Used tea bags: since I discovered this method I no longer throw them away!
After drinking a cup of tea do you usually throw the teabag in the bin? This is a mistake you must never make again!
In fact you can recycle tea bags after drinking a good infusion. Recycling them you will be able to help your plants and your garden without spending a cent.
Discovering the do it yourself remedies Below you can learn how to recycle these sachets and you will no longer use chemical products to care for your plants.
Read on to find out how.
Used tea bags: since I discovered this method I no longer throw them away!
Recycle tea bags it’s much easier than you might imagine.
There is more than one method to use precisely based on your needs.
1. How to add them to the compost
A common method for recycling tea bags is to add them to the compost. In fact, with maceration they manage to only attract beneficial bacteria e they also release a good amount of nitrogen.
Instead to use them as fertilizer you just need to open the bags to collect the tea leaves and then mix them into the ground. You can also decide to spread them around the base of the plant. In this way they will also be able to repel parasites such as snails or caterpillars precisely because these creatures do not like the smell of caffeine present in tea leaves.
To create a good mixture for plants you just have to leave a tea bag to soak overnight. Next morning you can use the solution created to water plants such as azaleas and hydrangeas who love the tannic acid that is contained in tea.
You can insert the tea bags both into the pots and into the soil in order to keep the surface moist. Thanks to this trick you will be able to promote healthy growth of your plants.
Before concluding, I’ll let you in on a little secret: tea bags can also prove to be precious friends to relieve the pain caused by insect bites. It just is dab the sachet onto the skinobviously after making your tea with it, and you will be able to reduce swelling and itching.
Try recycling them to care for your plants. You won’t throw them away again.
Good work.
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