Cold tea

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Beetroot queen

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Cold tea
« on: June 06, 2013, 12:25 »
I remember my nan always taking the teapot out into the garden and watering the plants with it, she used to say her herbs and the likes loved it.

Is their any benefit, I am hoping seen as hubby must make 20 pots a day.  :unsure:

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NewSteve

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2013, 12:32 »
As long as it's not got milk in it! Lesson learned  :(
Never stop learning

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2013, 14:14 »
I drink bucket loads of green tea and always poor the dregs over my window herbs and chilli plants.  They're all growing well and strong.  Not sure if its the tea or not, but it doesn't hurt :)

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2013, 14:24 »

yes, i'm sure it must have some benefit, we put teabags in the compost after all   :D

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2013, 17:14 »
I have a sneaking suspicion that cold tea is slightly acidic, so I wouldn't water brassicas with it.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2013, 21:29 »
Perhaps it's the tea leaves and not the tea itself your nan wanted on the herbs?   
Sometimes my plants grow despite, not because of, what I do to them.

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Beetroot queen

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Re: Cold tea
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2013, 21:46 »
Perhaps it's the tea leaves and not the tea itself your nan wanted on the herbs?

She was a tea bag lady not leaves. Hehe maybe I'll try cold tea on my blueberries, they can't look much worse.


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