[Shirley]

My company has just started giving away biodegradable bags (approx 8 oz ) of coffee grounds. I could, of course, just put the bags on my compost heap but if I remember correctly they contact at least some nitrogen so I'd like to try making some liquid fertilizers with the grounds.

Has anyone done this?  If so what proportion of grounds/water would you recommend?

Would be a shame not to accept such generosity don't you think !

[richyrich7]

Yep if it's free great, I don't know what proportions you would need, you may have to experiment a bit.

[WG.]

Try them sprinkled on the surface as a slug deterrent.  They also help warm up the soil due to their colour.

[Aunt Sally]

My company has just started giving away biodegradable bags (approx 8 oz ) of coffee grounds.

I don't quite understand here  :?

Is this fresh 'ground coffee' they are giving away, and you are going to brew and drink it before composting, or used 'coffee grounds' which have already done their duty  :?:

[Shirley]

My company has just started giving away biodegradable bags (approx 8 oz ) of coffee grounds.

<<Is this fresh 'ground coffee' they are giving away,>>

Sadly, no.    There's a large amount of used coffee grounds from around 18  coffee machines and - in their words- "As part of our commitment to a sustainable future and to help put something back, we're offering free used coffee grounds for your garden".  They're all neatly bagged up in biodegradable bags to take away with our croissants (or in my case, doughnuts).  

I'll experiment with a bag to a 2 gall can seeped for a day or two and see if I can tell any difference.  Huh...with all this rain, maybe seeping is one step too far <g>

[Shirley]

Try them sprinkled on the surface as a slug deterrent.  They also help warm up the soil due to their colour.

Ahhhh...what a great idea.  Do you think slugs might prefer de-caf ?

[puravida]

I've been chucking the coffee grounds from my shop and cafe on the compost heap for a good while now but never thought of chucking them on the soil as a slug deterrent.

What a wonderful idea!!

Liek to know more about the nitrogen thingy too??

[WG.]

I'd be interested to hear if it works against slugs since I've never had enough coffee grounds to try a full-blown test.  Perhaps the caffeine deprives them of needed sleep  

[GrannieAnnie]

   

[WG.]

Well puravida (or anyone) please?  Any reports on how successful coffee is as a slug deterrent?

[chrissie B]

dose putting tea leaves sprinkled on the ground work for sluggs as well??

[WG.]

dose putting tea leaves sprinkled on the ground work for sluggs

Never tried it - still waiting to hear whether coffee grounds work

[muntjac]

somebody told the gardener to use coffeee and now the slugs are  high on caffiene
 

[sweet nasturtium]

I've heard somewhere they can sort ants out too...
But I'm waiting for test results.  Any bugs on caffeine sound too scary.  I'm still recovering after a slug-slaughtering session last night and am traumatised.  Mine are so big they're climbing over the slug pellets.

[richyrich7]

Those gas weed wands are great fun for BBQing slugs  :twisted:  

And the big one's make such a satisfying pop! when you stamp on one end of em