Oddbean new post about login | logout #til that in a garden context, caffeine basically acts a bit like roundup 😮 😢 I’ve been using coffee grounds and spent tea leaves directly in the garden, but I’d probably better compost them thoroughly first. #gardening #compost nostr:note1s8xd4q8vqcnjjy4wded2w3fpw7jqdex7fmq3svjuqlpzvfnjw2asns8pt8
Try a no till garden. Game changer for soil health.
It’s still react poorly to caffeine, apparently.
You mentioned till .. I suggest composting and simply layering new compost on top vs turning into soil
I see; actually, I said TIL which stands for Today I Learned
Lol! My bad! Keep at it!
Til that too, but the last sentence or two makes it sound like spreading the caffeine source out makes it less likely to be a problem. It seems to me that spent grounds would have most of the caffeine pulled out, so applying to the garden, especially on top of mulch probably would have little to no effect. Mulching directly with coffee grounds or incorporating them in a high percentage to the planting hole is probably a bad idea.
I have a couple of pots on the patio of Egyptian walking onion that are about 7 years old they get watered every day with spent coffee grounds. They are big, healthy plants. I don’t know what that says. But I’m not worried about coffee in the garden.
Thank you; good info. To be sure, over my life everyone has always talked about putting tea and coffee grounds in the garden and this is the first I’ve heard against it. I’ve got a lot to think about.
@The Bird how do you use coffee grounds 👀👀