| Used coffee grounds have been discarded as | | | | the way they acquire the nitrogen. It is primarily |
| trash by millions of people around the world. Is | | | | thru their roots, which are buried in the soil. Most |
| there another use for your used grounds? The | | | | plants depend on mineral forms of nitrogen in the |
| answer is "yes," and the more you learn about | | | | soil, and this is where your coffee grounds come |
| the used coffee grounds the more sense it | | | | into place. Your used grounds give your soil the |
| makes to use them as a fertilizer. My | | | | added nitrogen that your plants need. Coffee |
| Grandmother taught me years ago the secret of | | | | grounds also contain potassium, phosphorus, and |
| used coffee grounds. She said that the grounds | | | | many other elements that aid in plant |
| give your plants more life. I always wondered | | | | development. Many rose gardeners report that |
| what she meant by more life. Then as I watched | | | | used coffee grounds aid in their roses |
| her plants grow I seen some amazing things. Her | | | | development. Reports also add that when used |
| tomato garden was huge, and much larger than | | | | coffee grounds have made their roses more |
| our neighbors. Tomatoes the size of a softball | | | | colorful and larger than normal. In fact, when |
| grew in her garden and at a fast pace. When the | | | | added to a compost pile used coffee grounds |
| neighbors would inquire as to her secret she said I | | | | compost very quickly. |
| have rich soil. She did not lie; because due to | | | | Nitrogen is a component of all proteins, and is |
| those used coffee grounds her soil was rich | | | | crucial to life. In several studies, plants that have a |
| indeed. | | | | nitrogen rich soil grew faster and larger then |
| Used coffee grounds are a great fertilizer for | | | | plants that grew in natural soil. It is clearly wiser |
| gardens because of their high nitrogen content. Of | | | | to save those used coffee grounds and use them |
| all the mineral nutrients in the soil, nitrogen is | | | | in your gardens or household flowerpots. If you |
| generally the most difficult for plants to acquire. | | | | are not using used coffee grounds you are |
| The reason plants have difficulty is because of | | | | wasting a great resource. |