Everything about used coffee grounds for compost and fertilizer
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How NOT to Eat Mealworms
This is one of those posts that tries to show you what not to do. If you ever decide to dabble with Entomophagy (the eating of insects), and have never eaten them before, keep the following in mind. Mealworms are the larval form of the mealworm beetle, and are an important source of protein for…
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Shiitake Muchrooms
Oh the joy my friends for mushrooms are now a part of the Ground to Ground menu. They grow well with coffee grounds you see, black gold see, sweet sweet grounds see. Plenty more posts of coffee grounds and mushrooms to follow…
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About Quail – Coffee Grounds Dust Bath
I had one of the best experiences with the quail today, and had to get it on video. These quail are being introduced to a 80/20 mix of aged used coffee grounds with triple washed sand. This is not the first post of mine to mention how quail love a dust bath, but they never…
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Herb Gardening All Year Long
If you are a food lover who loves to cook with fresh herbs – you should think about starting your own indoor herb garden. Indoor herb gardens are easy to grow and require little work compared to outdoor gardens. If you want to save money on your herbs or if you find yourself scouring the…
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Ultimate Guide to Making and Using Worm Tea
Worm tea is a concentrated liquid fertilizer made from the beneficial organisms found in worm castings. It can be made using various methods and ingredients, such as vermicast, molasses, and rainwater. The tea is then used to nourish plants by pouring it onto the soil or leaves, providing a natural and potent boost for growth.
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For The Environment And Business – Waterless Urinals Make Sense
Walking into a restroom, you may not be able to tell whether or not a urinal is waterless, mainly because they look identical to those that do require water. Nonetheless, despite the same outward appearance, the typical flushable urinal is no match for the efficient and effective waterless urinal. In a society continually evolving and…
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Shadows Sinking
Tried to sink beneath out of sight way deep where nightmares don’t chase
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Growing Avocados from Seed
Growing your own avocados directly from the seed is something any gardener can try out. Here is how to do it.
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Survey – How do you use spent coffee grounds?
Time to publish results of the second coffee grounds survey posted onto Ground to Ground. The question is – How do you use spent coffee grounds? 41% add to compost 33% add directly to soil 19% worm farm 3% animal feed 2% mix in water 2% other (1% used in no-dig vegie garden, 1% top…
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Coffee Grounds Are Buried Treasure!
Arr me hearties – there be treasure here! A stash of coffee de grounds, lost in time. Arr! No time to take a caulk with plunder for grabs. Take ye belaying stick and pries it free. Now point ye black jack to bumboo hogshead, drinking till ye grog blossom returns. I’m sure it means something…
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Coffee Compost – Summer’s Batch
Get the soil right and gardening becomes so much more fun than it needs to be… Following my previous recipe for coffee compost, this is the end result – a rich and potent fertilizer that is protecting established Summer plants, and will continue on to nurture next Winter’s crop.
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Bee on Parsley
Lots of buzzing around my place whenever parsley is in flower. Those bees just love them, which is great for them because they want pollen. Great for me also, because you can be sure they will help pollinate everything else. Those pollen sacks are filling up quick! Bees seem to wrestle more than dance when it comes…