[fatbelly]

This post seems a bit of a storm in a tea cup to me 

[arugula]

You lot will be in hot water if you're not careful!

[Ma Lowe]

This post seems a bit of a storm in a tea cup to me 

oh that made me laugh out loud  I  frightened Pa 

[Kleftiwallah]

I must be using the wrong tea bags,  they never rot down and I can pull carrots that have grown through tea bag 'fabric'.  I've stopped chucking them on the heap.  Cheers,   Tony.

[Yorkie]

Me too, Tony  :blink:

[Ma Lowe]

oh!!!! now that is why I asked the question.

So the next question is  ........  what teabags do you use 

[Yorkie]

PG Tips decaff 

[Babstreefern]

I'm lazy, I just throw the bags (when I'm on the allotment), straight onto the ground - it soon breaks down

[pigeonpie]

I always throw our used tea bags on the compost heap with no problem, they rot down great.  We use red bush tea company and co-op de-caff or clipper de-caf.
Always throw the coffee grounds on as well.

It's a good excuse to put the kettle on more often in the grounds of research!

[mumofstig]

co-op red label or tetleys 

[Paul Plots]

I wonder if the speed with which the used teabags decay has anything to do with the ph level of the soil / contents of the compost heap?

Intearesting!!

[arugula]

Scottish Blend AKA PG Tips. Just preparing more bags for the compost as we speak.

[strangerachael]

I used to have this problem

I must be using the wrong tea bags,  they never rot down and I can pull carrots that have grown through tea bag 'fabric'.  I've stopped chucking them on the heap.  Cheers,   Tony.

but it doesn't happen any more. I thought it was because I started putting them through the bokashi system, but now I think it must be different bags. They are Sainsburys red label (all fair  trade)

[Ma Lowe]

I wonder if the speed with which the used teabags decay has anything to do with the ph level of the soil / contents of the compost heap?

Intearesting!!

I was thinking along the same lines Learner and wondered if it had something to do with the soil.
I use Tetley, PGTips or even Twinnings depending what is on offer 
At the moment I have 1450 Tetley teabags so quite a large supply 

[vet]

Sorry folks I think I must be really anul, I put teabags in but I tear them apart first