Tea bags / coffee grinds

[Big Al]

Ok folks, I know I could probably google this but I'm going for the more personal way, [ and i'm being lazy].

I was in the hospital the other day and the costa coffee shop has a notice telling people to ask for the grounds for their gardens. Someone on here mentioned in one post about tea bags so what is the benefit of using these waste products ?

edited for spelking mistaks

[dave45]

Sounds good to me - more raw materials for the compost heap! and nicely minced up too.

[Shirleymouse]

Nice to hear one of those big coffee chains doing something vaguely environmentally sound!

[jim]

..... and the caffeine in the grounds and teabags kills the slugs too ..... let the good times roll!

Love and Peace
Jim

[bonniethomas06]

Kills worms too, that's the only problem.

[jim]

Dear Bonniethomas,

Well I'll be ..... never knew that!

Love and Peace
Jim

[vancheese]

CAn I feed these things to my piggies or will they get over caffinated?

[AngeB]

CAn I feed these things to my piggies or will they get over caffinated?

Psycho pigs

Good on 'em, I wonder if my local Costas is doing it

[bonniethomas06]

I hear coffee grounds are good for acid-loving fruit (and presumably, any acid loving plant) as a mulch/fertilizer, as it helps to keep the PH low.

To be honest, the rate we drink coffee at our house I should probably put up a sign offering our grounds too!