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Since coffee grounds are good for (many) plants...

ThunderSRQ

By ThunderSRQ
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ThunderSRQ

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As I was dumping the old coffee down the sink today, I was wondering if I should just go disperse it around the same plants that like coffee grounds. Is this a common/recommended practice and, if so, should it be diluted first?

Thanks,

Tim

Sarasota, Florida USA (zone 9B) - 1 acre with approx. 91 types of palms & many other plants/trees

My two favorite palms are Teddy Bears and Zombies... zombieteddybear2-compressed.jpg

MattyB Grand Master

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I've sprayed coffee on plants to try and deter insects. It really didn't work but it smelled good.

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Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

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If I do it regularly, it works. Problem is I don't like the smell of coffee since I don't drink it and I tend to wait to long and the bugs come back.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

ghar41 Veteran

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I have used coffee grounds with great success, but have heard coffee itself is inneffective.

Glenn

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paulgila Grand Master

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what color was that "coffee" matt? :huh:

i get grounds from starbucks(i'm there every morning anyways) & spread em all around the garden like mulch. it certainly hasnt hurt anything & the plants all get wired. B)

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

paulgila Grand Master

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If I do it regularly, it works. Problem is I don't like the smell of coffee since I don't drink it and I tend to wait to long and the bugs come back.

maybe you could use "dr.pepper grounds." :blink:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

yachtingone Grand Master

yachtingone

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I am not an expert on this subject at all. I have read somewhere that coffee is in fact bad for plants. Unused coffee grounds are also bad for the plants. The process of brewing coffee takes the "bad stuff" out of the coffee grounds making it usefull as a systemic pest deterant. The plant uptakes stuff from the grounds which makes the plant taste bad to our plants pest. Also as the coffee grounds decompose it releases nutriants into the soil.

I have been using coffee grounds from my pot a day for about a year. It seems to work. About two weeks ago I stepped it up by picking up my local donut shops grounds daily. I am hopeful to irradicate black ants and the scale, mealy bugs and aphids that the ants farm!

Randy

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BS Man about Palms

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If I do it regularly, it works. Problem is I don't like the smell of coffee since I don't drink it and I tend to wait to long and the bugs come back.

maybe you could use "dr.pepper grounds." :blink:

Now you're onto something!! :drool:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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I am not an expert on this subject at all. I have read somewhere that coffee is in fact bad for plants. Unused coffee grounds are also bad for the plants. The process of brewing coffee takes the "bad stuff" out of the coffee grounds making it usefull as a systemic pest deterant. The plant uptakes stuff from the grounds which makes the plant taste bad to our plants pest. Also as the coffee grounds decompose it releases nutriants into the soil.

I have been using coffee grounds from my pot a day for about a year. It seems to work. About two weeks ago I stepped it up by picking up my local donut shops grounds daily. I am hopeful to irradicate black ants and the scale, mealy bugs and aphids that the ants farm!

Randy

so which is it: bad or good? :rolleyes:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Just1MorePalm Community Regular

Just1MorePalm

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Your left over coffee should be diluted first to about 1/2 to 1/4 strength...then just water it in...your plants will benefit...Happy Growing!

Gonzer Grand Master

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I've sprayed coffee on plants to try and deter insects. It really didn't work but it smelled good.

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yachtingone Grand Master

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I am not an expert on this subject at all. I have read somewhere that coffee is in fact bad for plants. Unused coffee grounds are also bad for the plants. The process of brewing coffee takes the "bad stuff" out of the coffee grounds making it usefull as a systemic pest deterant. The plant uptakes stuff from the grounds which makes the plant taste bad to our plants pest. Also as the coffee grounds decompose it releases nutriants into the soil.

I have been using coffee grounds from my pot a day for about a year. It seems to work. About two weeks ago I stepped it up by picking up my local donut shops grounds daily. I am hopeful to irradicate black ants and the scale, mealy bugs and aphids that the ants farm!

Randy

so which is it: bad or good? rolleyes.gif

It's bad if your an aphid, scale, mealy bug, BS MAN or argentina black ants!

It's good if you like the smell of coffee!wink-1.gif

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_Keith Grand Master

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As I was dumping the old coffee down the sink today, I was wondering if I should just go disperse it around the same plants that like coffee grounds. Is this a common/recommended practice and, if so, should it be diluted first?

Thanks,

Tim

Coffee is pretty much nothing but flavored water, so if nothing else don't waste the water by pouring it down the drain. I pour my cold coffee out on the dripline of my azaleas. They like it on the acid side anyway.

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amazondk Grand Master

amazondk

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This has nothing to do with coffee or coffee grounds. But, I know a guy here who commerically grows heliconias and the like. He is a very well known plant guy. He also drinks a lot of beer. He swears by pouring beer the is left over in the cans on his plants. It is frequent for some beer to be left when the stuff heats up and does not taste as good. And, in our climate liquids always heat up pretty fast. So it is time to start saving up that left over beer.

dk

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_Keith Grand Master

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This has nothing to do with coffee or coffee grounds. But, I know a guy here who commerically grows heliconias and the like. He is a very well known plant guy. He also drinks a lot of beer. He swears by pouring beer the is left over in the cans on his plants. It is frequent for some beer to be left when the stuff heats up and does not taste as good. And, in our climate liquids always heat up pretty fast. So it is time to start saving up that left over beer.

dk

Can't see that it is going to hurt them. Even better if it a naturally brewed beer without all of the preservatives, which is proven to be a great biostimulant for soil life.

In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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We all know how much earthworms love coffee grounds but did you know that snails hate the stuff? Laid out in lines around your plants, grounds make a great organic barrier.

 

 

Kailua_Krish Veteran

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This has nothing to do with coffee or coffee grounds. But, I know a guy here who commerically grows heliconias and the like. He is a very well known plant guy. He also drinks a lot of beer. He swears by pouring beer the is left over in the cans on his plants. It is frequent for some beer to be left when the stuff heats up and does not taste as good. And, in our climate liquids always heat up pretty fast. So it is time to start saving up that left over beer.

dk

Can't see that it is going to hurt them. Even better if it a naturally brewed beer without all of the preservatives, which is proven to be a great biostimulant for soil life.

I would water the plants in my room at college with leftover cheap beer all the time and the looked really good for it! I had a miracle berry, orchids, and a few assorted palms like caryota and beccariophoenix.

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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