Don't Throw Away, Here are 6 Ways to Use Coffee Grounds to Fertilize Plants

Kapanlagi.com - Coffee is one of the popular beverages. Its delicious taste and distinctive aroma are highly favored. In fact, for some people, drinking coffee has become a tradition and habit. Apart from the water being consumed, it turns out that coffee grounds still have value. Yes, apparently there is a way to use coffee grounds to fertilize plants.

For those of you who love plants and enjoy coffee, it seems necessary to know this method. So that coffee grounds, which are leftovers, are not wasted. The content in coffee grounds is believed to be beneficial as a fertilizer that can stimulate plant fertility. Especially for plants such as blueberries, rhododendrons, azaleas, lilies, and similar plants that like acidity.

So, how do you use coffee grounds to fertilize plants? As reported by liputan6.com, here are some ways.

1. Use as Fertilizer

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As mentioned earlier, coffee grounds can be used as plant fertilizers. It is also very easy and practical to do. You just need to sprinkle the coffee grounds directly onto the soil surface and leave them as they are. Naturally, the nitrogen content in the coffee grounds will mix into the soil. This method will be more effective if the coffee grounds are mixed with dry planting media.

2. Made into Liquid Fertilizer

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The second way to use coffee grounds to fertilize plants is by making them into liquid fertilizer. The method is equally easy. First, take 2 cups of coffee powder or grounds and mix them with 5 gallons of water. Stir until well blended, then let it sit overnight. Not only as fertilizer, this coffee grounds water can also be used for the nutrition of your favorite plant leaves.

3. Additional Ingredients for Compost Fertilizer

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In addition to making liquid fertilizer, you can also process coffee grounds into compost. The nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and other minerals in coffee grounds are very suitable for use as fertilizer. Just mix them with organic vegetable waste.

In addition, coffee grounds and coffee filter paper can also be added to compost to make green compost from grass clippings. For maximum results, add brown compost materials, such as dry leaves and newspapers. Making coffee grounds into compost may take quite a long time. However, this way coffee grounds can become suitable nutrition for plants.

4. Natural Pesticides

Not only can coffee grounds be used as fertilizer, but they can also be used as natural pesticides. This is because coffee grounds have acidic and abrasive properties. So it is suitable for preventing pests such as snails or other animals. In addition to placing them in the soil, this method can also be done by spraying a coffee grounds solution on the leaves and stems of plants.

5. Worm Food

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Worms are one of the small creatures that are good for soil fertility. Interestingly, worms actually like coffee grounds and can use them as food. However, coffee grounds that are too acidic can also threaten the condition of the worms. So, you can feed them coffee grounds in small amounts, for example, just one cup per week.

6. Used as Mulch

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One way to use coffee grounds to fertilize the next plants is by using them as mulch or ground cover. Coffee grounds can be the perfect mulch for plants. This is because the nitrogen content in coffee grounds helps fertilize plants. The method is very easy, just add coffee grounds on the soil about 1 inch thick. Or you can also mix them with the soil and compost that has been prepared beforehand.

Those are some of the ways to use coffee grounds to fertilize plants. Interested in trying it out?

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