20 Surprising Uses of Tea for Home and Garden That You Didn’t Know!
Home uses
1. Repel mosquitoes
Burning tea leaves is said to repulse
mosquitoes with none of the symptoms of chemical bug spray.
2. Clean carpets, rugs
Clean up smelly, grimy covers by sprinkling
dry, utilized green tea leaves on the rug. Give them a chance to work their
enchantment for around 10 minutes, then vacuum them up.
3. Shine wood floors
The tannins in black tea can help sparkle and
shading hardwood flooring. Take after your normal floor cleaning routine by
carefully rubbing some brewed tea into the floor (don't utilize a lot of water
on hardwood flooring) and giving it a chance to air dry.
4. Polish furniture
Brewed tea additionally can help clean and
sparkle wood furniture. Plunge a delicate fabric in a little measure of tea,
and utilize it to wipe down the tables, seats and more.
5. Clean mirrors and
windows
Tea can uproot tenacious, oily fingerprints
from glass, and make it shimmer. Basically rub a moist teabag on the glass or
fill a spread container with prepared tea.
6. Clean toilet stains
Rumor has it that utilized tea sacks can
mystically uproot headstrong stains in the base of the toilet bowl. Simply
abandon them in the toilet for a few hours, then flush the toilet and brush the
bowl.
7. Get rid of fishy
smells
Rinse your hands with tea in the wake of
consuming or preparing fish (or other stinky food) to take out smells.
8. De-stink fridges
Instead of baking soda (or perhaps likewise),
attempt utilized tea sacks as a part of the cooler and litter boxes to retain
smells.
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9. Prevent fleas
Tea is likewise reputed to help avert
insects, so sprinkle some dry utilized tea leaves around pet bedclothes.
10. Kill dust mites
Carefully shower weakened black tea on the
rug to kill dust parasites. Color-test the tea first in a subtle spot.
11. Clean the fireplace
Sprinkling wet tea leaves on chimney cinders
while scooping them out may help decrease blowing dust.
12. Make potpourri
The herbs and blossoms in utilized natural
tea sacks may have used up flavor, however they frequently still have a decent
fragrance. Dry out home grown tea sacks and add to potpourri or scented
sachets.
13. Make a car air
freshener
Likewise, you can spruce up the car without a
concoction loaded commercial air freshener. Put lavender tea or other
alleviating home grown tea in a pack under the seat to battle smells.
Kitchen
14. Tenderize meat
Marinate tough meat in black tea to make it
more delicate.
15. Smoke it
Add tea to a smoker to make tea-mixed cheeses
and meats.
16. Boil eggs
The Chinese additionally like to add tea
leaves to the water after boiled eggs are cooked. This incorporates some flavor
and color to the boiled eggs.
Garden
17. Add to compost
Pouring strong tea into a fertilizer
container will help accelerate the procedure and urge all the more neighborly
microorganisms to develop, enhancing the manure.
18. Fertilize roses
Spread utilized tea leaves around rosebushes,
then include mulch and water. The tannic acid and different supplements will
advantage the plants.
19. Help houseplants
Occasionally utilize prepared tea rather than
water to sustain greeneries and different houseplants that like rich, acidic
soil.
20. Add to potted plants
A couple of utilized teabags as a part of the
base of a planter can help the soil hold water, and includes important
supplements.
