Not sure what else to call it really – coffee grounds are crack for worms. If you add coffee grounds into a worm farm they will go nuts for it, reducing the whole pile into luscious vermicast in no time. Heh even better because it only does them good. And now via the power of … Continue reading »
What is Worm Tea? I started this post trying to describe ‘Worm Tea’, and before too long ran into all kinds of ways to name it and make it. So let us start with this general rule – that ‘tea’ is all the goodness of the worm farm in water, and then putting that directly … Continue reading »
Drink your coffee and make money too? There seems to be a mental process by which enterprising individuals come across the good old ‘used coffee grounds goldmine question’… “How is it that we generate millions of tonnes of used coffee grounds a year that go to landfill, and no one is trying to make money … Continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 in them Plants! Success in the garden this week with a lovely Cauliflower coming off plot 2. The same one that I mentioned in a previous post about using coffee grounds directly into the garden. I’ve found that applying coffee grounds directly into this plot has given me great results, with a delightful Cauliflower … Continue reading »
I have written a number of posts about the benefits of coffee grounds in attracting worms to your garden, and then helping to make them them nice and healthy. If you want to review any of my previous articles, this is the link to the list of Ground to Ground articles, everything you wanted to … Continue reading »
