Used coffee grounds!!!????!?!

Newbie_John

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81986813#Comment_81986813

Well, if they eat it and don't come back - that's a deterrent, right?

Anyway, as we're getting off the topic - I think some time ago it was advertised as magical compost ingredient etc. and for coffee shops easy way to reduce waste. It's brown and ground so looks like soil. Now I think the hype has worn off..

Silvertabby

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81986858#Comment_81986858

They wouldn't come back because they'd be dead. That's not a deterrent, that's murder. Thankfully, most cats are clever enough not to eat coffee grounds, but there are the exceptions to every rule.

Cocoa shell mulch used to be popular - until people realised that its chocolate smell made it attractive to dogs, with dreadful consequences.

vacheron

My wife puts ours in her composter.

She has also mixed it with a little moisturiser to make an exfoliating face/body scrub!

GrubbyGirl_2

There are a huge amount of plants that are toxic to animals but they do have to eat them first and they tend not to. I bet if you googled most plants in your garden you'll find they are toxic.

-taff

Use it in compost as a green, mix it with compost for as 2p says, a nitrogen boost, use it as a mulch if you feel comfortable doing that, or use it to build up a lasagna bed if you like. If there are any coffee bags, split them, they take an age to decompose.

carly

They are mildly acidic and I use them around my blueberries and azaleas to good effect. I think the smell is offputting to cats as I havent had cats in my garden since I started using them, nor the daily pile of cat mess which is an extra bonus

Dustyevsky

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81987063#Comment_81987063

Maybe animals have an inherited memory for toxic plants they are most likely to meet. Sheep, not the smartest creatures, will avoid foxgloves, but happily chew alien laurel….with inevitable consequences.