Hi guys,
Ok this sounds pritty weird, but i was doing some research on how to get nitrogen into my plants as i am in a country that you cant really grow plants in, too hot, so there is not really any shops to buy nutrients from.
So i found this.

Im up for suggestions as i really need some way of giving my plants nitrogen.

Used coffee grounds have been discarded as trash by millions of people around the world. Is there another use for your used grounds? The answer is "yes," and the more you learn about the used coffee grounds the more sense it makes to use them as a fertilizer. My Grandmother taught me years ago the secret of used coffee grounds. She said that the grounds give your plants more life. I always wondered what she meant by more life. Then as I watched her plants grow I seen some amazing things. Her tomato garden was huge, and much larger than our neighbors. Tomatoes the size of a softball grew in her garden and at a fast pace. When the neighbors would inquire as to her secret she said I have rich soil. She did not lie; because due to those used coffee grounds her soil was rich indeed.

Used coffee grounds are a great fertilizer for gardens because of their high nitrogen content. Of all the mineral nutrients in the soil, nitrogen is generally the most difficult for plants to acquire. The reason plants have difficulty is because of the way they acquire the nitrogen. It is primarily thru their roots, which are buried in the soil. Most plants depend on mineral forms of nitrogen in the soil, and this is where your coffee grounds come into place. Your used grounds give your soil the added nitrogen that your plants need. Coffee grounds also contain potassium, phosphorus, and many other elements that aid in plant development. Many rose gardeners report that used coffee grounds aid in their roses development. Reports also add that when used coffee grounds have made their roses more colorful and larger than normal. In fact, when added to a compost pile used coffee grounds compost very quickly.

Nitrogen is a component of all proteins, and is crucial to life. In several studies, plants that have a nitrogen rich soil grew faster and larger then plants that grew in natural soil. It is clearly wiser to save those used coffee grounds and use them in your gardens or household flowerpots. If you are not using used coffee grounds you are wasting a great resource.

I have a compost pile at home... I put anything not milk, dairy, or meat in there! You can put spent fire ashes in your compost, hair from brushes, coffee grounds... I know it all sounds disgusting, but come from the earth, return to the earth, you know what I'm sayin? The less we put in landfills, the better. Peace and love

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I put dog hair on mine. I have to trim my dogs, so everytime I do I add it to the compost. Great source of potasium.

Peace

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Jangel, I think we may be kindred spirits!! I do the same...

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I use coffee grounds also. Baking powder I found has phosphorous in it and can bring down the acid in the coffee grounds.

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I have to admit when I first read the title on this thread I had visions of someone actually putting hair into a grow, like putting it right in a dwc bucket or something. It makes much more sense now...lol

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I've heard about coffee grounds before, and since I make 'em every day, i've got a source. My question is, do you use them straight up, or do you have to mix them, or otherwise worry about over fertilizing?

-Dave

First let the grounds dry, now some folks say grind them to a powder, others just use them as is, I use espresso and that is a fine grind so it's already powdered. But you can mix it in your soil, or sprinkle them on top of the soil and water it in, you can even take fresh coffee use it in a water solution with other nutrients, but I'm not how much coffee to mix into the water. I would start out with a little to Begin with maybe a 1/2 cup to a gallon of water. I have just used grounds and it works good, it gives nitrogen and potassium to the plants. I hope I've answered your questions if you have more just ask. Sincerely Ghostwolf

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Thanks ghostwolf--I think about doing this all the time, so i'm glad to get some info on how to go about it!

-Dave

If you know any barbers or hair stylists, they'd probably let you sweep up anytime you like! But, then, you might have hair dye and chemicals to think about there....

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I have an Elkhound (so an endless supply of dog hair) and drink coffee every day. It all goes on the compost pile.