Re: NANFA-- nightcrawlers: predators?

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:54:25 -0400

That's a question I can't answer. I don't know how many alkaloids remain in
coffee grounds after the coffee is extracted from them. I would think,
though that the process isn't 100 percent.
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- nightcrawlers: predators?

> > You might want to go easy on the coffee grounds; caffeine is the coffee
> > plant's way to combat insects
>
> Does this stay in the grounds at high levels after they are used? This
has
> been passed down the family, and my Grandma swore by coffee grounds to
> attract worms. It doesnt seem to bother fruit flies either which flock
> around the scrap pail, especially now with all the excess tomatoe parts,
> have to dump daily lucky it's in the garage. Maybe it helps themn wake
up
> in the morning as well =).
>
> Ray

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