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Coffee is the vice that no matter how much I try and put it deep in the depths of yesteryear, it comes back to haunt me. As a yoga instructor, I have worked countless times to rid myself of this habit that comes in the form of a cup o' joe. Maybe now when I'm craving some coffee I can just throw it on my garden instead. Peace Coffee, a brand of yummy, organic, and fair trade coffee has put out some awesome tips for coffee in the garden, great ways to nourish your garden this spring and summer organically. The company has made huge strides toward green especially with regards to its Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center, its $6-million state-of-the-art green facility. This facility has a host of green virtues, in fact far too many to list. But some stand-outs include 45 percent energy savings over conventional construction, energy recovery ventilation, 100 percent daylit warehouse including skylights with sun-tracking concentrators, and T-8 fluorescent lighting with daylight and occupancy sensors and state-of-the-art energy management system.
Check out Peace Coffee's Tips for Using Coffee in the Garden:
- Sprinkle your used coffee grounds in the garden just before a big rain is supposed to come. This is a great way to slowly release some much needed nitrogen into your garden. This is great for nourishing your soil if you were not already blessed with fabulous soil conditions.
- To make a mild fertilizer, dilute half pound wet coffee grounds in 5 gallons of water and add to a spray bottle. Spray on your newly planted crops for some extra nourishment.
- Encircle vegetable crops like cabbage, Swiss chard, and radishes with a mix of your mild coffee fertilizer and egg shells, these work to repel pests like slugs which can chew leaves and do major damage to your crops.
- For vermicomposters, sprinkle some coffee for the worms to nosh on. Vermicomposting uses earthworms to turn organic wastes into very high quality compost. This is often an excellent way of composting kitchen wastes.
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