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 »
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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 »
Coffee Grounds in the Garden
Coffee Grounds used for Gardening We are heading into Summer time now in Australia, and I wanted to show you an update of my garden and some of the things that are growing. It is great to come out to the garden and see the quality of the soil, most of which has been improved … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds Collecting at the Office – Communicating the Initiative
Collecting Coffee Grounds – Communications Continuing on now to part two of how to start Collecting Coffee Grounds from the Office with work colleagues. The following are a series of communications that will come in handy. All of them have been field tested and the response has been great. Where you see these markers [LOCATION] … Continue reading »
Using Coffee Grounds for Compost and Fertilizer
Coffee Grounds in Coffee I had the pleasure of creating a new vegetable plot over the weekend, and took a few happy snaps of how the soil was prepared. This will be plot number 3, much smaller than plots 1 and 2, and will be used this Spring/Summer to grow watermelon, tomatoes, and sweet corn. … Continue reading »
From little things big things grow
There is more to my gardening than coffee grounds. Just a little. I went on a fruit tree spending splurge from a heritage nursery in late April, and took delivery in middle of July. It was a long wait to get these babies. The collection comprises: Lapin Cherry Simone Cherry Gala Apple Pink Lady Apple … Continue reading »
The garden – August 10
Great to see progress in the garden month on month, and it should be an interesting thing to capture as the weather improves and the tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, and pumpkin get bedded in. So how are things going in what has been a cold, wet, and unfriendly month for the gardener. The snow peas are … Continue reading »
Garden gym
I did a good deal of lifting on the weekend. First off, I found a place in Lysterfield with a herd of horses that, I think, make a lot of crap. So much of it that I was able to buy 30-40 kilo sacks of it for $2 a piece. About 300 kilos of it … Continue reading »
The Garden – July 2010
The Garden Things slow down in the garden during July. I’ve found that there is not much to do besides letting what’s growing continue to grow, and to get ready for the later months, once the risk of frost has reduced and the soil lifts in temperature. In spite of the season, the snow peas … Continue reading »
