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djmb74
08-13-2009, 01:30 PM
Thinking of growing and harvesting my own tea leaves anyone on here had any experience with that?

Jack Daw
08-13-2009, 01:35 PM
Thinking of growing and harvesting my own tea leaves anyone on here had any experience with that?
I tried the seeds, but they never germinated. I got it from a bad dealer and have never tried again.
Chinese green tea plant.

djmb74
08-13-2009, 01:43 PM
ya I am a big tea drinker and figured what the heck try growing some myself, growing enough of all kinds of herbs already to throw in the mix including 10 different mint varieties.

djmb74
08-13-2009, 01:45 PM
may just get a few plants instead of seeds, found one place that grows them here in Florida but they are out of stock...

Jack Daw
08-13-2009, 02:40 PM
may just get a few plants instead of seeds, found one place that grows them here in Florida but they are out of stock...
I could have bought some plant about a month ago, but then I decided not to, I have so many plants that I will have to take inside for the winter... one more could be a problem.
Besides, I have mints, Eucalyptus trees and other, from which a tea can be made. I also use dried fruit, when I want to prepare a delicious tea (I dry only the fruit with only little pulp = underdeveloped = contain lots of acids that remain in the fruit even after it is dried).
Its quite good. Camellia began it, other plants finished it. The mastery of tea. ;)