During the Tea Fest PDX Portland I purchased a single tea plant from Minto Island Tea. They sold three different sizes of tea plants, but I went with the youngest cheapest one in case I kill it quickly, then my investment was small.
You can purchase your own plant here, as well as read planting and care instructions.
So, I am no gardening person, I am quite terrible and exceptional at killing plants. However, I am enthusiastic and enjoy plants, so it is a constant cycle of me purchasing things, killing them, and purchasing more plants. I had a great routine of growing succulents and managing to propagate them faster than killing the mail plant. Surprisingly, my pepper plants are doing well this season and my Fukien Tea Bonsai is still alive.
This year I did more outdoor gardening planting dino kale, rhubarb, and some herbs. I also got a good crop of blueberries and apples coming. The kale has been a hit with the rabbit, as well as the local creatures.
Let’s Grow a Tea Plant!
I got mine home after a couple days in Portland, then it took me a few more days to plant my tea. Again, I am not a gardening expert and I’m sure someone will yell at my methods. I noted on the care sheet that tea plants prefer a well-draining acidic soil. I don’t trust growing my tea plant outside just yet, so I filled my container with:
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- Peat Moss,
- Perlite, which is for adding extra drainage, and
- Herb Fertilizer (though maybe an acidic blueberry/azalea fertilizer would be a better choice but mine is lost in the garage.)
So far so good. My blueberries really enjoyed having spent tea leaves dumped on them, so I will give my tea plant a bit of leaf to cannibalize on.
I put my tea plant in my glass boxed window, which has full sun.
One day I will have the gushu!
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