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Old 14-01-2011, 10:28 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mike Lyle[_1_] Mike Lyle[_1_] is offline
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Default "Gardens: Old wives' tales" from Saturday's Guardian

On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:39:07 +0000, kay
wrote:


'Paul Luton[_2_ Wrote:

[...]

Then in a question on coffee grounds they say "add to the compost heap
as they are high in nitrogen"


giggle I didn't spot that one!!


But are they actually high in nitrogen? This is a genuine request for
information, not a challenge. I thought it was leaves that held most
of the nitrogen in a plant, not the seeds.

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Mike.