Coffee grounds as fertilizer for the garden

Coffee grounds, as scientists have already proven, can easily be used on absolutely any soil; they are beneficial to all types of soil and improve its quality. Let's take a closer look at coffee grounds as a fertilizer, which plants they are suitable for, where they can be successfully used, and how they can improve the situation in the garden.

Brewed coffee contains many beneficial components, especially potassium and magnesium, which contribute significantly to the nutritional well-being of plants. Experienced gardeners have long noted that where coffee grounds have been used to fertilize the soil, there's an abundance of worms, which loosen the soil, aerate it, and make it more fertile, rich, and permeable. Furthermore, coffee grounds will repel snails and ants in your garden, and drive away garden midges.
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Who likes coffee grounds?

• Tomatoes are the biggest coffee drinkers, according to experienced gardeners. When planting, add a few coffee grounds to the hole. You can also scatter the grounds near the plant during planting, mixing them first with grass mulch to prevent them from baking in the heat and turning into a crust.
• Sweet peppers love to feast on coffee grounds, also use them before planting and during watering.
• All legumes love coffee and grow better with its use.
• Carrots will be tastier and more aromatic, and will grow better, if you mix the seeds with dried coffee grounds when planting and add them when watering. You can also sprinkle dried coffee grounds directly over the bed, but water them immediately to enhance the nutrition. But don't add too much, otherwise, if the soil is exposed to strong sunlight, the coffee grounds will form a thick, impenetrable crust. To avoid this, you can pre-mix them with soil.
• Black radish, like radish, is a coffee lover - treat them several times a season with this healthy addition; pests will bother them less, the taste will become more pleasant, and they will grow better.
• Flowers love coffee, but to improve their flowering, you need to mix coffee grounds with water, let it steep, and then water it; it is very useful for nutrition and growth.
Benefits of coffee, how to use:
• Sprinkle used coffee grounds around trees to help release nitrogen from the soil.
• Added when planting garden or houseplants as drainage, it is very good and the plants like it. You can also first put a couple of tea bags, sprinkle the grounds on them, and then cover with soil, or sprinkle coffee grounds directly on the drainage.
• Add coffee grounds to the water you use to water your indoor plants and the results will soon become obvious.
• In the spring, when you loosen the soil, it's a good idea to add the coffee grounds collected over the winter to the soil for nutrition and enrichment. This will also make the soil more lush and breathable.
• Mix the grounds with the seeds before planting - they will germinate better, and the fruits will be sweeter and more aromatic.

Coffee grounds compost

This coffee compost will be a real find for your garden—pure organic matter with beneficial properties for every plant. Choose a spot away from the front door, preferably under a shelter to protect it from rain and wind. Dig a small hole and fill it with the following ingredients:

• 1/3 should be coffee grounds
• 1/5 of the total volume is mown grass, dried, not fresh
• 1/3 dry leaves
• a glass of bone meal
• sprinkle fresh soil on top with a shovel.
You can also add straw, vermicompost, or even regular cardboard to this pile. To speed up the fermentation process, throw in a few rotten fruits or some fermented juice.

Once the pile is formed, poke a few holes with a stick to allow air to get into the pile. In about a month, the worms will be hard at work, converting all this waste into highly beneficial humus. Wait another week or two and start using the compost for your gardening needs.

Advice: cover the pile when it rains.

Benefits of this coffee compost:

• good for trees - spread compost around them
• increases and maintains soil moisture
• prevents weeds from breaking through
• plant nutrition
As you can see, the fact that your family loves coffee can be quite useful for the garden. True, the pile will be small, but if you collect it all fall-winter-spring, then soon you'll have enough to make a small compost pile.

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