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Argentine Outlets Endorse Dried Tea Bags for Sansevieria, Urge Careful Watering

Use fully dried, used tea bags as a modest organic boost with strict moderation to curb fungal problems.

Overview

  • Multiple lifestyle publications in Argentina now recommend burying spent, thoroughly dried tea bags in Sansevieria soil as a low-cost organic amendment.
  • Guidance cites slow-release compounds such as tannins, nitrogen and magnesium that can improve substrate structure and support foliage growth.
  • How-to advice converges on drying bags in the sun, burying them shallowly near the pot edge and avoiding flavored or sugared products.
  • Outlets advise moderation, with suggestions ranging from every two weeks to about once a month, and warn that wet or excessive bags can promote fungi or odors.
  • Latest care context stresses infrequent watering for this drought-tolerant plant, roughly every 2–3 weeks in the growing season and less in winter to avoid root rot.