Grow real coffee at home? It would seem that the task is not easy, such a plant seems to be a real exotic. Besides, it’s not in vain because its name is “coffee tree”? Home care even for a small shrub is quite complicated and takes time. What can we say about wood, especially if the height of the ceilings leaves much to be desired!
In fact, there is nothing very complicated in growing a coffee tree at home. The first problem is to buy or get grain, or at least a sprout. Of course, fried grains will not sprout, so it’s better to either look for friends who already have this plant, or try to find raw grains. In order to increase the likelihood that the germ will break through the hard shell of the grain, you can damage it - carefully incise or file it. Before the emergence of seedlings, you need to put the pot in a fairly warm and sunny place.
It is much easier to start growing coffee from cuttings. Firstly, there is no need for fussing with germination, and secondly, this method will quickly give an adult plant, which can begin to bear fruit almost immediately. In addition, a correctly selected variety is unlikely to grow higher than a meter in height, but its crown can be beautifully formed by pinching the side shoots. Then in a few years you can get a very beautiful coffee tree.
Home care after purchase is not too complicated. It should be remembered that coffee needs acidic soil, in other conditions, the growth and development of a plant can occur much more slowly or not at all. It is necessary to transplant a tree in the first 3-4 years every spring, and later - every 2-3 years. The choice of the pot is also important - the capacity should be quite wide and deep, but still proportionate. Like most plants, coffee needs adequate lighting, but does not withstand direct sunlight. It is best to place the pot near the west or southwest windows. However, one must not go too far, especially for very young plants. Of course, you can put coffee on the northern windowsill, but then growth can slow down.
Watering should be quite plentiful - about 2-3 times a week, and the earthen lump should not dry out completely. It is important to ensure that the water in the pot does not stagnate. But that is not all the coffee tree needs. Home care for him also includes providing the necessary humidity. You can spray the air, but the easiest way is to put the pot in a deep tray with wet expanded clay - this helps to increase the humidity around the particular plant, especially if it is very demanding on this indicator. This includes coffee tree. How to grow it and make it bear fruit? Doing this for something specifically is not necessary. It is enough to observe proper care, by 3-4 years the plant may well begin bearing fruit. And then it will be possible not only to collect fruits from it regularly and to make an invigorating drink from them, but also to plant, for example, one more coffee tree.
Home care for a plant that is about to bear fruit is slightly different. After the buds appear, you need to move the pot to a very bright place. Flowers last about a day, but the whole process can drag on for several months. After setting the fruit, you need to transfer the plant to its original place. Berries ripen for a long time - about a year. So, coffee can be grown at home, often from adult plants harvest from 0.5 to 1 kilogram of fruit per year.