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"JWBH" writes:
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| We drink quite a lot of japanese green tea. one of our family read
| somewhere that it's good to put the discarded leaves on to the garden.
| Although having some bulk after being brewed, once they dry out they seem to
| almost disappear. Is there any real benefit in putting them on the garden?
| thanks

They add humus. I check all my tea leaves on the compost, but many
humus-loving plants (like camellias and even chives!) will benefit
from a mulch of tea-leaves.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.