Creative ways to use freshly ground coffee or freshly brewed coffee
Alternative and Creative Ways to Use Freshly Ground Coffee and Freshly Brewed Coffee
Ok, so you enjoy drinking Blue J Coffee Co.'s Blend 34freshly
ground and freshly brewed exactly as you like it. But, did you know that you
can use coffee; fresh ground coffee or fresh brewed coffee, in a number of
useful ways? Some of the ways to use fresh ground coffee or fresh brewed coffee
are even good for the environment.
Freshly Ground Coffee as a Garden Fertiliser
You can use fresh ground coffee to fertilise
your garden. All gardens need to be fertilised to ensure plants have the nutrients
they need to survive and fresh ground coffee contains several key minerals
including; nitrogen, calcium, potassium,
iron, phosphorus, magnesium and chromium. These minerals contained in fresh
ground coffee are still present (albeit in lower concentrations) even when
you've used the fresh ground coffee to brew your favourite fresh coffee drink.
Freshly ground coffee also attracts worms
which we all know are great for your
garden, sprinkle the freshly ground coffee or used and dried ground coffee onto
the soil around your plants to attract natures gardeners.
A study found compost made from waste ground coffee and kitchen waste was
much higher in nutrients than compost made from just kitchen waste alone.
In 2016 J Wasman found that
a batch of compost containing 40% of ground coffee waste produced fewer
greenhouse gas emissions and a far better
quality compost. The study and his findings were published in January 2017. (citation.
waste management.2017 January 59:37-47)
Freshly Ground Coffee can Ward Off Bugs
To repel the tiny pests place fresh ground
coffee into bowls outside or on to the ground, then carefully
light the ground coffee so that the ground coffee
smoulders. The freshly ground coffee contains compounds which are toxic to many insects, this helps keep
them away. An evening with a small bowl of smouldering ground coffee can keep
the midges away and smells pretty good too. During the day smouldering fresh ground
coffee will keep away wasps.
Fleas are also not a fan of coffee so a
natural preventative treatment is to simply rub the fresh ground coffee
throughout your pets fur after shampooing and then rinse off. The oils from the
fresh ground coffee will stay on the skin and are a deterrent to the biting
insects. Coffee is not a treatment if your pet has fleas you may need a
prescription product.
Use Freshly Ground Coffee as an Odour Eliminator
Coffee can also help eliminate odours from
your refrigerator. Place a small amount of fresh coffee in a dish inside and
leave for approx 12 hours to help eliminate odours. Fresh ground coffee can also be used as a hand scrub to remove the odour after
handling onions or garlic, whilst the fresh ground coffee also acts as an
abrasive.
Did You Know Freshly Ground Coffee and Freshly Brewed Coffee Can Hide Scratches on Dark Stained Wood Furniture?
Strong black fresh coffee (like an espresso coffee) can be used to
cover small scratches in dark-stained wood.
A cotton bud dipped in the freshly brewed coffee and applied to the
scratch can help mask the mark. For a larger area a thicker coffee paste made
with fine fresh ground coffee mixed with fresh brewed coffee, brush the paste
over the area, let it dry and brush off the
excess.
Freshly Brewed Coffee Can Help Sell Your House
Freshly brewed coffee is regarded as a
welcoming smell, with the best aromas coming from fresh ground coffee. Forget
your perfumed candles have a freshly brewed coffee on for welcoming family,
guests or vendors viewing your house.
So next time you are tipping the used
coffee grains out why not start a new habit and use the coffee grains in your
garden. Who knew freshly ground coffee and freshly brewed coffee could be so useful?
