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R126CH Unrecognisable woman in casual clothing holding a box of used coffee ground to use as compost in her garden.

Why used coffee grounds may be doing your plants more harm than good

14 June 2023

We are often told to add used coffee grounds to garden soil to perk up plants. But the science doesn’t support this, says James Wong

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