Questions tagged [coffee-grounds]

For questions about using coffee grounds as a soil amendment/compost.

Coffee grounds are a common household waste. They compost well and help to add some drainage texture to the soil. They can be added directly as a soil amendment to help acidify the soil, add nutritional value, and possibly as an organic pest deterrent (some creatures might not like the granular texture, although this is debatable).

Use this tag for all questions about how to dispose of coffee grounds and how to use them for compost / soil amendment.

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Can coffee grounds be considered soil?

I'm running a test on growing tomato plants with about 80% coffee, and another with about 20% coffee in layers. What one should I expect to do better? Both have silty sand from the bottom of the compost pile, since I've heard that silt is excellent…
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Entangled coffee plant

6 months ago, I received my first coffee plant that I immediately repotted in a 14" pot. It was 6 " in height, now 2 ft tall. I have recently realized that it was actually made up of 6 plants: 2 have not grown (at all) 2 have reached 1 ft 2 have a…
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