thanks mad....................it would just be from my coffee
pot............


the fall in wisconsin is starting its magic, and all my LOW BUSH CRANBERRY
(thanks group) bushes are red and beautiful!




"madgardener" wrote in message
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I agree. George.com wrote:
"readandpostrosie" wrote in message
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i was told to surround the base of my clematis with coffee grounds?
is that a good thing?

thanks,
rosie

I am not too sure about the needs of clematis but used coffee grounds are
very useful in the garden. They make a decent slow release fertiliser,
add
organic matter to the soil and go ok as a mulch.

rob


If you're talking about asking for coffee grounds from restaurants, in
bulk, I'd let them compost before they were added around any plants,
clematis or roses. Better to put them in a compost pile or bucket to
break down if you're talking bulk. If you're only talking the grounds from
the daily coffee at home, you can distribute the grounds everywhere like
George suggested. They're good to aerate the soil, add some slight
nutrition to the health of the dirt. They're slightly acidic. And it's
better for not sending them to the landfill in the weekly garbage.

hope fall is being good to you. My sweet autumn clematis has now finished
and has started setting fuzzy seed heads. And the Jackmanii is hopefully
forgiving me for the brutal pruning when I tore the rotted grapevine
trellis out last fall. I have something way more sturdy and permanent now
for it to latch on and slug it out with the porcelain vine.
madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy Holler, overlooking English
Mountain in Eastern Tennessee. zone 7, Sunset zone 36