{"id":100145,"date":"2023-05-30T09:45:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T07:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=100145"},"modified":"2024-07-24T13:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T11:01:01","slug":"you-do-not-need-a-green-thumb-if-you-have-used-coffee-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/you-do-not-need-a-green-thumb-if-you-have-used-coffee-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"You do not need a green thumb if you <i>have used coffee grounds!<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"100145\" class=\"elementor elementor-100145 elementor-98726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c72dcdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c72dcdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c39eb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19c39eb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43442451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43442451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680b2554 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"680b2554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Green Lifestyle<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4c3eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a4c3eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You do not need a green thumb if you <i>have used coffee grounds!<\/i><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233044af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233044af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They do not cost anything, they are produced anyway, and they are an absolute all-rounder in the garden <em>(and on the balcony):<\/em> Used coffee grounds. 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-202926be\" data-id=\"202926be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e3e5a\" data-id=\"4e3e3e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1f2243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1f2243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Because it lowers the ph-level of the soil and thus,<\/strong><\/em> it is the perfect fertilizer especially for plants, that prefer a acidic soil. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bio-gaertner.de\/Verschiedenes\/Pflanzen-fuer-saure-Boeden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Here<\/a><\/em>, you find a list of such plants.<\/p><p><em><strong>Used coffee grounds contain phosphorus,<\/strong><\/em> which is important for the flower formation. They also contain potassium, which is ensures the stability of the plant. And nitrogen which enhances the growth of the leaves.<br \/>You simply need to sprinkle some (<em>dried!)<\/em> used coffee grounds onto the soil and work them into it. Done. Of course, that also works with tub and indoor plants.<\/p><p><em><strong>If you have your own compost,<\/strong><\/em> you can also use the coffee grounds here. Earthworms like it very much, which again is perfect for the compost.<\/p><p><em><strong>Used coffee grounds also work as pest control:<\/strong> <\/em>Snails don\u2019t like it, because they cannot crawl on it, and it is toxic to them. Moreover, coffee grounds neutralize the scents of voles, caterpillars, aphids, flea beetles, and ants \u2013 they will look for a new place to live \u2013 away from your lettuce and strawberries.<\/p><p><em>Respect! 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