General discussion regarding the techniques and methods used to successfully grow tomato plants in containers.
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February 17, 2015 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Coffee grounds????
I've read mention of adding coffee grounds to soil to improve : the soil (for flower / veggie beds) and/or the flavor of tomatoes / veggies. I've also read that the coffee plant has allopathic tendencies, so do NOT add coffee grounds.
I have tomato containers, as well as a flower bed (still amending red clay soil, and I would swear there was a layer of caliche, too., if I wasn't in the wrong area! ). Can (should) I add coffee grounds in my containers?? in my flower bed?? |
February 17, 2015 | #2 | |
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February 17, 2015 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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They work wonders. Ignore any info stating otherwise.
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February 17, 2015 | #4 |
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I've used them for several years as compost ingredients or directly on the soil, covered with mulch.
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February 18, 2015 | #5 |
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Me. too. More than 1000 pounds so far this winter. Great composting nitrogen - my compost heap was so hot 4 days after mixing 15 gallons of coffee grounds that I literally could not push my hand into the center without pain. All those shredded leaves and branches turning to dark crumbly soil for my toms.
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February 18, 2015 | #6 |
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It is good stuff.
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February 19, 2015 | #7 |
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Starbucks gives it away so this tea drinker can get buckets of coffee grounds. I thought mulching my vegetables with it would scare the deer off. It didn't.
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February 21, 2015 | #8 |
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I'm glad to hear this. I've been collecting my own coffee grounds all winter and sprinkling a layer on the bed I'll be planting lettuce into this spring (after loosely working them into the top couple inches of soil). I was thinking the N would be good for the lettuce and wonder if slugs won't like crawling across them.
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February 22, 2015 | #9 |
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February 22, 2015 | #10 |
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Yeah it is just an organic fertilizer like say alfalfa, another of my favorites because it is high in nitrogen and cheap!
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March 23, 2015 | #11 |
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I personally consider coffee ground as a good soil amendment either in the pile or directly mixed into the beds. I won't depend on its immediate fertilizing value. YMMV
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March 23, 2015 | #12 | |
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I go through enough I do have to consider the nitrogen content. I try to spread it evenly everywhere in the garden. I try to use more with heavy feeders like onions, corn, etc. NPK coffee 2.1-.3-.3. Certainly heavy in nitrogen. Alfalfa 2-1-2 (nice balance!) worm castings 3.2-1.1-1.5 cottonseed 5-2-1 Plant-tone 5-3-3 Tomato Tone 3-4-6 Last edited by drew51; March 23, 2015 at 05:38 PM. |
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March 23, 2015 | #13 | |
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