New or used and drying coffe grounds??

You can use used grounds. Just lay them out on a surface that they will dry without getting moldy to dry. And the smell goes away in a day or 2.

 

think potting soil or compost...

 

She's talking about this one Ron.

http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,140701.0.html

It is used and re-dried coffee grounds! Ahhh … the addiction of being a coffee drinker! After you have finished your coffee, empty the grounds onto a piece of paper towel, lay it on a metal baking sheet or cookie sheet, and pop it in the oven at no more than 200-dgrees Fahrenheit for about an hour or so … until the grounds are nice and dry!

 

Am I missing something?

 

No. After you make a pot of coffee you save the grounds and dry them out.

 

Rae:

Go buy a bale of peat moss. Then, go to a home building supply and get a roll of gutter guard, which is simply 1/8" hardware cloth. Make a wooden frame out of 2 x 4's and staple the cloth to the bottom...you now have a "sifter". Grab a chunk of peat moss, grate it over the hardware cloth, and you will have a tremendous volume of uniform, high quality dirt...I use gallons of it annually...I will post a picture of my "grater" later.

 

Oh, okay : :

 

All I use is peat moss also. A lot of times I'll forgo the sifting for a more natural forest floor look!

 

I just grab whatever is the cheapest at Lowes. When I want to use some I just put it under a heat lamp to dry well before using. You'll want to check for insects while it is drying and spray if needed.

 

Post some pics when done!!

 

Rae...you owe me...I smell like a fish, and it is late here, but I went back out and shot a picture of my sifter with a recently completed habitat in the background. The wire I used can be purchased from Van Dykes...it is used for fin carding. The current item # for it is BR-102792, which is a 1' X 3 ' piece of this fine mesh hardware cloth...it cost $3.99...on page 218 of the 2009 catalog. You will be able to produce large volumes of dirt with the peat moss.

 

That looks good Rae. It's an inexpensive way to do a floor