宁波地区位于东海之滨,属亚热带季风气候区,四季分明,温和湿润,年平均气温16.1～16.5℃,年平均降雨量1500mm左右。但在冬季和夏季常有干冷和高温干旱等灾害性天气出现。3月中下旬至10月上旬是茶树生长季节。在茶树短穗扦插育苗中,本地区历来采用低棚草帘遮荫、苗床铺盖黄泥心土、露地越冬的方法,扦插时间一般在7月上旬至9月上旬。由于受气候因素和技术方法的限制,扦插的茶苗要到第二年秋季或第三年春季出圃,时间长达12～18个月, Ningbo is located in the East China Sea coast, a subtropical monsoon climate zone, four seasons, mild and humid, the annual average temperature of 16.1 ~ 16.5 ℃, the average annual rainfall of about 1500mm. However, in winter and summer, dry weather, high temperature and drought often occur. Late March to early October is the tea growing season. Short cuttings in the tea tree cutting seedlings, the region has always been the use of shed shading shade shed, bed covered yellow mud heart soil, the method of winter, the cutting time is generally early July to early September. Due to the climatic factors and technical methods, cuttings of tea seedlings to the second year of autumn or the third spring out of nursery, as long as 12 to 18 months,