How to grow tea at home

Everyone knows how to grow vegetables and fruits in their garden. But it turns out, you can not be limited to standard products of its own production and arrange a tea plantation in your yard or on the windowsill.

Many have already appreciated the pure tart taste of homemade tea, which cannot be compared with any of the purchased ones. Moreover, tea is a beautiful ornamental plant that gives a fresh and invigorating aroma, especially during the flowering period.

How to choose seeds

The main problem faced by everyone who wants to grow tea at home is low germination. This feature is not related to defective goods or improper seed collection. Therefore, to get a sufficient number of shoots, you need to plant not one, but several packs.

The most popular type of cultivated tea is Chinese camellia, it is the easiest to buy and easier to grow.If you want more exotic varieties, then look for seeds in Indian or Chinese online stores.

How to plant tea

As a rule, tea should be planted in the winter season. To start growing it, prepare a flower pot, soil for indoor plants, soil, sand, glass to cover the soil, spray and seeds.

How to plant tea:

• Put some soil on the bottom of the pot and then sand.
• Fill it with 2/3 of the earth.
• Put the seeds.
• Pour another 3 cm of soil.
• Put on the windowsill.
• Moisturize the earth.
• Cover with glass.
• Every 2-3 days spray water on the soil so that it always remains wet.
• Turn the glass daily.

The first shoots will be visible in 2 months, maybe a little later. As mentioned above, they are more likely to die, but in their place there will be new, stronger and more durable.

How to care for tea

Pay attention to what the humidity and temperature in the apartment. The plant should not be too hot or cold. Optimally, if the room will be 22-24 degrees. Do not allow dry air, which will have a detrimental effect on the plant.Spray it often and moisten the soil.

With proper care for the year, the tea tree should grow to 20-30 cm and begin to bloom. When petals appear, it is better to reduce the number of waterings by 2 times, and then resume normal mode. In winter, leave the plant in the light, and in summer hide it from the scorching sun. Tea loves heat - but only in moderation.

When the plant is strong enough and grows in height, it can be transplanted into a larger pot or garden bed. Do not forget to give the tree a beautiful appearance, this will not only add to its aesthetics, but will also accelerate growth. Trim protruding stems and twigs, creating elegant forms.

In warm weather, set room tea tree to fresh air. Do not be afraid of being attacked by pests. One of the advantages of this plant is that midges and other insects do not like the tart smell and avoid it.

How to harvest

After 24-36 months, harvest the first harvest. Gently tear off the leaves from the top branches - they contain the most essential oils and beneficial substances. You should not make tea at once, it is better to dry and let it reveal the entire flavor bouquet.

After the leaves are collected, feed the tree.To do this, purchase fertilizer for indoor plants and dilute according to the instructions. Before harvesting, you should not feed the tea, as the drink prepared from it will lose its original taste properties.

How to make homemade tea

To get a delicious and aromatic tea, you need to properly prepare the tea. If you follow the proven method, then soon you will enjoy the exquisite and unique hand-grown tea.

How to dry the leaves:

• Rinse the leaves with water and dry.
• Roll them up and remember slightly with your fingers so that the juice will appear on the surface.
• Then put on a baking sheet, cover with cling film and leave for a quarter of an hour.
• Remove the film, put the baking sheet in the oven, heated to 130 degrees.
• Wait for the leaves to dry and remove them.
• Let the tea cool.
• Now you can leave the leaves whole, or chop, according to your taste preferences.

You can drink pure flavored tea. But if you add other cultivated herbs to it, such as mint, lemon balm, thyme, the drink will be not only tasty, but also useful for the immune system and the nervous system.

Tea is a plant whose properties have been known since ancient times. Having planted it at home, you receive a beautiful ornamental plant from which it is possible to prepare the invigorating and useful quality drink.