Perk Up Your Plants
Birds & Blooms|June/July 2023
Four smart ways to use coffee grounds in the garden
MELINDA MYERS
Perk Up Your Plants

Once you've enjoyed your morning brew, consider putting the coffee grounds to work in your garden. These four ideas for recycling coffee grounds keep a valuable resource out of the landfill -and your precious plants will reap the benefits.

Compost 

Dump the daily discards-both the paper filter and the grounds - right into your compost pile, but be sure they're cooled off. The microorganisms in the compost will help turn them into a rich soil amendment. Moderation is important when composting coffee grounds. Your pile should contain no more than 20% grounds in the overall volume. Once decomposed, the coffee-rich compost is ready for use in your gardens and containers.

Mulch

This story is from the June/July 2023 edition of Birds & Blooms.

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