3. New Tea Plants
Young tea plants
Tender care for new plants
Planting a new spot
Careful handling

Young plants must be carefully tended if they are to survive.  Green crops are grown alongside the tea plants to add  essential nutrients  and mulching materials to conserve moisture.
If carefully nurtured, the bacteria in the soil can capture nitrogen directly from the air and feed the plants.

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