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Cold Coffee to Water Plants?
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dooley
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: Cold Coffee to Water Plants? |
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I know that you put coffee grounds on your compost but has anyone used cold coffee to water plants. A lady here told me to use cold coffee to water plants that have sort of stagnated. Not growing but not really dying. DR has a coffee press and he empties the grounds. I was wondering if I could fill the pot with cold water and use it as a tonic for the potted plants. Dooley
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Polly
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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I used to pour leftover cold coffee or tea in the plant at work beside my desk. It didn't seem to hurt it at all and it always seem to grow. I think we finallyhad to give it away - got too big for the spot.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Go ahead Dooley and pour your coffee on your plants as they seem to love it and cold tea.  Just as long as it doesn't have milk or sugar in it that is. 
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Great Idea thanks.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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You mean some people actually HAVE leftover coffee and not only that but they waste it on plants????? As a long time and pretty heavy coffee drinker I find this incredulous.
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dooley
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:56 am Post subject: |
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I said DR has grounds left in the bottom of his coffee press pot. I DON'T drink coffee, only tea. It's the grounds left in the bottom of the pot that I want to add water too and feed the plants. I think I am the only one in the family, mine and my sisters and brothers who doesn't drink coffee. No, my next younger sister doesn't drink coffee. She drinks Pepsi. Dooley
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wannabe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:59 am Post subject: |
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I drink both coffee and tea but mostly coffee in the summer. Iced tea when I remember to make it. wannabe
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wannabe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:01 am Post subject: |
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And I forgot to say we dumped our cold coffee in the plant at work and it grew fine. wannabe
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dooley
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:02 am Post subject: |
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I guess I will water my plants with it then. Dooley
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