I own a coffee shop that produces lots of coffee grounds i was wandering if it would make good fertilizer.I have st. augustine & bermuda mix.
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August 31st, 2009 at 12:20 am
Yep, it’s great to add to your compost and you can also work it into the soil around the plants directly. You can use brewed tea leaves for this, too. Additionally, coffee grounds are supposed to help deter certain typs of bugs and are used as a cat repellant to keep cats from digging in your garden. I have a coffee shop as well and we have a sign on the door offering free grounds to anyone who wants them, on an “as available” basis. From spring to fall, we rarely have to throw our grounds away!
August 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am
Coffee grounds are high in nitrogen. Nitrogen is the component in chemical fertilizer that makes your grass a nice green. Go easy with it… you can burn your grass if it’s too heavy.
As said before, the worms love it too and they are the best thing for your grass.
August 31st, 2009 at 8:50 am
Yes…I know houseplants love it, so I would think that grass would too.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Yes. Typically anything organic (plant material) can be thrown onto a compost pile (water & stir every week) and then used to improve your soil’s structure and nutrient content. Sprinkling over plants is great, but mix into the top 4-6″ of the soil whenever possible. You can do this with an established lawn in the spring and/or fall by spreading the compost after you’ve core aerated. Aeration and composting your lawn is a great way to reduce the amount of fertilizing necessary and will truly give you better long-term results because the improved soil will lead to greater root development. This will create healthier and more drought tolerant/winter hardy plants. It’s also less that goes to land-fills; and is not harmful to the underground drinking water—chemical fertilizers can be…YUCK!
August 31st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
We put coffee grounds (and filter paper) in our compost and it seems to enrich it.
August 31st, 2009 at 6:06 pm
sure spread it out thin it will make the wormes happy !!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:12 am
yes actually when they are good and rotten sprincle them on your lawn water it and in about a week you have good grass also when you cut your grass bag the old grass and put it into a compost pile for about two months and then sprinkle it on your lawn or in a vegtable garden this works better than coffe beans. it works great with st augustine
(itl keep your grass from having a heart attack :0) lol)