I already knew the utility of coffee grounds as a fertilizer in the garden, but no one had told me about using coffee filters in pots of flowers and green plants.

This tip solves a common problem with potted plants: by placing a coffee filter in the bottom of the pot, you'll prevent the earth from escaping through the drainage hole! The filter will not prevent water from dripping out or the air from circulating, but it will hold the earth in the pot! No more leakage and damage!

Coffee filters can also provide other services such as:

Drying herbs

When you harvest your herbs, put them in coffee filters, roll the filter around the herbs and let dry in the sun. The filter will absorb moisture from the herbs and will speed up the process.

Place your tomato seeds on a coffee filter, with a space between each, and place the filter in a dry place. Each day, turn the seeds on edge to allow them to dry as well and enjoy to change the filter if the seeds have stuck and left traces of moisture. Your tomato seeds that would take at least 10 days to dry will be dry in less than a week because the filter will absorb moisture as it escapes from the seeds!

Seedlings

Coffee filters are also perfect for planting: you can place small plants directly in the earth with the coffee filter. It will disintegrate in the soil.

To fertilize

Place your compost (or simply coffee grounds) in a filter, roll it up and bury it at the foot of the garden plants: rolling the filter will prevent rainwater and water from dispersing your fertilizer before it has had a chance to decompose. Over time it will all, filter and compost, become integrated into the soil.