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tea bags
tea bags
these are a good activator for the compost heap, or as a top dressing, empty the bags..........they dont decompose !!
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Message from mickyp
Posted on 14th April 2009
thanks for your replies , i debag my tea anyway ready to top dress my beds or to mix in with the compost ingrediants, shall also put the bags in the compost and see how they do ! it all helps .......... mick
Message from PattyMac
Posted on 14th April 2009
Hi Micky - I have been composting our Tesco Premium teabags for ages - they compost down OK and our thriving community of compost bin toads seems to enjoy them (together with all the other discarded tit-bits!)
Message from purbeckdigs
Posted on 14th April 2009
I think it must depend on the tea bag make - the ones I use all compost down fine - I think some makes are now using bags that don't which is surely a very retrograde step in these recycling conscious days. I have used Yorkshire tea, PG and Miles recently and they are all fine! Apparently runner beans like coffee as well! Nicky
Message from ssherlock
Posted on 13th April 2009
It must depend on the bags (ours are PG-Tips) because I never see any in my compost. Mind you they do (generally) get Bokashied first.
Message from maggi
Posted on 13th April 2009
Shame I don't like tea. But coffee grounds are good too. I put them on my (few) acid loving plants and they seem to do well on it.
Message from Brother
Posted on 13th April 2009
Thanks Micky. Really enjoying all your tips!
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