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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: The Singing Gardener on January 12, 2008, 17:42

Title: UK Grown Tea
Post by: The Singing Gardener on January 12, 2008, 17:42

I would like to grow my own home grown, home brewed tea. Anyone know this is possible in a greenhouse?!?

Title: UK Grown Tea
Post by: dawninspain on January 12, 2008, 17:49

I think I saw a news item farily recently about tea growing (out of doors) in the West  Country - Devon maybe.

Title: UK Grown Tea
Post by: flowergirl on January 12, 2008, 18:00

Grow your own mag feb issue has an article about growing tea if this helps :D

Title: UK Grown Tea
Post by: dawninspain on January 12, 2008, 18:07

Found this for you SG:

"British-grown tea is now competing with traditional Indian and Chinese varieties at Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly. Tregothnan tea from Cornwall, costing up to £30 a packet, has been cultivated by the head gardener, Jonathon Jones, and his landlord, Evelyn Boscawen, son of Lord Falmouth.

Previous attempts at cultivating tea plants in Britain have failed because of ground frost in the winter and a lack of strong summer sun."