Shiela,
Coffee grounds lower soil pH rather quickly. Broccoli prefers neutral to
slightly alkaline soil (or so I seem to recall). So I wouldn't add coffee
grounds to by broccoli bed unless my pH were really high.
Libby
libby@igc.apc.org Libby J. Goldstein phone & fax: 215-465-8878
Philadelphia USDA zone 7A Sunset zone 32
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