I've heard that coffee grounds are good for rose gardens. Is this true?
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Using coffee grounds in the garden is a great way to add organic matter to your soil. Coffee grounds are also a good source of nitrogen. Used coffee grounds are wonderful for acid loving plants such as roses, blueberries, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons and even viburnum. If you want to use coffee grounds in the garden on plants that do not love the acidity, you may need to add a limestone supplement. And if you don't drink coffee very often, you may find used coffee grounds at a local coffee shop or from a friend or neighbor Most coffee shops are more than willing to give you all the used coffee grounds your garden can handle. Don't add too thick of a pile of coffee grounds or mold may develop. A nice thin layer of coffee grounds around the trunk of the plant is all that is needed. And earthworms love the used coffee grounds. They will feed on the coffee grounds and in turn aerate and fertilize the soil around your plants. You'll always enjoy the rewards of using coffee grounds in the garden.
Coffee grounds are good for all plants and if you have coffee left over in the pot you can also use that to water your plants.
Coffee grounds are acidic, so they are good to throw down as mulch around any acid-loving plant.
Roses, azaleas, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, etc.
Yes, it is true. They give the roses the acidic soil content that is needed, as well as providing nitrogen.
I don"t know about coffee grounds but banana peels around roses dug into the base of the plant makes beautiful blooms.
Yes, coffee grounds work wonders around not just roses but most plants in the garden. If you do your own composting they are a great addition to the pile!
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