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How do you terrace a hill for tea plantation?


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We have lots of tea, but the family just does it the mountain way. The trees are randomly distributed about and they grow about 2 meters tall. Occasionally someone will get the urge and go pick tea leaves, for a small return.

We have a new piece of land, a small valley, that would look beautiful if it were terraced with tea trees. I have seen tea plantations in Thailand, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and they look great, but I do not know the rules for creating the actual terraces. How is it done to avoid erosion and to create the moisture level, while at the same time providing a path for the harvester to access the trees? I assume it is a different idea that terracing rice paddies.

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Thanks for some of the tips guys. I am still looking for some specific details, but I guess much will be decided by the slope; which currently is too overgrown to analyze.

As a follow up question to my OP: is there anyone in this forum growing tea? I don't recall reading any threads on that topic.

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