Do you find it hard to function first thing in the morning without a cup of coffee? Do you find yourself constantly drinking cups throughout the day, especially at lunchtime and on your breaks? You may not think that you are doing any harm, but research has shown that in certain cases there may be … Continue reading »
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Tips for Growing a Coffee Plant in Your Own Botanical Conservatory
Do you know what a coffee plant looks like? If you don’t, you aren’t alone – although coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, few people can identify the plant that it comes from. This was my initial inspiration for growing a coffee plant in my botanical conservatory – I wanted … Continue reading »
Coffee For Dummies
The demand of certain beverages have been popular since ancient times. Where the trend of drinking tea evolved from China, it has now been accepted and practiced by the entire world. Another beverage that simultaneously gained importance was coffee. Coffee ranks second in the list of worldwide consumed beverages by volume. Coffee is a dark … Continue reading »
Benefits of Shade Grown, Organic and Fair Trade Coffee Beans
Shade Grown Coffee Beans Shade grown is the old school way to make coffee that goes back to the basics. Thirty years ago hybrid varieties of coffee plants were developed. These new plants could withstand direct sunlight and at the same time produced a greater yield of beans. It was a farmers dream except for … Continue reading »
The History of Used Coffee Grounds for Gardening
A History of Coffee Grounds for Gardening, Compost, and Fertilizer Coffee has been served for hundreds of years, from the earliest coffee houses of Istanbul and ‘Penny Universities‘ of London, to cafe tables filling Melbourne city laneways, it is hard to imagine life without it. You can find out just about anything about the history … Continue reading »
Potatoes in Tires
Growing Potatoes in Car Tires We seem to have 2 complimentary factors here: Potatoes grow well in bags, containers, or other semi enclosed setup (like a car tire) There are so many car tires for the taking you will never need to look hard to find them The idea is to start with a few … Continue reading »
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 7,400 times in 2010. That’s about 18 full 747s. … Continue reading »
Coffee Grinds in the Garden
Coffee Grinds for Plants and the Garden I’m often asked about using coffee grinds in the garden, and on plants which in some cases, are special to their owners. It is worth remembering that using grinds in the garden is one of those old world remedies, and it is disappearing from common use. There is … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds for Compost
Three Easy Steps to Use Coffee Grounds for Compost Just about anyone that has a coffee machine at home can make compost. Here are some pictures of the coffee and compost bin of a real life Grounder, Rhiannon. This is the plastic bin where all those coffee cakes are collected. Rhiannon likes to add some … Continue reading »
