I hear growing tea plants can be quite challenging. Looks like I have 6 attempts to figure it out…
I've started by mixing some coffee grounds and some conifer fertilizer into my potting mix in an attempt to lower the pH value. A short pH test says it's still at around 6.0, though, which might still be too high. I'm considering putting a few drops of vinegar into the watering can to lower it even further.
BTW, those are some surprisingly large seeds for that plant.
Update:
After putting them into a glass of water, I found that all six of them float to the top, which some Internet sites tell me means they're not good any more. I will keep on trying, though, because I'm stubborn, but I also did go ahead and order some new seeds from a different vendor.
Well, I've only got the climate right here to work with, which is very much not tropical… but I suppose I can just bring them inside once it gets a bit chilly.
It's not all that hard. Most my plants are tropical and Kansas is far from that. Just water appropriately, make sure they get their sun, and during the cold season you can either water and mist them or keep them in an aquarium to keep humidity up.