The Tea Gardener

Grow, Harvest & Craft Your Own Tea

Printed Edition | A Practical Guide to Growing Your Own Tea

Imagine stepping into your garden, gathering fresh tea leaves from your own tea plants, and turning them into a cup of homemade tea.

The Tea Gardener is a practical guide for gardeners who want to grow their own tea from Camellia sinensis. Written by Debbie Odom of Blackcreek & Co, this guide shares more than 20 years of hands-on experience growing, harvesting, and crafting tea.

Whether you're interested in growing a few tea shrubs in your backyard, cultivating tea in containers, or establishing a small tea garden, this book will guide you through the process from planting to your first harvest.

Inside The Tea Gardener, You'll Discover:

• Getting Started: Learn about Camellia sinensis and choosing the right location for your tea plants.

• Planting & Growing: Understand how to plant, establish, and care for tea through the seasons.

• Seasonal Care: Learn what your tea plants need throughout the year.

• Harvesting: Discover when and how to harvest tea leaves.

• Tea Processing: Explore the steps involved in transforming fresh leaves into homemade green, oolong, and black teas.

• From Garden to Cup: Experience the satisfaction of making tea from plants you've grown yourself.

Rooted in real gardening experience rather than theory, The Tea Gardener offers practical instruction, helpful techniques, and encouragement for anyone interested in growing their own tea.

Every Journey Begins with a Single Seed

I'm Debbie Odom, and my journey began more than 20 years ago with the very first tea seed I planted.

What started as curiosity became a lifelong passion for growing, harvesting, and sharing the remarkable story of Camellia sinensis.

Over the years, I've learned that growing tea is about more than producing leaves for a cup. It's about patience, observation, connecting with nature, and experiencing the satisfaction of nurturing a plant from garden to teacup.

I wrote The Tea Gardener to share the knowledge I've gained through decades of hands-on experience, so you can grow with confidence and enjoy the rewarding experience of making your own tea at home.

Whether you're planting your very first tea shrub or dreaming of creating a tea garden of your own, this book will help you get started.

Start Your Own Tea-Growing Journey

There's something special about enjoying a cup of tea made from leaves you've grown yourself. Let The Tea Gardener help you turn that curiosity into a rewarding experience.