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Grow your own tea?

19 years ago

It occured to me....does anyone grow their own tea or tea making plants and actually preserve and make tea from their plants?

Jackie

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milo_z7
19 years ago
Real tea (Camellia sinensis), or herbal tea?
jackierooke
Original Author
19 years ago
Both! I thought I said that? Anyway I've heard of chrysathemum teas and I wonder if anyone has actually every dried different plants and tried teas made from them.
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blackswamp_girl
19 years ago
I have used the following plants from my garden--either fresh (F) or dried (D)--in tea:

lavender (F,D)
lemon thyme (F,D)
lemon verbena (F)
sage (F,D)
melon pineapple sage (F)
lemongrass (F) (I didn't like this one very well)
peppermint (F)
spearmint (F)
chocolate mint (F)
chamomile (F, D)

Sometimes I use just the herbs alone or in a blend for tea, other times I use them in conjunction with tea bags. (For example, adding a little mint and honey to green tea is kind of nice for a relaxing before-bed tea.)
jackierooke
Original Author
19 years ago
ThanksBlackswamp girl, that's exactly what I wanted to know!

jackie

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