RE: Coffee as watering water.

Obviously you folks don't have to get up early and be somewhere... one pot
made, DH fills his travel mug and out the door... time for one cup and then
fill my travel mug and out the door.. mom stops by and grabs a cup... and
there is still some left, not much, but some.

Donna


> -----Original Message-----
> 
> > But what I really want to know is...  What's left-over coffee?
> 
> Same here.  I make and drink 4 (5oz) cups in the morning.  If I need just
> a
> bit to make frosting for a cake, I have to make it fresh.  Of course, I
> rarely bake, so it's not a big problem.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> To: <perennials@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 12:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Coffee as watering water.
> 
> 
> > > >Don, I've read on some forums that people spray it on their hostas to
> keep
> > > >slugs at bay.  I haven't yet tried it myself though.
> > >
> > > I wonder what it would do for the deer?
> >
> > Probably make them hyper and eat even more.  :)
> >
> > My concern would be the effect on frogs and/or toads in the yard.  If
> > I remember correctly, amphibians are severely affected by caffeine as
> > well.
> >
> > In Hawai'i the coqui (a small frog that used to only be found on Puerto
> > Rico and makes a lot of noise at night) problem was originally going to
> > be controlled by caffeine sprays into foliage.  The caffeine increases
> > their heart rates by affecting a neurotransmitter in their brains,
> > eventually causing death.
> >
> > Regular strength coffee may be a non-issue -- I have no idea what
> > concentrations of caffeine are needed.
> >
> > But what I really want to know is...  What's left-over coffee?  Never
> > seems to be a problem around here.  :)
> >
> > Chris
> >
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