ID,Contiunuous numbering Site_ID ,"Site ID with S1-S6 and N1-N5 as reported in the manuscript and in Schiedung et al. (2022; Catena, DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106194) " Tea,Tea type green and red (rooibos) Tea_ID,ID to teabag Latitude,Latitute coordinate in DDD MM SS Longitude,Longitude coordinate in DDD MM SS Location,North or south region Set_up_date,Date of installation Sampling_date,Date of sampling Days,Total days of incubation w_initial_dry,"Initial tea litter weight without bag, string or label and dried at 60øC in [g]" w_final_dry,"Final tea litter weight after incubation without bag, string or label and dried at 60øC in [g]"