Tea bags?

[Lorna]

Hello Everyone,

I hope this particular question hasn't been covered - didn't find it if so.. Who can tell me if you can put the tea bags, not just the grounds, in the compost bin? I don't know if the paper material is bio-degradeable and it doesn't say anywhere on the packaging.

We've only recently built a compost bin, our previous best effort having been a compost "pile" at the bottom of our last garden - mostly grass clippings, etc.

Attempting to do it properly now, though

Lorna.

[Jaxom]

Lorna, you are quite correct to put the teabags on your compost intact. Every bit of them will go on to make wonderful fruit and veg thrive.
Jax

[andrewo]

You can put teabags on, even egg shells will compost.

[Beryl]

tea bags

Another use for them is to stand your pot plants on a damp tea bag.
Beryl.

[Geordie]

Or just peg them on the washing line, they can be reused the next day

[Lorna]

Thanks for all your useful tips, must try yours especially Geordie being a canny Scot . I just needed confirmation that that particular type of paper will rot down ok.

[nick the grief]

If you save them up you can use them as as subsitute for jiffy 7's Lorna. I knew someone who used to sow his parsnips & carrots (1 seed in each) in them and then just plant the lot

[Lorna]

Top idea Nick! We might just try that one..

Lorna.

[andrewo]

Top tip, you can save the bags and refill them with tea, thus getting more use out of the bag!

[Jaxom]

Top tip, you can save the bags and refill them with tea, thus getting more use out of the bag!

LOL Andrewo. someone lock this guy up
Jax

[hils]

Hello Everyone,

I hope this particular question hasn't been covered - didn't find it if so.. Who can tell me if you can put the tea bags, not just the grounds, in the compost bin? I don't know if the paper material is bio-degradeable and it doesn't say anywhere on the packaging.

We've only recently built a compost bin, our previous best effort having been a compost "pile" at the bottom of our last garden - mostly grass clippings, etc.

Attempting to do it properly now, though

Lorna.

Lorna,

The worms in my wormery adore used tea bags. I guess that your compost heap should have a few 'tigers' in it so give them a treat. I've found that ripping the bag open hastens its consumption.

ps. highly advise setting up a wormery (personal experience)

Hils

[Nicos]

lorna - your own compost heap!
- well what can I say other than you have yet to experience the joy and satisfaction of digging out from the base your 1st home made black, crumbly, sweet compost!
From a pile of left over rotting veg- nature never ceases to amaze me. Fantastic!!!

[STeALtH]

Just searching around for a thread on teabags in compost and found this, I know it's an old thread but what's the best way to store them up as described above? Dry them, freeze them?

I go through 'a lot' of teabags daily and normally bin them.

Cheers

S

[Shortie]

Hi STeALth... do you mean Andrewo's comment about reusing the bag with more tea? I have no idea.. I use up a lot of tea bags too but lob all mine in the compost big. Put them in a bowl to save a couple of day's use and put them in in one go

[STeALtH]

no about saving them to be used with carrots & parsnips, best way to save used bags for use later on compost heap or for sowing...

Cheers

S