Herbal tea warms in winter and refreshes in hot summer.
Therefore, it is always worth planting tea herbs on the balcony or in the garden.
You can read here how it works.
There are many different types of tea on the market, be it fruit tea, green tea or other varieties.
Some varieties can be planted in the home garden * yourself.
These include, above all, herbal teas such as mint, ointment, chamomile and many more.
We'll tell you how to grow tea plants and keep them happy.
Growing tea: how to plant tea herbs
No matter which tea you choose, the basic steps for planting the tea seeds are the same.
So do the following
:
Get the seeds and a pot and soil ready.
Use sandpaper to rough up the seeds a little.
Then let them soften for a day in a lukewarm water bath.
In the meantime, you can prepare the plant pot.
To do this, drainage and a growing substrate are placed in the pot with the soil.
When the tea seed is softened, it is pushed a little over an inch deep into the earth.
Place the plant pot in a bright place with room temperature.
In addition, the pitch should be protected from wind.
Also read:
Making tea: how to properly prepare tea
.
It takes about
four to six weeks for
the tea seeds to show their first reactions and germinate.
The young plants are ready for larger plant pots as soon as they are strong and tall enough.
As soon as the temperatures are warmer, the tea plants can be moved outside.
The portal
myhomebook.de
advises you
to choose
a
sheltered and bright location here
too.
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Your own tea herbs can be optimally planted on the balcony or in the garden.
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Planting tea: tips for care and processing
Tea plants are
easy to care
for because they do not require any particularly complex procedures.
When watering the seeds, it is important
to pay attention
to
moisture
.
The plants shouldn't get too much water, but they shouldn't dry out either.
So it doesn't need a lot of watering.
And the plant cut is also grateful, as
no pruning is necessary
.
The prerequisite, however, is that you
harvest leaves regularly
.
As far as the fertilization of the tea plants is concerned, they do not need anything during the winter months.
You can fertilize every few weeks in spring and summer.
Liquid plant fertilizers are suitable here.
Repotting tea is also easy to handle, as the plants only need to be transplanted into larger pots every two to three years.
Be sure to quarter the tea before the first frost.
Preferably in a place that is not warmer than 14 degrees Celsius.
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.
When you process and harvest the tea depends entirely on your preferences.
The
harvest
can be loud
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in these time periods divided:
First Flush
(early March to mid-April),
In Between
(early April to mid-May),
Second Flush
(May to June) and
Autumnal
(early October to mid-November ).
The tea has the most aroma in the first harvest season, and least in the last.
Regardless of which taste you choose, the leaves of the tea plants are always clipped cleanly and dried.
After they have dried, the tea leaves are stored in a plastic bag for so-called "exudation".
Make sure that the leaves are not covered with mold.
After about four days, the tea is ready to dry again a little and finally to be brewed with hot water.
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