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Why do coffee grounds make good fertilizer?

what if I’m doing a science fair project and my cup doesn’t have any worms.

Coffee grounds are a low-level source of nitrogen, having a fertilizer value of around 2.0-0.3-0.2, as well as a minor source of calcium and magnesium. Post-brewed coffee grounds are reported to be slightly to highly acidic, depending on the source, but no more so than peat moss. So, one could apply them to the soil for acid-loving plants, such as rhododendrons, azaleas and blueberries, etc. Or, you could spread them out over a larger garden area to minimize the pH effect. It’s difficult to make a specific recommendation for an application rate, but it’s always better to err on the lighter side, since the pH can be variable. A rate of 10 pounds (dry weight) per 1000 square feet would be conservative.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MORE SPECIFICALLY:
Composting is also an excellent method to recycle the grounds, which have a carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of around 20:1. Use the grounds as you would green, leafy material, mixing with some dry, brown plant materials in the compost. The Environmental Protection Agency suggests adding no more than 25 percent volume coffee grounds. WORM COMPOSTERS report that coffee grounds are an excellent food source for the little critters. Again, be sure to MIX THE GROUNDS with brown materials (like soggy leaves), even in the worm bin.

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Ma’aden and Alcoa Sign Bank Financing for Ma’aden Aluminum Smelter and Ma’aden Can-Sheet Rolling Mill; Will move …
Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, and Alcoa today announced that the Ma’aden Aluminium Company and Ma’aden Rolling Company both of which are owned 74.9% by Ma’aden and 25.1% by Alcoa have signed bank financing for the Middle East’s first fully integrated aluminum smelter and food-grade can-sheet rolling mill in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia..
Organic Farming – Worm castings for fertilizer

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So? Science Fair? Variables? Review of Literature?

Mmmk.
So my project is:
Which percent of worm castings versus store brought soil will make bean plants grow faster?
And I add more worm castings as I go.
Ex. 100% soil 0% worm castings, 25% worm castings 75% soil, 50% worm castings 50% soil, etc.
I know what my independent variable is; it’s what I change so it would have to be the WORM CASTINGS.
But what is my dependent variable?

A literature review is a listing of all experiments that bear on yours. They may have used coir on bean plants as the variable or they might have tried maize instead of beans in worm castings. You need to look up papers on this type of experiment.

http://www.floridaforce.org/articles.cfm?Category=catPotting

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/potmix.html

Your dependent is what responds to the changes you make. An experiment asks a question. The dependents answer it.

Worm Power – Worm Castings Fertilizer

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Digital embryo gains wings (w/ Video)
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have captured fruit fly development on film, creating the Fly Digital Embryo. In work published today in Nature Methods, they were also the first to clearly record how a zebrafish’s eyes and mid-brain are formed.
Worm Farm Introduction and Guide

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Morris County celebrates 4-H fair’s 40th anniversary
Some of the Harris family’s pets can eat up to four times their head size, shed four times a year — and with commode habits averaging once per month, are quite easy to maintain.
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Can the worms I sh1t out be used for fishing?

They’re not tapeworms, so not worries there.

Cool. I want to go fishing with you next time, can I video tape this? I need a tripod to keep the camera still though because I’ll be laughing to damned hard to hold it still. Before you use your worms, use one of those air puffers to blow out the eggs first, so you won’t contaminate the fish your catching. Oky doky?

Fishing & Bait : About Worms as Fish Bait

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Underwater sponges and worms may hold key to cure for malaria
Healing powers for one of the world’s deadliest diseases may lie within sponges, sea worms and other underwater creatures. A scientist is analyzing more than 2,500 samples from marine organisms collected off deep sea near Florida’s coast. Some of them could hold the key to developing drugs to fight malaria, a mosquito-borne illness that kills more than 1 million people worldwide annually.
Red Worms by the Gob

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can you help safe mode can it download sound ?

ok i already tried factory condition and rebooting and now im in safe mode and no sound i wanna watch my garfiled and friends and listin to music lol but can you help i dont have a worm or virus. when i start it is says hp software installation and it freezes and i get pissed then i go to safe mode and every thing works but can you help.p.s. im not even in windows for the install .

from safe mode go to the run command
type msconfig
remove all check marks from everything starting.
reboot.
Now you can add the check boxes one at time with a reboot until you find the program that is giving you an issue when you start the machine.

Happy D Ranch Worm Factory® Setup Video 1

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Does this make any sense?

“Rotolo comio un poco gusanito de bulbo”.
With an accent over the last letter in “comio”.
As in, Rotolo ate a little bit of the worm’s bulb.
Please correct it if it’s incorrect.
10 points to best answer.

Rotolo ate a little bit of the bulb’s worm.

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First timer growing vegetables?

I recently bought some seeds as I have decided Id like to try and grow my own vegetables.

Hi there!

Those are some really general questions, and any answer would be very long. I’ll stick to basics and suggest you looks at the links below.

You should mix some good compost into the soil, since it sounds like you are a little low on organic matter. As the compost breaks down, it will provide nutrients for the garden. If you think your soil is particularly poor, you might add some slow release fertilizer pellets.

Seeds can be started indoors or in the bed. It is often easier to protect the seedlings from pests if you start them inside, and plant them outside after they have developed more leaves. But all those little seedling pots can take up lots of space indoors, so planting in the beds can be more efficient.

Watering and fertilizing depends on your local climate, soil and the plants. I suggest you check with a local gardening club or your Master Gardeners for local tips. Since you are in the South where high temps and humidity can be intense, you might try early morning and evening watering once the weather gets hot.

Turn bad? I don’t understand the questions. You should rotate your bed every few years because certain plants needs certain nutrients and can deplete the soil. Is that what you mean?

Envirolet 101: Removing the Bottom Panel

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