Which soil is best for growing tea and coffee?
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Answer:
Coffee:-
Coffee can be grown on lots of soils but the ideal types are fertile volcanic red earth or deep sandy loam. For coffee trees to grow it is important that the soil is well draining which makes heavy clay or heavy sandy soils inadequate.
Laterite soil is red in colour. Hyderabad and Coastal Karnataka , where Bellary and Mangalore are situated , to my mind, are the places where Lateritic soil exists. Kudremukh Iron Ore Project( late 70's, $630million) already exists there (not in Bellary presumably) and prepare Pellets of iron ore , for exports.
Tea:-
The best, however, is a light; friable loam with porous sub-soil which permits a free percolation of water, for tea is highly intolerant to stagnant water. Assam is famous for Tea plantation.
And I am from Assam. :-)
Answer:
forest and mountain soil.
Explanation:tea requires high rain fall since it is a ever green plant.
it grows mainly in tropical and subtropical climates.
coffee is grown in shade regions and also at altitudes between 1000 - 1500 m above mean sea level.