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> I did send a response the Corrie. I have used coffee chaff and of
> course burlap bags. Coffee chaff is a great source of nitrogen, it is
> not acidic by the
Monday, May 05, 2003 10:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [cg] Coffee Chaff
Corrie,
Seattle, WA gardeners have been using burlap and coffee grounds in that
highly caffeinated city for a long time. I don't know their experience
with
coffee chaff, but off the to
y of
Desire, Michael Pollan
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From: Corrie Zoll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:33 AM
To: Ray Schutte; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [cg] Coffee Chaff
Thanks to everyone for the great responses about using coffee grounds,
coff
worm bin? I suppose the chaff would make good worm bedding as well.
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From: Ray Schutte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 6:10 PM
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Subject: RE: [cg] Coffee Chaff
I did send a response the Corrie. I
Hi Corrie,
Our garden has been getting coffee bean chaff, burlap and used grounds from a
local fair trade/organic roastery and cafe, Alternative Grounds, for over four
years for our composters.
We were worried that the grounds and chaff would create overly acidic finished
compost (and he
Corrie,
Seattle, WA gardeners have been using burlap and coffee grounds in that
highly caffeinated city for a long time. I don't know their experience with
coffee chaff, but off the top of my head, if one balanced the PH levels in
the soil and used enough of this good thing (and not too much)
Hi Corrie,
I've used it in the paths of my community garden plot. It rots very
quickly and smells great. As it's rotting down, it does get a bit
nasty looking which is why I prefer to use salt hay as my bed mulch.
Generally, I scrape any dried wood chips or salt hay off the paths
in the ear
the coffee chaff is the bean hulls? would it be as acidic as the inside of the
beans?
Robyn Stewart
City Parks Foundation
1234 Fifth Ave, room 232
New York, NY 10029
(212) 360-2744
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I am wondering if any of you have exp
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