Coffee has undeniable benefits when it comes to waking up the human body, especially during the pre-noon hour. However, its power is not limited to the kitchen. Instead, this caffeine staple is equally as impactful in the garden, where many gardeners are using coffee grounds to benefit their...
1. Use coffee grounds in the garden to improve soil. Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen and will improve the availability of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and copper. Till into the soil to a depth of 6 to 8 inches. The grounds will provide nitrogen in a slow-release fashion for plan...
According to a handy fact sheet from Washington State University, Coffee grounds will buzz your garden. Coffee grounds build humus, boost nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc, bind pesticides and toxins, prevent bacterial and fungal infections and feed earthwor
Ian fromPango Petssays that the salt and ice melt used on a lot of commercial sidewalks can hurt bare paws. That’s why many pet owners invest in booties for their dogs. Switching tocoffee groundscould protect puppy paws while helping pedestrians stay upright. 2. Good for the Garden Coffee...
Looking for the best way to use coffee grounds in your garden or flowerbeds? The spent grounds from a cup of Joe are one of the best natural (and free!) resources around to help power and even protect vegetable plants, annual flowers and perennial plants. ...
THE DIRT GARDENER: Coffee grounds in the gardenBuzz Bertolero
Coffee Grounds As a Garden Amendment This one is true. Coffee grounds are easy tocompost, they break down quickly and add generous amounts of nitrogen to your compost pile. Careful when adding them to your vermicompost bin, though, as the matter may harm theorganisms. Reduce the chance of ...
Coffee Grounds in Garden Why get rid of Ants? Before I get into the main topic I would like to make a comment about ants. They are very good for the garden since they improve soil structure. Sometimes they build their nest right under a precious plant and that may cause a problem–but...
Second, you can mix the coffee grounds with the top two inches layer of the soil, or in another way, sprinkle the coffee grounds over the garden surface. Both methods work pretty well. In addition to being a good nitrogen source, the used coffee grounds are close to pH neutral. So, do...
Luckily, the grounds are almost as valuable as the liquid coffee, and we save them for use in the garden, thereby getting the most bang for our fair-trade-coffee-buck. These are my five favorite ways to use coffee grounds in the garden. ...