and, kittens don't like coffee grounds - its the best way to keep them from digging [and doing their daily duty] in my "patio" pepper plants Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > ---------- > From: Joe Arditi[SMTP:pepperjoe@home.com] > Reply To: Joe Arditi > Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 7:12 PM > To: chile-heads > Subject: [CH] Luke on Coffee Grounds... > > Those landscapers were right on Luke. Two of my favorite fertilizers > are coffee grounds and eggshells. They are excellent soil conditioners > and we learned something about coffee grounds many years ago..earthworms > go CRAZY over them..they must be some kind of earthworm delicacy. The > worms further help to condition and aerate the soil. Another tip is > that coffee grounds are slightly acidic and although they're fine for > Chiles and tomatos, plants that thrive in acidic soil do especially > well with them such as rhododendrons and rose bushes. > Well Great Gardening, > Pepper Joe > --------------------------------------------------- > PEPPER JOE'S 100% Organic Hot Pepper & Tomato Seeds > FREE Newsletter "Chile News & Views" > FREE Hot Pepper-Postcards http://www.pepperjoe.com > --------------------------------------------------- >