How to use Coffee grinds

metromix · May 10, 2015

Just getting into winter in Australia so I am thinking of getting beds prepared for my summer tomato crop only 3 months for the early varieties. I have heard that coffee grinds are good for the soil as they have plenty of nitrogen, I have collected a fair bit but cant find how to use it. Do I dig it a handful a square meter or maybe more, just before I plant the seedlings, do I sprinkle it around the plant when planted or do I dig it in now letting the worms feast on them or all of the above

Redbaron · May 10, 2015

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Originally Posted by metromix

Just getting into winter in Australia so I am thinking of getting beds prepared for my summer tomato crop only 3 months for the early varieties. I have heard that coffee grinds are good for the soil as they have plenty of nitrogen, I have collected a fair bit but cant find how to use it. Do I dig it a handful a square meter or maybe more, just before I plant the seedlings, do I sprinkle it around the plant when planted or do I dig it in now letting the worms feast on them or all of the above

I use them 2 ways mainly. First in my compost pile. The second is sprinkled on the surface of the ground before I apply mulch.

ScottinAtlanta · May 10, 2015

I also prefer to compost them a few weeks before applying them. They break down pretty fast.

brokenbar · May 10, 2015

Worms love coffee grounds! I always get a mental picture of a bunch of "caffeine hyped" worms in a frenzy just below the surface!

In Wyoming, we always dumped them in our worm bed (My family is of the avid fishermen type.)We only drink LaVaza coffee from Italy, using a press so it's pretty much like a 16OZ espresso! We always have A LOT of coffee grounds to deal with. Might have to put those worms on decaf!

pauldavid · May 10, 2015

I also compost them too, along with tea bags. We drink a lot of iced tea where I live.

Misfit · May 12, 2015

I wonder, do the worms like the tea grounds as much as coffee?

-Jimmy

Stvrob · May 12, 2015

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Originally Posted by Misfit

I wonder, do the worms like the tea grounds as much as coffee?

-Jimmy

Im curious too. We go thru alot of tea in bulk here. Once the weather warms we switch from coffee to tea entirely.

Worth1 · May 12, 2015

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Im curious too. We go thru alot of tea in bulk here. Once the weather warms we switch from coffee to tea entirely.

I do too for the most part and I have always put the tea leaves in the compost pile or around some random yard plant.

I only use loose leaf tea.

Worth

Stvrob · May 12, 2015

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I do too for the most part and I have always put the tea leaves in the compost pile or around some random yard plant.

I only use loose leaf tea.

Worth

Thats what we do too. My wife set up some deal online where they send us a big box of Twinnings about every month or so. It looks like it would be expensive but its really not compared to store prices.

Worth1 · May 12, 2015

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Thats what we do too. My wife set up some deal online where they send us a big box of Twinnings about every month or so. It looks like it would be expensive but its really not compared to store prices.

I get mine at a place called to Phoenician Market in Austin.
It is around a kilo and costs about $5.00 or so.
It is in a big pink bag.
You cant read a thing on it and it looks like something heroin would be smuggled in.
It is of the finest grade.
The place is full of bargains like that.
The stuff in the little bags are floor sweepings.

Worth

Karla · May 12, 2015

I add coffee grounds along with crushed egg shells and banana peelings at planting time for tomatoes.

brokenbar · May 12, 2015

They do like tea...I am an iced tea junky as well as a coffee junky (can't seem to get enough caffeine...

) I think the worms are caffeine junkies... Worth... I think you need this:

Rare tea picked every 108 years on a full moon night in June between midnight and 3am goes on sale in UK ... but a jar making just 10 cups will set you back £50

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peebee · May 18, 2015

Brokenbar, which Lavazza coffee do you buy? I recently drank some delicious iced coffee and was told only Lavazza. But there are different blends out there. I wonder if the whole bean espresso might be the way to go...

Sorry to detract from the nature of the thread, but I need to know!

brokenbar · May 18, 2015

PeeBee, Lavazza Super Crema & Lavazza Espresso roast, whole bean.
https://www.wholelattelove.com/ has the best price I have found and free shipping on cases. We have drank this coffee for about 15 years.

AZGardener · May 25, 2015

Just wanted to add to this thread that coffee grounds are available at no cost, if you pick them up at starbucks. I work there part time and its preferred if you call first so that we can dump a bag for you and have it ready when you come. Just adding my 2 cents

You can literally get as much as you want and as frequently as possible

May 10, 2015	#1
metromix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: sydney australia Posts: 7	How to use Coffee grinds Just getting into winter in Australia so I am thinking of getting beds prepared for my summer tomato crop only 3 months for the early varieties. I have heard that coffee grinds are good for the soil as they have plenty of nitrogen, I have collected a fair bit but cant find how to use it. Do I dig it a handful a square meter or maybe more, just before I plant the seedlings, do I sprinkle it around the plant when planted or do I dig it in now letting the worms feast on them or all of the above

May 10, 2015	#4
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	Worms love coffee grounds! I always get a mental picture of a bunch of "caffeine hyped" worms in a frenzy just below the surface! In Wyoming, we always dumped them in our worm bed (My family is of the avid fishermen type.)We only drink LaVaza coffee from Italy, using a press so it's pretty much like a 16OZ espresso! We always have A LOT of coffee grounds to deal with. Might have to put those worms on decaf! __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

May 12, 2015	#11
Karla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ashland,OH Posts: 189	I add coffee grounds along with crushed egg shells and banana peelings at planting time for tomatoes. __________________ Karla

May 12, 2015	#12
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	They do like tea...I am an iced tea junky as well as a coffee junky (can't seem to get enough caffeine...) I think the worms are caffeine junkies... Worth... I think you need this: Rare tea picked every 108 years on a full moon night in June between midnight and 3am goes on sale in UK ... but a jar making just 10 cups will set you back £50 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...#ixzz3ZyEFGVJr Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

May 18, 2015	#14
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	PeeBee, Lavazza Super Crema & Lavazza Espresso roast, whole bean. https://www.wholelattelove.com/ has the best price I have found and free shipping on cases. We have drank this coffee for about 15 years. __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

May 10, 2015	#3
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I also prefer to compost them a few weeks before applying them. They break down pretty fast.

May 10, 2015	#5
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	I also compost them too, along with tea bags. We drink a lot of iced tea where I live.

May 12, 2015	#6
Misfit Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 165	I wonder, do the worms like the tea grounds as much as coffee? -Jimmy

May 18, 2015	#13
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Brokenbar, which Lavazza coffee do you buy? I recently drank some delicious iced coffee and was told only Lavazza. But there are different blends out there. I wonder if the whole bean espresso might be the way to go... Sorry to detract from the nature of the thread, but I need to know!

May 25, 2015	#15
AZGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Zone 9b Phoenix,AZ Posts: 390	Just wanted to add to this thread that coffee grounds are available at no cost, if you pick them up at starbucks. I work there part time and its preferred if you call first so that we can dump a bag for you and have it ready when you come. Just adding my 2 cents You can literally get as much as you want and as frequently as possible __________________ Kelly from Phx, AZ Toes and Tomatoes on FB