Search
Latest topics
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Todayby OhioGardener Yesterday at 5:36 am
» Senseless Banter...
by sanderson 11/28/2023, 10:31 pm
» N & C Midwest: November/December 2023
by sanderson 11/27/2023, 9:23 pm
» FREE Online SFG Class - November 28, 2023
by sanderson 11/27/2023, 9:21 pm
» Strawberry Varieties?
by Chuck d'Argy 11/27/2023, 2:23 pm
» Mini-Raised Beds?
by Chuck d'Argy 11/27/2023, 2:14 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by sanderson 11/26/2023, 10:58 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by sanderson 11/26/2023, 10:56 pm
» Name the mystery (to me) seedlings! :-)
by Psdumas 11/25/2023, 12:04 am
» Happy Thanksgiving from the USA
by sanderson 11/23/2023, 1:47 pm
» Strawberries in MM: to feed or not to feed?
by Scorpio Rising 11/22/2023, 10:42 pm
» Guatemalan Green Ayote Squash
by OhioGardener 11/21/2023, 8:27 am
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by sanderson 11/20/2023, 2:06 pm
» Seeds 'n Such Early Order Seeds
by sanderson 11/20/2023, 1:13 pm
» USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
by OhioGardener 11/19/2023, 7:12 am
» AeroGarden for starting seeds?
by OhioGardener 11/16/2023, 12:40 pm
» Biochar?
by OhioGardener 11/16/2023, 10:31 am
» 2023 - Updated U.S. Interactive Plant Hardiness Map
by sanderson 11/15/2023, 6:18 pm
» SFG Is Intensive Gardening
by sanderson 11/14/2023, 3:26 pm
» Teaming with Microbes Kindle Sale (Mem. Day weekend 2023)
by markqz 11/10/2023, 12:42 am
» Bok Choy Hors d'oeuvres
by donnainzone5 11/9/2023, 5:58 pm
» Now is the Time to Start Preparing Next Year's Spring Garden
by OhioGardener 11/9/2023, 7:13 am
» Shocking Reality: Is Urine the Ultimate Gardening Hack or Disaster?
by dstack 11/6/2023, 5:29 pm
» Nightmare on Mel Street.
by Scorpio Rising 11/4/2023, 6:37 pm
» Aerogardening
by Scorpio Rising 11/3/2023, 10:02 am
» Sunday All Purpose Organic Garden Nutrients
by lisawallace88 11/3/2023, 9:13 am
» Mid-summer seed sowing, how do you do it?
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/2/2023, 8:04 pm
» N&C Midwest October 2023
by OhioGardener 11/1/2023, 8:49 am
» Fall Tree Colors
by Scorpio Rising 10/31/2023, 1:48 pm
» Freeze Dried Food
by lisawallace88 10/30/2023, 11:28 am
Google
Coffee grinds
+2
camprn
carolintexas
6 posters
Page 1 of 1
Coffee grinds
My son works for Starbucks and they will save up the day's coffee grounds and give them to you free...just ask. My son brings home a trash bag full every now and then and I have been dumping them on top of my garden beds', what I don't put in the compost bin. Does anyone know if I am doing the right thing by pouring a layer of coffee grounds right on my beds of veggies? I've been doing that about twice a week for the past couple of weeks. Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? Back to the grinds....I would imagine any place that sells coffee would not mind saving the grinds for you, especially if you leave a bucket with a lid with them.
carolintexas-
Posts : 84
Join date : 2010-03-08
Age : 69
Location : Amarillo TX
Used Coffee Grounds
Top dressing with coffee grounds is great. They are neutral pH and the worms love them, a lot. Spread them out well though. you don't need more than an inch on the beds, the rest will compost well. Good for slug control. My friend, the coffee roaster, has one of the most beautiful gardens. news article
Used coffee grounds
Hmmm. I just read the article and it mentioned the benefits of caffeine. I put my coffee grounds in my compost but I only drink decaf (my nerves don't tolerate caffeine). I wonder if it's important to have caffeine in there as well.
Bec
Bec
Bec
Certified SFG Instructor-
Posts : 247
Join date : 2010-03-23
Location : Western NC - Zone 6a (mountains)
Re: Coffee grinds
Thanks for the information! I have been using used grounds around my lemon tree but didn't think about their use around the veggies! Nice information.
Re: Coffee grinds
OK maybe I missed it somewhere, but can plants be watered with diluted coffee? I don't usually make coffee (if on the rare occasion I drink it, I go to Dunkin Donuts). My worms love coffee grinds and if my green babies would too I am hardly one to deprive them. I have no problem brewing up coffee for them to have the grinds, but can the plants also benefit from the actual coffee?
auntij-
Posts : 136
Join date : 2010-03-19
Age : 50
Location : Providence RI Zone 6a
Coffee grinds
After reading about feeding houseplants with your leftover coffee that you would normally dump I decided to try it. I did it for the first time yesterday to one plant. (That's all the leftover coffee I have enough for.) I just looked at it and I do believe the the leaves are actually looking healthier and glossy already. Amazing! I haven't fertilized my houseplants in ages but I think I've just found an easy solution to my laziness.
Bec
Bec
Bec
Certified SFG Instructor-
Posts : 247
Join date : 2010-03-23
Location : Western NC - Zone 6a (mountains)

» 18 bags of used coffee grinds.
» 50 bags of coffee grinds
» coffee grinds (usesd) and chips ?
» Coffee Gounds and Coffee Ground Tea
» Senseless Banter...
» 50 bags of coffee grinds
» coffee grinds (usesd) and chips ?
» Coffee Gounds and Coffee Ground Tea
» Senseless Banter...
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|