Coffee Grounds? - Page 4

PR-Giants · 12-08-2012, 12:04 PM

I hope the fruit from your new avocado tree has some good qualities.

When growing an avocado from seed, you should plant many trees and hope to end up with one good tree, that is why it is almost always better to plant a grafted tree.

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Originally Posted by edzone9

used nothing but coffee grounds to fertilize .

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Originally Posted by edzone9

i went and planted it in a small pot with good potting soil .

It is difficult to determine if your great results are due to the good potting soil or the coffee grounds.

PR-Giants · 12-08-2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Olafhenny

PR, read Endzon9's post again. He did not say, that he grew the avocado in 100% coffee grounds,
but the coffee grounds were the only fertilizer he used. Obviously there was some soil involved,
which contained the minerals the plant needed.

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Originally Posted by edzone9

I Started An AVACADO Tree about 1 year 9 month ago , used nothing but coffee grounds to fertilize .

Its about 7ft Tall Today , its the Healthiest Tree In My Garden Today .
We Had afew nights of 32f Weather & The Tree Is Solid.

Olaf, maybe you should read Endzon9's post again. He did not mention, that he grew the avocado in a good potting soil, but only said he used nothing but coffee grounds to fertilize. There clearly was no mention of a good potting soil being involved as the primary source of fertilizer.

FYI

"nothing but" does not mean coffee grounds and something else.

"Nothing but", only; no more than. --Chaucer.

Olafhenny · 12-08-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Olaf, maybe you should read Endzon9's post again. He did not mention, that he grew the avocado in a good potting soil, but only said he used nothing but coffee grounds to fertilize. There clearly was no mention of a good potting soil being involved as the primary source of fertilizer.

FYI

"nothing but" does not mean coffee grounds and something else.

"Nothing but", only; no more than. --Chaucer.

Okay, KJ, I have thought underlining the word "fertilizer" in my post would be enough to explain
that he used it as an additive, not as the sole medium, as you did.

When you explained, that whales live on plankton alone you did not take in account, that
"plankton" is not a homogeneous mass like coffee grounds, but consists of a huge variety of
micro organisms of plants as well as animals, all with their own individual contribution to a
wealth of nutrients, including tiny crustaceans, which help the whales to grow their mighty
bones.

As far as herbivores eating just grass, that is not so. If your cow only ate blades of fescue,
(plain grass) she would soon show signs of malnutrition. Instead her diet consists of clovers,
dandelions, sage, milk thistles and a huge variety of other herbs, each with their own
combination of beneficial nutrients.

Jose263 · 12-08-2012, 02:54 PM

come on guys - get over yourselves - He did a great job growing a nice tree from a seed and he is happy with coffee as primary fertilizer.

if you've got that much time on your hands, fix the fiscal cliff problem.

Olafhenny · 12-08-2012, 03:12 PM

I do not know the motivations of others to join bananas.org, but mine was primarily to learn
something new. And part of the learning process is clearing up misconceptions, especially mine.

But if I stepped on somebodies toes, while attempting to do just that, for others, I apologize.

Olafhenny · 12-08-2012, 05:37 PM

More on Coffee and "fertilizer" :

Elephant-dung coffee world's dearest | South China Morning Post

Jose263 · 12-08-2012, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Olafhenny

I do not know the motivations of others to join bananas.org, but mine was primarily to learn
something new. And part of the learning process is clearing up misconceptions, especially mine.

But if I stepped on somebodies toes, while attempting to do just that, for others, I apologize.

Olaf - me too- sorry if I've offended anyone- I'll do my best to lurk from now on./.

edzone9 · 12-08-2012, 06:14 PM

I Think The Most Important thing about gardening ,is self gratification

Planting a seed that tunrs out to make a great plant .
in the process you discover by trial & error what works best for you & The pant .

Its a Lil Science & lots Of Guess work .

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