The premise? We use keurig coffe makers (mostly our vue but we still have plenty of k-cups as well from that system we also had a tassimo which was just to test I don't recall how those pods came apart) somewhat often and I know coffe grounds add nitrogen to gardens/dirt (actually some Starbucks stores have pails "grounds for gardeners" or that most of the ones I've seen there near the door on the floor if anyone wanted to try? Note: they likely still have the filters from brewing) as well as being very fine and fairly airy so would they make good seed starting mediums as well?
Ok not as good as I thought but here's what I'm starting with a standard size vue pod (not a travel!) this is from a med roast Starbucks coffe if that's any difference and a k-cup you may notice most don't have those ridges I personally don't know why there there just our gevallia pods have them we do have the adapter and because of that both were in fact brewed in the vue (I'll go on about them later lol)
So in the vue I decided to try the tulsi basil again (it dosent seem to want to germinate) that's odd most basil gets a gel coat when wet this one isn't -- and in the k-cup I have lemon grass something I know does grow and quite well at that so that will be more control compared to tulsi more experiment tho there both experiments
Ok so my coffe maker spiel as I said I have experience with the keurig vue k-cup and the tassimo system and I must say the vue is my favourite of the 3 we imitally got the k-cup (special edition yup they still have it) and I liked it tho I like mom had some complaints ex: only sizes are 6 8 and 10 oz also only had a few settings but great as an intro then later we found the tassimo for 15 at some persons sale well I had to get it esp as was still in the box more/less I did find that it wouldn't brew withought the lower tray and it was quirky I liked that itd use something like real milk where keurig uses powdered and the tassimo worked great I think but it only made one size (dep it reads bar codes and you can't "play" like you can the keurigs) then later we got the vue it does 2 oz incriments between 4 and 12 so many more it also has settings for nearly everything and frothier type cups (still powder) so it can make cappuccinos and that that tassimo could but k-cup couldn't
If you have questions on any of these systems or on anything I use feel free to email me sakura0garden@gmail.com I'll defo get back to you!
We got a keurig and a tassimo like both. I take and collect the groups from the used cups to add my poted plant mix. Took and used the empty k-cups for seed starters last year, worked ok. Also have collected grounds from about three of the Starbucks here. I got three of those green cat litter containers filled to use in garden. Problly going to get more here soon. As for putting seed right in the grounds the caffeine maybe too much for the seed. I've read only about mixing it into soils and dirt not direct seeding.
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