10-04-2007, 02:12 AM
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Do coffee grounds help or hinder plants?
Try he
http://frugalliving.about.com/od/unc...feegrounds.htm
Looks good...
Jack wrote:
Claude wrote:
Does anyone know whether or not coffee grounds are dangerous for the
health of plants or lawn? I heard once that they are sometimes used
when turf is laid, but at my place there is a suggestion that some
plants are in declining health because I emptied the contents of the
plunger on them!
Cant vouch for this but
Coffee by-products can be used in the garden and farm as follows:
* Sprinkle used grounds around plants before rain or watering, for
a slow-release nitrogen.
* Add to compost piles to increase nitrogen balance. Coffee
filters and tea bags break down rapidly during composting.
* Dilute with water for a gentle, fast-acting liquid fertilizer.
Use about a half-pound can of wet grounds in a five-gallon bucket of
water; let sit outdoors to achieve ambient temperature.
* Mix into soil for houseplants or new vegetable beds.
* Encircle the base of the plant with a coffee and eggshell barrier
to repel pests.
* If you are into vermi-posting, feed a little bit to your worms
they will work better, be more alert stay awake and be on the job
longer.
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