The Science of Coffee Compost

You can’t see it but I am wearing my white lab coat right now because it is time for some science! We are going to learn about why coffee grounds make such an excellent addition to your compost. Miss Frizzle would be so proud of me right now.

Hip-hop legend in the making and fellow garden enthusiast, Benny the Butcher, asks the question “what is more important, the flower, or the soil that grow it?” in his song One Way Flight. Well, Mr Butcher, I am here to tell you that the soil and fertilizer used in your garden will have a direct impact as to how well your plants perform. Plants need to draw out nitrogen from the soil in order to flourish, which is why fertilizers or rich composts are added to help build a supply of nitrogen. Soil that has been zapped of the nitrogen during plant growth will often have trouble producing a second crop. This is why farmers often used field rotation to keep their land rich in nitrogen and nutrients.

In order to create a balanced and effective compost, you will need to combine equal parts green (decomposing material) and brown (carbon material). The brown compost material is essentially a food source for the microorganisms within the green compost materials. In order to achieve a nitrogen rich compost, we need this decomposition to take place.

Coffee grounds happen to be a very great green compost material. Simply keep your coffee grounds and add them to your compost with brown compost material in order to create an effective compost. Coffee grounds are already fairly rich in nitrogen and are Ph neutral. When used as compost in your garden, the coffee-based compost can help keep away snails and slugs away from your crops.

We want to encourage people to grow their own plants and vegetables at home. We hope that using the coffee grounds from our products, you can be well on your way to producing an amazing garden. Go out there and make Miss Frizzle proud!