long "pee bale" has been installed at Wimpole Hall. Head gardener Philip Whaites is urging his male colleagues to pee on the straw bale to activate the composting process on the estate's compost heap. He said the "pee bale" is only in use out of visitor hours, since "we don't want to scare the public". He said: "For eight weeks now, male members of our garden and estate teams have been using the outdoor straw bale when nature calls. "The pee bale is excellent matter to add to our compost heap to stimulate the composting process; and with over 400 acres of gardens and parkland to utilise compost, we need all the help we can get. "There are obvious logistical benefits to ...
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