Re: coffee grounds vs. slugs

My brother used to keep his nightcrawlers (for fishing) in coffee grounds, and
they were very happy.  Well, at least as long as they were in the coffee
grounds.

I was concerned about the ground coffee vs. brewed coffee grounds, but as Jim
and Marge have commented, as long as I'm careful about the acid I should be
o.k.

Thanks, everyone!

Libby
Maryland zone 6

--- Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net> wrote:

> Coffee grounds make wonderful mulch...the worms love it.  
> ETN Zone 7 Bonnie
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Libby Valentine <grdner03@yahoo.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 10/12/2005 4:19:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] coffee grounds vs. slugs
> >
> > I drink tea not coffee, but I trash-picked a carton of expired-date
> > coffee machine packets from work some months ago. Haven't done anything
> > with them because everything I've seen references coffee grounds (after
> > brewing) and never ground coffee (before brewing). I need to clean up
> > that space and use them. Any opinions on using the coffee (as mulch,
> > soil additive, fodder for the compost pile, etc., etc.)? Can it do harm?
> > I'm inclined to think not, but ...
> >
> >  
> > Libby
> > Maryland zone 6
> >
> >
> > james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> > Only what I've been told by others, which makes it... um... not very 
> > reliable. The only plant I mulch with coffee grounds in miracle fruit, 
> > and it has no slugs. But I don't know if it would have slugs if I did 
> > not mulch it.
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2005, at 12:33 PM, James R. Fisher wrote:
> >
> > > james singer wrote:
> > >> Auralie, if you mulch them with coffee grounds, you'll probably get 
> > >> rid of the slugs [unless you use decaf].
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > Umm, not to be too contentious, but from what I've read, caffein
> > > does kill slugs, but in *much* higher concentrations than could be
> > > leached out of spent coffee grounds. The latter might get them a bit
> > > on edge, but no more. Is their any valid/anecdotal evidence to be had
> > > about grounds vs. slugs ?
> > > -jrf
> > > -- 
> > > Jim Fisher
> > > Vienna, Virginia USA
> > > 38.9 N 77.2 W
> > > USDA Zone 7
> > > Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]
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> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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