My Coffee Plant

warriorsoul · 04-10-08, 09:21

Anyone else growing coffee?
Mines about 5 years old, hoping to get some beans this year.

camMyco · 04-10-08, 09:32

Good looking plant! I was under the impression altitude had a large influnce on a coffee tree producing fruit. I would like to grow one if it would produce fruits.

Good luck!

warriorsoul · 04-10-08, 10:56

They prefer higher altitude but wi

prism1234 · 04-10-08, 10:58

Thats awesome!! Can you take cuttings?

Are the leaves active? Cool plant!!

apear · 04-10-08, 11:06

Yeah thats awesome

warriorsoul · 04-10-08, 11:29

They will fruit at lower altitude, they like to be misted.
I haven't been able to clone it, I'm not sure its possible.
The beans take 3 to 6 months to fully germinate, they make great house plants!

siam_jim · 04-10-08, 12:20

would love to have some viable beans myself... i had some beans a while back but it only germinated with the tail thing then in a week it rotted... tried numberous times and ways with the same results... wonder were the bean too young?

peace

siam

Mermaidia · 04-10-08, 12:22

what kind of soil are you using?
Do you do anything special to it?

I have a bean, didn't know if i should plant it or not.
Maybe i should give it a whirl.

warriorsoul · 04-10-08, 12:49

The soil i use is pro mix with a little extra perlite.
they like the soil moist but with good drainage.
Filtered light most of the day is best.

For sprouting beans, you want the freshest beans you can get.
Old beans are more likely not to sprout, or to rot when they do.
Soak them 12-24 hours and then plant them in a regular size pot.

omentheduck · 04-10-08, 17:50

thats one thing that i have never thought about growing, hmmm I think I'll give it a go soon as I get some reading done on them!

and have any helpful links for beans?

Good luck I can't wait to see some beans hanging!

warriorsoul · 04-10-08, 19:21

If i get some beans you guys will be the first to know.

omentheduck · 04-11-08, 03:15

dude I went to wal-mart tonight to get some cloning supplies and found that they had "coffee arabica" thats so awesome! I'll post some pic soon, I got 4 seedlings for 2.98 with out tax so just a little over three!

warriorsoul · 04-11-08, 08:56

wow thats great deal!

vicuna · 04-11-08, 23:23

I've gotta try growing some java here. It was rather easy in Guatemala because any bean, pod, seed or stick you sow in that volcanic earth grows crazy. This is a coffee plant in my backyard near San Marcos, Lake Atitlan at 5000 feet. Two coffee plants put out a hellatious amount of coffee cherries.
Keep in mind that only reeeeeally special neighbors appreciate the scent of the drying process. I covered a 10 x 10 tarp with beans and the smell was like death.

KTBotanicals · 04-20-08, 02:22

Walmart?! Thats crazy! Were they in the indoor section? I'd like to get a few more, but I don't want to wait 5 months for the things to germinate!

omentheduck · 04-20-08, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by KTBotanicals

Walmart?! Thats crazy! Were they in the indoor section? I'd like to get a few more, but I don't want to wait 5 months for the things to germinate!

Yea they were inside in the gardening section were they have the grafted cacti and the stuff in the small 2'' pots

THB · 04-24-08, 11:51

Hey, ive got a coffe tree as well, and it is just starting to fruit for the first time. happy me.

i would be glad to trade the beans if it gets any, anyone interested?

i have also tried to clone it, but without success.

i will post pictures of the flowering as it goes, if you want? sorry bout the bad quality, i only have a web cam

flashmike · 04-25-08, 08:21

I've got some seeds. I think I'll give them a try

We will see....
Arabica....

warriorsoul · 04-29-08, 17:26

Nice!
I just noticed i got some beans starting also!

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04-10-08, 09:21	#1 (permalink)
warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	My Coffee Plant Anyone else growing coffee? Mines about 5 years old, hoping to get some beans this year. Attached Thumbnails __________________

04-10-08, 09:32	#2 (permalink)
camMyco Modified Honey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,072	Good looking plant! I was under the impression altitude had a large influnce on a coffee tree producing fruit. I would like to grow one if it would produce fruits. Good luck! __________________ William Blake’s poem: “If the doors of perception were to be cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite”.

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warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	They prefer higher altitude but wi __________________

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prism1234 Running from My Mycelium Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,862	Thats awesome!! Can you take cuttings? Are the leaves active? Cool plant!! __________________ No matter how pretty the fire is, dont touch it!

04-10-08, 11:06	#5 (permalink)
apear Mycotopiate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 203	Yeah thats awesome

04-10-08, 11:29	#6 (permalink)
warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	They will fruit at lower altitude, they like to be misted. I haven't been able to clone it, I'm not sure its possible. The beans take 3 to 6 months to fully germinate, they make great house plants! __________________

04-10-08, 12:20	#7 (permalink)
siam_jim Mycotopia Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,847	would love to have some viable beans myself... i had some beans a while back but it only germinated with the tail thing then in a week it rotted... tried numberous times and ways with the same results... wonder were the bean too young? peace siam

04-10-08, 12:22	#8 (permalink)
Mermaidia Sober Sister Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,030	what kind of soil are you using? Do you do anything special to it? I have a bean, didn't know if i should plant it or not. Maybe i should give it a whirl. __________________ Don't let your gift take you somewhere your character can not keep you.

04-10-08, 12:49	#9 (permalink)
warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	The soil i use is pro mix with a little extra perlite. they like the soil moist but with good drainage. Filtered light most of the day is best. For sprouting beans, you want the freshest beans you can get. Old beans are more likely not to sprout, or to rot when they do. Soak them 12-24 hours and then plant them in a regular size pot. __________________

04-10-08, 17:50	#10 (permalink)
omentheduck YoUsEeNOthiNg Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 633	thats one thing that i have never thought about growing, hmmm I think I'll give it a go soon as I get some reading done on them! and have any helpful links for beans? Good luck I can't wait to see some beans hanging! __________________ "I look, therefor I see. I try, therefor I will. I embrace, therefor I'm embraced. I believe, therefor I am!" omentheduck

04-10-08, 19:21	#11 (permalink)
warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	If i get some beans you guys will be the first to know. __________________

04-11-08, 03:15	#12 (permalink)
omentheduck YoUsEeNOthiNg Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 633	dude I went to wal-mart tonight to get some cloning supplies and found that they had "coffee arabica" thats so awesome! I'll post some pic soon, I got 4 seedlings for 2.98 with out tax so just a little over three! __________________ "I look, therefor I see. I try, therefor I will. I embrace, therefor I'm embraced. I believe, therefor I am!" omentheduck

04-11-08, 08:56	#13 (permalink)
warriorsoul Cosmopolitan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,399	wow thats great deal! __________________

04-11-08, 23:23	#14 (permalink)
vicuna Mycophiliac Join Date: Jan 1973 Posts: 15	I've gotta try growing some java here. It was rather easy in Guatemala because any bean, pod, seed or stick you sow in that volcanic earth grows crazy. This is a coffee plant in my backyard near San Marcos, Lake Atitlan at 5000 feet. Two coffee plants put out a hellatious amount of coffee cherries. Keep in mind that only reeeeeally special neighbors appreciate the scent of the drying process. I covered a 10 x 10 tarp with beans and the smell was like death.

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04-20-08, 02:22	#15 (permalink)
KTBotanicals Mycotopia Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 93	Walmart?! Thats crazy! Were they in the indoor section? I'd like to get a few more, but I don't want to wait 5 months for the things to germinate! __________________ KTBotanicals.Com 6,000 Ethnobotanical Products!

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