Coffee grounds are a common cheap and easy form of organic material to add to your compost pile or garden. Here are a few tips for how, and why, to use them in your garden.<\/p>\n
Coffee and pH<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite what you might have heard, coffee grounds in your garden will have little to no effect of your soil pH and will not harm plants even when applied directly as top dressing in generous amounts.\u00a0 The acid that is in the coffee you drink is there because it is water soluble, meaning that is has been removed from the coffee grounds by the water that was used to brew your coffee.\u00a0 The spent grounds themselves will have a near neutral pH of 6.5 to 6.8.<\/p>\n Nutrients in Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n That being said, there is quite a bit in coffee grounds what will have an effect on the soil in your garden.\u00a0 Coffee grounds have an average NPK of 2.1, 0.3, 0.3.\u00a0 And the Phosphorus and Potassium are plant available right away, while the Nitrogen will not be available until broken down by micro-organisms and worms that will be attracted to the garden by the grounds.\u00a0 There is also Magnesium, Copper, Calcium, Manganese, Iron, and Zinc in coffee grounds.\u00a0 All of which provide food for your plants and for soil life that contributes to the health of your garden. For those that still can\u2019t get over the fear of applying coffee grounds directly to your garden soil there is always the compost pile.<\/p>\n Compost<\/strong><\/p>\n Coffee grounds will heat up a compost pile quickly which can help keep the necessary organisms alive as we head into the fall and winter months.\u00a0 And worms love coffee grounds.\u00a0 Like chickens, worms have gizzards and have no teeth to break down their food.\u00a0 The coarse texture of the grounds and their small size are great for this.<\/p>\n Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n But perhaps the best thing about coffee grounds is that they are available in most places, and in bulk, for free.\u00a0 Coffee shops are just going to throw them away, and often times they have separate trash cans that only contain coffee grounds and coffee filters (which are also great in the garden or compost pile).\u00a0 So even if you don\u2019t drink coffee yourself, stop by a coffee shop today and get your garden a boost.<\/p>\n If you like\u00a0this, you might also like:<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coffee grounds are a common cheap and easy form of organic material to add to your compost pile or garden. Here are a few tips for how, and why, to use them in your garden. Coffee and pH Despite what you might have heard, coffee grounds in your garden will have little to no effect<\/p>\nAdvanced Gardening Course To Accelerate Your Food Production\u2026<\/a><\/h3>\n
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