i have being using the leftover of teabag in my house garden for the past two months and i noticed improvement on plants growth and color of the leaves! , I m interested on research has been done on this, what is the Benefits from compost teas ? what is the effect on soil ?
After steeping each successive cup or pot of tea, add the cooled tea bags or leaves to the compost bucket where you keep food waste until ready to place in outdoor composting area or bin. Then proceed to dump the bucket into the compost area, or if composting in a worm bin, dump the bucket in and cover lightly. Pretty simple. You can also dig the tea bags or loose leaves in around plants to utilize the tea bags for plant growth directly around the root system. This use of tea bags for plant growth will not only nourish the plant as the tea bag decomposes, but aids in moisture retention and weed repression. The beauty of using tea bags in compost is that many of us have a serious habit that requires daily doses of tea, providing ample contributions to the compost pile. The caffeine contained in tea bags used in compost (or coffee grounds) does not seem to adversely affect the plant or raise the acidity of the soil appreciably. Composting tea bags is a “green” method of disposal and terrific for the health of all your plants, providing organic matter to increase drainage while maintaining moisture, promoting earthworms, increasing oxygen levels and maintaining soil structure for a more beautiful garden.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Composting Tea Bags: Can I Put Tea Bags In The Garden? https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/ingredients/composting-tea-bags.htm
You can also see the paper
Taha, M., A. Salama, M. El-Seedy, I. El-Akhdar, M.S. Islam, C. Barutcular and A. El Sabagh (2016). Potential impact of compost tea on soil microbial properties and performance of radish plant under sandy soil conditions – greenhouse experiments. Aust. J. Basic Appl. Sci., 10 (8): 158-165.
Compost tea application to the soil improves soil properties and decreasing the need for chemical fertilizer as well as promoting the growth of plant.Following benefits
1. An increase in nutrients.
2. A decrease in diseases.
3. Additional microbes for the soil
4. Improve soil Health
Compost tea adds nutrients. The concept here is that the tea has a high concentration of microbes. When these are sprayed onto leaves they populate the surface of the leaves to such an extent that invading pathogenic microbes can’t take a hold. The good tea microbes out compete the potentially bad ones.
I have also applied compost tea in my roof garden. When I see the leaves are looking rough then I have got some idea to remove it. After preservation of tea bags I used it. On the next day, I observed my plants leaves are looking like fresh. Moreover, new leaves are grown quickly. Actually it helps to give the nutrients to plants from soil.
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