Coffee grounds sprinkled in flower beds.
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No, coffee grounds won’t kill your plants, but they will feed your earthworm population and deter ants.
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Yes if used on plants that are not acid loving
no! Very good compost material
I was using coffee grounds but read that prepared coffee was better for plants and it is much cleaner and easier to mix in your gallon of water jugs.
No.. coffee grounds will not harm plants... my Mom use to give her flower beds all the coffee grounds and (toasted) egg shells to help loosen the soil
Plants love coffee grounds, keep caffenating them.
no, it will not kill plants? it is good for plants. mix it into the soil.
Actually used coffee grinds benefit many plants because of the acidity and the boost of nitrogen it contains.
"A few of these plants are: Azaleas, Blueberries, Butterfly bush, Cardinal flowers, Cranberries, Ferns, Gardenias, Heathers, Mountain laurels, Oaks, Pecans, Rhododendrons, Spruces, and Yews. The soil surrounding these plants or that they are planted in can be sprinkled with used coffee grounds from a local coffee shop to increase the acidity of the soil and help provide more available free nitrogen for the plants." Read more here: http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/59995.aspx
no, good fertilizer for plants
Right. It also helps the plants that love acidic soil! I work at a place for coffee grounds are plentiful I use it everyday
they are very good for acid loving plants
No. There are multiple uses for coffee grounds in the flower and vegetable gardens, compost and fertilizer. Refer to the following information I took from Gardening Know How - https://www.gardeningknowhow.com
Composting With Coffee Grounds – Used Coffee Grounds For Gardening
By Heather Rhoades
Whether you make your cup of coffee daily or you have noticed your local coffee house has started to put out bags of used coffee, you may be wondering about composting with coffee grounds. Are coffee grounds as fertilizer a good idea? And how do coffee grounds used for gardens help or hurt? Keep reading to learn more about coffee grounds and gardening.
Composting Coffee Grounds
Composting with coffee is a great way to make use of something that would otherwise end up taking up space in a landfill. Composting coffee grounds helps to add nitrogen to your compost pile.
Composting coffee grounds is as easy as throwing the used coffee grounds onto your compost pile. Used coffee filters can be composted as well.
If you will be adding used coffee grounds to your compost pile, keep in mind that they are considered green compost material[1] and will need to be balanced with the addition of some brown compost material[2].
Coffee Grounds as Fertilizer
Used coffee grounds for gardening does not end with compost. Many people choose to place coffee grounds straight onto the soil and use it as a fertilizer. The thing to keep in mind is while coffee grounds add nitrogen to your compost, they will not immediately add nitrogen to your soil.
The benefit of using coffee grounds as a fertilizer is that it adds organic material to the soil, which improves drainage, water retention and aeration in the soil. The used coffee grounds will also help microorganisms beneficial to plant growth thrive as well as attract earthworms[3].
Many people feel that coffee grounds lower the pH (or raise the acid level) of soil[4], which is good for acid loving plants[5]. But this is only true for unwashed coffee grounds. “Fresh coffee grounds are acidic. Used coffee grounds are neutral.” If you rinse your used coffee grounds, they will have a near neutral pH of 6.5 and will not affect the acid levels of the soil.
To use coffee grounds as fertilizer, work the coffee grounds into the soil around your plants. Leftover diluted coffee[6] works well like this too.
Other Uses for Used Coffee Grounds in Gardens
Coffee grounds can also be used in your garden for other things.
Using Fresh Coffee Grounds
We get lots of questions about using fresh coffee grounds in the garden. While it’s not always recommended, it shouldn’t be a problem in some situations.
Coffee grounds and gardening go together naturally. Whether you are composting with coffee grounds or using used coffee grounds around the yard, you will find that coffee can give your garden as much of a pick me up as it does for you.