Many coffee-drinkers view an empty pot as a sign to dump the old grounds and make a fresh batch of coffee. But what if you can reuse those grounds to improve your garden? Are you green' enough to try? Reused coffee ground...read more
by Deb Lambert
Grounds for Optimism Long before I was old enough to taste that adult morning beverage, coffee, I became a nitrogen delivery system. In other words, I was elected to sprinkle the sediment from the percolator basket aroun...read more
by Emma Cooper
Keen gardeners and coffee aficionados everywhere take note coffee grounds are good for the garden. Gardeners who compost are always on the look out for materials to feed the heap. Coffee grounds are a nitrogen-rich mater...read more
Brew as much coffee as you would like to or dare to or that your bladder will hold. Consult your family and friends to make sure caffeine is something that they think is a good fit for you and that it is safe for them to...read more
Green and Growing! With the children (for the most part) off and enjoying the fruits of early adulthood and my wife and I rattling around the home left vacant in their departure we came to the conclusion we needed to conti...read more
by Daisy Fabelo
The awakening to the aroma that indulges your senses and alerts your mind is pure bliss for us coffee lovers; especially the ones with gardens. What you may ask does a coffee drinker and a Gardner have in common? Coffee gr...read more
by Pat Veretto
What's common, makes good compost, repels gnats, flies and ants and you probably throw it out every morning? Used coffee grounds. If you garden, you should be scooping up every precious little bit of these. They make e...read more
by Dana Farrell
Adding used coffee grounds to the plants in your garden and home is a very beneficial way to provide them with the much needed nutrients that may otherwise lack. Nitrogen is one of these important nutrients that the soil ...read more
by CD Gozzi
I make no bones about being green' and a try to make a concerted effort to recycle and reuse as many different things around the house as I can. Being a coffee drinker, I am glad to have found some beneficial uses for my c...read more
If you have a protective view of the earth than you'll want to reuse your coffee grounds and other organic scraps in the garden. We should always return as much organic material as we can to the earth so that the land will...read more
by Ron White
Are your roses drooping? Is your camellias just lacking the energy to grow? Well, perk them up with a jolt of java! Recycle your used coffee grounds by using them in your garden. BENEFITS Used coffee grounds are a fantas...read more
Us coffee drinkers, oh my. Some of us can drink it all day long while some just a cup of two a day will do. Some drink to wake up while some to relax, some to warm up on a cold night or day and some just to drink. Oh that ...read more
There are different ways to use coffee grounds, and it is first beneficial to remember the grounds are acidic; this might indicate that highly alkaline soil can either benefit the most, or at least benefit with the least a...read more
Stop! Before you put that used coffee filter filled with grounds into the disposal or your garbage can, there are several live plants calling for them. Coffee grounds with the unbleached paper filters are a great additi...read more
by Tamfra
Using coffee grounds in your garden can be great way to recycle, saving you money and helping the environment into the bargain. If you want to start on a small scale you can collect your own grounds but as your use expand...read more
by Emily Wheat
Yes! Those used coffee grounds you have been tossing out can be used as fertilizer in your very own garden. Spreading coffee grounds on the soil will help your plants grow and thrive to their fullest. Coffee grounds are ri...read more
Did you know your plants also enjoy coffee? That's right, the grounds from your morning coffee are actually good for your plants. Nitrogen found in used coffee grounds will nourish your plants. Coffee grounds have nut...read more
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