Why do plants need tea leaves? Not everyone knows about this trick

31.01.2023 09:21
Updated: 13.04.2023 18:34

Tea leaves are a useful product for the garden and indoor flowers.

Used tea is a cheap organic fertilizer that contains a large number of microelements that are beneficial for crops.

Useful properties of tea brewing

It is used to prepare the soil for planting, growing seedlings and fertilizing.

Used tea is a source of organic compounds, normalizes the alkaline balance, and can be used as mulch. The leaves contain potassium, calcium, iron, and magnesium.

How to Use Tea Leaves for Indoor Plants

As a foliar feeding, indoor flowers are watered once or twice a month.

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Tea dressing for indoor plants is prepared at the rate of 1.5 liters of water (boiling water) ½ cup of dried tea leaves, let it brew and cool. Cacti and ferns respond well to this dressing.

The use of used tea as a natural fertilizer is safe for growing crops. Its use does not exclude the introduction of other fertilizers so that the nutrition of plants is complete.

Tea leaves are mainly used as a supplement, not as a main fertilizer for plants.

Elena Gutyro Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor


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  1. Useful properties of tea brewing
  2. How to Use Tea Leaves for Indoor Plants