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Why Do Summer Residents Collect Coffee Grounds: 6 Ways to Use Them
31.05.2023 12:49
Summer residents benefit from coffee, as they say, to the last drop. With the right approach, dried coffee grounds can bring a lot of benefits.
Here are the most interesting ways to use this product in garden beds.
1. Fertilizer
Fertilizer is too loud a word for used coffee, but in general, using this product helps maintain nitrogen levels in the soil, attract earthworms, and also helps plants absorb elements such as copper, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus from the soil.
2. Compost
If you simply throw used coffee into a compost pit, the grounds will rot and will be useful as fertilizer. It is important that the total mass of coffee in the compost does not exceed 15-20%.
3. Mulch
This material is completely safe for plants, and taking into account the properties already described, it is also useful. However, there is one drawback: mold can start to grow on coffee mulch.
4. Baking powder
The soil should be permeable to air and moisture. Coffee makes it looser. But considering the amount of coffee that will have to be added, in advanced cases it is better to immediately switch to alternative means.
5. Base
Some summer residents even manage to grow greenery in a container with coffee instead of soil. Periodically, you need to add additional fertilizers and complex fertilizers.
6. Protection
Due to the peculiarities of their body structure, slugs and snails often appear in beds where used coffee is scattered.
