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 … Continue reading
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How Pumpkins Grow with Coffee
Pumpkins Growing in Coffee Compost Pumpkin might be the most successful crop to ever grow in my garden. At times I carried out some self pollination, only because there did not seem to be enough bees around, and these clumsy hands broke off too many of the male flowers in the attempt than I care … Continue reading
Coffee Grinds in the Garden
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