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Don’t toss your old tea bags. Expert gardener shares 11 reasons why you should plant them instead

Prevent cats from peeing on your plants

Sprinkle your tea grounds in your garden to prevent your cat from urinating on your indoor or outdoor plants.

Grow plants

You can germinate seeds with a tea bag, plastic tray, and a paper towel, then plant it in your garden.

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Speed up the decomposition process

Tossing a tea bag in your soil or compost pile will help the other items in your compost bin decompose faster.

Worm food

Worms will eat your tea leaves and the poop they leave behind will make your soil healthier.

Help plants retain water

You can bury your tea bags near the root of your plants, flowers, and vegetables to help them retain water and grow healthier.

Prevent weeds

Planting tea bag in your soil will fend off weeds.

Help indoor plants grow

Your houseplants prefer acidic soil. Opening a tea bag and putting it into the soil of your houseplants will lower the pH level of the soil and provide them with extra nutrients and minerals.

Rose food

Roses respond especially well when they get to eat tea leaves. Plant some in the same soil you’re planting your roses in.

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