to deodorizing, they have a multitude of uses. Not a coffee drinker? Many
coffee shops, including Starbucks and Peet’s, offer their used grounds for
the taking.
– Remove odors: Place a bowl of used grounds in the refrigerator and
freezer, or pour a cup of grounds mixed with boiling water down the drain
to remove odor.
– Clean up: Coffee grounds can be used to scrub stain-resistant surfaces,
Then how do I pick up the oily coffee grounds?particularly those plagued by grease.
– Ward off plant pests: Sprinkle grounds around plants to fend off ants,
What if they start thriving on the extra caffeine?snails and slugs.
– Bathe pets: After giving your dog or cat a bath, rub it down with coffee
I am not sure Lexi would like this.grounds to soften fur and prevent fleas.
– Cover furniture scratches: Add hot water to coffee grounds and apply
Don’t be cheap, buy the correct product!with a Q-tip to disguise furniture scratches.
– Freshen up: Sucking on a coffee bean can help freshen breath, and
Yuck, coffee breath and now, coffee hands!rubbing a few beans between your hands can help remove persistent odors
like garlic and fish.
– Protect garden: Prevent neighborhood cats from using your garden as a
It would be my luck to find a cat that likes French Roast!litter box by spreading coffee grounds in your planter beds.
– Add to compost: Coffee grounds can help to balance the pH levels as well
I do not compost, I am not a gardener.as feed the worms in your compost.
– Use as mulch: Apply around acid-loving plants such as azaleas and
And how do Itest the pH of the soil?
rhododendrons.
2. Perhaps if Hansel and Gretel had used coffee grounds, they would have been better off.
3. Put it in your socks as a foot deodorant.
4. Tie dye your T shirts in coffee.
5. Add it to sand in the glass making process for a naturally smokey color.
6. Mix it with epoxy for building repairs and sculpture.
7. Sell it on ebay, claiming that Lady Gaga left the grounds in her hotel room.
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