cold tea

[margotay]

A friend told me yesterday that she uses all her old teabags ( before putting them in the compost ),takes them out of the cup into a container, keeps topping them up with water and then uses that to water her plants. Says its very good for them.

Being a newbie to veg growing ,does anyone else do this and is it good for veg plants ? Would hate to kill them off with an overdose of caffeine - might make them hyperactive !

margo

[lainey lou]

My nan used to use cold tea to water her house plants, she always had lovely house plants.

[momol]

I watered my house plant with our cold herbal tea (cammomile and mint tea),they should be 100% theophyllin free as it has no real tea in it. not sure if it gives extra nutrient to them but they seems to be fine with it.

[Eyren]

Cold chamomile tea is apparently good for watering new seedlings grown indoors, as it suppresses the fungi responsibly for damping-off disease

[margotay]

I'll give it a go. I'm sure it can't do any harm.I never thought of herbal teas but I would have thought they would be even better.

[yoanbob]

my husbands gran waters her clematis with cold tea