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White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
I left several bags of uncomposted Starbucks coffee grounds unopened for several months. I opened them up to use as mulch and found they were full of white wiggling things. I spread the mulch anyway.
Having subsequently read about white wiggling things which were bad news in gardens, have I unleashed a Pandora's box full of them into tbe garden? Rachel |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"hrafndot" wrote in message s.com... I left several bags of uncomposted Starbucks coffee grounds unopened for several months. I opened them up to use as mulch and found they were full of white wiggling things. I spread the mulch anyway. Having subsequently read about white wiggling things which were bad news in gardens, have I unleashed a Pandora's box full of them into tbe garden? I am totally ignorant of what this is about. What is "Starbucks coffee grounds"? Is it commercially available as a mulching material? Is it cheaper than bark and suchlike? Franz |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "hrafndot" wrote in message s.com... I left several bags of uncomposted Starbucks coffee grounds unopened for several months. I opened them up to use as mulch and found they were full of white wiggling things. I spread the mulch anyway. Having subsequently read about white wiggling things which were bad news in gardens, have I unleashed a Pandora's box full of them into tbe garden? I am totally ignorant of what this is about. What is "Starbucks coffee grounds"? Is it commercially available as a mulching material? Is it cheaper than bark and suchlike? Franz Franz, Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. No idea what the white wiggling things are though :-) Iris McCanna |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
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Barry & Iris McCanna wrote: No idea what the white wiggling things are though :-) Probably the maggots of some fly. They will die when spread out, from dessication. Completely ignorable, anyway. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:30:41 +0200, "Barry & Iris McCanna"
wrote: "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "hrafndot" wrote in message s.com... I left several bags of uncomposted Starbucks coffee grounds unopened for several months. I opened them up to use as mulch and found they were full of white wiggling things. I spread the mulch anyway. Having subsequently read about white wiggling things which were bad news in gardens, have I unleashed a Pandora's box full of them into tbe garden? I am totally ignorant of what this is about. What is "Starbucks coffee grounds"? Is it commercially available as a mulching material? Is it cheaper than bark and suchlike? Franz Franz, Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. No idea what the white wiggling things are though :-) vestal virgins? -- Martin |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Barry & Iris McCanna" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "hrafndot" wrote in message s.com... I left several bags of uncomposted Starbucks coffee grounds unopened for several months. I opened them up to use as mulch and found they were full of white wiggling things. I spread the mulch anyway. Having subsequently read about white wiggling things which were bad news in gardens, have I unleashed a Pandora's box full of them into tbe garden? I am totally ignorant of what this is about. What is "Starbucks coffee grounds"? Is it commercially available as a mulching material? Is it cheaper than bark and suchlike? Franz Franz, Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. No idea what the white wiggling things are though :-) Blimey. At four tablespoons per day, it will tale a month to get enough mulch for one rose bush. Franz |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
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writes Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. Or, rather, a chain of coffee shops which are gradually overtaking high streets everywhere. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. Starbucks will give them away free to anyone who takes along a suitable container, or so I understand. No idea what the white wiggling things are though :-) If about 1cm long and not much thicker than a hair, the resident Oligochaetologist tells me they could be enchetraeids spelling??, a type of oligochaete worm. Perfectly harmless. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Thanks, I thought I might have bred vine weevil.
The Starbucks grounds are quite a good mulch or compost material. The ph is about 6.8, not as acidic as one might think. I have a feeling this material may discourage slugs and snails tho time will tell. Rachel |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Barry & Iris McCanna writes Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. Or, rather, a chain of coffee shops which are gradually overtaking high streets everywhere. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. Starbucks will give them away free to anyone who takes along a suitable container, or so I understand. Now that's a different proposition. I'll try it out on the nearest coffee shop next time we visit something in the nature of a town. Franz |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Barry & Iris McCanna writes Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. Or, rather, a chain of coffee shops which are gradually overtaking high streets everywhere. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. Starbucks will give them away free to anyone who takes along a suitable container, or so I understand. Now that's a different proposition. I'll try it out on the nearest coffee shop next time we visit something in the nature of a town. Franz |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Barry & Iris McCanna writes Starbucks is the name of a make of coffee. Or, rather, a chain of coffee shops which are gradually overtaking high streets everywhere. The grounds are what is left after making fresh coffee. The grounds are very good for putting round roses, rhododendrons, azaleas, etc. Starbucks will give them away free to anyone who takes along a suitable container, or so I understand. Now that's a different proposition. I'll try it out on the nearest coffee shop next time we visit something in the nature of a town. Franz |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
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from hrafndot contains these words: Thanks, I thought I might have bred vine weevil. The Starbucks grounds are quite a good mulch or compost material. The ph is about 6.8, not as acidic as one might think. I have a feeling this material may discourage slugs and snails tho time will tell. I doubt it. They like beer, so they might resort to coffee to sober them up afterwards. If they escape. -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk exchange d.p. with p to reply. |
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I remember reading a recent flurry in the newspapers about caffeine being a slug/snail deterrant?
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White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... Now that's a different proposition. I'll try it out on the nearest coffee shop next time we visit something in the nature of a town. No Starbucks in Hawes yet? Rod |
White wiggling things in Starbucks bags
"Rod" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... Now that's a different proposition. I'll try it out on the nearest coffee shop next time we visit something in the nature of a town. No Starbucks in Hawes yet? Never came across the word till I saw it in this ng. Franz |
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