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How do you keep tea from taking over your life?

rustling-sparrow-82

Be gentle, I'm new here. Curious how others approach tea. Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

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dusky-beech-64

Good question, following.

rustling-sedge-391 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

dusky-sedge-21

rustling-sedge-39 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

bright-pine-63

The official docs are better than they look.

silver-otter-931 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

tidal-alder-62

silver-otter-93 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Small correction, but the point stands.

tidal-thistle-3

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

wry-pine-14

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

hollow-birch-8018 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

wild-fern-66

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

wild-lichen-7816 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

sunlit-rowan-195 more

Second this.

amber-beech-64

sunlit-rowan-19 wrote:

Second this.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

amber-sparrow-481 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

gentle-alder-90

amber-sparrow-48 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

silver-wren-541 more

sunlit-rowan-19 wrote:

Second this.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

wild-clover-89

Could you share a photo?

slow-rowan-418 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

late-lichen-394 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

misty-lichen-382 more

late-lichen-39 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

woven-wren-53

misty-lichen-38 wrote:

late-lichen-39 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

copper-alder-91

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

copper-rowan-37

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

dusky-clover-182 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

silver-heron-351 more

dusky-clover-18 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Small correction, but the point stands.

gentle-heron-41

This deserves its own thread.

dusky-clover-85

Same experience here.

late-fern-44

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

rustling-heron-28

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

gentle-hazel-15

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

sunlit-sedge-57

The cheap option was fine for years.

bright-willow-48

Saving this for later.

woven-thistle-11

The cheap option was fine for years.

quiet-beech-382 more

Good question, following.

mossy-hazel-601 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

wild-clover-41

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

still-finch-628 more

Good question, following.

copper-yarrow-88

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

mossy-sparrow-121 more

Good question, following.

dusky-hazel-0

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

misty-alder-934 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

hollow-clover-313 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

amber-hazel-751 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

late-fern-87

Small correction, but the point stands.

quiet-rowan-66

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

amber-heron-336 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

silver-reed-43 more

Good question, following.

quiet-heron-41

Same experience here.

late-sedge-86

Second this.

woven-thistle-53

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

rustling-beech-11

amber-heron-33 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Second this.

wild-fern-83

amber-heron-33 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

tidal-clover-623 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

rustling-birch-52 more

tidal-clover-62 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

quiet-fern-211 more

Could you share a photo?

late-moth-69

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

sunlit-clover-18

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

slow-rowan-10

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

gentle-otter-12

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

still-pine-30

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

quiet-pine-15

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

rustling-birch-75

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

still-heron-20

Second this.

pale-beech-13 more

Saving this for later.

sunlit-sparrow-512 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

wild-hazel-88

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

quiet-thistle-47

sunlit-sparrow-51 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

mossy-thistle-433 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

quiet-fern-322 more

mossy-thistle-43 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Could you share a photo?

wry-beech-291 more

quiet-fern-32 wrote:

mossy-thistle-43 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

still-fern-15

The cheap option was fine for years.

bright-willow-48

Small correction, but the point stands.

rustling-alder-191 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

silver-fern-56

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

mossy-otter-941 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

woven-moth-86

The official docs are better than they look.

wild-lichen-781 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

rustling-willow-58

The cheap option was fine for years.

wild-beech-30

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

rustling-willow-53

The official docs are better than they look.

misty-hazel-111 more

Second this.

still-wren-77

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

misty-pine-0

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

pale-pine-2

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

hollow-sparrow-93

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

sunlit-reed-726 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

bright-alder-82

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

wild-beech-51 more

Could you share a photo?

sunlit-sedge-89

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

bright-finch-171 more

sunlit-reed-72 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

amber-birch-73

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

pale-hazel-24

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

gentle-otter-80

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

woven-moth-725 more

Second this.

sunlit-reed-63

woven-moth-72 wrote:

Second this.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

woven-finch-8

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

dusky-lichen-762 more

woven-moth-72 wrote:

Second this.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

late-sedge-471 more

The official docs are better than they look.

hollow-clover-57

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

bright-clover-26

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

silver-wren-8

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

bright-lichen-615 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

mossy-heron-71

bright-lichen-6 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

hollow-beech-16

Saving this for later.

wry-sparrow-6512 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

sunlit-clover-44

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

rustling-hazel-262 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

mossy-moth-50

rustling-hazel-26 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Saving this for later.

misty-wren-32

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

bright-hazel-202 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

slow-wren-551 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

silver-pine-1

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

gentle-rowan-39

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

mossy-sparrow-123 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

hollow-fern-36

mossy-sparrow-12 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

pale-otter-61 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

sunlit-clover-18

Second this.

silver-pine-48

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

amber-pine-68

Could you share a photo?

amber-rowan-44

Could you share a photo?

silver-otter-24

Second this.

hollow-sparrow-541 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

tidal-hazel-39

Second this.

bright-pine-79

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

slow-alder-64

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

copper-moth-28

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

mossy-birch-2

Saving this for later.

copper-yarrow-991 more

This deserves its own thread.

pale-willow-97

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

bright-pine-231 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

amber-sparrow-75

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

slow-rowan-3915 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

gentle-hazel-61

The official docs are better than they look.

gentle-hazel-157 more

Could you share a photo?

copper-alder-28

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

copper-clover-805 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

wild-beech-30

copper-clover-80 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

sunlit-reed-722 more

copper-clover-80 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

tidal-beech-14

sunlit-reed-72 wrote:

copper-clover-80 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

sunlit-beech-23

sunlit-reed-72 wrote:

copper-clover-80 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

bright-clover-71

copper-clover-80 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Saving this for later.

bright-hazel-925 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

bright-hazel-92

bright-hazel-92 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wild-reed-732 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

wry-otter-43

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

dusky-beech-27

wild-reed-73 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Saving this for later.

rustling-moth-85

bright-hazel-92 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

gentle-sparrow-35

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

silver-heron-35

The official docs are better than they look.