Used coffee grounds are abundantly available for the asking at your local coffee shop. But just because the item is free, is it beneficial for composting? Compost your coffee - Coffee grounds add nitrogen to the compost, but as fertilizer they do not add nitrogen immediately to the soil.
In many parts of the world, a chile a day is the centerpiece of a good diet. The chile plant (Capsicum annuum) is native to the Americas, but from the first European contact, the nutrient-packed fruit was transported abroad.
Winter months are an important time in the garden. The shorter days bring a regeneration period for plants and the pollinators that will also emerge in spring. As we tend winter gardens or wait for the spring thaw, there are things we can do now to encourage healthy wildlife, come spring.
