Everything about used coffee grounds for compost and fertilizer
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Maximize Tomato Growth with Natural Coffee Grounds Fertilizer
Fertilize your tomato plants with used coffee grounds and you will see excellent results. Healthy tomato plants and reducing waste at the same time!
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Anaerobic Digestion: An Alternative To Composting
Hi all – I wanted to introduce this post with a quick note because it has been written just for Ground to Ground by a guest writer. It is a topic I have little experience with myself, and having reviewed the content, including videos, it is something I’m wanting to try for myself. Well it’s…
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Growing Goldfinger Banana in Melbourne: Tips & Photos
Growing bananas in Melbourne is more achievable than most gardeners expect. I needed to get a post out about one of the more exciting plants to make its home in mine. This is all about the Goldfinger Banana!! One of my colleagues at work lives around the Doncaster area (and talking about in Melbourne, Australia),…
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Coffee Grounds Compost: How to Make It Step by Step
Discover the wonder of Coffee Compost – a blend of decayed organic matter fueled by used coffee grounds, perfect for fertilizing and enriching land. Follow these steps to create your own: mix coffee, lawn clippings, and leaves; add water and special ingredients; watch it heat up and cool down. With fruit trees thriving on this…
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Which are the hardiest herbs?
Which are the hardiest herbs? 4 answers on Quora. Which are the hardiest herbs? What a great introduction to a post I didn’t even think to publish! Seems that the Quora site let’s me publish my responses to questions here and also throw them onto the Ground to Ground Twitter and Facebook groups. So maybe…
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Collecting Coffee Grounds – Presentation
Start Collecting Coffee Grounds at the Office! I have assembled a few presentation slides in my time and only recently sat down to make one on the fine art of used coffee grounds collecting. If you have ever thought about collecting used coffee rather than tossing it, here it is. My experience has shown that…
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Vermicomposting with Car Tires: A Sustainable Solution for Home Gardeners
Learn how to improve your composting with car tires as vermicomposting and regular composting containers. Use 13-inch tires to create an effective and manageable stack, attracting larger worms. Add organic waste and cover with lawn clippings or leaves to retain moisture and heat, while keeping odors and flies at bay. Try this sustainable method for…
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Raising Awareness of Used Coffee Grounds
I had one of those moments this week when I realized it was the start of June, the return of a Melbourne Winter, and 3 months from when I was invited onto the Food Fight program on Radio 3CR (855AM). Used coffee grounds was the topic; why they are good for the garden, what got…
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Coffee Grounds Gardening History: Records Spanning 150 Years
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…
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How to Grow Broccoli
I found it hard to grow broccoli last year (2010). Most of the seedlings failed to take and what did manage to grow was continually attacked by garden pests. This year could not be more different, because since putting those healthy seedlings into the ground, they have really taken off – so let’s see how…
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How to Collect and Use Leaves for Composting
Passionately collecting leaves for a better garden is a rewarding endeavor! With the right tools, like a quality rake, sturdy bags, and protective gear, you can gather this valuable resource from parks, schools, and more. By storing and transforming them into leafmould, you’re preparing a perfect blend for next Spring’s seedlings. Embrace this sustainable practice!