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Gardening

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Tue Nov 1, 2016, 04:40 PM Nov 2016

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If coffee grounds are good for the garden...are tea bags too?

I drink both...

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If coffee grounds are good for the garden...are tea bags too? (Original Post) LaydeeBug Nov 2016 OP

Yes, both are good for the garden eom alfie Nov 2016 #1

What if it's like "Cinnamon Stick" or "Lemon Lift"? LaydeeBug Nov 2016 #2

I doubt that either one would hurt alfie Nov 2016 #3

I add coffee grounds to get nitrogen and maybe some potassium Kolesar Dec 2016 #4

alfie

(522 posts)

1. Yes, both are good for the garden eom

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 04:42 PM

Nov 2016

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)

2. What if it's like "Cinnamon Stick" or "Lemon Lift"?

Reply to alfie (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 04:44 PM

Nov 2016

Does a flavored tea do any damage?

alfie

(522 posts)

3. I doubt that either one would hurt

Reply to LaydeeBug (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 05:00 PM

Nov 2016

Neither would have enough to harm anything. Both herb and regular black tea are fine in the garden. My compost has mainly coffee grounds and tea bags in it during the winter. Summer it has lots more shells and corn husks, etc. But the tea and coffee can go straight into your beds, just kinda work them in a bit, maybe tuck the bags under some mulch.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)

4. I add coffee grounds to get nitrogen and maybe some potassium

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 04:28 PM

Dec 2016

They are used for fertilizer, not just to acidify the soil.
Coffee grounds are two percent nitrogen.
I never heard of tea bags being used for fertilizer.

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