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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:28:11 GMT, FF wrote:

I've been putting teabags in the compost bin for a couple of years now.
Recently I had to empty a composter as it was in the way of something
else. It hadn't been added to for a good 12 months & I thought it was
probably ok. However .... the bag part of old tea bags and the remains
of cellulose windows in shredded envelopes have made my garden look a
mess.
Granted, adding shredded window envelopes was probably a step too far,
but can someone enlighten me about the tea bags. Leave them in longer?
Take the leaves out of the bag?

thanks

Liz

I've been putting teabags in compost for about 30 years. I usually
just rip the bags open before putting them in. The bags themselves do
tend to retain a skeletal structure but I don't mind that as I usually
dig the compost in. I shouldn't think envelope windows would ever rot
down though. I also put eggshells in - crush them first.

One thing you won't find in my house is a teabag. Ugh!

But the bags should rot down with the rest of the compost.

Alternatively, dry them and save them, then later, wet them and sow
mustard and cress on them and have a succession of mini-salads.

Also useful for sowing grass seed on and when the grass is established,
planting in bare patches of the lawn - stops the birds eating the seed.

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