In article ,
gramgill writes:
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| my grandfather (he's 96) tells me to keep all used teabags empty them
| and through them in the garden is this good food for the
| plants/vegetables, soil or just an old wives tale

Nah. Just throw them on the compost heap (or garden, if you like);
don't bother about emptying them.

Yes, he's right - and they are particularly appropriate (even
uncomposted) for plants like camellias that like a bed of leaf
mould (which is roughly what used tea leaves are).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.