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Old 27-05-2005, 07:05 AM
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Default Uses for "used" coffee grounds?

I mix them with grass seed and it seems guaranteed to grow
grass because the coffee grounds are like starter sod, they retain
moisture better than dirt, and the coffee grounds act as a fertilizer
of sorts.


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Old 27-05-2005, 02:26 PM
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I read somewhere that if you have roses use them as fertilizer they grow
great roses. Not sure if works. if any one have had experience let us know.



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Old 27-05-2005, 04:00 PM
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"Ablang" wrote in message
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I mix them with grass seed and it seems guaranteed to grow
grass because the coffee grounds are like starter sod, they retain
moisture better than dirt, and the coffee grounds act as a fertilizer
of sorts.


Yeah but the grass has trouble going dormant :-)


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Old 27-05-2005, 04:00 PM
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I use them on my flower gardens, and my veggie garden (especially on my
maters and peppers)...they all seem to thrive

Angie




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I mix them with grass seed and it seems guaranteed to grow
grass because the coffee grounds are like starter sod, they retain
moisture better than dirt, and the coffee grounds act as a fertilizer
of sorts.


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life. I believed in God; I just never had to prove I believed. Belief is
an absence of proof."
-- Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling



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Old 27-05-2005, 04:14 PM
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Used coffee is a good source of nitrogen. Contrary to popular belief, it's
already lost most of its acidity during the brewing process.
I mix used coffee (Starbucks gives away grounds for free) in with my
compost. You can compost it and the paper filters also.
"Ablang" wrote in message
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I mix them with grass seed and it seems guaranteed to grow
grass because the coffee grounds are like starter sod, they retain
moisture better than dirt, and the coffee grounds act as a fertilizer
of sorts.


===
"Until last October, Christ had a very limited involvement in my

life. I believed in God; I just never had to prove I believed. Belief is
an absence of proof."
-- Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling





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Old 28-05-2005, 06:13 PM
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When I was a kid, we used to set up an elaborate Christmas garden in
the basement each year with Lionel train tracks going around a small
town, etc. The town had houses, factories, schools, roads, etc. We
strung black fishing line between the miniature telephone poles.

We used sawdust that was dyed green for grass.
And we used dried, aired-out, coffee grounds to simulate the dirt.

Don


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