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Old 10-04-2007, 04:18 AM posted to misc.survivalism,rec.gardens,rec.gardens.edible
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Default Coffee Grounds in Compost


"cloud dreamer" wrote in message
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Mysterion wrote:
I finally got myself a compost bin to speed up the process rather than my
old method of "till it under and wait".

I've read that coffee grounds make good compost - something about
earthworms
liking it.
My question is "How much is too much?"
The household consumption of coffee is at least a half gallon per day.
This quickly adds up to a lot of grounds.



Here's a link that discusses coffee grounds in compost:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/s...354019975.html

It answers your questions and more.


Great link.
Thanks.