What month is spring tea?

Spring tea refers to the tea picked from the beginning of spring to mid-May, and the time of picking tea depends on the time when the weather gets warmer.

In spring, the temperature is moderate and the water is abundant. In addition, after a long winter, the tea buds in spring are full, with green color and soft leaves. In the spring tea season, the temperature is low and there are few pests and diseases, so it is generally unnecessary to spray pesticides, so spring tea is generally not polluted by pesticides.

Therefore, spring tea, especially early spring tea, is often the best quality green tea in a year.

Extended data

Tea originated in China, and it was first offered as a sacrifice. However, it was used as food by people from the late Spring and Autumn Period, developed into medicine in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, developed into a high-grade palace drink in the late Western Han Dynasty, and became popular among the people as a common drink after the Western Jin Dynasty. The earliest traces of artificially planted tea were found in Tianluoshan site in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, with a history of more than 6,000 years.

Tea drinking began in China. The leaves are leathery, oblong or oval, and can be directly soaked in boiling water. It is divided into six categories according to varieties, production methods and product shapes. According to seasons, it can be divided into spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea and winter tea. Various kinds of crude tea or refined tea are reprocessed to form added tea, including scented tea, pressed tea, extracted tea, medicinal health tea, tea food and tea beverage.