On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:39:22 AM UTC-4, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
said:



Here is another thought. The 10.10.10 I have is 2 years old and has gotten wet.

Not wet enough to dissolve, but wet. Will this stop the effectiveness?



Did it develop a slight amonia smell? That would have been some of the nitrogen

disappearing.



I also forgot to mention the spent coffee grounds that I put in the dirt.. They can't

be bad can they? They are supposed to be good for everything else.



Generally, I either use coffee grounds spread thinly over the surface or mixed with

other organic mulch (generally, shredded leaves). Otherwise, they go in the

compost.



I'd worry that mixing them "fresh" into the soil would alter the pH or tie up some

N as the coffee grounds start to decay.



--

Pat in Plymouth MI



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No there was no amonia smell. One of the thoughts of "raw" coffee grounds it to also deter the fire ants. Don't I want less Nitrogen anyway to increase fruit production? Anyone else in North Carolina or close? I am getting the feeling that I am over thinking this and it is just too early for mass production. Still feeling the affects of a long crappy winter?
MJ