How to add nitrogen to your garden soil using coffee grounds

Ground coffee is high in nitrogen, making it is a good mulch for fast-growing vegetables such as tomato plants for both the nitrogen boost and for coffee's ability to help suppress late blight. Used coffee grounds repel snails and slugs as well as adding nutrients to the soil. Coffee grounds are also loved by worms simply tossing them onto the garden and the worms will find them.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Used coffee grounds
• Non-reactive bowl

1. used coffee grounds After your morning coffee remove the grounds from you filter.
2. Place the grounds into a non-reactive bowl.
3. Let the coffee grounds dry a little, you want them damp but not dripping wet.
4. Tomatoe plant Spread the coffee grounds out near the base of your plants particularly tomatoes and peppers.
5. Repeat three to four (3 to 4) times a week.