If you are a plant lover, you surely know that every plant has different needs,…
If you are a plant lover, you surely know that every plant has different needs. Not everyone needs the same lighting, temperature, soil and of course not the same compost or fertilizer. That’s why today we’re going to tell you why you should be careful with coffee compost, how to use it and which plants you should NOT put it on.

You have probably seen in many places that it is very good to put coffee waste into the soil of plants and fill them with nutrients, but this is not entirely true, you need to know very well how, when and what we use coffee for, in order not to do this Make bad for our little green friends.

How to use the coffee compote
Be careful with coffee compost: how to use it and which plants NOT to apply it to
What you should never do

First of all, we must remember that coffee that has not yet been used is very acidic and has no use for our orchard, pot or garden because we could kill it. Only what is already “waste” is intended for fertilization, because the acidity is already reduced, but still makes a large nutrient contribution.
Never use coffee to fertilize seedlings (a plant that is in the early stages of development) or for newly transplanted plants, even if they are adult plants, as due to the caffeine content it will turn the leaves yellow, stop their growth and them can even cause them to die.
Since it is a slow-release fertilizer, it should only be applied once a month and a layer of more than half a centimeter should never be applied to the soil.

How to use it
The best way to prepare the grounds with leftover coffee, according to the Huerto Adictos YouTube channel, is:

20% coffee waste
20% sand
10% vermiculite
50% earthworm humus
In addition, he points out that it is always better to use coffee waste in compost as long as it does not represent more than 15% of the total elements to be composted.

We remind you that the coffee used in our blend or compost must be ground and used, never fresh or in beans.