geography project on tea plantation in Darjeeling
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The tea leaves are harvested by plucking the plant's top two leaves and the bud, from March to November, a time span that is divided into four flushes. The autumn flush produces teas similar, but more muted, to the second flush. Tea plants were first planted in the Darjeeling region in the mid-1800s.
The social importance of the Darjeeling tea gardens is immense. The economy of Darjeeling is heavily dependent on tea and tourism and thus the tea gardens are a source of livelihood for many people in the region
Darjeeling tea is a well-known tea variety that is exported around the world. It grows in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. Darjeeling tea is unique because the leaves can be processed in different ways, resulting in black, green, white, or oolong tea
Currently there are 87 operational tea gardens in Darjeeling district covering an aggregated area of about 19,000 hectares (i.e. 46,950 acres) under tea plantation. The tea gardens in Darjeeling presently employ about 52,000 permanent workers (including both garden and factory workers).
Most of the houses of Darjeeling cultivate Orchids during this time of the year (April to May). This flower can be grown from cuttings. The orchids are golden, silver, pink, white and purple.