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tea plant #88880 February 1st, 2007 at 02:21 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 USA carnivorousplantgrower7 OP Member
OP carnivorousplantgrower7 Member Joined: Sep 2006 USA	I love tea and I want to grow my own and experiment with making different flavored teas like adding mint from plant and stuff. Has anyone ever grown tea before and have some pointers? Do you know a good place to get seeds or preferably the actual live plant?

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Re: tea plant #88881 February 3rd, 2007 at 09:27 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 New Orleans,LA T thorns Member
thorns Member T Joined: Jun 2004 New Orleans,LA	The plant you are looking for is Camellia sinensis and a quick google search should locate a source. I've grown this before and its growth requirements are similar to camellia japonicas. Better to start with a plants, seeds can be tricky.

Re: tea plant #88882 February 7th, 2007 at 02:52 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 USA carnivorousplantgrower7 OP Member
OP carnivorousplantgrower7 Member Joined: Sep 2006 USA	Have you ever made tea out of it?

Re: tea plant #88883 February 8th, 2007 at 08:48 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 New Orleans,LA T thorns Member
thorns Member T Joined: Jun 2004 New Orleans,LA	yes, its essesentially green tea. When the leaves are fermented,and I'm not exactly sure how the process goes, it becomes black tea.

Re: tea plant #88884 February 9th, 2007 at 01:42 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 USA carnivorousplantgrower7 OP Member
OP carnivorousplantgrower7 Member Joined: Sep 2006 USA	Ok, thank you for your help! I will have to try this out!

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