Don't throw away your coffee grounds or egg shells, instead as you turn the potting soil in your house plants, add the grounds and shells for healthier house plants. This can also be used in vegetable gardens for larger crop yields.
When planting vegetables, such as radishes, carrots, onions etc., try sprinkling some coffee grounds in the soil first and then plant your seeds. This should keep the pests away and is also a good fertilizer.
In the continuing battle between gardeners and slugs, some people have tried coffee grounds to ward these voracious eaters away from their tender plants. This is a page about use coffee grounds to deter slugs.
This is a page about getting free coffee grounds for your garden at Starbucks. Starbucks and other coffee shops offer free grounds to their customers.
I want to know the simple way to use coffee grounds for my home veggie garden. Thanks.
Are coffee grounds good for spruce trees and evergreens?
Are coffee grounds good for all plants? I specifically want to know about coffee grounds and mums.
I have several small flower beds around my home. I also use a lot of coffee. Are there any suggestions for using the grounds from coffee to nourish my dirt, other than building a compost pile?
Can you use flavored coffee grounds on plants? Is there some way to treat them so they can be used? I have a lot of flavored coffee from my daughter, and want to use it on my herbs. Thanks.
What are some ways that I can use coffee grounds without composting them?
By Karen from Luthersburg, PA
I'm from Louisiana and I was wondering if used coffee grounds are good for the soil around my roses? I don't know enough about what roses need or what coffee grounds add to soil, so hopefully a more skilled gardener can shed some light on this.
By Jackie V.
We use the empty coffee containers, without the lid, to store our used grounds from the coffee maker each morning. When yard clippings and leaves begin to build up, the grounds are mixed in.
What plants should I use coffee grounds on?
By Horace
What are some good uses for coffee grounds in the garden?
By joannedesimone from St. Charles, IL
What plants do I put my used coffee grounds on? Is it best to turn it into the soil or just put around the base?
Thanks for any info.
Hardiness Zone: 7b
By Keeper from Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Can I use coffee grounds on a princess flower? If I can, how much and how often?
Hardiness Zone: 10a
By Ellen from Los Angeles
I've heard that used coffee grounds are good for rose bushes. Can the grounds from flavored coffees also be used?