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used green tea leaves on the garden
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 |
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used green tea leaves on the garden
In article , "JWBH" writes: | | 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. |
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used green tea leaves on the garden
On Mar 26, 1:05�pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,"JWBH" writes: | | 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. It's always better, other things being equal, to put plant rubbish in the compost than simply to bin it. Even if it's the tiny amount represented by tea leaves -- "Mony a mickle maks a muckle". If you don't run a compost heap, tea leaves direct on the ground won't look a mess, and you'll know you're helping a little bit. They do contain fibre and some nitrogen; and I always get a little kick from the thought that food waste is bringing in material from all round the world -- and it would be a pity to waste it after all those transport miles and God knows what human and environmental exploitation at the other end! -- Mike. |
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used green tea leaves on the garden
"JWBH" wrote in message
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 Empty the pot of tea out under either camellias or hydrangeas - it's good for both. |
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