nutrients in tea?

peanuts1gang · White Belt Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 30

well i drink lots of teas (black,green,el mate, ect...) and after i am done with the actual used tea stuff for nutrients in my soil?

i thought the tea stuff could work as nutrients

jimothy · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:22 am Post subject: Re: nutrients in tea?

Don't know about nutrient values, but certainly people use used tea-leaves to acidify soil slightly

Dick · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: nutrients in tea?

As Jim said, it will make the soil slightly acidic, but it will also compost and decay to provide some nutrient value.

peanuts1gang · White Belt Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 30

well if i possibly compost something, andawill probably make my soil acidic, what will be the physical changes to my foliage?

Dick · Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 2:18 am Post subject: Re: nutrients in tea?

First of all, the best place to use it would be for azaleas, rhododendrons, camelias, etc., because they like and acidic soil. I wouldn't use it just anywhere, but for those that can stand it, it's a good thing.