Coffee Grounds and Insects I just had to share this picture of a little garden friend of mine. It is just that I don’t know his name, and wouldn’t know how to ask. My garden is in good health, productive, and free of commercial pesticides. So much so that I had a good look around … Continue reading »
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Worm Farming with Coffee Grounds – Video
I had a great opportunity to capture the condition of my well used worm farm this week. That poor little camera was dragged out and asked to again show us the amazing qualities of used coffee grounds for worm farming (vermicomposting). Sit back and enjoy! +Shane Genziuk Related Articles Worm farming secrets start a worm … Continue reading »
Flowers of Summer
Summer Flowers and Plants in the Garden After too many days of gray skies and rain, the Sun is out and warming the soil and plants. Little flying insects have come back to life, along with the spiders and grubs that make their home in mine. All those hours of improving the soil with coffee … Continue reading »
Cafe Recycling Coffee Grounds – Jamaica Blue
Very pleased to report that the Jamaica Blue at Westfield Doncaster is happily giving out their used coffee grounds. I haven’t been to see them myself, and this news was passed on by a fellow Grounder. I’ll post some pictures of the Jamaica Blue guys as soon as I get the chance to get around … Continue reading »
Have Your Latte and Compost it too! on 40 Mums Club
Yet another opportunity to reach out about the wonders of used coffee grounds with a guest post of mine ‘Have Your Latte and Compost it too’, on 40 Mums Club. Star of the show is a big home grown tomato, that was later enjoyed with some fava beans and a nice chianti (edit 12/2 – … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds and the Western Queens Compost Initiative
Collecting Coffee Grounds for Recycling Not so long ago, I received an email from Stephanos Koullias from the Western Queens Compost Initiative (WQCI). I had meant to write a summary about the good work these guys are doing, then had another look at that email and realised I could not do it as well as … Continue reading »
Garlic and Coffee Grounds
There always seems to be a shortage of garlic at my house. Either we use it all, or use none and those little green shoots start coming out of the cloves. Sometimes they are not good to start with, and smell like they have been sitting in water. Then there is the issue about garlic … Continue reading »
Potatoes and Coffee Grounds
Coffee Grounds for the Potato This is an update to an earlier post about some of the things I am doing with growing potatoes in car tires, with a coffee compost blend. In the month and half since then, there has been considerable growth of the potato plants. Under the grass clippings is a mixture … 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 »
