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regions:

The home of the wild coffee shrub is located in eastern Africa. Today's main growing areas are in South America and Africa.

coffee plantation in Colombia

Height:

The coffee is an evergreen in the wild, up to 7 m tall shrub. In order to facilitate the harvesting, it is in plantations, however small. The dark green leaves are opposite, elliptical and glossy leathery. The white, very sweetly fragrant flowers are in the leaf axils of the lateral branches. The flowers open only for a short period of time.

coffee and flower buds

dark green, glossy leaves of the coffee tree

location:

summer	The coffee shrub is perfect for a site in a greenhouse at about 20 - 26 ° C. During the hottest days of the coffee can even be brought to a sheltered spot outdoors. Also it is suitable as an indoor plant. The best way to tell him east and west window layers. Because the coffee is an undergrowth plant actually, he can get a light shade.
Winter	most comfortable feel of the coffee bush and this season in a glass house. In room entertainment should pay attention to possible high humidity. Make She did not directly on the heating. He also tolerates cooler temperatures of up to 15 ° C. in both summer and winter, spraying the leaves with lime-free water has been proven.

cultivation / propagation:

The cultivation of coffee beans is a delicate thing. It must be taken that the seeds lose approximately 4 weeks after harvesting its ability to germinate. So if you get seeds, you should be sure they are fresh. Meanwhile, in stores even small plants available. This is more expensive but also safer.

growing from seed

The seed is peeled from the dish. Do not forget to remove the husks from the beans lying. You put the seeds about 1 cm deep into the earth. To increase the humidity, you best use a mini greenhouse or span a transparent plastic bag over the plant pot. After about 1 to 2 months, the seeds have germinated.

cuttings

is important that you get to a branch of the top drive or center drive, because only they have an even growth habit. The side branches are their lives their lateral direction of growth maintained, so you do not achieve beautiful shrub.

The removed drive should be only at the lower end slightly lignified. Removing all leaves except the very new at the tip. Then, the drive is about 10-20cm inserted deep into the soil. Place the cuttings in a shaded but warm place with high humidity.

Rising seed (left) and seedling (right)

substrate:

The soil for the coffee shrub have acidic, humic and be transparent. Use a mix with about a quarter of peat.

Watering: It is absolutely free from lime water

necessary. You can use rain water or softened water. Basically, it pleases the coffee bush, when he offers smooth ball moisture. In the winter you have to reduce watering and keep the plant dry.

coffee-pickers in Colombia

fertilizing:

for fertilization to take the best organic fertilizer, otherwise the soil salinisation. From the beginning of the growing phase to the beginning of September, you can make every 2 weeks fertilization.

fruiting / harvesting:

The fruit of the coffee bush, the coffee cherries, they are green, then yellow when ripe, red to dark red. By removing this outer red skin and the flesh, we come to the flattened two-sided, relatively light seeds. They are used as Coffee beans known. From these beans, which contain 1 to 3% caffeine, the coffee is made.

begins with us the coffee bush at the earliest after 3 to 4 years to flower for the first time. Right is where the plant plenty of flowers at an advanced age. In order to get plenty of fruits, it helps in the pollination with a brush for something. To do this, simply transfer the pollen with a soft brush from one flower to the next. The ripening of the fruit is with us about 12 months.

Freshly harvested coffee cherries

unsuitable for reproduction, roasted coffee bean.

fruit use:

If the fruits are ripe (dark red), they can be harvested. Now you must decide what to do with it. Either use the seeds to put on new plants and enjoy your own cup of coffee. implement the latter, you need to peel the beans from the pulp. Do not forget to remove the silver skin. Subsequently, the beans are roasted. Using a small pot (or pan) they can roast the beans slowly. Roasting with hot air oven is also possible. To develop the coffee flavor, the beans here at 200 to 250 ° C are heated.

Unroasted coffee beans, which are capable of germinating in the fresh state.

genus Info:

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Coffea arabica	Coffee production is determined mainly by Coffea arabica, which supplies about three-quarters of world production.
Coffea liberica
Coffea canephora

Text: Dominik re