Lately, cold days and warm days come alternately.

Tinge around tea plantations tinging the doorbell of spring as follows.

Japanese plums “Ume” around tea plantations.
Beyond the plums, tea farmers were going to their own tea plantations. In the winter time, tea farmers look around their tea gardens in order to check the status of tea plants to prepare for the first flush season. Such a shiny warm day is so suit for the survey.

 A plum next to tea plantation.

White plum blossoms on the back of tea plantations in the time of sunset.

Pink line of Japanese plums as a border between tea plantations and paddy fields.

Many plums are planted along with the agricultural drain.

Although it became warmer. tea leaves are still somehow darker than the plucking season, shown on the canopy of tea plants. Darker color is caused by the coldness. As the temperature become high enough, greenish color of tea leaves increases, in the other word, photosynthetic activity becomes higher. The following picture shows this difference in the color of leaves.

The color change of tea leaves takes place moderately. Although it will take more time, tea leaves start to increase their photosynthetic activity due to high temperature. They must prepare to make sweetie shoots! Of course, tea farmers are also preparing to produce the best teas!!