I love used coffee grounds and save them. As Tony the Tiger says, they areGREATin the garden. In fact I bet you didn’t know that I was a frequent stalker at Starbucks waiting for them to put their used grounds in the gardener bin pick-up? Unfortunately, I was competing against super...
You can use coffee grounds or brewed coffee as a natural repellent for slugs and snails. Strongly caffeinated coffee works best, though you will want to be careful using it on some plants. Stick to acid-loving plants like roses, cabbages, and lilies, and forget the decaf! Your garden will...
Using your used coffee grounds can save you some money, on fertilizer, as it gives your plants an early boost. Since it is rich in nitrogen, it stimulates the growth of your young plants and vegetable crops. After drinking your cup of Joe in the morning, toss the coffee grounds into you...
Coffee grounds:After making coffee, spread the used grounds in a perimeter around the area where you don’t want the cat to go. Tea leaves:Just like coffee grounds, tea leaves don’t smell great to cats. Sprinkle the used leaves or place tea bags in areas you don’t want the cat to...
How Used Coffee Grounds Could Make Some Food More Healthful
3. Sprinkle Coffee Grounds Image Credit: Pixabay Coffee grounds can come in handy in your gardenfor a variety of reasons. Cats and dogs are both deterred by the strong scent of coffee. You can just put wet coffee grounds in your regular compost or sprinkle by itself. ...
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...
DIY Coffee Repellent: Save leftover coffee to spray plants that have a problem, make sure to spritz underneath the leaves as well as the stems and surrounding soil. You can also sprinkle a layer of used coffee grounds around vegetation to ward off these pests. They won’t like it and wil...
2. Good for the Garden Coffee grounds are often used as fertilizer because they’re full of nitrogen, a nutrient that plants need to grow. Plants like lilies, roses, blueberries, azaleas, carrots, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, cabbage, radishes, and hollies areall like coffee grounds. ...
Many solutions that have been tested simply are not very effective, including bark mulch, wood ash, coffee grounds, coarse sand, pine needles, eggshells (yes, eggshells!), sharp grit, and wool pellets. Every study has found them to be useless. ...