Nenov / Getty Images. Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) was a popular plant to make tea from about 1,000 years ago.According to NPR, Native American traders dried, packed and shipped the tea, and it was ...

You can even create a natural antifungal spray by soaking a few chamomile tea bags in water for a day or so, then pouring the liquid into a spray bottle. Spritz your seedlings — and your other ...

Also known as clustered mountain mint, this perennial plant has a minty scent when the leaves are rubbed or crushed, and can be used to make tea. It's also a fantastic pollinator plant, thanks to ...

They're all quite common plants, but can be turned into tea," says Liversidge, author of the forthcoming book "Homegrown Tea: An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting and Blending Teas and ...

You can also water your plants with weak tea. Steep your tea bags a second time, allow the tea to cool, and then water. This isn't a substitute for high-nitrogen fertilizers, but it can give ...

Whether you're growing a victory garden or tending an indoor houseplant menagerie, there are ways to use your eggshells to give your plants a nutritional boost. How to use leftover eggshells for ...

Here are some situations tea should and shouldn’t be used in your garden. Which plants can use tea bags as fertilizer? Tea bags, when applied to your garden, alter the soil’s PH balance.

And as craft and organic tea seeps into the mainstream, tea gardens are becoming a popular way for brew lovers to bypass the store and enjoy the benefits of herbal tea without additives or ...

As craft and organic tea seeps into the mainstream, tea gardens are becoming a popular way for brew lovers to bypass the store. ... Create your own tea from plants in your garden .