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Coffee grounds ?
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 ... -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! |
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Coffee grounds ?
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 . pretty heavy to move. buckets with good handles will help your hands a lot. 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 ... acid loving plants would probably be ok with some of them, but the majority i would want to compost first before using them in a garden. worm composting, probably ok too. no idea how long it would take to get the grounds from fresh to processed enough to be usable as compost (i don't drink coffee here or i could tell you exactly as i do worm composting of all of our veggie scraps) but it'd be a month or two as those roasted bean pieces are pretty hard and acidic. probably be a good strawberry topping when done. having neighbors who are also gardeners would give you other outlets. having them help carry would be even better. songbird |
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Coffee grounds ?
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 ... |
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songbird wrote: 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 . pretty heavy to move. buckets with good handles will help your hands a lot. 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 ... acid loving plants would probably be ok with some of them, but the majority i would want to compost first before using them in a garden. worm composting, probably ok too. no idea how long it would take to get the grounds from fresh to processed enough to be usable as compost (i don't drink coffee here or i could tell you exactly as i do worm composting of all of our veggie scraps) but it'd be a month or two as those roasted bean pieces are pretty hard and acidic. probably be a good strawberry topping when done. having neighbors who are also gardeners would give you other outlets. having them help carry would be even better. songbird Straight on to the plant, they have killed a couple of my squash. Tread lightly. -- - Billy Both the House and Senate budget plan would have cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy. Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/ [W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And itıs not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. Thatıs hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they donıt get away with no taxation. - Ralph Nader http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis |
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Coffee grounds ?
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 ! |
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Coffee grounds ?
Snag said:
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 ... I wish I was still getting a few 5 gallon buckets of coffee grounds every week... I put them into the compost, added them to shredded newspaper for a worm bin and mixed them with shredded leaves for mulching everywhere. Also dusted dried grounds onto and around my eggplants to repel flea beetles. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "Yes, swooping is bad." email valid but not regularly monitored |
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:20:04 -0400, Pat Kiewicz
wrote: Snag said: 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 ... I wish I was still getting a few 5 gallon buckets of coffee grounds every week... I put them into the compost, added them to shredded newspaper for a worm bin and mixed them with shredded leaves for mulching everywhere. Also dusted dried grounds onto and around my eggplants to repel flea beetles. Wish I had known about keeping the flea beetles off the eggplant. Mine EP leaves look like lace. I have a couple of small fruit on the plants and lots of blossoms Same for the peppers. I doubt that they will pollinate in time to produce anything of any size. Small scare this morning -- Frost Alert 34°F. I did not look at the weather last night so this morning's notice was of no help. Fortunately it only got down to about 39°F here and everything is still fine. Supposed to be the same tonight and then overnight temps in the 40s. About the only thing left are the peppers and the Cannellini beans that I planted late. Now maybe I can finish getting the Tung Oil on the TV stand that DH as built. One more coat and then get the room cleaned and ready to move it. Also need to put the citrus plants in the greenhouse before we get a real freeze. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a To find your extension office http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html |
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Coffee grounds ?
On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:12:49 -0500, "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 ... My Grandmother used to put it on her flowerbeds. I've been puttining it directly in the garden for many years. I go thru allot of coffee too. It's a little ascidic but it's already been ground and soaked in boiling water so it's going to break down fast. If you put it on in fall or winter it would be well neutralized by spring. |
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Coffee grounds ?
Bobo wrote:
On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:12:49 -0500, "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 ... My Grandmother used to put it on her flowerbeds. I've been puttining it directly in the garden for many years. I go thru allot of coffee too. It's a little ascidic but it's already been ground and soaked in boiling water so it's going to break down fast. If you put it on in fall or winter it would be well neutralized by spring. Hmm , pick up a few bags of manure on fall special sale , some grounds , till it all in and by spring it should be ready ?? -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! |
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Coffee grounds ?
"Snag" wrote in message ... 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 ... -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! There's not really a rule of thumb. You need to keep your ph though. Well, I read somewhere that blueberries love coffee grounds. But Id compost them first. Or if you get like a half truckload or something. I might mix them up with lime and put them in the garden. And worm farms might work, but I thought everyone was using newspaper for worm farms. |
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Coffee grounds ?
"DogDiesel" wrote in message ... "Snag" wrote in message ... 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 ... -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! There's not really a rule of thumb. You need to keep your ph though. Well, I read somewhere that blueberries love coffee grounds. But Id compost them first. Or if you get like a half truckload or something. I might mix them up with lime and put them in the garden. And worm farms might work, but I thought everyone was using newspaper for worm farms. Generally speaking, coffee grounds are not acidic. The acid leaches out in the brewing process. In moderation they can be added straight to almost any planting, however pre composting them makes a better fertilizer. Never, never, never mention blueberries and lime in the same paragraph. Lime is deadly for blueberries, a Ph over about 5.8 is unhealthy for them. Coffee grounds and shredded paper make a really good substrate for growing oyster (Pleurotus) mushrooms. Have a look at www.mushroommountain.com for more specifics. Steve |
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"Steve Peek" wrote in message m... "DogDiesel" wrote in message ... "Snag" wrote in message ... 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 ... -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! There's not really a rule of thumb. You need to keep your ph though. Well, I read somewhere that blueberries love coffee grounds. But Id compost them first. Or if you get like a half truckload or something. I might mix them up with lime and put them in the garden. And worm farms might work, but I thought everyone was using newspaper for worm farms. Generally speaking, coffee grounds are not acidic. The acid leaches out in the brewing process. In moderation they can be added straight to almost any planting, however pre composting them makes a better fertilizer. Never, never, never mention blueberries and lime in the same paragraph. Lime is deadly for blueberries, a Ph over about 5.8 is unhealthy for them. i was talking about lime in my bind weed garden. But yea I see the confusion. I should of said or. Speaking of blueberries though. I visited a pick your own blueberry farm off of Baumhardt road. In the summer. I was more intersted in their techniques then their blueberries. But they were good. I think I ate more fruit this summer then ever in my life. Theyre site pics arent good though. Coffee grounds and shredded paper make a really good substrate for growing oyster (Pleurotus) mushrooms. Have a look at www.mushroommountain.com for more specifics. Steve |
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"DogDiesel" wrote: "Snag" wrote in message ... 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 ... -- Snag Learning keeps you young ! There's not really a rule of thumb. You need to keep your ph though. Well, I read somewhere that blueberries love coffee grounds. But Id compost them first. Or if you get like a half truckload or something. I might mix them up with lime and put them in the garden. And worm farms might work, but I thought everyone was using newspaper for worm farms. My blueberries and potatoes thrive on fresh coffee grounds. -- - Billy Both the House and Senate budget plan would have cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy. Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/ [W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And itıs not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. Thatıs hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they donıt get away with no taxation. - Ralph Nader http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis |
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Coffee grounds ?
phorbin said:
In article - september.org, says... Also dusted dried grounds onto and around my eggplants to repel flea beetles. How effective was doing this? Seeing as flea beetles will find my eggplants the moment I start bringing them out to harden them, it does seem to help. The weedy nightshades that pop up in various places in the yard always seem to be shot through with flea beetle feeding. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "Yes, swooping is bad." email valid but not regularly monitored |
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