With the onset of the monsoon, tea plantations at Valparai undertake pruning and sprucing of tea plants to increase harvest.
Coimbatore: With the onset of the monsoon, tea plantations at Valparai including places like the Mudis Estate, undertake pruning and sprucing of tea plants to increase harvest.
Tea plantations span nearly 50,000 acres in Valparai. More than 50,000 employees are employed here.
With the onset of the monsoon rains at Valparai a couple of days ago, the pruning and sprucing of tea plants has commenced. This is usually done once in five years. This is done to increase the production of tea leaves.
Well grown tea plants are trimmed and only 22 cm of the plant are let to remain. This lets the tea plant give out more branches with more water content. New shoots grow out of the branches leading to increased tea production.
Tea plantations span nearly 50,000 acres in Valparai. More than 50,000 employees are employed here.
With the onset of the monsoon rains at Valparai a couple of days ago, the pruning and sprucing of tea plants has commenced. This is usually done once in five years. This is done to increase the production of tea leaves.
Well grown tea plants are trimmed and only 22 cm of the plant are let to remain. This lets the tea plant give out more branches with more water content. New shoots grow out of the branches leading to increased tea production.