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skylined · 06-19-2009, 08:27 PM

I am wondering if anyone here cultivates tea plants. I would be interested in growth rates under natural sun and growlights, nutritional requirements, and where I could get some live plants. I think it would take a long time to raise proper Camellia sinensis from seeds and I am definitely not that patient.

Peace,
~Skylined

06-27-2009, 05:50 AM

I grew some C. sinensis along with a bunch of the newer zone 6 hardy camellias some years ago...fairly easy growing and vigorous, I think they are closer to Z7 in hardiness, if you live somwhere cool just bring indoors for the winter, I think there even used to be some acerage in South carolina but the quality was only good enough for powdered "instant" tea. Before that I tried to grow it from seed but they rotted before they germ'ed
Probably best to grow from cut, I wonder who has the improved selections?
Cam Too Nursery has the species, best of luck to you

peace , HS

06-19-2009, 08:27 PM	#1
skylined Better growing through proper science. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 333	Camellia sinensis - tea I am wondering if anyone here cultivates tea plants. I would be interested in growth rates under natural sun and growlights, nutritional requirements, and where I could get some live plants. I think it would take a long time to raise proper Camellia sinensis from seeds and I am definitely not that patient. Peace, ~Skylined __________________ We shall meet in the place were there is no darkness. E.C.C. - East Coast Croppers Got Hashberry Phenos? Post them here... https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=77141 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...31#post2443131 WW x SSH thread - best strain I've ever grown. I'm a captain of industry smoking famously feet up on the windowsill look at all these trees I feel affinity with everything so soft and still budding at my fingertips touching you I start to bloom
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06-27-2009, 05:50 AM	#2
highsteppa Guest Posts: n/a	I grew some C. sinensis along with a bunch of the newer zone 6 hardy camellias some years ago...fairly easy growing and vigorous, I think they are closer to Z7 in hardiness, if you live somwhere cool just bring indoors for the winter, I think there even used to be some acerage in South carolina but the quality was only good enough for powdered "instant" tea. Before that I tried to grow it from seed but they rotted before they germ'ed Probably best to grow from cut, I wonder who has the improved selections? Cam Too Nursery has the species, best of luck to you peace , HS
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