Does anyone have any alternate uses for coffee?

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We have come up with four uses: http://bit.ly/1Dd02by - Has anyone else heard of any other ways to use coffee in your home or garden? Let us know your ideas or secrets!

Douglas Hunt · Answer

Coffee grounds can be steeped to form a pretty effective insecticide, and the grounds are known to help combat Asian citrus scale, a disease that has decimated the sago palm: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130423/articles/130429874?p=1&tc=pg

Mary Beth @ The How to Home · Answer

I use it to make a hand scrub ~ only two ingredients and it works wonderfully! http://www.hometalk.com/diy/gardening-natural-hand-scrub-4152841

Mary Brzys · Answer

I put the used grounds in my refrigerator, works better than baking soda! Also, when I had a garden I used to toss the grounds right in the garden. Cleaned egg shells, scraps from cleaning, coring fixing veggies and fruits were tossed in that garden too. I did that all winter long, come spring the compost is already in the garden just move it around.

Lea Grossman · Answer

@Meir W , don't you put coffee grinds in your plants?

Lisa Kaplan Gordon · Answer

Mix coffee grinds into your garden or place inside your compost pile. Throw the filters into the compost, too. I go to my neighborhood Starbucks, which will give me all the coffee grinds I want.

Karman Warner · Answer

I have a friend who uses cold coffee to water house plants (she mixes 4 cups to 1 gallon water) and to dye her brown hair. It keeps her roots covered between coloring.

Stormy · Answer

Use coffee grounds straight from the filter as a hand scrub after chopping onions -- it gets rid of the smell. I'm also gonna try @Mary Beth's scrub and see if it does the same (thank you!)

Cindy · Answer

Coffee grounds work great to get rid of ants. We had a large ant hill in our garden that I sprinkled coffee grounds on and in 2 days...GONE!

Tris Smith · Answer

Make gravy richer and darker. Add to chocolate. Add grounds to plants or compost.

Maggie May's Gifts · Answer

I put coffee grounds in an empty, clean glass parmesan shaker and keep it in the shower. I sprinkle some in my hands while I'm in there and scrub my face and lips with it :)

Mary · Answer

I use cold coffee in cake icing for a wonderful chocolate mocha frosting, also if you have a fishing worm bed the grounds are good there.

Marti Norman · Answer

I add the grounds to the soil to amend it. Also acts as a mild fertilizer

Pat · Answer

I asked my Pharmacist how to dispose of old medications safely. He said to get a can, put your used coffee grounds in it and put all your old pills in there. You can then put the can out in the trash.

Lindcurt · Answer

Put a pile of coffee grounds on the ground and cover with a piece of old corrugated tin or some boards. After a few days pick it up and dig some great fishing worms. Decaf coffee works too. The worms just won't wiggle as much. LOL

Dina Foti · Answer

I only drink instant decaf coffee. I add tsp. of coffee and a heaping tsp. of
oval tine with a cup of boiling water and a little skim milk. It makes a mocha
drink. That is the only way I drink coffee. Love it. You can measure the mix to your own liking.

Col559332 · Answer

Place around the base of acid loving plants such as camelias,azelias,they love it.

Craig G · Answer

New or used coffee grounds both remove the small of vomit fresh ground works best.  Instant kills the smell of urine and vomit just sprinkle on.  Learned from airline stewardess on the way to Vietnam and it still works.

Mijackson48 · Answer

Use to make compost for your garden, along with other organic material like egg shells, grass clippings, leaves, fresh fruit, fresh veggies.

Cristin Frank · Answer

I used coffee to dye Easter eggs: http://eveofreduction.com/stain-eggs-coffee/

Madonna cole · Answer

You can take your cold or hot leftover coffee and die white flour sack towels or white napkins and it makes them look like the old linen pieces from way back in the day.

Pat · Answer

Put whole coffee beans in a small bowl and lightly insert a tea light candle. Light the candle and the small metal part of the candle will heat the oil of the coffee beans and it will make your house smell like fresh coffee.

Victoria Kay Allison · Answer

Put coffee beans in a nice clear glass decorative jar and use as a pencil/ pen holder.

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