7 1 FERTILIZER – 7.11 – COFFEE GROUND

 

ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

7 1 FERTILIZER – 7.11 – COFFEE GROUND  

Making Your Own Plant Food: Banana Peels & Coffee Grounds

These are two different fertilizers very easy to prepare.

Recipe for Coffee Grounds

Tomatoes, blueberries and roses benefit from the nitrogen in coffee grounds.

Liquid version of the coffee grounds or powder sprinkled on top of the soil around your plats helps the plants to grow well.  Mix 6 cups of coffee grinds in 5 gallons of water.

The mixture should settle down for 3 -4 days before applying to the soil.

Combining two loves - coffee and gardening - can be a match made in heaven. Here we go through everything you need to know about using coffee grounds as fertilizer.

You can use coffee grounds as fertilizer

When you're making your morning cup of coffee, it can feel wasteful to toss the used coffee grounds in the trash. They smell amazing and must be good for something, right?

Adding coffee grounds to your composting routine or using them as fertilizer for your acid loving plants is the perfect way to put used soil to good use.

Using coffee grounds as fertilizer for your acid-loving plants is quick, easy, and can help reduce waste from your kitchen.

You don't have to do anything special to prepare your used coffee grounds for use as fertilizer. Just make sure to apply the soil to acid-loving plants (more on that in a moment).

Allow the coffee grounds to cool, then sprinkle onto soil or mulch. Work the coffee grounds into the top layer of soil.

Why Using Coffee Grounds As Fertilizer Works

There are a few different reasons why adding coffee grounds to the soil around your favorite plants can help them grow strong. Aeration, drainage, and water retention are improved when organic matter—like coffee grounds—is added to the soil.

Worms are attracted to coffee grounds, and their presence can help improve soil quality. Coffee grounds also support the life of microorganisms that keep the soil healthy. Coffee grounds can also act as a mulch for your plants, blocking sunlight from the soil and inhibiting weed growth.

 

 

KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI

7 1 MBOLEA – 7.11 –KIWANJA CHA KAHAWA -

Kutengeneza Chakula Chako Mwenyewe cha Mimea: Maganda ya Ndizi & Viwanja vya Kahawa

Hizi ni mbolea mbili tofauti ambazo ni rahisi sana kuandaa.

Kichocheo 2 Viwanja vya Kahawa

Nyanya, blueberries na roses hufaidika na nitrojeni katika misingi ya kahawa.

Toleo la kioevu la misingi ya kahawa au poda iliyonyunyizwa juu ya udongo karibu na sahani zako husaidia mimea kukua vizuri. Changanya vikombe 6 vya kusaga kahawa katika lita 5 za maji.

Mchanganyiko unapaswa kukaa chini kwa siku 3-4 kabla ya kutumia kwenye udongo.

Kuchanganya upendo mbili - kahawa na bustani - inaweza kuwa mechi iliyofanywa mbinguni. Hapa tunapitia kila kitu unachohitaji kujua kuhusu kutumia misingi ya kahawa kama mbolea.

Unaweza kutumia misingi ya kahawa kama mbolea

Unapotengeneza kikombe chako cha asubuhi cha kahawa, inaweza kujisikia kupoteza nguvu kutupa misingi ya kahawa iliyotumika kwenye tupio. Wana harufu ya kushangaza na lazima iwe nzuri kwa kitu, sivyo?

Kuongeza misingi ya kahawa kwa utaratibu wako wa kutengeneza mboji au kuzitumia kama mbolea kwa mimea yako inayopenda asidi ndiyo njia bora ya kutumia udongo uliotumika vizuri.

Kutumia misingi ya kahawa kama mbolea kwa mimea yako inayopenda asidi ni haraka, rahisi, na inaweza kusaidia kupunguza taka kutoka jikoni yako.

Huna haja ya kufanya chochote maalum ili kuandaa misingi yako ya kahawa iliyotumiwa kwa matumizi kama mbolea. Hakikisha tu kuweka udongo kwa mimea inayopenda asidi (zaidi juu ya hilo kwa muda mfupi).

Ruhusu misingi ya kahawa ipoe, kisha nyunyiza kwenye udongo au matandazo. Tengeneza misingi ya kahawa kwenye safu ya juu ya udongo.

Kwa Nini Kutumia Viwanja Vya Kahawa Kama Mbolea Hufanya Kazi

Kuna sababu chache tofauti kwa nini kuongeza misingi ya kahawa kwenye udongo karibu na mimea unayopenda kunaweza kuwasaidia kukua imara. Uingizaji hewa, mifereji ya maji, na uhifadhi wa maji huboreshwa wakati vitu vya kikaboni - kama vile msingi wa kahawa - vinaongezwa kwenye udongo.

Minyoo huvutiwa na misingi ya kahawa, na uwepo wao unaweza kusaidia kuboresha ubora wa udongo. Viwanja vya kahawa pia vinasaidia maisha ya vijidudu ambavyo huweka udongo kuwa na afya. Viwanja vya kahawa vinaweza pia kutumika kama matandazo kwa mimea yako, kuzuia mwanga wa jua kutoka kwenye udongo na kuzuia ukuaji wa magugu.