That Coffee Roasters: Do You Want to Grow a Coffee Tree at Home?

martes, 27 de marzo de 2018

Do You Want to Grow a Coffee Tree at Home?

If your idea is to produce some homemade coffee, you must be patient. The coffee trees take a minimum of 3 or 4 years to mature.

Last week, That Coffee Roasters taught you how to roast coffee beans at home. This is a very rewarding experience that any coffee lover can appreciate. But what other knowledge about coffee could you learn and apply in your home life? This time you might choose a basic process, but perhaps more complicated to accomplish: planting a coffee tree in your garden.

Although it may sound like a simple procedure, growing plants, in general, requires dedication and following certain steps, and with the coffee tree it couldn’t be any different. On today’s blog, That Coffee Roasters offers you all the information you need to know to plant your tree outside the tropical climate of countries such as Colombia and Brazil, two of the world biggest coffee producers.

How to grow a coffee tree at home

If you’re in Miami, you’ve probably succumbed to the quality of ground coffee or coffee beans that big roasting companies, such as That Coffee Roasters, have produced with quality products brought from the tropics of the continent. This constant exposure to coffee only generates more interest in learning about the subject, and many may be wondering if it’s possible to have a small plant at home outside the coffee growing areas. The reality is that it is possible to grow a coffee tree at home with proper care. Want to know how? Keep reading!

Finding the seeds

The first step will be to find the seeds to plant the tree. The ideal would be to find the fresh berries of an already constituted coffee plant. In these cases, the berry is usually opened and the beans are removed from the inside. These are fermented in water for several days and then dried in the open air until they are dry on the outside, but still moist on the inside.

If it’s not possible to get the necessary amount of red berries, you can choose recently harvested green beans. It is important that they have less than four months of harvest because it’s easier for them to germinate when they are planted.

Planting the seeds

Once the seeds are ready, you should proceed to prepare the soil, which should be clean and free of stones; in these cases, many people also use homemade fertilizers as a supplement. The most important part of this step is to put the seed in the middle of a small pot and spray it with water twice a day, without flooding the soil. The seed should be moist, not soaked in water. Then, you should allow the seed to germinate from two to five months (depending on the freshness of the seeds you have obtained). After that period, if the pot is not deep enough, it’s advisable to transplant the seed into a larger one.

Growing the tree

Nine months later the plant will have fully germinated and developed its leaves. During this time it’s necessary to water the plant once a day carefully. Depending on the area you live in, it may not be advisable to transplant the coffee plant in the garden. Extreme temperatures don’t benefit tree growth, so you should be very careful when making a decision.

To keep the coffee tree inside the house, it should be transplanted again into a larger pot and placed in a room where it receives sunlight and temperatures are kept between 45 and 80 °F.

If it’s possible to keep the tree out of the house in your home, choose an area where it doesn’t receive direct sunlight all day. Remember to water it away every day, use fertilizers and fight any pest that wants to damage your beloved plant.

Finally, you need to know that this is a matter of patience, as the process to obtain a good coffee from your coffee tree can take from 3 to 6 years. It’s a long wait, but it’s worth it. And if you’re not sure, just ask That Coffee Roasters!

As a company specialized in providing the best roasted coffee, we know what it’s like to wait for a good product that meets all your expectations. While waiting for your coffee plant to produce a good harvest, don’t hesitate to consume the best variety of coffee. Follow us through our social networks and discover the best coffee products to ease the long wait.