Putting coffee grinds around your plants
By KennethF
@KennethF (102)
United States
June 12, 2007 9:57am CST
I have heard that if you spread used coffee grinds around your tomato plants or other vegetable/flower plants in your garden, you will keep the pests away. I am starting to do this, but don't know if this works or not. Does anyone have any insight or knowledge about this? I don't know if there is a chemical component in coffee that insects do not like. Maybe we can spread coffee grinds around our thoughts to keep out the ugly thoughts.
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4 responses
@wulikanhua (140)
• China
12 Jun 07
Hi,KennethF,it's an interesting news for me.Is it really?It's late for me today.Tomorrow i will have a try.If it works on your garden,please share here ok?Wishes!:}
@KennethF (102)
• United States
16 Jun 07
I have put a lot out recently, and have not noticed a bug problem. Maybe this really does work. I am thinking of buying containers of fresh coffee grounds and sprinkling them around roses, flowers and my vegetables, instead of just using used coffee grounds.
@wulikanhua (140)
• China
17 Jun 07
Hi,KennethF.I have done it but it looks no work on my flowers.Yes, as you do.I should have the patience.
Waiting your good ideas.
@velvetprinzess (1064)
• Singapore
17 Jun 07
I haven't heard about this before but it sure sounds like a very interesting idea and something that I might like to try. Maybe it'll trun out to be a good way of keeping pests away without the use of nasty chemicals that might harm the environment. Do let us know what was the outcome of your experiment please. Thanks. :)
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Im not sure if it works or not but we save and spread them als, another thing i heard was crushed egg shells keep slugs away because they dont like the sharp edges of the egg shells.
@Nykkee (2522)
• Canada
12 Jun 07
Hey I've never heard of that. What pests is it supposed to keep away? The one I've heard before was to spread moth balls. But I think that's more for big pests like deer and raccoons, they don't like the smell I guess. We are buying a property in the country that has some swampy areas at the back of the property. If I sprinkly coffee grounds in the watery areas back there will it keep mosquitos and black-flys from spawning?
