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By dimitar
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Joined:  Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:06 am
#65569
Hi guys,
Recently commented coffee quite like a good fertilizer for neps. What you guys think about it? Is anyone using manure for coffee and what are your observations? I think from what I read that coffee might help Neps to grow well, but no one writes then you can Neps without fertilizing coffee thereafter. :(
Check out this treads please
http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.ph ... opic=36286

and these

http://icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?boa ... hread=2097

http://icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?boa ... hread=3994
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By linton
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#65574
I used coffee on my some of my Neps around the the end of last growing season (the less precious ones!) once a month for about 3 months. It seemed to give those plants quite a boost and I noticed an increase in the size of new leaves being produced on dosed plants when compared to those that didn't get the coffee treatment.

It certainly didn't do the plants any harm, but I think that it would be easy to overdose the plants and possibly poison the growing medium and ultimately the plant.

I'd recommend trying it on spare plants to start with and try not to over do it.
By snapperhead51
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#65580
Hi Dimitar
interesting read , most of the people that have tried this or using coffee have peat based strata , me I have sphagnum moss , nothing said on how it will affect the live sphag moss , you can try it and tell me how it goes :mrgreen: I am very sceptical of its affects !!
By nudenut
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i am doing a little experiment now with a mirabillis i will post a pic and take monthly ones to update.i have been reading a little about this and seen some progressive photos of neps given the coffee treatment,and it works (apparently)
By dimitar
Posts:  676
Joined:  Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:06 am
#65724
nudenut wrote:i am doing a little experiment now with a mirabillis i will post a pic and take monthly ones to update.i have been reading a little about this and seen some progressive photos of neps given the coffee treatment,and it works (apparently)
Good, please share pics to see what will happpen. It will be helpful.
By corky
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#66000
i have had fantastic results using coffee ,the plants got a huge boost and new leaves on small plants were up to a good three times the size of the old ones,i used it in all my plants with only positive effects
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