Grow Your Own Tea

[GlorifiedRice]

Lets grow our own tea!

Camellia Sinensis is the Tea Plant

http://coffeetea.about.com/od/preparation/a/growingtea.htm

(its actually a Zone 7a not a Zone 8)

Im going to buy one and keep it in my front bay window and make my own.

[Kouign Aman]

Keep us posted on how it goes - both as a plant and as a source of decent tea.

[fou de Bassan]

I just bought tea plants to make a hedge. As soon as they get established my plan is indeed to harvest the tips. Keep us informed on your progress, please.

[MattJohnson]

I too am interested to hear how it goes. My limited understanding of tea (from going to a plantation once in Malaysia) is that it needs a pretty specific climate. It will be interesting to do a taste comparison between some good commercial stuff and the home grown. I wonder if the freshness will make all the difference.

Sounds like fun! Please report back!

[GlorifiedRice]

The plant Im buying is 30" tall, its a given Ill get tea.

The woman told me they are great houseplants in sunny windows and she gets tea all year