1. Strengthen inspections. Before the typhoon arrives, strengthen inspections of Tea gardens and factories, do a good job in reinforcing sheds, disaster prevention facilities in the tea garden, and prepare for the transfer of tea, materials, and equipment in low-lying areas of the tea factory that may be flooded.

2. Ditching for drainage and clearing debris. For waterlogged fields, ditches should be dug and channels cleared to quickly drain the water from the garden, lower the groundwater level, and accelerate the drying of the surface soil. The mud on the branches and leaves of the plants should be washed off with water in a timely manner, and any debris hanging on the plants should be promptly removed. Plants that have been submerged for an extended period should have some of their branches and leaves pruned. Timely repair work should be done on damaged ditches, roads, and other supporting facilities; special attention should be paid to inspecting and confirming the stability of geological conditions before carrying out cleanup and repair work in tea gardens affected by landslides and mudslides.

3. Timely loosening of soil. In young tea gardens, soil compaction can easily occur after waterlogging, causing oxygen deficiency in the root system. When the surface soil in the garden is basically dry after the typhoon, timely loosening of the soil should be carried out.

4. Appropriate application of top-dressing. For trees where the roots are severely damaged due to flooding, since their ability to absorb nutrients and water is weak, it is not advisable to immediately apply fertilizers to the roots. Foliar fertilization can be performed using 0.3% urea or foliar fertilizer, etc. Once the tree has recovered, apply fermented human and livestock manure, cake fertilizer, or urea to promote new root growth.

5. Pest and disease control. After a typhoon, pests such as Black Tea looper and Citrus red spider mite tend to spread. Attention should be paid to monitoring pests and diseases in tea gardens, and appropriate pesticides should be used for timely control once they occur.

Contributed by: Economic Crops Station