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NOtto
Joined: 31 Dec 1969
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Location: Duncanville,TEXAS
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject: Coffee grounds |
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| How much is too much coffee grounds in compost |
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Tricky Grama
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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Location: Plano & land at Dodd City,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm...the Cap't will have a good answer, I bet. But I'd think as long as the 'greens & browns' are kept in balance you'll be fine. I put our daily ration in the pile...however much it takes to make 8 cups of coffee.
Patty |
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CaptainCompostAL
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Irondale,Alabama
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Most brewed coffee grounds are at a near perfect pH near 6.5 and and almost perfect to use as a soil amendment and balanced protein/nitrogen fertilizer by itself, without being composted first!
I use lots of used coffee grounds around my trees and hedges, and as a pest control around many of my fall/winter crops.
If I collect a lot of extra coffee grounds, I sprinkle it in my compost mounds, making sure to cover it with dry carbon matter, to conserve nitrogen, and induce internal heating and decompostion.
Happy Gardening! |
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Dchall_San_Antonio
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
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Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree with Captain Compost. Use coffee grounds directly as a fertilizer at 10-20 pounds (dry) per 1,000 square feet. Composting them first is sort of a waste of available protein. |
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