Coffee grounds make a great addition to any garden and can be used in a number of ways. Using spent coffee grounds also helps reduce landfill which is great for the environment.
Coffee Grounds for your Compost (best way to use your grounds)
- Adds nitrogen to your compost
- Can throw in paper filters as well (if anybody still does this)
- Apply thin layers of grounds into your compost bin, heap or tumbler or dig them in
- Don’t apply too much - < 20% volume
Coffee grounds on your Garden
- Great for adding nutrients and organic matter into your garden which improves drainage, nutrient uptake and helps promote earthworms and improves water holding capacity
- Place thin layers on the garden or dig into the soil – 1 bag per meter2 (assuming say 1 litre bag)
- Unwashed coffee grounds an be used to lower pH of soils for acid loving plants
- Don’t apply too much <2.5% coffee grounds by volume
Other uses for Coffee Grounds in the garden
- Snail and Slug repellent - works well as a natural snail and slug repellent when placed as a border around susceptible plants
- Cat deterrent – grounds have been known to deter cats from using the areas where located as a litter box
- Worm Food – great for Vermicomposting (worm farms)
- Mulch – use thin layers if you have enough as a mulch in your garden (no more than .5cm deep so it doesn’t form a ‘cake’ layer which may become impervious)
