Bonsai azalea

[lauralee]

Is it OK to add used coffee grounds into soil mix for satsuki azalea?

 

[lauralee]

This is the one I'm asking about re: coffee grounds. Won't transplant until next year.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Wondering…. What benefit would this give an azalea?

cheers
DSD sends

 

[rockm]

If you're looking for acid soil, coffee grounds aren't really going to help that much. Using kanuma soil does. It's not all that expensive for a smaller plant such as yours and you can get it from a lot of sources.

If you're using coffee grounds as a fertilizer, it's also not all that great. Satsukis aren't heavy "feeders" and rich soil can be a bad thing.

 

[lauralee]

Wondering…. What benefit would this give an azalea?

cheers
DSD sends

Increase acidity

 

[lauralee]

If you're looking for acid soil, coffee grounds aren't really going to help that much. Using kanuma soil does. It's not all that expensive for a smaller plant such as yours and you can get it from a lot of sources.

If you're using coffee grounds as a fertilizer, it's also not all that great. Satsukis aren't heavy "feeders" and rich soil can be a bad thing.

OK, thanks!

 

[Paradox]

Increase acidity

Repot into kanuma as rockm suggested and use fertilizer made for acid loving plants such as miracid.

 

[lauralee]

OK, will do. Thanks!