Herbs bring their own something special to the garden. Many act as an effective ground cover, a home for bugs, garnish for a salad. All those things and more… One of their best traits is to be admired? The photo below is from the West side of the garden, at the base of a brick … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Coffee Grounds in the garden
12 Ways to Use Coffee Grounds Around The House
Hi all – Do you know there were more ways to use coffee grounds than just in the garden? It was news to me, and I hope you find it the same. From our guest blogger Michelle. Enjoy – Shane. The Many Uses of Coffee Grounds If you like to drink coffee, you have probably wondered … Continue reading »
Benefits of Coffee Grounds For Your Garden
Hi all – This guest post is brought to us by Amy, and the topic is all about coffee grounds for the garden. Enjoy – Shane. An Opportunity Awaits! Millions of pots of coffee and tea are brewed everyday. And where do the tons of coffee grounds and tea bags go? They go into the … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds: Natural Rodent Repellent?
Coffee Grounds: Natural Rodent Repellent? You may want to live green, but how far are you willing to go when it comes to protecting the beauty of nature? Are you willing to live side-by-side with rodents, for example? Rodents have been around homes since the beginning of time with the promise of easy pickings, and … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds Fertilize Tomatoes!!
Fertilize your tomato plants with used coffee grounds and you will see excellent results. Healthy tomato plants and reducing waste at the same time! Continue reading »
How to Grow Bananas in Melbourne
Growing Bananas in cold climates is possible, even in Melbourne! Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds in Compost
Introducing Coffee Compost It’s common to hear the term ‘Coffee Compost’ used among those that collect grounds for gardening (and besides being cool to say try doing that 5 times quickly). Imagine my surprise when I was unable to find a formal definition, just general instructions on how coffee grounds can be included as an … Continue reading »
Which are the hardiest herbs?
Which are the hardiest herbs? 4 answers on Quora. Which are the hardiest herbs? What a great introduction to a post I didn’t even think to publish! Seems that the Quora site let’s me publish my responses to questions here and also throw them onto the Ground to Ground Twitter and Facebook groups. So maybe … Continue reading »
Car Tires for Worm Farm and Compost Bin
How to Build a Better Worm Farm With all the coffee grounds and vegetable scraps coming back to my place, there came a point when I was running out of places to put it all. Hard to believe, what with 150 kilos of coffee grounds and rotten vegetables coming in each week (and then all … Continue reading »
