RodneySanDiego
1379523557
Posted 1379792014
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Thought it may jolt growth a little. Been thinking about giving my trees some coffee here and there. What do you guys think.
javajunkie
1362970391
Posted 1379793465
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I use coffee grounds but never thought about dumping the coffee in.
RodneySanDiego
1379523557
Posted 1379793784
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I put coffee grinds in a plant once and it got moldy..??? So I don't know where I went wrong..??? Have been saving my grinds though.
armando93223
1318984112
Posted 1379796217
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I would experiment and write on a calendar what you have been doing. Maybe a little coffee is good, Maybe a lot is good. We are all learning new things weekly. I put worms in my pots to help. Don't know if to many worms are bad. You learn by trial and error.
corpuscal
1379529263
Posted 1379796845
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id think itd have an effect on the pH as well as add some nutrient, im curious to know though
Dieseler
1215735852
Posted 1379800135
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According to Science Daily, brewed coffee grounds typically possess a pH level that measures between 6.5 and 6.8.
WillsC
1348087628
Posted 1379802083
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The coffee itself is about PH 5 so I would not pour that on figs. The grounds are about neutral as Martin pointed out and would be fine.
Figfinatic
1330272993
Posted 1379802987
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OK only if you are growing Raspberry Latte variety
GRamaley
1357742252
Posted 1379805257
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You feed your coffee grounds and non-meat kitchen scraps to your worms, they turn it into excellent plant food and you give that to your figs.....
BLB
1214341548
Posted 1379806530
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Too acidic for figs, wouldn't recommend that, however, if you mulch the coffee grounds the ph will come closer to neutral and you should be fine.
Tonycm
1314411773
Posted 1379818399
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In an office building where my friend works some ladies were dumping their coffee in a plant because the one said that coffee is good for plants. After a month or so something started to smell until it got to the point where the odor became unbearable. She said that the plant, pot and soil was eventually pitched. The coffee was decomposing causing the odor. It's probably best kept in the compost pile until it's done decomposing.
Bass
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Posted 1379818708
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Make sure the coffee is plain with no sugar or milk added. I pour my cold black coffee in my pots sometimes.
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dfoster25
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Posted 1379818903
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I got some free Starbucks coffee grounds just last week and steeped the grounds on 5-7 of my trees. They're still kicking!
greenfig
1359790036
Posted 1379821594
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I put the coffee grounds in a compost pile and when it is ready, it goes on top of the pots. No problem with mold as you mentioned and the nutrients are ready to be consumed in the best possible form. I add all my kitchen scraps, leaves, grass to that pile too. The plants are very happy!
winston61
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Posted 1379863882
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I compost all my coffee grounds and accumulate the left over coffee in a large jar. When the jar is full I pour it on the compost pile. It's water I've already paid for, why pour it down the drain?
elin
1360863025
Posted 1379864528
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my neighbor drinks alot of espresso and uses the grind as compost -His plants look especially green .
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rcantor
1309799312
Posted 1379895903
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Not hot coffee.
armando93223
1318984112
Posted 1379902084
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Rodney and Fellow Members, I pour a little coffee once in awhile to see if it helps....it seems to help...??? Anyway I also am careful with the water in our city there is a lot of flouride put into the drinking water at times.......I feel flouride is like a bleach and use sparingly also you can have the flourided water sit over night to vaporize....Good Luck!!!
Tam
1365478628
Posted 1379947278
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Very information, thanks.
ascpete
1336096379
Posted 1379948169
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NO!..: ) <edit> Coffee Grounds as ant deterrent was posted by a member last year, I tried it and it does work. It has to be started in spring and continued weekly. If you do a Google search you will get lots of info. It works on the ants that I have here in New York. I don't know if it works on Fire ants or any other specific species. The area where my potted trees are located and the area under in ground trees are salted regularly, with no visible ants for the entire season.Coffee Grounds fire ants
greenfig
1359790036
Posted 1379951849
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Yeap. Agree with Pete. The coffee grounds go into a compost pile
musillid
1327758167
Posted 1379952064
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I have never heard of coffee grounds as ant control. What's that about?
GRamaley
1357742252
Posted 1379952294
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Yes i want to know more about coffee grounds as ant control....all ants, fire ants... do tell!!
armando93223
1318984112
Posted 1379971788
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Ant Control: I was reading 1001 Garden Secrets....its an old publication from the 80's.......it says to use uncooked grits (country food), the Ants swell up and burst when they drink any water.....
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