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slow&rusty 07-19-2008 04:38 AM

Are Coffee Grounds Really Good For Plants?
 
Or is it an old wives tale?

I drink a fair bit of the stuff, so was wondering if I should be using it as a fertilizer?

Your thoughts?
Yasin

Mo_Gearhead 07-19-2008 05:24 AM

Works good for that new Mexican/Arkansas cross-bred blend hemp.

scottmandue 07-19-2008 06:11 AM

I'm wondering the same thing, someone told me I should be dumping my coffee grounds around my avocado tree because they love it.

gassy 07-19-2008 06:24 AM

You can mix those up with all fruit and veggie scraps in a container in your kitchen--shake it every now and then and it turns into a nice compost

Danny_Ocean 07-19-2008 06:28 AM

It's OK (as long as it's not Starbucks coffee):

http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=793&bhcd2=1216477508

dhoward 07-19-2008 06:48 AM

I keep my Starbucks coffee grounds under my Harley to soak up the oil drips...

Mule 07-19-2008 08:02 AM

I'm not certain but I think they are too acid for most soil.

BeyGon 07-19-2008 08:36 AM

Roses like the coffee grounds but it is like smoking dope for Glaucoma, you can't smoke enough, the medicine is better, and you can buy better fertilizer for the plants. It doesn't hurt them and what else do you have to do with the grounds.

azasadny 07-19-2008 09:50 AM

I don't know about coffee grounds, but our plants loved rabbit pellets when we had a pet bunny.

RWebb 07-19-2008 10:42 AM

almost every place here recycles their grounds into compost for plants - it is highly sought after

no idea if it needs extra treatment for acidity or whatever

call up the Agr. Ext. Office for your county - you are already paying tax dollars for them to advise you (actually to advise farmers, but they xlnt gardening advisors too)

pwd72s 07-19-2008 10:49 AM

I've added them to my compost piles forever...learned the trick from my mother, who learned it from her mother. Worms seem to love 'em as well...

vash 07-20-2008 06:48 AM

earthworms eat the stuff. and the plants like the nitrogen it provides. i dump all of mine into my potted veggies. nothing has died yet. but i do wonder if you need to compost it first. i dont have the space or energy to do a compost pile.

Danny_Ocean 07-20-2008 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vash (Post 4071577)
i dont have the space or energy to do a compost pile.


I keep mine under the bed.

crustychief 07-20-2008 06:54 AM

Coffee grounds and dish soap work better than hand cleaner and it wakes up your hands!

on2wheels52 07-20-2008 07:19 AM

How about peeing on the plants after drinking coffee?
Jim

RWebb 07-20-2008 04:32 PM

dunno if you have to compost it

you can buy composted coffee grounds around here tho -- of course, you can buy anything composted here...

tcar 07-21-2008 07:04 AM

Grandfather put coffee grounds and... crushed eggshells in his garden every morning.

Fantastic tomatoes, etc.

Zef 07-21-2008 08:25 AM

Burt Monroe from new Zealand pissed on his citrus three everyday...so I consider than coffee ground will not hurt anything...


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