On Sep 11, 12:20 pm, Nigel > wrote:
> On Sep 11, 10:35 am, Jazzy > wrote:
>
> > i read bout this too. they mention about black tea needing more $$$ to
> > produce compared to white and green tea
>
> Depends on how you do it, what type of tea, which equipment you
> select, and what your labor costs. Japanese green is a higher
> investment cost than Sri Lankan black. Malawi white tea is higher
> investment cost than China white. Within a country the machinery
> investment for black tea and green tea is just about the same. I
> think the point in the article is derived from Richard Sakuma's own
> "home spun" manufacture of tiny amounts. He ignores his labor cost
> and then can make white tea in the sun free of cost, green tea in his
> kitchen microwave oven effectively free of cost, but would need to
> invest in equipment for making black tea.
>
> Nigel at Teacraft

I am finding all this incredibly interesting, although much more from
a hobby-growing perspective than out of commercial possibility. Nigel
(or anyone else) - do you know what kind of winter temperatures tea
can tolerate?

Alex