#4 – Fertilizer Coffee – Free, Effective, Easy to Make Liquid Fertilizer

Coffee beans are loaded with nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, copper and magnesium.

Roses are one of the plants that love coffee grounds! Backyard florists like to use coffee grounds for roses, as the grounds still contain a high concentration of these nutrients.

It is very easy to use coffee grounds as an organic fertilizer by making an effective liquid food. Put about a half pound of ground coffee in a five-gallon bucket, fill it with water and mix.

Let it sit for a few days to allow the nutrients from the coffee to seep into the water. The resulting brew is your liquid fertilizer. This is a great alternative to storing purchased chemical fertilizers that contain harmful chemicals such as petrochemicals, arsenic, and cadmium.

Of course, unlike store-bought liquid fertilizers, your homemade liquid fertilizer is free!

#5 – Use Coffee in the Garden to Stain Garden Benches

After creating a beautiful organic edible garden, the last thing you need is a varnished or painted garden bench,

#5 – Use Coffee in the Garden to Stain Garden Benches

After creating a beautiful edible organic garden, the last thing you need is a varnished or painted garden bench that will leach toxic chemicals into your soil every time it rains or you water your garden!

A simple solution is to use natural coffee grounds to stain your garden benches. Use ground coffee to achieve a beautiful sepia color that won’t contaminate your garden.