Share Your Morning Coffee With Your Snake Plant

Repurpose left over coffee by diluting it and adding it to the soil of your indoor and outdoor plants.

Although, as far as we know, the snake plant (often called Sansevieria or more recently reclassified as Dracaena trifasciata) is not partial to any particular brand of coffee, the plant may benefit from the nitrogen, calcium and magnesium in caffeine.

This plant, also known as mother-in-law’s tongue, has become very popular due to the belief that the plant removes harmful toxins from the air. People, increasingly aware of the amount of toxins in the home, have turned to plants, to help out.

Many plants, like azaleas, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, camelias, roses and blueberries, are reported to benefit from the acidity of brewed coffee, and indoor plants like Jade plants and monsteras also welcome a diluted serving of coffee or coffee grounds, the latter likely to be more intense.

So how much coffee is too much for a plant? Most people recommend a sprinkling of coffee grounds but not to the extent where the grounds sit on the surface and form a layer of mold. For left over coffee, the suggestion is to dilute the coffee and water weekly or on whatever watering schedule works best for the plant.