"George Shirley" wrote in message
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Frank Miles wrote:
In article . com,
James wrote:

A local coffee house gives away free used grinds. How should I used
them?


I'm not 100% certain, but I'm suspicious about using with corn, whether
composted
or direct. My corn was really stunted last year -- with small but direct
application
to the soil; and less stunted this year with some that had been
composted.

Hopefully next year's garden will demonstrate whether this was due to the
coffee
or some other unintended circumstance.

-frank

One thing to remember about coffee grounds is that they are acidic. If
your soil is already acidic you may need to add a little lime if you use a
lot of grounds.

George

This is not true. Coffee are close to pH neutral. People assume that
because coffee is acidic, then the grounds are as well, but that's not true.
The acid in coffee beans is very water soluble, leaving the grounds with
very little acid remaining.
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John Henry Wheeler
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7

What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

"James" wrote in message
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What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

I vote for the coffee grounds.
_________________
John Henry Wheeler
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7

Agree, no weed seeds.
Steve
"Compostman" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

I vote for the coffee grounds.
_________________
John Henry Wheeler
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7

Steve Peek wrote:
Agree, no weed seeds.
Steve
"Compostman" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

I vote for the coffee grounds.
_________________
John Henry Wheeler
Washington, DC
USDA Zone 7




Agreed, too. And coffee smells a hell of a lot better.

"Evelyn McHugh" wrote in message
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Steve Peek wrote:
Agree, no weed seeds.
Steve
"Compostman" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

I vote for the coffee grounds.

good all round fertiliser, mulch and soil conditioner. As far as I know
there is no standing period for coffee grounds. Last weekend I fertilised my
lawns at the start of the spring growing season. I have it sitting on
gardens as a mulch to slowly work its way in to the beds, I have it mixed
with mulch under trees and I have it added in to my compost to enrichen it.
And its free.

rob

If you use manure from a grazing animal, make sure it is thoroughly
composted!!! I made the mistake one of using some horse maure too green. I
infested the garden with cocoa grass. I took years to get rid of it.

"George.com" wrote in message
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"Evelyn McHugh" wrote in message
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Steve Peek wrote:
Agree, no weed seeds.
Steve
"Compostman" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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What's your choice between horse apples, cow pies, and used coffee?

I vote for the coffee grounds.

good all round fertiliser, mulch and soil conditioner. As far as I know
there is no standing period for coffee grounds. Last weekend I fertilised
my
lawns at the start of the spring growing season. I have it sitting on
gardens as a mulch to slowly work its way in to the beds, I have it mixed
with mulch under trees and I have it added in to my compost to enrichen
it.
And its free.

rob