Tea plant - Camellia sinensis 5.5 l pot

• Tea plant with white fragrant flowers in late summer.
• New shoots are harvested for tea in the summer.
• Winters almost frost-free.
• Overwinters well in a greenhouse or conservatory.
• Planted in sphagnum.
• 5.5 l pot

How to harvest tea leaves:

• From April to September, the small light green shoot tips with 2-3 leaves are cut.
• It is cut approximately every 3 weeks.
• Place the shoot tips in a dry, shady place for at least a week.
• The leaves are then dried in the oven at 150 °C for 10 minutes.
• The leaves are stored for 2 months in a paper bag to develop the aromatic substances.
• Then the dry leaves are placed in a tea tin.

How to make green tea

• Boil 1 l of water and add 1/3 l of 20°C hot water (final temperature not exceeding 80°C)
• The teapot is filling.
• 20 dried shoot tips are placed in the jug and the tea steeps for 2-3 minutes.
• The teapot may be filled twice – often the second time is the best tea.