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Coffee grounds
"gardengal" wrote in message ... On Nov 8, 2:09 pm, Higgs Boson wrote: There was a long, detailed article today in Dave's Garden about using coffee grounds to feed one's plants. Anybody have extensive experience with this? Mine is limited to dumping the grounds on Friday (when I make coffee for the gardener) on nearby plants, mostly the two side-door plants, Azalea and Hebe, as well as Roses in m rose path. My question now relates to long-term, systematic use of coffee grounds on roses. I can pick up grounds from coffee shops (as mentioned in Dave's Garden article), but am looking for your real-world experience. I live in So. Calif coastal. Soil is/was alkaline (adobe) but has been modified over many years by me and previous owner, so I think it's neutral (but should verify just for info). So, if you're into coffee mulching, would you pls share your experience. Tx HB I wouldn't consider used coffee grounds (UGC's) as a fertilizer - they are just too low in nutrients to be well-considered for this purpose (NPK = 2.0, .3, .3 approx.). You would probably need to supplement with something containing trace elements as well as higher concentrations of the big 3 (NPK). But as a soil amendment or compost additive, they are great. I would be cautious about using them as a mulch or very heavily as a mulch. if fallowing a garden over a season or more coffee grounds are fine as a mulch. I have done it a number of times and the garden and soil has been fine. Maybe not in a dry season I agree. rob |
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