Uses for Freshly Ground Coffee or 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.

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)

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.

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.

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 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?