Originally Posted by
corky
What are you growing in your garden? Coffee grounds might not benefit everything.
I don’t have a big garden, it’s lovely, but very shady with only a few sunny patches.
I sowed seeds at the end of January and the seedlings are in a rigged waterproof “nursery drawer” which is temporarily attached to the inside of my bedroom window. The tomatoes will go in the sunny spots. Am also growing (trying to germinate currently) green shiso/perilla seeds which are en expensive herb but are generous providers over the summer for a range of foods. These will go in the 50% sun, 50% shade areas where they thrive. This year, I’ve already sown “in situ” wild garlic seeds, a leafy, highly aromatic plant where you eat the stems and leaves rather than the bulbs. These should do well somewhere shady as they tend to grow in forests. Apparently they do well in acidic soils.
And that’s where this thread has come in useful! Hadn’t considered coffee grounds for the wild garlic, so that’ll what I’ll be doing. Also, I knew about crushed egg shells (and finely chopped human hair - keratin) for tomatoes but hadn’t come across advice for coffee for these plants either. Thanks to all who suggested it!