The kitchen has a lot to offer, which you can use wonderfully for your house and garden plants. So it's a shame to dispose of organic waste in the trash can when it can be so useful. A good example are tea bags. Anyone who thinks that they have already had their day once the tea has been prepared is seriously mistaken! We will explain to you how you can use used tea bags in the garden and for your potted plants, not only to pamper the plants themselves, but also to make your work a little easier - and all in sustainable organic quality!
Using used tea bags in the garden – you should keep this in mind:
Around old tea bags in the gardento be used for compost, but it is important to make sure that they are compostable and nature-friendly versions. The classic bags are made of filter paper, which is naturally degradable. It is better to dispose of the label with any metal clip and the thread separately.
Always make sure that it is really filter paper, because there are also ones made of PET or nylon and you don't want microplastics in the garden, do you? This is especially the case with pyramid bags, but not only. Some bags are also made of filter papernotsuitable, especially if you don't have a cord. Because in this case they were sealed with the help of glue, which may contain plastics.
Used tea bags as fertilizer in the garden
The fact that you can use used tea bags as garden fertilizer may not be news to you. If you do, you should definitely remember this fact because your plants will thank you! The tea adds nitrogen to the soil and also attracts good bacteria. Before you throw used tea bags into the compost, it is advisable to slit them open. The acidic tea leaves also promote the rotting of other organic waste in the compost. You can also speed up this process by boiling a stronger solution from used tea bags and then pouring it over the compost pile once it has cooled.
If you open used tea bags and spread the tea leaves around the stems of your garden roses,do something really good for them.
Fertilize potted plants
If you want to use used tea bags as fertilizer for potted plants, simply boil them again and let the water cool. You will receive an excellent liquid fertilizer that is rich in nutrients that promote plant growth. Simply use it as irrigation water.
Another option would be to wipe the leaves with this solution. So if dust has collected again and you want to remove it, use the tea solution because the leaves can also absorb a certain amount of the nutrients.
Avoid spreading the tea leaves on the potting soil as they retain moisture and encourage mold growth.
Plant seeds
Growing plants in a tea bag? This is actually possible and even a wonderful idea, because the tea provides the young plants with useful nutrients to promote healthy growth. Perfect for thatSowing in spring, because then the young plant can be buried in the garden with the tea bag. This is how it's done:
- Line a baking sheet, tray or similar with kitchen paper and moisten it.
- Moisten the tea bags and spread them on the kitchen paper. They should not be too wet to avoid mold growth. Therefore, to be on the safe side, you can squeeze the tea bags.
- Poke a small hole in each bag and insert one seed per bag.
- Place the whole thing in a warm place out of direct sunlight.
- Make sure that the kitchen paper always stays moist. This way the bags also stay moist, which is necessary for germination.
- As soon as the seedlings reach a size of 2 cm, you can plant them in the garden along with the tea bags. By burying the plant directly in the garden with the tea bag, you don't risk injuring it when pricking out and it still retains its natural fertilizer.
More ideas for practical DIY cultivation potscan be found here.
Even if you have purchased young plants, you can plant them with the tea from the bag. Simply place the plant in the hole provided, open a bag and distribute the contents around the roots. Fill the hole with soil and tamp it down. With every watering, nutrients are released and the useful earthworms even receive good food.
Used tea bags in the garden are used against diseases and pests
It is better not to throw away used tea bags because if you boil them again, you will get a less concentrated solution that you can use to water your plants as normal. You should also moisten the leaves. With this solution as irrigation water you can wonderfully control pests and...Ward off fungal diseasesand at the same time provide the plants with nutrients.
Mold can be removed with the help of chamomile tea, as it acts as a natural antifungicide. You can enhance the effect by adding used green tea bags too.
Refresh bare spots in the garden
Do you have jobs here and there?who are bald, because grass and other plants simply don't want to grow there naturally? Try changing this with the help of tea. There may be a lack of nutrients there. That's why you can put used tea bags in the garden where nothing wants to grow and sow new lawn over them. The wet bags will decompose over time, also releasing nutrients into the soil.
And how you can use old tea bags in the household and for beauty purposes,find out here.
