In 2011, we added the “Deep Box” to our expanding garden. We discovered that some of the larger plants we grew in the “Shallow Box” didn’t do so well. Our first crop was sweet corn. Fun to grow, but the summer sun was not so kind. The “Deep Box” is now home to an assortment of tomato plants, a pineapple and a variety of bell peppers. The papaya forest is doing well (the pots to the right). First fruit are growing now.
You could say that coffee was the original energy drink. Did you know coffee can give your garden the same kind of pick-me-up? I have heard used coffee grounds can be added to compost bins. I had no idea tomato plants enjoy the legume as much as I do.
However you prepare your “cup of joe”; Mr. Coffee, the old-school percolator or my favorite the coffee press, you are going to have a by-product. A messy coffee sludge. I found this post with several solutions that make handling the sludge a tolerable task. Check it out! www.greenplanet.com/great-coffee-great-fertilizer/
The Simple Life 2012 