DID YOU KNOW ?
Used coffee grounds are a precious resource for the garden , so don’t throw them away. Use them.
How?
Read on and give it a go :
1. Deter pests by spreading around plants to discourage ants, slugs and snails – they dislike the texture and that lovely coffee aroma
2. Free fertiliser a - coffee grounds are high in nitrogen content
a. Dig into your soil to improve it, especially for worms,
b. add directly to your compost ( with the filter paper if you use one)
c. mix with grass clippings ( ensure there are no seeds in it) or leaves and spread around acid loving plants like azaleas or camellias
d. pre mix with carrot and beetroot seeds before planting to increase your yields ( you will have to dry the grounds first for easiest application – spread out on newspaper on a sunny window sill)
Why not try it now whilst more coffee is being drunk in lockdown. ? – you have nothing to lose.
