Surprising Truth: Using Coffee Grounds in Your Garden!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2024
- We all love to recycle things and coffee grounds in the garden are a popular one! Let's demystify the use of coffee grounds as fertilizer, mulch, or pest control!
Hi, I am Pamela and I garden in the mountains of Northern California. I am in Zone 8b. I defy convention and break many garden 'rules' yet my garden is a tapestry of color and unruly beauty! I want you to be inspired to create a beautiful garden and think outside the box.
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I think it’s great you are pointing out the problem with hardiness zones.
I grow many plants that are recommended for 2 zones higher than mine because I’m costal and rarely get hard frosts. I can even overwinter those plants outside.
Exactly, so many think a garden zone is a garden zone and don't realize that they vary in growing conditions depending on location. I am trying to help newbies realize that. It will help them so much.
I got to be great friends with a local coffee shop and they give me all their used grounds in 5 gallon buckets. I use it for my compost and I dry the rest to use in my roost area for my chickens. Helps with the smell and pests. Coffee is one of the most underrated things we can use in our garden.
Yay for making friends.
My grandmother always put her used coffee grounds in her garden bed. I was a child when I saw her doing this and was AMAZED at how nice her garden soil was. It was pretty incredible for me as a child to remember her soil because let’s face it are children really interested in garden soil ? I’m 70 years old now and I will never forget her beautiful soil. ❄️🫠💚🙃
Even children can appreciate a nice dark worm & organic matter filled loam to make nice mud pies with! The good soil looks just like chocolate cake lol C I still remember the smell of my parents soil on their 250 year old farmhouse plot.. that soil was magic.
Sounds like she buried it? In moderation it is a great soil amendment. Adding a bit each day sounds like a relaxing tradition.
Used tea bags emptied and loose leaf tea also is great for the garden :)
I completely agree with what you're saying about the garden zone. Personally I don't really pay attention to it. I know that I would love to grow Gardenias and Camelias. And in order for me to maybe possibly make it hardy for my zone I would need to plan it on the South side of my house. Protect it from the wind and for the first few years. I would need to cover it. Let it get established and get it used to my climate. And then I believe I could probably grow it. Im in zone 6 so definitely know your garden. Your microclimates, Makes all the difference in the world. You need to just watch your garden every hour, see where the sun is see where South and North and East and West is. The sun hits my front yard and makes it very hot from 3 o'clock to the time it goes down at 930 at night in the summer, my roses thrive in my front yard. My Zinnias and Dhalias and things that prefer much hotter sun. I put on the South side of my house. So knowing your garden makes all the difference. All my Hostas I put in the backyard along the fence with my helleborus because it only gets about 2 hours of middle day sun. Educate yourself on it. Watch it hour by hour one day in the summer, in the fall, in the spring and in the winter. And that will be more useful to you. That any zone number.
You hit the nail on the head and explained it better than I. Thank you!
Thank for having these in depth conversations about so many topics and revisiting after you’ve seen comments. Many you tubers ( and I do love them too) will say something about an issue but not really get into the nitty garden gritty about them.😊
You are so welcome! I try to connect with my viewers and be of some kind of help, that was my prime reason for getting on here but I know for others it is a main source of income and they have to allocate their time. (that is not a criticism, it is what it is) Sometimes doing these in depth things can get me in trouble, I get many unsubscribes for bringing up what can be unpopular but as I said, I am genuinely here to try and help fellow gardeners.
Thank you pam so much for all that good information,,oh i know the snow gets too much but your dear gardens look so lovely, very picturesque, xx,thankyou so much,xx x
Thank you, I try to look at the beauty of the snow when it is getting in my way rather than railing against it.
I've always thought our zone really mattered. I just checked my last frost date and zone. I'm in Maine. The zone is 4B and the last frost date is May 14th. But the way my house and gardens are positioned, forms a micro climate and I can keep my gardens going until as late as the first week of November. I'm somewhat rural and the houses across the road (the closest one is maybe 500 feet away) get a hard frost in late September.
Knowing your own zone is important for some things but not as much as most put emphasis on and that is great that you recognize your microclimate and the impact it has on your gardening endeavors. Most that don't get that and rely on zoning solely are setting themselves up for disappointment. The start of this conversation that continued in this video was about me not always stating my zone at the beginning of every video and how I am trying to help folks realize it is not just zone that is important. Thank you for chiming in here.
I’m in south central Wisc and I believe zone 5b . But we as well can get snow on Mother’s Day and it’s cold and wet lately. I will not plant my garden until Memorial Day when the soil finally warms up . I agree with the last frost date.
Yes, I get envious when I see so many planting out in April. March and April can be some of our heaviest snow months. Then May is capricious, warm and toast one day and snowing the next. You never know what it will throw at you. The common saying here is don't plant tenders out until after Frog Jump Weekend (our county fair which is held the 3rd weekend of May)
I've been adding my used organic coffee grounds throughout the winter in my empty raised beds so when it's time to plant it should be a good additive to the soil, I've also added vegetable and some fruit waste to the beds then I hope it in to break down.
My mom always fed her houseplants leftover coffee mixed with water.
Sounds great! Yes, diluted fresh coffee can be used, but it must be well diluted and not used every day or even every watering.
The zone you or I are in is very important for perenials, shrubs and trees.
I'm in zone 3 . A plant that is zoned for zone5 or warmer will not survive the low temp that zone 3 gets regardless of when we get the last frost.. So it would be futile to plant a zone 5 plant in zone3 .
But you're right on 1 point . You can't plant out most plants til your last frost date.
Let's say you want to plant a macrophilia hydrangea zone 5 or warmer you can plant and grow them successfully. I ,in zone 3 cannot grow them at all in my normal conditions. Even though we both have May for our last frost date.
Some plants cannt withstand anything colder then -20°C. THAT is where zones are super important. I live where we get -40°.
Hope you understand my rambling.
No worries, I ramble, a lot. If you go back to the original video about this we were discussing why I don't state my zone at the beginning of every video. Yes, knowing what zone you are in is important for planting perennials but it isn't the only criteria. If I present a perennial plant that I am going to use I will note its hardiness zone range but I don't for planting annuals as it does not pertain. But just as important as zone is you knowing if a plant will survive your conditions, some plants don't like boggy areas, or some don't like sandy soils, those things have nothing to do with the zone. My point in discussing it is folks are putting way too much importance on zones rather than looking at the entire picture.
I now realize exactly why you do not place significance in stating your zone and I guess it is not the zone that I want to know as much as the zone requirements of the perennial they are planting. It is such a hassle to stop the video, research the plant to see if it will survive in my zone and then resume the video, especially since it is usually at the gardeners fingertips on the tag. I can’t count the number of times I have had to send the presenter a comment asking for the name of the plant because of their pronunciation.
In my case I only use annuals in containers and I too know I can’t plant annuals until the 3rd week in May, but I always wait an extra week or two. BUT, I can plant my perennials!
Do, for me I guess good perennial identification is key.
Thanks Pam
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I wish last year we had warnings about late freeze. It froze on low land and on hills.
Zoning is nothing more than hardiness guidelines and frost dates have nothing to do with zones. More to do with how many cold hours and if that apple tree, ect will survive in a certain area.
We had our first ever tornado in the month of February last night. Wasn’t too far away. Still waiting to hear how many tornadoes, strength and damage. Good thing is no deaths so far that we know of. The poor workers heading home in the dark must have had quite a time. Will be more info soon now that the sun is up and hopefully they could get to these areas as it is farm country.
How scary, it is funny those late freezes. A couple years ago there was a late freeze and the orchards and vineyards that are about a half hours drive from me, all got hit but I did not and I am up much further in elevation. They are zones 9 and 10, a lot of fruit was lost while my peach tree and the apples in my neighbors did just fine. You are correct, guidelines is a great term, and we know how flexible that is, it is not a firm fixed rule.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse the winery on bluff lost 95% of grapes last year because the heat advanced growth too much. Mature growth and early buds can’t handle freezing. Same happened in my lower elevation. It was awful and without warning. The frost usually happens just before daybreak and depending how long and cold depends on the damage-again, though with all that advanced tender growth many didn’t fare well.
The news on tornado(s?) will probably be complete tomorrow. They are just showing damage to area they can reach now-some roofs, farm equipment thrown, trees twisted off. Sucked the water out of a pool😳.
The big shock is no one suspected we would have tornadoes especially one meteorologist as it’s the only month of the year we have never had one since they started recording weather.
Prayers for everyone
My Dad has always flung them out on the grass lawn! I spread the wealth- some in the compost and some on the lawn. ☕️ ☕️
Sounds like a well rounded plan!😉
Hello, I do enjoy your videos! I do use used coffee grounds. In the fall after i crush up my leaves and put them in my garden then I go to the coffee shop and pick up the grounds and spread them in my garden over the leaves. I have not had an issuer with that method.
That is perfect, especially in Fall, the mixture of the carbon of the leaves then the nitrogen of the grounds works in tandem as they break down over winter. I am sure the worms love your garden!
Your zonal talk was very informative! I'm in a Canadian zone 3b but I have very hot, dry summers, and my last frost date is similar to your date, which seems crazy, haha. I also go from full on winter with snow and below freezing to very warm in a week or two. Spring is rare up here, haha. 🤷♀️ New subscriber here! 😊
Sounds like we have similar gardening situations. Yes, we don't really get a true Spring here. Snowing one week and 80 to 90 degrees the next! Then back down again. It keeps us on our toes, for sure.
Thank you for shedding truth on coffee grounds. I also appreciate so much the information on zones, I’m learning so much from you and Janie. It’s very interesting how plants grow differently in each garden so I am venturing out on new plants and see how they do in my garden. I started a rose garden last year so I look forward to your rose pruning method video 😊
Glad it was helpful! I had hoped to tackle that rose pruning video today but we still have a foot of snow and it was 26 degrees last night. Brrr. I need to find a rose that is visible.
Very interesting and informative. I mix used coffee grounds, crushed egg shells and some epsom salt into a mixture and I sprinkle it in a circle all around the outer ring of hosta's in springtime before they have gotten started (I have 75 different varieties) don't ask I had an obsession with them for a few years. I do not get ANY slugs coming past this barrier. Also I have pets, and I never use chemicals in my garden so to get lovely green grass I sprinkle epsom salt on the grass a few times a year....not too much I just scatter it. My lawn is the envy of the neighbourhood and no doggie pee stains.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I do enjoy hearing how things have worked or not for everyone.
I use coffee grounds on azaleas, roses and hydrangeas during growing months. I use them every month. I’ve never had an issue but I pull back mulch and place it on the soil around the drip line. I have clay soil and so the coffee grounds seem to break down quickly and the earthworms must be breaking it down because when I first moved here we had no earthworms and now we do.
Thanks for sharing, I enjoy hearing others experiences!
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse you’re so welcome. Love your channel!
Thank you for doing so much research to benefit us, I appreciate all your work, great tips and tricks 💐
My pleasure! I like knowing and when I find something out I do love to share.
Thank you for so much detailed information about zones and such. I think there are a lot of new gardeners especially since C hit. A lot of us, me included, are watching videos trying to understand this craft. I see videos titled "15 vegetables to grow in February" or "10 drought tolerant flowers" then I might see that they live in the Pacific Northwest. That is where I grew up so I understand their climate but now I live in such a different climate now(hot and dry). I realize that someone growing drought tolerant in a mild moist climate cannot fathom the arid heat my plants must endure. My garden center is 30 min away and I'm very busy so youtube is where I try to learn. It's been a challenge to weed out what won't apply to me. Anyway, sorry for the long windedness but thank you for teaching us.
You are so welcome, YOU, the new gardener is why I do this and with so many out there that are posting content without really knowing all the ins and outs of gardening can mislead or confuse many. I appreciate the feedback as it tells me what I should video about or post on my blog. The AI content that is being tossed out there now, too, is so off that it can be even harder for new gardeners to get the facts. When they try those methods and fail they think they cannot garden and it is too hard for them, and it really isn't. I don't want to come across as a know it all but trying to dispel the myths is a full time job!
I don't pay attention to zones when I'm planting. I pay attention to the Sunset zones. The USDA zones aren't very helpful.
Thanks for sharing, yes especially for us west of the rockies!
Okay, I have to put my 2 cents in. I don't think you saying your garden zone makes any bit of difference. You are in the mountains, and you can get snow way later than me in Indiana. Everyone should know their own climate. They can watch garden videos without taking the zone to complete a 100%. They need to pay attention to the content of the video and not the zone. It's common sense for people to know their own climate where they live when they can plant out and when they can't. That's something they need to educate themselves on and not rely on someone who lives in a zone and in the mountains who have a different climate than what they may have. It's common sense. ❤❤
Yes, and I think that is where others mislead and many newbie gardeners don't understand that. Just yesterday I was on a garden forum in Facebook and it was the same story, they were asking when they could plant out a certain plant and then naming their zone rather than their weather conditions and last frost date, which is what is pertinent to that question.
Ants eat caterpillars?!
I know, right? It shocked me too.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse I know the caterpillars eat aphids so I assumed they would eat the ants before the ants got to them