#4 – Fertilizer Coffee – Free, Effective, Easy to Make Liquid Fertilizer
Coffee beans are loaded with nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, copper and magnesium.
Advertisement:Roses are one of the plants that love coffee grounds! Backyard florists like to use coffee grounds for roses, as the grounds still contain a high concentration of these nutrients.
It is very easy to use coffee grounds as an organic fertilizer by making an effective liquid food. Put about a half pound of ground coffee in a five-gallon bucket, fill it with water and mix.
Let it sit for a few days to allow the nutrients from the coffee to seep into the water. The resulting brew is your liquid fertilizer. This is a great alternative to storing purchased chemical fertilizers that contain harmful chemicals such as petrochemicals, arsenic, and cadmium.
Of course, unlike store-bought liquid fertilizers, your homemade liquid fertilizer is free!
Advertisement:#5 – Use Coffee in the Garden to Stain Garden Benches
After creating a beautiful organic edible garden, the last thing you need is a varnished or painted garden bench,
#5 – Use Coffee in the Garden to Stain Garden Benches
After creating a beautiful edible organic garden, the last thing you need is a varnished or painted garden bench that will leach toxic chemicals into your soil every time it rains or you water your garden!
A simple solution is to use natural coffee grounds to stain your garden benches. Use ground coffee to achieve a beautiful sepia color that won’t contaminate your garden.
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