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Coffee grounds
foreverautumn14
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HI i have a regular supply of a large amount of used coffee grounds from a local coffee shop can anybody give me some information on how to use these in the garden.
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some use it to keep slugs at bay. Not convinced personally, but I'd happily stick it in the compost bins where it'll get mixed up and use it as a mulch.
Either sprinkle it around your borders fairly thinly where it'll add to the organic matter in the soil or add it to the compost heap. Don't use it as a thick layer of mulch as it forms a fairly hard surface layer which repels water.
Best. To compost I think used to put direct on garden than came across this
Coffee grounds tests
Otherwise, we can't recommend their raw use; the acidity could be high enough to damage even acid-loving plants.
Have a cup of coffee, then go for a walk in the grounds.