I have a lot of coffee grounds I've saved.
What do you prefer to use them for?
What do you prefer to use them for?
Saved Coffee Grinds
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I put about half a gallon of coffee grounds on each hill of rhubarb each year. All of your garden should benefit from used coffer grounds. Caffeine is not good for plants but the used grounds have that washed out of them.
Not really! I save our used grounds in empty coffee cans (haha plastic) and dump them in my pots and on my raised beds, till them in with donkey manure!!
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Ours get tilled in along with egg shells and rabbit poop.
You can direct fertilize with coffee grounds. It adds a small amount of nitrogen but no phosphorus or potassium. I think it was 1 or 2%, I'd have to back and look at the numbers. I've used it for greenhouse seedlings and side dressing on in-ground plants.
Edit: Some people have also used coffee grounds for growing mushrooms.
Edit: Some people have also used coffee grounds for growing mushrooms.
"Coffee grounds can be used as a slow-release fertilizer due to their nitrogen content and other nutrients. It's best to add them to compost or mix them into the soil in moderation, as excessive amounts can harm plant growth."
Did you know that by saving your spent coffee grounds now, you can use them this spring and summer to help naturally power your garden and flowerbeds. Not only that, but you can use them to energize hanging baskets, perennial plants, and houseplants too!
Coffee grounds are an amazing natural resource that can be used as an all natural fertilizer for a wide array of plants. And the best part of all, all for free!
In addition to helping plants, coffee grounds also help improve your soil too. When mixed in with potting and garden soil, they add both structure and the ability to absorb and hold moisture. All the while adding useful nutrients and trace minerals into the soil.
https://simplegardenlife.com/save-coffee-grounds/
It's Worth the Read ^^^...!!!
Did you know that by saving your spent coffee grounds now, you can use them this spring and summer to help naturally power your garden and flowerbeds. Not only that, but you can use them to energize hanging baskets, perennial plants, and houseplants too!
Coffee grounds are an amazing natural resource that can be used as an all natural fertilizer for a wide array of plants. And the best part of all, all for free!
In addition to helping plants, coffee grounds also help improve your soil too. When mixed in with potting and garden soil, they add both structure and the ability to absorb and hold moisture. All the while adding useful nutrients and trace minerals into the soil.
https://simplegardenlife.com/save-coffee-grounds/
It's Worth the Read ^^^...!!!
A friend of mine gets her coffee grounds free from coffee kiosks.
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There are coffee shops that post about having coffee grounds for people to take. I have never gone to pick any up, but have used my own coffee grounds for my garden. (I mostly use instant coffee now, because its the easiest for me when I am housesitting in various homes.)
