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Grow Your Own Tea: The Complete Guide to Cultivating, Harvesting, and Preparing
"Plant a tea plant and watch it grow! Grow Your Own Tea is truly a masterpiece how-to guide to cultivating and enjoying the sacred leaf. It will delight even the armchair gardener and casual tea lover." —James Norwood Pratt, author of James Norwood Pratt’s Tea Dictionary Tea lovers, make a fresh pot, sit down with this delightful guide, and discover the joys of growing and processing your own tea at home. Tea farmer Christine Parks and enthusiast Susan Walcott cover it all from growing tea plants and harvesting leaves, to the distinct processes that create each tea’s signature flavors. In this comprehensive handbook, you’ll discover tea’s ancient origins, learn about the single plant that produces white, green, oolong, and black teas, and discover step-by-step instructions for plucking, withering, and rolling. Simple recipes that highlight the flavor of tea and creative uses for around the home round out this must-read for tea fans.
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208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2020
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March 3, 2020
This is a textbook of tea growing, with really comprehensive information on everything related to tea -- it's history, how to grow it, all the varieties grown around the world, how to process it, etc. It is not an option where I live and I honestly could never put in the amount of effort it would take to properly grow and process tea, but if you are wanting to really learn how to do it commercially, this will be a fantastic guide.
This only covers "real" tea, incidentally, not the plants we use for what we call tea like mint, elderflowers, raspberry leaf, red clover, nettles, etc. I actually do grow quite a lot of those (and forage them). They are much more my (sorry) cup of tea. :) This is a truly great guide for those who want to grow the traditional tea plants (camelias) and process the leaves for sale.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
This only covers "real" tea, incidentally, not the plants we use for what we call tea like mint, elderflowers, raspberry leaf, red clover, nettles, etc. I actually do grow quite a lot of those (and forage them). They are much more my (sorry) cup of tea. :) This is a truly great guide for those who want to grow the traditional tea plants (camelias) and process the leaves for sale.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
February 3, 2021
Lovely concept of a book. But like preserving/canning -- I just can't seem to think of doing anything like described -- it's beyond the effort I'd want to take.
I'll just continue steeping the whole, fresh mint leaves that grow like crazy in parts of my back yard for tea.
I'll just continue steeping the whole, fresh mint leaves that grow like crazy in parts of my back yard for tea.
May 28, 2020
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
This is a very informative book about not only growing Tea yourself but also the history of tea, the methods, types, equipment and way more! It made me realise just how much time and effort people put into growing and producing tea.
I don't think I could ever grow tea where I live but it would be an amazing experience to do so.
This would be a great gift for any tea fanatic and would make a fantastic retirement project too.
This is a very informative book about not only growing Tea yourself but also the history of tea, the methods, types, equipment and way more! It made me realise just how much time and effort people put into growing and producing tea.
I don't think I could ever grow tea where I live but it would be an amazing experience to do so.
This would be a great gift for any tea fanatic and would make a fantastic retirement project too.
February 7, 2021
While I did not download the eARC of this book, I was gifted a copy from a friend.
I have really enjoyed going through this book. While I have tried my hand at tea in the past with little success, reading this book has given me a new path forward on how to tackle tea in my garden. The soil in potters is the biggest help I could receive.
I also appreciated the history and other information on tea. This book is a wealth of helpful information and deserves a place on your gardening shelves.
I received an eARC from Timber Press through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.
I have really enjoyed going through this book. While I have tried my hand at tea in the past with little success, reading this book has given me a new path forward on how to tackle tea in my garden. The soil in potters is the biggest help I could receive.
I also appreciated the history and other information on tea. This book is a wealth of helpful information and deserves a place on your gardening shelves.
I received an eARC from Timber Press through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.
November 29, 2020
One of the more intriguing trends of books in the contemporary age is the encouragement to people to cut out the middleman when it comes to the products and services that they would most appreciate. Now, although I have long enjoyed iced tea on a regular basis, I must admit that the thought of growing it and processing it for myself has never seemed particularly appealing to me. To be sure, I know that such a thing can be done. Moreover, this book makes it very plain that not only large amounts of tea can be grown but that it is being grown very close to where I live. This suggests that the growing of tea is more widespread than it is easy to figure out, and also that what is lacking is not so much the ability to raise tea but the interest in people putting forth a lot of effort to grow and process a plant which can be purchased for low prices at stores. Yet for the true locovore, long supply chains of indifferent qualities of tea bags going to Argentina or India or China when a plant can be grown for oneself is unacceptable, thus a book like this.
This book is about 200 pages long and it is divided into two parts and numerous smaller sections. The book begins with a preface and introduction and then the author discusses a world of tea. The author talks about a brief history of tea, before focusing North America and the British isles, and then discusses the tea plant. The rest of the book then focuses on a basic guide to growing and processing tea. This goes in order from planning and planting, caring for your tea plants, growing tea in pots, harvesting and processing tea, gardening with tea, and more fun with tea. This particular discussion is leavened with plenty of discussion of various tea plantations in the United States that do these things as an encouragement to the would-be tea gardener doing tea as an addition to their garden as a shrub or hedge or devoting more space to it as a major crop. After this the book ends with resources and references, acknowledgements, photo and illustration credits, and an index.
Is it worthwhile to grow your own tea? I am not sure that I am the ideal person to ask. At this stage in life I have yet to find my own acreage or set up my own property with a garden. The question would be, do I drink enough tea to make it worth my while to grow some of my own in the hope of getting more skills in such matters? Yes, yes I do enjoy tea well enough that it would be at least potentially worthwhile to make a tea plant part of my own edibles garden. I am not sure how high tea would rank, but it would rank high enough that even in a modest-sized garden a tea plant that was regularly harvested for tea to turn into sweet southern iced tea would be worth it along with other plants like basil or cabbage or carrots or broccoli or something else of that nature. And that is worthwhile enough. This book demonstrates that tea is grown successfully in the area just outside of Salem and that is certainly close enough that it would be feasible elsewhere in the valley with the right care. Whether or not I am skilled enough at gardening is one thing, this book is certainly designed to appeal to a certain audience.
This book is about 200 pages long and it is divided into two parts and numerous smaller sections. The book begins with a preface and introduction and then the author discusses a world of tea. The author talks about a brief history of tea, before focusing North America and the British isles, and then discusses the tea plant. The rest of the book then focuses on a basic guide to growing and processing tea. This goes in order from planning and planting, caring for your tea plants, growing tea in pots, harvesting and processing tea, gardening with tea, and more fun with tea. This particular discussion is leavened with plenty of discussion of various tea plantations in the United States that do these things as an encouragement to the would-be tea gardener doing tea as an addition to their garden as a shrub or hedge or devoting more space to it as a major crop. After this the book ends with resources and references, acknowledgements, photo and illustration credits, and an index.
Is it worthwhile to grow your own tea? I am not sure that I am the ideal person to ask. At this stage in life I have yet to find my own acreage or set up my own property with a garden. The question would be, do I drink enough tea to make it worth my while to grow some of my own in the hope of getting more skills in such matters? Yes, yes I do enjoy tea well enough that it would be at least potentially worthwhile to make a tea plant part of my own edibles garden. I am not sure how high tea would rank, but it would rank high enough that even in a modest-sized garden a tea plant that was regularly harvested for tea to turn into sweet southern iced tea would be worth it along with other plants like basil or cabbage or carrots or broccoli or something else of that nature. And that is worthwhile enough. This book demonstrates that tea is grown successfully in the area just outside of Salem and that is certainly close enough that it would be feasible elsewhere in the valley with the right care. Whether or not I am skilled enough at gardening is one thing, this book is certainly designed to appeal to a certain audience.
August 4, 2020
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Grow Your Own Tea is a comprehensive guide to growing, harvesting, and processing tea from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Due out 1st Sept from Workman Publishing on their Timber Press imprint, it's 208 pages (print version) and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is as advertised, an encyclopedic guide to cultivating, harvesting, and preparing tea. It's laid out logically, and the language is accessible, the instructions achievable (given some determination and favorable climate considerations). The authors are experienced tea farmers and have provided a good groundwork for the curious home gardener to succeed with tea growing.
The introductory chapters cover the history of tea, contemporary tea culture in the USA, and the agriculturally relevant info on the tea plant. Worth noting, this book is concerned with the culture and processing of Camellia sinensis, and not the other plants we often use for infusing drinks and tisanes such as mint, chamomile, nettle, lavender, lemon verbena, etc.
The bulk of the content is devoted to a detailed tutorial for choosing, siting, sourcing, planting, and caring for tea plants. The troubleshooting and diagnostic guides in these chapters are very well done and worthwhile for related plants in the Camellia genus as well. The pictures are very clear and useful. Whilst the bulk of the book seems aimed to a somewhat larger scale gardener blessed with good climate, soil, and other favorable conditions, the authors do include a very interesting subchapter on container growing. I'm definitely going to get a couple of plants and try cool greenhouse cultivation. If I managed to grow peaches and nectarines in Norway, I am hopeful for a positive outcome for tea also.
This is an interesting and comprehensive well written guide to growing and processing tea. This would be a nice selection for tea lovers, serious gardeners, or those who like a horticultural challenge. There aren't many layman-accessible specific guides for cultivating and processing tea (the vast majority are focused on herbal teas or foraged plants), so this is a standout selection in a very small pool of choices. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes
Grow Your Own Tea is a comprehensive guide to growing, harvesting, and processing tea from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Due out 1st Sept from Workman Publishing on their Timber Press imprint, it's 208 pages (print version) and will be available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is as advertised, an encyclopedic guide to cultivating, harvesting, and preparing tea. It's laid out logically, and the language is accessible, the instructions achievable (given some determination and favorable climate considerations). The authors are experienced tea farmers and have provided a good groundwork for the curious home gardener to succeed with tea growing.
The introductory chapters cover the history of tea, contemporary tea culture in the USA, and the agriculturally relevant info on the tea plant. Worth noting, this book is concerned with the culture and processing of Camellia sinensis, and not the other plants we often use for infusing drinks and tisanes such as mint, chamomile, nettle, lavender, lemon verbena, etc.
The bulk of the content is devoted to a detailed tutorial for choosing, siting, sourcing, planting, and caring for tea plants. The troubleshooting and diagnostic guides in these chapters are very well done and worthwhile for related plants in the Camellia genus as well. The pictures are very clear and useful. Whilst the bulk of the book seems aimed to a somewhat larger scale gardener blessed with good climate, soil, and other favorable conditions, the authors do include a very interesting subchapter on container growing. I'm definitely going to get a couple of plants and try cool greenhouse cultivation. If I managed to grow peaches and nectarines in Norway, I am hopeful for a positive outcome for tea also.
This is an interesting and comprehensive well written guide to growing and processing tea. This would be a nice selection for tea lovers, serious gardeners, or those who like a horticultural challenge. There aren't many layman-accessible specific guides for cultivating and processing tea (the vast majority are focused on herbal teas or foraged plants), so this is a standout selection in a very small pool of choices. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes
August 18, 2020
Grow Your Own Tea: The Complete Guide to Cultivating, Harvesting, and Preparing by Christine Parks; Susan M. Walcott is currently scheduled for release on September 1 2020. Consumer interest in tea has grown rapidly in recent years and continues to climb. Worldwide there are 25,000 cups of tea consumed every second—more than billion cups per day. For tea drinkers interested in the freshest flavor, growing the leaves at home is the ideal solution. Lucky for them, tea is not an exotic, hard-to-grow crop—it can be successfully grown anywhere that camellias can be grown. In Grow Your Own Tea, readers will learn how to cultivate, harvest, and process this venerable crop. Parks and Wolcott share details on how to get started; describe cultivation, long-term maintenance, and harvesting; show how to grow tea plants in containers; and describe how to process and store harvested tea leaves. This book includes information on how to produce white, green, oolong, and black teas.
Grow Your Own Tea caught my eye as soon as I saw it on Netgalley. I am an avid tea drinker and an avid gardener, so this book was right up my alley. I already grow many of my own herbs and have used my own mints and other herbs to flavor loose tea, but was interested to learn more about the cultivation and drying process. I had read about the different types of tea before, but I leaned even more about the history and diversity of tea in this book. I thought I was too far north to grow tea, but was thrilled to discover that there is a variety of tea I just might be able to cultivate and use. I found the information to be very well organized, accessible, and interesting. Everything a tea grower might need is covered, from how to plant, to how to harvest and make use of the results, and everything in between. I cannot wait to put my newfound knowledge into action, and to share the results with the other tea drinkers in my life. The resources and information at the end of the book was helpful as well.
Grow Your Own Tea is an informative and valuable resource for tea lovers. I am planning on buying a physical copy of this book for my own reference library.
Grow Your Own Tea caught my eye as soon as I saw it on Netgalley. I am an avid tea drinker and an avid gardener, so this book was right up my alley. I already grow many of my own herbs and have used my own mints and other herbs to flavor loose tea, but was interested to learn more about the cultivation and drying process. I had read about the different types of tea before, but I leaned even more about the history and diversity of tea in this book. I thought I was too far north to grow tea, but was thrilled to discover that there is a variety of tea I just might be able to cultivate and use. I found the information to be very well organized, accessible, and interesting. Everything a tea grower might need is covered, from how to plant, to how to harvest and make use of the results, and everything in between. I cannot wait to put my newfound knowledge into action, and to share the results with the other tea drinkers in my life. The resources and information at the end of the book was helpful as well.
Grow Your Own Tea is an informative and valuable resource for tea lovers. I am planning on buying a physical copy of this book for my own reference library.
August 31, 2020
Love Tea? Grow Your Own!
Did you know that the tea plant is actually a variety of camellia? Even though I have been a lifelong tea lover, I didn't know that little fact until I read this book. This book offers so much cool and interesting information if you love tea. Prior to this book, I had only thought of tea as coming from parts of Asia. Even my favorite Oregon teamaker proudly touts that he sources his leaves from all over (mostly) Asia. But, apparently, quietly, there has been a resurgence of interest in growing small-batch or homegrown tea in the United States and Great Britain. This book enthusiastically embraces the idea that you can cultivate and process tea in your own garden for your personal enjoyment and gives you the information you need to make that happen. The first thing that struck me about this book was how richly and beautifully photographed it is. If you think of tea as just being hardened black bits in either a tea bag or tea strainer, this book will introduce you to all the different colors and shadings of tea. The book goes into a little of tea’s history and the different types before moving into how to actually grow tea plants—providing such detailed information like growing from seedlings and pruning at various stages—and then process the leaves. At the end of the book are even recipes using tea. The authors also looked at places in the United States and Great Britain that are doing interesting things with tea. In fact, if you are a true aficionado, you could create a “tea tour” for yourself with the places mentioned. A couple of them are close to me, so I will have to check them out once we can travel and all places are open again. If you are a tea person like me, you will most likely enjoy this book just for its information alone. But if you're also a gardener who loves tea, this book may very well inspire you to want to grow your own tea. I know I'm thinking about it after reading the book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
Did you know that the tea plant is actually a variety of camellia? Even though I have been a lifelong tea lover, I didn't know that little fact until I read this book. This book offers so much cool and interesting information if you love tea. Prior to this book, I had only thought of tea as coming from parts of Asia. Even my favorite Oregon teamaker proudly touts that he sources his leaves from all over (mostly) Asia. But, apparently, quietly, there has been a resurgence of interest in growing small-batch or homegrown tea in the United States and Great Britain. This book enthusiastically embraces the idea that you can cultivate and process tea in your own garden for your personal enjoyment and gives you the information you need to make that happen. The first thing that struck me about this book was how richly and beautifully photographed it is. If you think of tea as just being hardened black bits in either a tea bag or tea strainer, this book will introduce you to all the different colors and shadings of tea. The book goes into a little of tea’s history and the different types before moving into how to actually grow tea plants—providing such detailed information like growing from seedlings and pruning at various stages—and then process the leaves. At the end of the book are even recipes using tea. The authors also looked at places in the United States and Great Britain that are doing interesting things with tea. In fact, if you are a true aficionado, you could create a “tea tour” for yourself with the places mentioned. A couple of them are close to me, so I will have to check them out once we can travel and all places are open again. If you are a tea person like me, you will most likely enjoy this book just for its information alone. But if you're also a gardener who loves tea, this book may very well inspire you to want to grow your own tea. I know I'm thinking about it after reading the book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
July 17, 2020
Literally a textbook method to growing, harvesting, and making your own tea from the leaf. Anyone looking to really grow their own tea crop would be remiss in not grabbing this eccentric guide. From the history of tea to actually putting it in your cup.
What did I like? I love a great garden and I think I should have a plant of tea or two in my garden. Although after reading this, I realize it may actually be harder than it looks. I live in the south and I think I should give it a try but this book makes planting tea look tricky. Obviously these people are experts, and I don’t drink much tea but I don’t think a plant or two will devastate me.
Would I recommend or buy? I’m not that big into tea but I still took a look to see how hard it would be. Over two hundred pages worth I realized, these people love tea. I still think I will enjoy trying, I’m a novice but if it works well I’ll try next year to grow more. This book is all about tea plants, so grab and enjoy if that’s your thing!
I received a copy to read and offer an opinion. Four stars!
What did I like? I love a great garden and I think I should have a plant of tea or two in my garden. Although after reading this, I realize it may actually be harder than it looks. I live in the south and I think I should give it a try but this book makes planting tea look tricky. Obviously these people are experts, and I don’t drink much tea but I don’t think a plant or two will devastate me.
Would I recommend or buy? I’m not that big into tea but I still took a look to see how hard it would be. Over two hundred pages worth I realized, these people love tea. I still think I will enjoy trying, I’m a novice but if it works well I’ll try next year to grow more. This book is all about tea plants, so grab and enjoy if that’s your thing!
I received a copy to read and offer an opinion. Four stars!
June 8, 2020
This book is a very thorough and comprehensive guide for those who are serious about growing and harvesting their own Camelia for tea. The book takes the grower through the various stages, from planning, planting, caring for, harvesting and processing Camelia for tea.
I had been expecting more of a variety of plants for tea growing in this book, and, since I live in an area non-conducive to growing Camelia, I found parts of this book a bit dull (dare I say tea-dious).
However, the book also includes a short history of tea, and encourages the reader to tour tea farmers and growers in their travels, which I found very intriguing. There are also some interesting chapters on gardening with tea and other ways to use tea, such as making matcha and using it in cooking.
I would like to thank NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. #NetGalley #GrowYourOwnTea
I had been expecting more of a variety of plants for tea growing in this book, and, since I live in an area non-conducive to growing Camelia, I found parts of this book a bit dull (dare I say tea-dious).
However, the book also includes a short history of tea, and encourages the reader to tour tea farmers and growers in their travels, which I found very intriguing. There are also some interesting chapters on gardening with tea and other ways to use tea, such as making matcha and using it in cooking.
I would like to thank NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. #NetGalley #GrowYourOwnTea
April 16, 2020
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a much more thorough book than I expected.
There's a brief history of tea, tables that tell you about different kinds of tea, and tons of information! From growing tea to best climate and soil to short and long term maintenance of plants, there's a lot to learn! There's also information on harvesting, processing, and tips to successfully cultivate tea plants.
There's pictures showing you when the best time to pick is and information on things like oxidation. Lots of details! I also didn't expect there to be recipes! It would never occur to me to boil an egg in tea, but there's all sorts of interesting ideas included.
This is a really informative read if you want to grow and pick your own tea!
This was a much more thorough book than I expected.
There's a brief history of tea, tables that tell you about different kinds of tea, and tons of information! From growing tea to best climate and soil to short and long term maintenance of plants, there's a lot to learn! There's also information on harvesting, processing, and tips to successfully cultivate tea plants.
There's pictures showing you when the best time to pick is and information on things like oxidation. Lots of details! I also didn't expect there to be recipes! It would never occur to me to boil an egg in tea, but there's all sorts of interesting ideas included.
This is a really informative read if you want to grow and pick your own tea!
May 6, 2020
I was unprepared for how in depth this book was going to be. The history section is very thorough. The growing and sourcing sections are incredibly well thought out and organized to make it as easy as possible. As a tea lover, I didn't think it would be possible to grow my own. I knew absolutely nothing about how tea was produced prior to this. The three keys to successfully growing tea plants are planning, patience, and persistence. This book will definitely help you source, select, and cultivate your own tea garden. If you know a tea lover who also loves to garden, this would make a great gift.
July 29, 2020
Tea is one of those plants that has changed and shaped the world. You can tell a lot about someone's culture by how they drink it. Hot or iced? With milk and sugar or without? Spiced? Green? Black? White?
The story of tea permeates the earth's history. This book takes a good look at that history, the regions it has been grown in, who drank, and how.
And now, small artisan tea companies are starting to pop up and, with the help of this book, you can even grow your very own.
This book gives great tips on soil to grow in, how to propagate, which types will grow best in which climates - a very thorough look at how to create your own crop of this luscious beverage. Learn to grow and imbibe all on your own!
The story of tea permeates the earth's history. This book takes a good look at that history, the regions it has been grown in, who drank, and how.
And now, small artisan tea companies are starting to pop up and, with the help of this book, you can even grow your very own.
This book gives great tips on soil to grow in, how to propagate, which types will grow best in which climates - a very thorough look at how to create your own crop of this luscious beverage. Learn to grow and imbibe all on your own!
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August 30, 2020This was an incredibly detailed and intensive look at tea making. The authors have a passion for tea and it's clear in their knowledge and obvious love of the process.
It's was a clear and concise primer for anyone with a large garden and the time to dedicate to cultivating their crops.
For me, a condo dweller in a cool climate with a small container garden, this just wasn't my cup of tea, pardon the pun, I am certain however that this would be a fantastic book in the library of a seasoned gardener.
It's was a clear and concise primer for anyone with a large garden and the time to dedicate to cultivating their crops.
For me, a condo dweller in a cool climate with a small container garden, this just wasn't my cup of tea, pardon the pun, I am certain however that this would be a fantastic book in the library of a seasoned gardener.
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July 22, 2021If you’re looking to plant, grow, and harvest true tea leaves, not herbs, a resource that looked really helpful was Grow your Own Tea by Christine Parks and Susan M. Walcott. Although it didn’t have information on plants or herbs that I already owned personally, this looks like a great resource if you really want to dive into growing and harvesting your own tea.
July 5, 2023
Amazing wealth of knowledge and exactly what I was hoping for. The tables that recapped the key points of each section will be so crucial when referring to this book later.
I wish it contained a little bit more info on the production of pu’er tea, even if not fully tested it could provide a baseline for experimentation at least.
I wish it contained a little bit more info on the production of pu’er tea, even if not fully tested it could provide a baseline for experimentation at least.
August 19, 2020
A self-avowed tea lover, this book was a real treat. The book contains everything about tea from the supposed origins of the drink to how to grow the plant in various areas to specialty drinks. The book spurred a desire for a "cuppa" and some travels! Highly recommended for anyone who loves tea.
September 2, 2020
What a fantastic book! As a devoted tea drinker i really loved this book and now have a shopping list of things to try out. Everything was laid out perfectly and i truly recommend this book to tea enthusiasts!
April 24, 2025
Truly a complete guide to growing, harvesting, and preparing your own tea plants. Bought this book along with 3 tea camellias at the Camellia Tea Forest here in NC and can't wait until I can start harvesting and processing. Love that it comes with recipes for spent and fresh leaves as well.
April 5, 2020
I'm grateful I picked up this book because of how much information is in it. From breakdowns of growing practices from seeds AND cuttings, to in-depth breakdowns of things that can effect the growing of each type of tea to even how to profit from your tea garden, this book truly covers all once needs to know to grow their own tea garden. Would recommend to both those who love tea and those who love to garden.
June 19, 2020
So enjoyed reading this book. Well rounded with how our delicious tea comes into our tea cups. The photographs are beautiful. I recommend this book.
skimmed
December 5, 2021All about growing Camellia sinensis & harvesting your own tea. Seems quite comprehensive, but I only skimmed since Camellia sinensis wouldn’t do well in my growing zone.
May 21, 2023
An approachable, yet thorough guide.
April 8, 2024
Really excited to get a tea plant now. A wonderful guide on growing and processing your own tea.
June 1, 2024
This is very interesting, but I can see that growing and harvesting tea is much more complicated than I thought.
August 10, 2024
Got this book accidentally (library recommendation), and I'm so glad I did.
Holy crap, how little I knew about tea that I've been drinking all my life.
Holy crap, how little I knew about tea that I've been drinking all my life.
December 28, 2024
Very informative and inspiring.
March 27, 2020
I would love to grow tea plants, but unfortunately it appears I don't live in a good climate for it (harsh winters). However, this book was still good for learning about the plants, the process, and the differences between all of the tea types out there. I also like their idea of "tea tourism" - visiting the small tea farms around the country.
March 24, 2020
This book was not what I was looking for. It was very thorough and detailed, but it is not a book for the average person looking to grow some herbs to turn into tea so if that's what you are looking for, this isn't it. There seemed to be a lot of filler background information that was boring and tedious to read through.. I personally wouldn't recommend this book but do appreciate the author taking their time to create it.
July 18, 2020
Do you love tea? Do you love to garden? Have you ever wanted to learn more about tea and its history? Have you ever wondered if you could grow your own tea? Well, this is the book for you.
Tea growing is not going to happen in my climate? Wait, you can grow a tea plant in a pot! And, get this, some varieties of tea tolerate cold-climate - even places where it snows!
So, bring your dreams to life and try growing your own tea!
(NetGalley ebook - I received a complimentary advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
Tea growing is not going to happen in my climate? Wait, you can grow a tea plant in a pot! And, get this, some varieties of tea tolerate cold-climate - even places where it snows!
So, bring your dreams to life and try growing your own tea!
(NetGalley ebook - I received a complimentary advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
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