The medicinal and healing properties of Rooibos are well documented, but did you know that Rooibos can also have a wonderful effect on your garden!  

With the emphasis increasingly on finding organic methods of fertilising your soil and ridding your garden of plant-pests, Rooibos is a welcome addition to your gardening arsenal.
Rooibos tea contains heaps of nutrients and trace minerals essential to plant-growth. Sprinkle the used leaves on the soil and gently scratch them in, use cold, left-over Rooibos tea and/or leaves to feed pot plants, mix Rooibos tea leaves into the soil to improve drainage, and of course, you can also add Rooibos tea leaves to your compost pile.
Healthy, fertile soil is alive with a veritable "army" of decomposing organisms like earthworms. Earthworms feed on the Rooibos tea leaves. But snails, detrimental to a healthy garden, don’t like Rooibos, so sprinkle some Rooibos ‘dust’ on the surface of the garden and you’ll see them ‘run’.

*About South African Rooibos Council & Rooibos

The SARC was established in April 2005 as a non-profit organisation to promote the interests of the South African Rooibos industry locally and internationally. The SARC is proud to announce the Rooibos for Life campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the many benefits offered by the Rooibos plant. Find out more about its history and health properties at www.sarooibos.org.za