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These 10 Houseplants Benefit From Leftover Coffee Grounds
By PAMELA SIEGEL
African Violets
These picky plants like the nitrogen and mild acidity coffee grounds provide. Add a sprinkle on top of the soil every other month to avoid overwhelming the plant.
Christmas Cactus
While these low-maintenance plants don’t need fertilizer, they do enjoy the added potassium and nitrogen from coffee grounds during their blooming periods.
Jade Plants
Spread a few grounds on the soil around the base of this slow-growing plant once a month during the spring and summer to provide it with the proper nutrition.
Money Tree
Soak 2 cups of used coffee grounds in a 5 gallon bucket of water overnight to create a compost tea. Use it to water your money tree as usual for a nutritional boost.
Nasturtium
This nutritious flower doesn’t require a lot of fertilizer to bloom, but you can encourage foliage growth by sprinkling coffee grounds on the soil to make it acidic.