jimmy wrote:
We use our grounds on the evergreen shrubs around the house when it's
raining. Otherwise we save them in the bags and place them on our
mulch pile which is used once a year.

On 10/21/2011 3:12 PM, Snag wrote:
I've been doing some work for a local coffee shop , and have been
offered as much used coffee grounds as I'd care to drag home ...I've
read somewhere that they make excellent worm food and can be used as
a fertilizer on my garden , but I have no idea how much is enough ,
and how much would be too much .
So , is there a rule of thumb or any kind of guide for this
application ? When we were kids we used a 5 gal bucket buried about
3/4 in the ground and filled with burlap sacking as a worm farm . We
used Dad's grounds as food , got some very healthy and active worms
, and had repeat business from the local fisherfolk ...


Thanks all , looks like there's going to be a mulch pile in the back
corner of my yard . Good time to start with leaves falling and all . Most
people leave bags on the curb , and you can usually tell what species by
looking at the trees in their's and neighbor's yards . Same with grass
clippings , but the bags are often smaller ...
Maybe next year my little garden will do better . Got some nice cants and
a lot of cayennes this year . Tomatoes didn't do so well , they kinda
stopped producing when the temps shot up to near triple digits . And I'm
very disappointed with the lettuce and spinach I planted for salads , lost
the spring crop when it went from cold and wet to hot and dry , and the fall
planting hasn't done so well either .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !