Teabags

lucylema

can these be used for anything in the garden? we get through loads. thanks

Ash_McCloud

You can either compost them, or place them directly onto the soil underneath shrubs and plants to feed them. They'll rot down very quickly but they do make the soil acidic so just be careful not to put too many of them near plants that don't like those conditions

If you prefer not to see them on the surface of the soil dig them in with a trowel, they don't need to be deep

David-Edwards_2

in my countries we is make cloths with them to

Careful_with_that_Axe

I use loads too and have been sticking them in the compost bin. The only other things that get put in there are veg and shredded paper. Am waiting to see what the results are!

ladylouise62

Ash_McCloud wrote: »

Y.... They'll rot down very quickly ....

Not THAT quickly, at least not fully rotting down. Most teabags have plastic in them so will still be reasonably intact a year later. It's best to empty the bags.
http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/07/composting-teabags-218651/

Careful_with_that_Axe

Ha! Not going rooting round compost bin to remove bags, but that's useful for the future.

GreenFly_2

my used teabags go in the kitchen waste and once aweek it all gets taken to the allotment compost. There are lots of trace elements in tea that are beneficial but make sure you read the tea label to see if the bag is chemical free as some contain chemicals to strenghten the bags and are known to be carcinogens

wellused

Worm composters worms will eat them, I don't put too many in but I can always find worms congregated under a pile of teabags.

djohn2002uk

wellused wrote: »

Worm composters worms will eat them, I don't put too many in but I can always find worms congregated under a pile of teabags.

We have masses of worms in our compost bins and always have had, but always the damned tea bags would end up being picked up off the garden or on the tynes of the fork the following year. So for the last 2 years we stopped putting them in the compost.

In_Martin_We_Trust

My mum puts them at the bottom of plant pots as a crock replacement and they work perfectly fine. Otherwise they go in the compost heap.

jess1011

Am I doing a good thing then? Iv got a spoon holder thing which we put the used tea bags on then every day or so I empty the bags before putting them in the compost bin?