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5 plants you can water with coffee – experts say these acid-loving varieties appreciate an occasional fix

Blooming camellias.

Did you know that you can water some plants with coffee? It’s a weird one, but it makes sense when you look at the science behind it.

We know that a few plants love coffee grounds, but watering plants with coffee is a different approach to simply mixing the grounds into your compost or mulch. I don’t mean water with pure coffee – that’s a little bit too far – but you can dilute leftover coffee with water and feed it to your acid-loving plants in moderation, with a small number of benefits.

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