Making The Most Of Your Home Grown Tea
Mulching your Camellia sinensis tea plants can provide a wealth of benefits such as Temperature and moisture regulation to protect roots Weed preventative Provide nutrients as mulch breaks down Even in growing in containers, providing a mulch to the top
Making sure your plants have adequate nutrition will provide you with healthy plants! There are many options when choosing what to feed your camellia sinensis. Natural – Organic Fertilizers Natural fertilizers are usually the best choice when it comes to
I tell ALL my customers, I’m a tea grower, not necessarily a tea maker. Making your own tea is like baking cookies. Everybody has a method and a madness and the result you get is directly related to what
Weather in the southeastern US has been unpredictable this entire year. First we were hit with an unexpected back door tropical storm which left debris and damage everywhere, then Matthew blew in causing another disruptive mess. We had the warmest
The best and fastest way to kill your Camellia sinensis tea plants is to use a potting soil that is formulated for bedding plants or vegetables. The reason for this is that Camellia sinensis root systems like a soil that
People are always asking me for the same question – “Do you sell ‘green’ tea plants?”. I have to snicker a little at the question, then I have to stop myself to realize that perhaps not everyone knows that all
Tea Plants, like all other camellias, like to be moist but not wet. They do not need to be dry, and they especially do not need to be wet. Tea is more sensitive to very wet conditions than most other
Flowering Tea Plants tend to bloom late summer to early fall and and slightly fragrant. They do attract bees so “bee-ware”. Camellia sinensis Tea Plants are evergreen plants that can fit nicely into any landscape. The are the ultimate landscape
One plant –two uses! Camellia sinensis is not just for tea. It is a wonderful addition to any garden because of it’s “camellia family” characteristics. Much unlike most of it’s famous camellia cousins, Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua, Camellia sinensis
Summer Harvest of Tea Plants Summer in Georgia is harsh for most things, but for camellia sinensis tea plants, which love the sun and heat, it is ideal. With temperatures soaring in the upper 90’s, the tea plants are growing