"Martin" wrote in message
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Sorry if this is slightly OT

My elderly Mother empties teapot down kitchen sink several times a day
claiming tea leaves clear the drain and that a slight gurgling after
running
water is the sign of clear drains.She can offer no evidence on these
thoughts but has been emptying pots down for 40 years so she says must be
OK.

The reason I have posted this to the gardening group is my Mother is a
keen
gardener and if I can convince her to use the tea leaves for compost heap
or
garden she will use them for this purpose but says she will still put some
down sink to clear it !

Any thoughts on suitability for using tea leaves in garden etc or for
clearing sink drain ?

Eminently suitable for putting on acid loving plants or in the compost. Down
the drain is OK if flushed away with plenty of water. I assume yr mum has
been doing this if she hasn't blocked the drain in 40 years. I wouldn't do
it with teabags though :-))


Steve