Ground for Ground: Put your coffee back into the earth
Coffee grounds are better than gold in the garden. One Australian man got fed up with all the wasted grounds and started a movement to add them to the soil.
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Rukiya Belagam wont drink the stuff and Rukiya Belagam wont be putting this in her yard.
What a crazy idea and it sounds like it would smell bad as well.
But that being said you gotta keep trying and thinking of new things!
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I have been using coffee grounds in my garden and into my compost. Does anyone know if it makes a difference if your plant is more alkaline or acid based? or can coffee grounds be put wherever your little heart desires?
Unless you are using huge quantities, it is not going to make a great difference for the plant, unless it is very dependant on alkaline soil. Most of the acid is washed out of the bean during the brewing phase, and what we put into the garden is only slightly acidic. Even then, it quickly breaks down to leave you with something that is fairly balanced - not too high or low. Just right!
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My grandmother always put the coffee grounds on the garden.
and it makes a complete fertilizer. The snails REALLY don't like this mix.
and it makes a complete fertilizer. The snails REALLY don't like this mix.
Coffee consumption by your average American used to be a 6-ounce cup once a day. We all know what we consume today--and it's much more than 6 ounces. I compost all of my grounds at home, and I pick up the Starbuck's grounds when it's convenient. Since I almost never buy coffee out, though, it's not that often. I wish we had a nationwide composting program like some cities have begun.
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Thank you for the interest Shea. This whole thing for me has been an exercise in making a difference, in my own small way. Such an opportunity we have with the tonnes of coffee grounds that are discarded each day, and as an avid gardener it was hard to watch. Particularly when many cafe owners have no idea that what they are throwing into the rubbish is one of the best natural fertilisers around. We can all make a differnece, and with many of us, make many small differences. Thanks again mate,.... More
