I got a couple of informed posts on that forum when I was looking for a 1" shaft 4 hp motor to replace my B&S chipper engine. There were two websites I found that carried a good variety of Briggs and Stratton and other motors. You will need the shaft diamater and length, and all the engine numbers, plus the model numbers off the machinery itself.

That made me smile. I think I'll embroider that on a pillow!

Seriously, though my kids know to pick up grounds when they're driving out & about to bring home to Mommy. They are a great improvement to soil texture and it seems that I don't have too much as it breaks down a lot over time. I just pile it up with various other materials and mix in a bit as we collect. Or just dump a pile under the fruit trees for later mixing in a bit with some browns. It always composts and my plants love it!

Coffee grounds are just one of the organic matter additions that help out soils especially my clay soils.

Lloyd

I want to "lend" them out to some of the homeowners in town that have a bazillion trees and put out 2 bazillion bags of leaves in the fall. I figured I'd let them fill up some large totes and I'd pick them up rather than have to deal with the plastic leaf bags.

I've been looking for a couple dozen bags and then I see them being cut, brings tears to my eyes.

:-)

Lloyd

Lloyd

Light easy reading, many pictures.

I don't think - I KNOW!!!! :O) The smell of UCGs sprinkled heavily on the hostas, phlox, and other garden perennials and shrubs does not deter them and I'm starting to think they like the taste of the stuff too.

As per the cats being deterred by UCGs, well, could someone tell the neighbour's cats before I do something harsh???

Oh, and the slugs think I've created paths for them with the stuff. The only coffee which will stop snails and slugs is unbrewed coffee since it is the caffeine which eats away at their slimy little coverings removing that gross mucous and therefore dehydrating them to death. (Ah, such a pleasure to see!!) Since brewing coffee removes all it's caffeine, then the UCGs are ineffective in the battle on slugs.

But, let's face it - the stuff is darn good as a soil amendment as my gardens have shown over the last few years.

I like to mulch with coffee grounds and then mulch grass clippings on top of that to mitigate the crusting effect.

Yeah, the worms dig it.
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... and here they are in the gardens.

I like the layer of coffee grounds and then grass clippings on top of that because the worms will come right up and start moving the coffee grounds into the soil while the grass clippings keeps things moist and out of the sun. That and I'm too lazy to mix things up that I don't have to.

I get more grass clippings than leaves. Grass clippings disappear faster but won't blow away in the wind.

Thanks for the pix
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I usually wet things down a bit while mixing in the wheelbarrow - just so the UCGs don't just go to the bottom. After the mulch is settled in the gardens, it just stays there - well, it actually disappears but that's OK since my soil used to be pure crap. :O)