Help put a Camellia sinensis plant in every US state: Call for Volunteers
Learn more & apply —> http://tealet.com/teaacrossamerica
For over two years I have been heavily involved in research and outreach for US grown tea. Excitement is high as more and more tea farms are getting off the ground. In an effort to bring more awareness to US grown tea my friend Jason from FiLoLi Tea Farms in Mississippi is offering to send a potted tea plant to a willing volunteer in every state in the US. If you are interested in participating please see the full story of US grown tea and fill out the form to be considered —> http://tealet.com/teaacrossamerica
If you have a tea plant already please help let the world know about it by posting a picture to Instagram and tagging it with #teaacrossamerica
Aww, if only I lived 4 miles to the west I could sign up for the Kansas spot :(
Such a cool idea!
Too bad, if you know anyone in Kansas that is willing and able please share with them. Please don’t feel discouraged to not get a plant. You can order plants from Camellia Forest in North Carolina: http://www.camforest.com/
So tea plants will grow in containers for those of us who live in non-optimal hardiness zones? Or can you cover them in the winter like roses and things and have them survive?
Today Nigel Melican shared some tips with us on how care for a tea plant in the US: http://tealet.com/usteaplanting
Reading that makes me realize that my getting a tea plant would be like premeditated murder – I’d never be able to keep it alive. The only plants I’ve ever had that made it thrived on neglect. :)
Me either…I am really good at keeping succulents alive assuming my cats don’t eat them.
That is assuming I have a maternal bone in my body (which I don’t) but I dunno, my mom describes me as having a ‘black thumb’ which is sad since everyone else in my family is a prolific gardener. I was really good at keeping aquatic plants alive once upon a time, so maybe if there is an aquatic tea variety :P
My husband says I treat plants like Al Quaida treats terrorist cells – dump them in a hole or a pot and then ignore them so no one thinks there are any connections between us. If something takes lots of care I should just forget about it. And like Amanda, my mother is a super gardener and so are my inlaws. I think gardening genes can skip generations…
I already have tea plants, :) live in florida. Ps. incase you wanted to know… they are needy/picky little plants (I’ve grown roses since i was a small child, roses are easier to deal with than seedling tea plants)
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I’m enjoying reading this thread! I have a “black thumb” and am negelectful of plants too, Amanda and Nicole. I just call it the “tough love” approach to landscaping. I also blame my my lack of houseplant on my cats – they will chew anything, even fake plants, and I don’t want to worry about what is/isn’t poisonous either.
That being said, since it’s nearby to me, I am tempted to go buy myself a small tea plant from this nursery. Not for actual harvesting, just to beautify my bathtub area (the only place I ever keep plants/cut flowers, because the bathroom’s off limits to the cats).
Oh, lord. Don’t get me started on what the cats do to the plants. They don’t chew so much but none of the pots have dirt left – the little one likes to dig. To China. Doesn’t stop me wanting plants and especially a tea plant. :)
I’m tempted to go visit the nursery and buy one too, Janefan! It’s wonderful that it’s right down the road. Who knew!?
I’m growing Tea plants (Sochi variety) in NJ (zone 7a), in containers. I just started this spring and I have a lot to learn. They’re still pretty small at the moment but one of my plants just bloomed two little flowers :)
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