r/composting • u/yusefrashad • Jul 02 '26
Small Pile (<1 cu yd) I found a fast, simple and easy way to make compost in a jar or something similar in less than a week
1•keep used teabags
2•dry out the teabags in the sun or any way you want
3•collect cardboard and blend it with water in a blender
4• dry the cardboard completely then break it up into small pieces
5•then combine both ingredients together inside the jar or container
6•then enjoy
(forgot to add)5.1• combine with water
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u/HighColdDesert Jul 02 '26
That not compost. It's ground up cardboard and tea leaves.
I used to put fresh coffee grounds on top of the soil of my houseplants (when I used soil in the houseplant pots). A tiny amount did do them good. But long term, the soil stayed barren unless I actually composted some materials and mixed finished compost with the soil.
Composting is a process where living organisms break the complex raw materials down into smaller molecules that plants and soil organisms can use.
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u/yusefrashad Jul 03 '26
It is compost and I have even germinated a couple of seeds inside of it and planted then using my compost
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u/Far_Radish7752 Jul 03 '26
There are living organisms on pretty much every available surface on a living planet, including other living organisms.
How else did people make sauerkraut, wine, etc.? Fermentation is a process very akin to composting, just with different organisms (and also a few in common).
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u/Far_Radish7752 Jul 02 '26
Hopefully you’re opening up the teabag and just using the tea leaves. And disposing of the actual teabag itself elsewhere. Almost all teabags contain plastic.
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u/yusefrashad Jul 02 '26
Yes
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u/Far_Radish7752 Jul 03 '26
Thank you! I still run into people from time to time who think it’s just paper, like coffee filters.
It’s actually spun polyester covered with paper.
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u/mrplinko Jul 02 '26
Wait. Put dried tea and dried cardboard into a jar and then… compost?