Are coffee grinds good for indoor begonias as well?
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It is not highly recommended to use coffee grounds on indoor plants. The grounds can encourage fungus growth which is dangerous to your plants. If you want to do this do not add a lot of ground to your plant and do not water the plant unless the soil is very dry.
A well draining soil mix is a must. Begonias do not like wet feet and will easily drop leaves if they are over watered. ... Begonias benefit from an acidic soil, which the peat moss gives it.
Problem: I have a bag of coffee grinds and would like to use them in my indoor begonias.
Agitate: Coffee grinds are very acidic, so they should not be used on your plants. They will burn the leaves and can even kill the plant if its watered with them regularly. If you do want to fertilize your plants, compost is much better for this purpose than coffee grounds or other food products because it does not contain any chemicals that could harm your plants or cause fungal infections.
Solution: To avoid burning your plant's leaves, use only organic fertilizer such as bone meal or fish emulsion. You can also add some worm castings into the mix for added nutrients when planting seedlings indoors during winter months."
Begonias do best with peat moss based soil. No coffee indoors or out.
Coffee works well in compost where it is mixed with other things to get a more neutral food for plants.
I would not use it directly for any plant. That is just me, others may have better experiences.
It is so acidic that on its own it can damage most plants.
Coffee grounds work better in a outside environment, mixed in with other soils!
coffee is best for plants that do well with acidic soils, and also are good for vegetable gardenings. Specific flowers have specific needs and begonias are not known for doing well with that specific type of compost
a good thing to do with coffee grounds is to start an all-purpose compost pile in the yard with it - throw out coffee grounds, food scraps (but only vegetable matter and eggshells and no orange peels), and yard wastes (leaves, etc). This in a few months becoems really good soil for all plants
Big no on indoor as you'll get mold. I know this from first hand experience :(
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