Experienced housewives told how to use coffee grounds

For many, the morning begins with coffee, which is prepared in a Turk or with a coffee maker. If natural coffee is used, then coffee grounds remain as a waste, which, as it turned out, is useful in the garden and everyday life.

Cleaning powder

Some housewives use coffee grounds to clean a burnt leaf or a pan, using the "waste" as a kind of abrasive.

Garden pests

During long rains, the area with various plantings can be overrun by slugs. You can get rid of pests using a product based on coffee grounds.

Pour 200 l of hot water into 0,5 g of cow's milk. Insist for 4 hours, and then spray strawberries, cabbage, and roses.

Compost

Coffee waste complements the composition of the compost pit well, saturating it with useful trace elements. 500 g of slurry per pit is enough.

Against flies and wasps

The cake is set on fire in order to scare away insects with caustic smoke that can bite or simply behave extremely annoyingly.

Feeding for plants

Relevant for room colors. Cake slightly acidifies the soil, saturates it with phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, magnesium.

Against the smell of fish

It is enough to wash your hands with coffee grounds to get rid of the smell of fish after handling it.