DO NOT put Coffee grounds on your Plants ! - University Research Reveals
In this video we are going to look at a report published on the US Department of Agriculture website revealing research that spent coffee grounds applied directly to plants reduces plant growth. However composting the spent coffee grounds in a specific way and duration can produce a safe product that is beneficial to your garden.
The Scientific research by University of Melbourne is titled ‘Applying spent coffee grounds directly to urban agriculture soils greatly reduces plant growth’.
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Timestamps:
00:00 US Department of Agriculture report
00:10 Spent coffee grounds applied directly to plants reduces plant growth
00:30 Melbourne University research
00:42 Composting coffee grounds must be done under specific conditions
00:55 Plant type experiment range; Leek, Radish, Viola, Sunflower, Broccoli
01:07 Soil types; sandy, sandy clay loam and loam soils
01:20 Spent coffee grounds mixed into soil
01:44 Coffee grounds decrease plant growth
02:00 Nitrogen drawdown of soil by coffee grounds
02:18 Toxic stress response to coffee grounds in soil
02:42 Coffee grounds added to garden above 2.5% likely decrease growth
02:53 Coffee grounds decrease weed growth
03:20 Soil takes over six months to recover from coffee grounds
03:30 Coffee grounds will improve the water holding capacity of soil
03:40 Don't compost more than 20% coffee grounds
04:00 Compost coffee grounds over 2.5% for over six months
US Department of Agriculture link:
https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/5272385
Melbourne University link:
https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/scholarlywork/1064416-applying-spent-coffee-grounds-directly-to-urban-agriculture-soils-greatly-reduces-plant-growth
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