Tea leaves?

[chris]

my wife is going to kill me. I just spent £41 on TEA. argh! so much for me being tight, and sticking to my plan to pay off the mortgage faster heh

[teakdesk]

Apparently if you put your used loose tea leaves in the soil around the base of plant, this acts like fertiliser...?

Loose leaves on the soil will go mouldy: but they're a great additive for the compost heap

They also foster attacks of the sciarid fly



.

[horticultural_hobbit]

£41 on tea?! Blimey, was the ferarri of teas?

I think I'm going to think better of the old Pg and darjeeling going into the garden, there really are some mixed views.

[chris]

If you're concerned about the plastic, just split the teabags - empty the tea contents into the compost bin..

[Alison]

Those that have already mentioned it above are right that it depends on the teabag type. For builders tea we use Rington's (sp) which break down nicely and the Rooibos and Green Tea I drink is some organic brand which seem OK too - funily enough drink loose leaf jasmine at work which obviously isn't a problem. Occaisionally get the odd bit left over in the compost bin but just chuck those in the working bin and they break down eventually. Oh and the worms really love them, don't have to break them open or anything in the wormery.