Does caffeine from coffee grounds affect my compost pile?

Garden expert Tonya Ashworth says that plants take up nutrients from the soil at the elemental level. They will not take up the caffeine. Coffee grounds are a great source of nitrogen for a compost pile. They do not have a detrimental effect on the microorganisms in the compost pile.

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