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eggshells as good soil amendment #895105

Asked March 21, 2025, 6:18 PM EDT

Are eggshells a good soil amendment for Colorado's alkaline soils? I am in the Denver metro area (Englewood) and try to use natural soil amendments as much as possible.  I am not sure about eggshells, as they are calcium carbonate, and would seem likely to increase pH.








Arapahoe County Colorado

Coffee grounds & bears #891631

Asked January 16, 2025, 4:48 AM EST

I'd like to use my organic light roast coffee grounds to mulch my acid loving landscape plants but I have read that bears love coffee grounds. We have deer, bears; and cougars where i live. Is this known to be true or am I safe to use the grounds without baiting bears or other critters?

Lane County Oregon

chemical free yard garden #879846

Asked August 02, 2024, 6:16 AM EDT

Hello I am looking for a very simple handout on how to have a chemical free yard or garden. ie. "5 easy steps" We are having a garden open house at the BGClub in Milford next Friday and would like to have a handout available

Hillsborough County New Hampshire

coffee grounds as fertilizer #870043

Asked May 25, 2024, 10:13 AM EDT

Are used coffee grounds good for my garden?

Hennepin County Minnesota

Updated fact sheet on Ohio’s Natural Enemies: Mantids? #868827

Asked May 17, 2024, 7:50 AM EDT

Fact sheet dated January 14 2016 suggests that "However, releasing mantids will not do any harm to the garden, and observing mantids can be a great way to introduce young people to entomology". Is this still what the research indicates? Some Cincinnati gardeners have indicated otherwise so thank you for sharing any update about praying mantis being invasive.

Hamilton County Ohio

Can I use coffee grounds directly as fertilizer? #865385

Asked April 22, 2024, 9:56 AM EDT

Can I use coffee grounds directly as fertilizer in my garden or must they be composted first? The upper garden has xeric plants, such as yarrow, cactus, basket of gold; the lower has peonies, Lillies, hosta, among others.

Broomfield County Colorado

Coffe grounds in compost #859912

Asked February 26, 2024, 1:26 PM EST

I just read the attached article which reports that coffee grounds inhibit plant growth, because of the caffeine still present in used grounds. I include coffee grounds in the kitchen waste that goes in my compost bin, and since I don't include much yard waste, the grounds might comprise as much as 25% by volume. Should I discontinue putting coffee grounds in my compost bin?



Larimer County Colorado

Wildlife Management Fact Sheet 597 #859494

Asked February 20, 2024, 12:43 PM EST

I am looking for a digital copy of Fact Sheet 597 by Robert L. Tjaden and Jonathan Kays. I've used this for a number of years in our Airport Wildlife Management Course and I inadvertently deleted my pdf copy. I've searched your site and can't find any reference to the document. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Washington County Minnesota

Coffee grounds in the garden #858378

Asked February 02, 2024, 8:35 PM EST

Hi! Do the coffee grounds I use in my garden need to have been brewed first or can I put raw coffee grounds in for the same results?

Meade County South Dakota

Where can I find a good course ? #856960

Asked January 03, 2024, 11:01 PM EST

Hello, I am hoping to start a vegetable garden in the shroud area. Can you help me with resources to learn? Thank you, Nina

Lincoln County Oklahoma