Coffee grounds, etc

I'm kind of new, so this might have already been discussed. Does anyone use coffee grounds or other "used" stuff from the kitchen to put around plants? I don't want a have a compost pile, but I would like to re-use whatever I can on a smaller scale. Thanks for your help!

I do use coffee grounds round my Gardenias. Can't say if they do anything for them, but they are healthy bloomers. Someone else my know the science behind this. I was advised to do this a long time ago, and gave it a try.
Deb

sandhills--oh yes, coffee grounds are great because not only do they add organic meatter as they break down, but earthworms love to eat them...the coffee filters, too.

There's got to be tons of info on cold composting here if you did a search on forums, but the short answer is yes, you can work in about anything except dairy, meat, citrus, etc (same rules for regular compost) around your plants.

When I was in college in Western NC I landscaped for a woman that would blend her kitchen scraps before putting them around her plants and had done it for years. The soil was awesome, there

Yes coffee grounds are very good to add to your soil around your plants or in your compost pile.

In many places Starbucks has bags of coffee grounds that they give to customers who ask for them.I asked for them here and they looked at me as if I was nuts.

Uh Oh, I never knew you were not supposed to put citrus peels in my compost.

I don't think it really hurts anything, ardesia, it just takes a long time to break down and sometimes, there's some fungus

sandhills, you might be surprised by how small an area you need to have what is called, I think, a passive compost pile where leaves and kitchen scraps are allowed to break down at their own pace (no stirring). Takes longer to become compost, but it works. I've got one area tucked behind a back corner shrub and another behind some Thujas. Every once in awhile, a critter may ferret out a tea bag or some egg shells (carefully rinsed), but the piles are otherwise ignored by foragers. Hmmmmm. Maybe my barrier spray of Deer Fence is the reason?

You guys are the best!
Fleurs, I might try a small compost pile, after all! It would probably do this sandy soil some good.
Thanks to everyone!

I use the grounds around my gardinias, blueberrys etc.
You can get bags full from Starbucks for free just for asking as they are all for the recycling .

Lavina