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Since way back, tealeaves have traditionally consumed as “Miang”
(the fermented tea leaves for chewing).
Tea Plant = “Miang” |
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The traditional picking tealeaves
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- Collect the best quality seed
- Planting the seed in nursery beds, water regularly
- Enough humidity and shade.
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Land preparation for planting , mountainous slope land is most suitable; terrace style is used to protect land slide and running topsoil which has most nutritious. Original tall trees are kept for shading tea plant, only weeds and small trees are removed.
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0.5 meter from the top soil has rich of humus
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Dig holes are prepared for the young tea plants. |
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The Young tea plant should be removed all leaves to reduce loss of moisture. Then dip the plants in mud for maintain moisture before plant in the planting area in the beginning of rainy season.
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Cultivation after 3-5 Years
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For sloping areas,well trained hill-tribe plucker can pick tea leaves 35-40 Kg. per day and can gather more for flat area.
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Tea pluckers carry their shoulder back basket to the factory. Tea leaves are weighed and inspected before processed in the factory.
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