Tea.........can you grow it in this country?

[Jay-ell]

Somehow I imagined Snadger with pots with tea bags planted to see what happened.

Green tea is dried straight off the bush, white tea is slightly fermented, oolong partially fermented and black fully fermented.

Then there' the gradings of the leaves from orange pekoe, through broken leaves, into dusts then down to fannings, which is the dust swept up off the floor and often used for teabags.

[veggiechicken]

I'd rather drink comfrey or nettle tea.

Nutter ^^^^

[Martin H]

I have some Woodruff growing in a shady part of my garden. The label that came with it says that "the leaves and flowers make a delicious tea". Anyone tried it? Any brewing suggestions?

(While I'm on, a joke: Why do anarchists hate Earl Grey tea? Because all proper tea is theft.)

(I'll get me coat.)

[Mitzi]

I have some Woodruff growing in a shady part of my garden. The label that came with it says that "the leaves and flowers make a delicious tea". Anyone tried it? Any brewing suggestions?

Not sure about tea but in Berlin I had sweet woodruff flavoured beer, which was very green and very sweet.

[4Shoes]

The leaves, fresh ones at the tip, have to be picked and dried, kind of sun dried not oven or microwave. Not sure if a small dehydrator for drying fruit would work, and I am not sure if they need "additional" as in fermenting?
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In the episode of Border Life, they created a quick cup of green tea by wok drying tea and botanics. Think the log cabin converted to a drying room for peak production. With a corner stove.