[Ma Lowe]

I have seen somewhere that you can compost the tea from teabags is that correct?

If so do you break the teabag off or just throw the whole thing in ?


Ma x

[Lee1978]

Just throw the bag in complete, it breaks down in no time

[mumofstig]

yup....I just bung them in 

[JayG]

If you use them in a wormery do you get worm tea out at the bottom?


(Please don't answer that; you'll only encourage me!)    

[Paul Plots]

I have seen somewhere that you can compost the tea from teabags is that correct?

If so do you break the teabag off or just throw the whole thing in ?


Ma x

My mum has been putting tea and tea-bags on her camellias for years but only after she's made the tea!! 

[mumofstig]

my mum used to empty the dregs from the pot onto the roses 

[JayG]

my mum used to empty the dregs from the pot onto the roses 

All the roses, or just the tea roses? 

[Ma Lowe]

  Ask a silly question ...... 

[Paul Plots]

my mum used to empty the dregs from the pot onto the roses 

All the roses, or just the tea roses? 

 hybrids only I’d guess 

[Goosegirl]

Depends on how many sugar-spooonfuls they like ! Like a nice cuppa with some bourbons. 

[arugula]

Ask a silly question ...... 

Well I thought it was quite a sensible question really Ma , with one answer, yes bag and all.

[JayG]

I think teabags are one of the quickest things to rot down on a compost heap (slowest: whole corn cobs - I've picked them almost untouched out of otherwise perfect compost two years on!)

[Ma Lowe]

lol well we will certainly have enough tea in the compost bins. To think all the teabags I have wasted by putting them in the rubbish bin 

[mumofstig]

Bourbons...now you're talking..........I wouldn't put them on the compost heap


Sorry Ma...........but I think we've answered your question

[Ma Lowe]

lol no need to apologise enjoyed the banter now what was the question again ..........