@Allotment Boy and @Fairygirl - you are clearly not listeners of the Archers on Radio 4! Last year there was a competition to discover which farm / garden had the most fertile soil by - guess what - burying a pair of cotton pants. I seem to remember there was some disappointment when the organic farm didn't win, although I'm not sure, so can't have been that interested. None of the children were interested either as I recall and I don't think it would inspire my grandchildren despite the use of pants.
Got a clematis from crocus (don’t often buy online now but was after something specific) it died pretty soon after I planted it, so I emailed them and they sent a replacement, dug out the old one to put the new one in and discovered a tea bag on the new one, which I have removed. Checked the old plant and low and behold, tea bag, and this is on a 3L potted plant!!! The old plant had one small sign of life so I removed said tea bag and potted it in a much smaller pot to see if it does anything. But I couldn’t believe it on a 3L plant
It wasn't always a 3L plant! They root the cuttings (or sow the seeds for things that are seed-raised) in the teabag and then pot up the whole thing. The idea is that the teabags then break down, but in reality they don't so a plant of any size can have a tiny teabag throttling its roots.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
My daughter spent a fortune buying biodegradable disposable nappies only to discover later that her local council burns all their non-recyclable rubbish!
I've read through all this thread and agree with all the comments re 'teabags'. I am surprised no one has mentioned the detrimental effect of that plastic breaking down into ever smaller pieces eventually and ending up in the watercourse. Surprised they haven't been banned....long overdue.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...