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Tea Leaves Down Sink Or Compost / Garden ?
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:13:15 -0000, Mary Fisher wrote:
Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Because the morning was cold? |
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Tea Leaves Down Sink Or Compost / Garden ?
Tim Challenger23/3/04 9:22
am"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"abaa42d025 fbb4be1cc5b46ef0b527c0@new s.teranews.com On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:13:15 -0000, Mary Fisher wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Because the morning was cold? Because he was in a hurry to get to work? -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, Martin wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Hell, Mary, any dedicated tea-drinker will know the answer to that! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Tim Challenger23/3/04 9:22
am"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"abaa42d025 fbb4be1cc5b46ef0b527c0@new s.teranews.com On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:13:15 -0000, Mary Fisher wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Because the morning was cold? Because he was in a hurry to get to work? -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, Martin wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Hell, Mary, any dedicated tea-drinker will know the answer to that! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message ... The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, Martin wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Hell, Mary, any dedicated tea-drinker will know the answer to that! Not this one! Mary -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message ... The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, Martin wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Hell, Mary, any dedicated tea-drinker will know the answer to that! Not this one! Mary -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, "Martin"
wrote: 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 ? Good for plants/compost; bad for drains. I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. And of what. Obviously it can't be the wet leafiness, or she'd be throwing down celery tops and spinach. If it's supposed to be some chemical action, would tea be safe to drink? I don't fancy drinking dilute drain-cleaner. |
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In article , Frogleg writes: | | I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. And of | what. Obviously it can't be the wet leafiness, or she'd be throwing | down celery tops and spinach. If it's supposed to be some chemical | action, would tea be safe to drink? I don't fancy drinking dilute | drain-cleaner. Your stomach contains some quite strong drain cleaner, unless you are on proton pump inhibitors - hydrochloric acid is used in a similar strength for industrial drain-cleaning. But you didn't want to know that .... Tannin is a very effective bacteriostat, but I doubt that it would do more than reduce smells. My guess is that putting tea leaves down kitchen sinks DOES help with stopping them smelling, which may be the source of her belief. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, "Martin"
wrote: 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 ? Good for plants/compost; bad for drains. I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. And of what. Obviously it can't be the wet leafiness, or she'd be throwing down celery tops and spinach. If it's supposed to be some chemical action, would tea be safe to drink? I don't fancy drinking dilute drain-cleaner. |
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In article , Frogleg writes: | | I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. And of | what. Obviously it can't be the wet leafiness, or she'd be throwing | down celery tops and spinach. If it's supposed to be some chemical | action, would tea be safe to drink? I don't fancy drinking dilute | drain-cleaner. Your stomach contains some quite strong drain cleaner, unless you are on proton pump inhibitors - hydrochloric acid is used in a similar strength for industrial drain-cleaning. But you didn't want to know that .... Tannin is a very effective bacteriostat, but I doubt that it would do more than reduce smells. My guess is that putting tea leaves down kitchen sinks DOES help with stopping them smelling, which may be the source of her belief. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Frogleg" wrote in message ... Any thoughts on suitability for using tea leaves in garden etc or for clearing sink drain ? Good for plants/compost; bad for drains. I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. When I was a child it was supposed to be coffee grounds. This was more understandable because they had a certain quality of graininess which might have had a slight scouring action - or perhaps absorb fat. Tea leaves weren't recommended. But theories become confused over time. It's not really important though, is it! Most people use very finely chopped tea leaves but even the large China ones we drink have never, ever, caused a problem in our drain. But we never put fat down unless in an emulsified form such as from cleaning plates in a solution of washing up liquid. I've been horrified by the amount of fat put down people's drains. It must stick to the sides of the waste pipe, things can stick to it. Congealed fat ... yeuch! And other fibrous stuff doesn't go down ours either, although small vegetable trimmings which escape the kitchen composter can. Mary |
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"Frogleg" wrote in message ... Any thoughts on suitability for using tea leaves in garden etc or for clearing sink drain ? Good for plants/compost; bad for drains. I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. When I was a child it was supposed to be coffee grounds. This was more understandable because they had a certain quality of graininess which might have had a slight scouring action - or perhaps absorb fat. Tea leaves weren't recommended. But theories become confused over time. It's not really important though, is it! Most people use very finely chopped tea leaves but even the large China ones we drink have never, ever, caused a problem in our drain. But we never put fat down unless in an emulsified form such as from cleaning plates in a solution of washing up liquid. I've been horrified by the amount of fat put down people's drains. It must stick to the sides of the waste pipe, things can stick to it. Congealed fat ... yeuch! And other fibrous stuff doesn't go down ours either, although small vegetable trimmings which escape the kitchen composter can. Mary |
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Tea Leaves Down Sink Or Compost / Garden ?
The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message ... The message from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message ... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:51:16 -0000, Martin wrote: Even cold tea has its uses. My Iris winogradowii has never grown as well as when I would rush outside first thing every morning, teapot in hand, and pour yesterday's cold tea on it. Why did you rush if the tea was cold? Hell, Mary, any dedicated tea-drinker will know the answer to that! Not this one! You're not sufficiently dedicated, or you'd be hurrying out so you could make the next pot..... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Tea Leaves Down Sink Or Compost / Garden ?
The message
from Frogleg contains these words: Any thoughts on suitability for using tea leaves in garden etc or for clearing sink drain ? Good for plants/compost; bad for drains. I wonder *how* your mother believes tea leaves 'clear' a drain. And of what. Obviously it can't be the wet leafiness, or she'd be throwing down celery tops and spinach. If it's supposed to be some chemical action, would tea be safe to drink? I don't fancy drinking dilute drain-cleaner. Lots of people do though - Coca Cola is an ace drain and bog cleaner. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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