Coffee Grounds for Fertiizer

[Mystic]

Hi, I found out this information in a composting class that was "Free".

You can use coffee grounds instead of expensive fertilizers. The coffee grounds work better - and they are 100% natural. Plus the coffee grounds are sterile, because they had scalding hot water running through the grounds. I went to Tim Hortons (thanks Tim Hortons) and they sent me home with tons of coffee grounds and paper filters. I put the grounds in the garden, along with compost we had made for grass clippings. I put the paper filters in our Compost, we are going to make great compost this year - thanks to a free course I took.

Here is a video that will show you want I mean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA5K5r_VXLs

[beachdown]

I first learned this a few years ago from an older woman I bumped into at a Spring garden open house. We were looking at these giant Hostas, when she gave me the tip

[ticul]

OMG, thank you so much for the tip Mystic. Good info. very good info......................

[beachdown]

Well of course the ultimate one is horse and cow poo if you happen to drive to the boonies and can scoop and contain it to transport in your car

[Mystic]

Lama manure is free from hormones and added chemicals - I read it makes an awesome fertilizer too!

[Mystic]

You're welcome

[beachdown]

^ Always knew the Llama was special. I had a good bonding with them when I went to Peru and did the 4 days Inca Trail Trek

[lucy16076]

I started cutting open the K-cups after using them & putting the grinds around my plants

[seylz_gurl]

interesting! heard another household product, Epsom salts also good use as fertilizer.

[KJH]

egg shells are good for composting too just crumble them up

[bluerose]

I play a game where I toss my banana peels from the top of the stairs down towards the rose bush ,a good toss is when it lands under the rose bush and a bad toss is when it hangs from the branches of the rose bush. I heard that the roses like the potassium in the peels.

[beachdown]

You can go to Timmies, Micky Dees or Starbucks and asked them to save the loot for you