Using Coffee Grounds as Cannabis Fertilizer
Are you a coffee lover who also enjoys working with plants? Pay attention, because these two things are connected. After drinking coffee, you don't have to throw away the coffee grounds, but use them as fertilizer for plants and hemp. Sounds practical, right? Let's discuss it in more detail.
Coffee Grounds – What Are They?
Coffee grounds are the residues left after filtering coffee in a cup or coffee maker. 90% of people simply throw them away without considering if there might be another use. And there is! Coffee grounds are saturated with many substances and nutrients that significantly help hemp growth.
What Benefits Do Coffee Grounds Bring to Hemp?
The first advantage is saving your budget, as they say "killing two birds with one stone" - not only do you enjoy great coffee, but you also nourish hemp. And you don't need to buy additional fertilizer types.
The main advantages of fertilizing with coffee grounds include:
Soil Biodiversity: Biodiversity is essentially soil composition made of bacteria, microorganisms, and fungi. Coffee grounds help improve soil diversity by releasing nutrients that feed beneficial microbes. If you struggle with water retention in your hemp, coffee grounds can help by improving soil oxygenation.
Proper pH Level: A key rule for successful hemp growth is maintaining pH balance. How can coffee grounds help? The correct soil pH for hemp should be between 6 and 7. Some soil isn't acidic enough, and since coffee grounds have this acidic property, they can correct the disrupted pH level.
Pest Elimination: We all know the struggle - trying our best to nurture hemp, only to have pests interfere. Whether it's snails, aphids, or other insects. Caffeine in coffee grounds repels pests and can even kill them in many cases.
Use as Compost: We can compost not just peat and vegetable remains, but also coffee grounds. They are highly organic and even fall into the green waste category, meaning they are biodegradable and easily processed by soil.
How to Make Hemp Fertilizer from Coffee Grounds?
You have two options. One is to simply add coffee grounds to the soil where it will work as intended. If you want to try something different, you can make a hemp leaf spray.
Prepare it by adding two cups of coffee grounds to 5 liters of water. Let the mixture sit for several hours, then strain, leaving only the coffee extract. Transfer this into a spray bottle or sprayer. You can spray hemp leaves and the entire plant several times a week. Since it's just a coffee grounds extract, there's little risk of significantly harming the hemp.
We hope this tip for using coffee grounds helps, and that you'll be brave in growing your hemp. If you're a beginner and don't know where to start, feel free to check our blog. If you're unsure which hemp seeds to buy, you can browse all varieties and decide accordingly.