Coffee Grounds - Why You Need Coffee Grounds in Your Organic Garden

By Chris Dailey

Coffee grounds are one of the most useful fertilizers that you can use in your organic garden. Not only do they offer essentially nutrients that all plants need, they also aid in several aspects of gardening including improving the quality of soil and the size and quality of plants that grow. Here are a few tips on how to use coffee grounds in your soil.

One of the ways that coffee grounds can be used is a natural additive to your garden. Many of us brew coffee in the morning on our way to work. These grounds can be placed in everything from your indoor plants to your outdoor garden or greenhouse. If you are not a coffee drinker, you can usually find grounds at your work place or even pick them up at your local coffee shop.

These grounds not only act as a potent fertilizer to give your plants health, but also act as a protector from natural predators such as slugs. Though a low source of nitrogen, which is useful when growing crops such as corn or soybean, they do provide a large quantity of acidity. The cure to this is to use the coffee ground in a vermicomposting mulch pile. The worms will virtually eliminate the acidity bringing it to neutral.

Finally, coffee is more than just a wake up for humans. The nutrients found in the grounds such as calcium and magnesium gives the plants a healthy boost to improve their overall growth and taste. Give your plants a caffeine boost today!

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