More Homemade Organic Feeds - Eggshells, Ground Coffee and Brewed Tea

The last organic feed I shared here about a week ago had been that of the juice of raw potatoes... This time, I am sharing more organic feeds that you might just have at home.

Eggshells, Ground Coffee And Brewed Tea

If you are a coffee or tea lover and who loves gardening, then these three feeds are for you. And so, do not throw your eggshells and the ground coffee and brewed tea! They are one of the best homemade feeds around and can be found right at your very own home.

Remember, they cost nothing and they are effective just like the commercial fertilizers from your garden centers.

If you drink coffee at home, gather what´s in the paper filter of your coffee machine instead of throwing them...put them in a container and place it on the window sill to get air circulation until you have enough to scatter around your plants.

Both brewed ground coffee and tea can be mixed because of their similar contents of nutrients.

If you do not have enough materials from home, you can always ask coffee shops like Starbucks or your local coffee shops if you can have their ground brewed coffee... I know some people who ask brewed ground coffee from the above mentioned shops for their garden and it works wonderfully on their plants.

container cherry tomatoes

Once you have enough of what you need, you can scatter about 3 tablespoons around the stem of your plants and do it every 10 days or every two weeks, water them as you would daily.

harvested cherry tomatoes from containers

These homemade feeds are biodegradable which means they can be tilled with the soil to integrate. They are rich in nutrients and therefore will surely give your plants some boost.

last season´s container aubergines/eggplants

Aside from the nutrients when added to the soil, they improve its quality because they help the soil retain its moisture as well as infuse more nitrogen into it to help the plants thrive and bear flowers and fruits.

Clean the eggshells....

It is essential to clean the eggshells before you gather them for drying and pulverizing them. The egg white residues need to be removed by washing them under running water. The reason for this is that, the egg whites might develop bacteria and this is not beneficial to the plants. Dry them before you pulverize and gather as many to cover all your plants.

I used a lot of the pulverized eggshells and I simply scattered them around the stem ... also the slugs and snails do not like the smell of the ground coffee as well as the egg might be sharp to their body...and would eventually avoid it.

Random Images of my plants season after season....

These were the images of my container garden plants that bear good results using the used ground coffee, brewed tea leaves and eggshells as feed all throughout the seasons. Of course, I also used horse manure, but its hard to get them nowadays because more and more gardeners are opting for organic feeds.

container cherry tomatoes

container raspberries

You can also use liquid coffee (remainder of your daily intake), do not throw them away.. It can be diluted i.e. 1 cup of coffee diluted with 3 cups water is also a good fertilizer. It will not make the soil acidic as it is not too concentrated anymore. You just have to alternate watering your plants daily, one day plain water and the next day with the solution (like 3 times a week or every other day).

short beans variety

All images and content on this post are my own

Disclaimer: The use of the above mentioned homemade feeds were based on my own experience. This is not a professional advice so before venturing on these methods, you might like to ask a professional gardener of their opinions.

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