3 ways to use coffee grounds in the vegetable garden are:
1. Spread them on to the vegetable garden.
Coffee grounds are:
- high in nitrogen
- acidic – so spread thinly
2. Add coffee grounds to compost.
Compost should not contain more than 25% of coffee grounds
3. Use coffee grounds in a worm bin
Used coffee grounds are a valuable resource, and have three main uses in
the vegetable garden.
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Have used coffee grounds extensively this year to deter slugs. They worked well for a time, but thn didn’t work any longer. I can’t make out whether that was because of caking, making it easier to crawl over or because the smell had faded, or some other reason. What do you think?
Comment by befruitful — July 24, 2009 @ 8:01 am
Hi Befruitful
Thanks for feeding back to TopVeg on your experience with coffee grounds.
I am sure it is because of the caking – slugs don’t seem to like crawling over dry powder or grit. If I can’t find any soot (much preferred solution!) I put a ring of very fine gravel round my plants. It is amazing how it keeps them off.
Happy growing!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — July 24, 2009 @ 8:26 am
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thanks Mark!
Comment by TopVeg — October 16, 2009 @ 9:27 pm