May 7th, 2010 • 23:05
Do Coffee Grounds Make Good Fertilizer For Loquat Trees?
I put some coffee grounds around the base of my Loquat tree a week or two back and now many of the leaves are turning yellow. This is the first spring the tree has been planted and many trees loose their leaves this time of year is South Florida.
I’m not sure if the season’s the reason or if maybe it was the coffee grounds. The coffee grounds were post perculated.
May 8th 2010 • 03:05
by Dave N
I put some coffee grounds around the base of my Loquat tree a week or two back and now many of the leaves are turning yellow. This is the first spring the tree has been planted and many trees loose their leaves this time of year is South Florida.
I’m not sure if the season’s the reason or if maybe it was the coffee grounds. The coffee grounds were post perculated.
May 8th 2010 • 04:05
by Rustskip
Hey Dave N,
Coffee Grounds are acidic organic materials that have not yet been composted. You can put them around the base of a tree, and they will decay. Better yet is to compost them, then use the compost as a fertilizer. Compost is easy, and only requires a small area.
Advice for Loquat trees: “A foliar fertilizer mix composed of magnesium and minor nutrients (manganese, zinc, boron, and molybdenum) may be applied 2 to 3 times per tree per year any time from April to November. In acid to neutral soils, apply iron sulfate at 0.25 to 1 oz per tree to the soil 2 to 3 times per year. In alkaline soils with a high pH, drench the soil with iron chelate 2 to 3 times per year from June through September. To make a soil drench, mix 0.5 to 0.75 oz (14-21 g) of iron chelate with 4 to 5 gallons (14-19 liters) of water and pour onto the soil next to the tree trunk.” 1
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