From what I've read all over the place, people who did it successfully tended to agree on the following parameters:
- NOT instant coffee
- Use caffeinated coffee, black (no cream, no sugar, etc.) - after it gets cold on its own.
- Don't use "specialty" or "fancy" coffee e.g. Hazlenut, french vanilla, etc. Just use coffee flavored - plain boring coffee.
- "8 oclock" brand french toast was one brand mentioned specifically, but others use Folgiers Classic Roast - brand doesn't really matter.
- Several said to use the stuff at the bottom of the pot that you would have otherwise thrown away. No need to "water it down" or otherwise dilude it to partial strength. Give your nep regular-strength coffee (per coffeemakers instructions on the box).
- Don't pour it in if there are a bunch of coffee grounds in the coffee - re-filter it through an empty filter into a cup to remove excess grounds if you see any.
- Water it in instead of "watering" - once the soil is starting to dry, water with coffee just until it starts seeping out the bottom. Don't over-coffee your Nep.
A coffee watering will dry up a little sooner than a regular watering, so keep your eye on it.
- No need to "flush" the soil with water. Your next waterings will do that for you.
- Changes should be seen in approx. 4-6 weeks. Testimonies included larger leaves, more vivid colors, larger traps. Pretty much just overall improvement.
- Some say to do it about 2 times a year, others have done it 3-4 times a year with no problem - it depends on conditions, light/how fast it can process fertilizers, etc. If in doubt, only do it once every 6 months. Coffee feeding is NOT a monthly exercise.
- The coffee doesn't mean you can't use fertilizer. Just don't use fertilizer around the same time you're giving it coffee, or you could set your plant back, or even kill it.