Understanding the tea plant its growing requirements and how to harvest the leaves will allow you to enjoy homegrown tea.
Green tea grown in usa.
Organic hawaii premium green tea.
I call the tea 30 90 tea based on the latitude and longitude of new orleans.
Camellia sinensis at home.
The same plant can be used to make green oolong or black tea.
You don t need a large garden to grow your own tea.
A planter on a balcony would work just fine.
When preparing green tea it is important to use water well below the boiling point we suggest 130 degrees f.
I have a small tea garden consisting of 35 plants.
Like all true tea green tea offers many potential health benefits.
Finally a usa grown green tea that can stand up to its international counterparts aubrey this tea has an umami that is similar to that of a japanese sencha and gyokuro but without the strong astringency health benefits.
Organic hawaii sweet roast green tea.
Camellia sinensis can be grown in warmer parts of the united states and currently the us mainland has a relatively large plantation with full mechanization in charleston south carolina and numerous small number of commercial tea gardens and smaller artisan operations that currently pick tea by hand many smaller sites are looking to mechanize at least partially within the next 5 years.
I make white tea green tea oolong tea and red black tea on a regular basis during the growing season.
For green and white teas and to stay near your pot while it is steeping.
We recommend at least initially following the brewing instructions we provide with each tea.
Sweet and minty this usa grown herb is naturally caffeine free.
Grow real tea botanical name.
Subtly complex with delicate buttery sweet green notes and a drying quality.
I am not a commercial farm.