Scribd
Upload
6 views3 pages

Coffee Grounds Impact on Mustard Growth

The document explores the effects of ground coffee beans as a fertilizer on the growth of mustard plants (Brassica nigra). The experiment aimed to determine if the addition of coffee grounds would influence plant height and leaf count, with the hypothesis that it would enhance growth. The methodology involved controlled experiments with sand, coffee grounds, and mustard seeds, using statistical analysis to compare results between treatment and control groups.

Uploaded by

thescientistofgallifrey
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
6 views3 pages

Coffee Grounds Impact on Mustard Growth

The document explores the effects of ground coffee beans as a fertilizer on the growth of mustard plants (Brassica nigra). The experiment aimed to determine if the addition of coffee grounds would influence plant height and leaf count, with the hypothesis that it would enhance growth. The methodology involved controlled experiments with sand, coffee grounds, and mustard seeds, using statistical analysis to compare results between treatment and control groups.

Uploaded by

thescientistofgallifrey
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Growth Effects of Ground Coffee Beans on Mustard Plants

Introduction

There are many different fertilizers that can be used to help with plant

growth. Coffee has been claimed to help plants grow faster, and to work well as

a fertilizer. One study suggested that the use of coffee grounds as a compost

fertilizer for plants may help increase the amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and

potassium in the soil (Jumar et al. 2023). Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

are important in helping to promote and improve the growth of plants. Another

study found that on top of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, compounds

such as cellulose and lignin could be found in coffee grains (Alifah & Hidayat

2025).

The purpose of our experiment was to test the effects of coffee grounds

on plant growth, specifically mustard seeds (Brassica nigra). Our research

question was: Does the addition of ground coffee to a pot affect the plant height

and number of leaves of mustard plants? Our lab group hypothesized:

HA: The height and number of leaves of the mustard plants will be

affected by the addition of coffee grounds to the pots.

H0: The height and number of leaves of the mustard plants will not be

affected by the addition of coffee grounds to the pots.


I predicted that addition of coffee grounds would affect the growth rate.

Furthermore, I thought that the plants with coffee grounds would grow taller

and produce more leaves than the plants without the grounds.

Methods

We started the experiment by placing a cotton pad in the bottom of our

pots to hold the sand in place. We then rinsed 250 mL of sand in water to

remove the salt from the sand. We placed 125 mL of the sand in the pot and put

0.5g of Osmocote. This is also when we added 1 g of coffee to the treatment

group. We then put the rest of the sand in the pots until the bottom lip pot. We

made a small divot with thumbs and then placed in 2 seeds of Brassica nigra.

We covered the seeds and the pot surface with a vermiculite. We labelled all the

pots. The plants were under 24 hr light and are well watered. We used t tests

performed in excel to detect the differences between the control and the

treatment groups.
Literature Cited

Alifah, N., A. R. Hidayat. 2025. Utilization of coffee grounds waste as an

organic fertilizer to improve soil quality and plant productivity.

International Journal of Environment Quality 68:79-86

Jumar, J., R. A. Saptura, R. Wahdah, M. Elmi, Y.N. Sholeha. 2023. The potential

of coffee ground compost to enhance soil pH, growth, and production of

mustard greens in acid-dry land. IOP Conference Series: Earth and

Environmental Science 1266:012037

You might also like