Coffee waste - how much and how to use?

Bulls · Post by **Bulls** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:01 pm

Hello Growroom420.

Since I bought coffee machine I've got a lot of waste. Remember reading it can be used in garden when growing veg or with household plants?
I'd appreciate any output

weedabix · Post by **weedabix** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:06 pm

I'm interested as well - starts moulding super quick in my kitchen, when I fill up a little pot with it, the stuff at the bottom is mouldy so I chucked it out most times. Happy to hear successful uses for what seems to be valuable organic matter!
Bump!

TommyT · Post by **TommyT** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:44 pm

Bulls wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:01 pm
Hello Growroom420.

Since I bought coffee machine I've got a lot of waste. Remember reading it can be used in garden when growing veg or with household plants?
I'd appreciate any output

I've been saving mine also. I was going to mix a bit in with my soil. Not sure how much.
P.S. I know worms love the stuff.

TommyT · Post by **TommyT** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:05 pm

weedabix wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:06 pm
I'm interested as well - starts moulding super quick in my kitchen, when I fill up a little pot with it, the stuff at the bottom is mouldy so I chucked it out most times. Happy to hear successful uses for what seems to be valuable organic matter!
Bump!

I dump mine on some newspaper in a cake pan and spread it out a bit. The newspaper absorbs the water and then everything dries quicker.

Bulls · Post by **Bulls** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:41 pm

Yeah it does go mouldy very quickly. Be good if it can be used but if it can't...bin is the answer

Captain Beefheart · Post by **Captain Beefheart** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:56 pm

I know nothing about using it on the garden apart from slinging it on the compost heap! But I reckon if you got one of them few gallon hoover vac packed bags with a valve on! Sling it in there with a gallon of water and half a dozen mashed apples

it would make a brew that sets ewe rite off after 2 weeks fermenting

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Captain Beefheart · Post by **Captain Beefheart** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:57 pm

Burp the bag a few times a day ffs

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flip · Post by **flip** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:00 pm

I always chuck it on the compost heap - seems to rot down well

TommyT · Post by **TommyT** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:12 am

Some more info on coffee grounds.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/compos ... dening.htm

Then this one scares me.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... via%3Dihub

Mafooo · Post by **Mafooo** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:44 am

I incorporate all my grounds into my organics pile that I bury twice a year into the garden trench compost style.

I dont recommend using the waste directly as it can acidify soil REAL quick. So unless your water is basic AF like mine it would be a bad idea to use it in potted plants directly unless u really know what youre doing