Coffee trees planted in Foshan

Coffee in the city without its aromatic alcohol, and coffee in the end what kind of, but little known. It is only about 1.5 meters high, oil green leaves, blossoming white flowers, bearing red fruits smaller than plum fruits, this kind of plain, seemingly inconspicuous plant, is the coffee tree planted in Foshan.

Foshan can also grow coffee, this is the first time heard, and the dream of trial coffee has been realized in the 74-year-old Feng family. Old Feng, who was born in farming, played with coffee growing under the drive of his son Feng Shilin. Now he no longer farms. Coffee planting has become his playmate after entering his 70s. He grows coffee, grinds coffee beans and invites neighbors to drink coffee drinks grown by himself. Today, the reporter takes you to see the coffee trees in the old Feng Foshan home; walk into the rare coffee garden in Lingnan at present, and explore the small courtyard in front of the door with tens of thousands of coffee trees. I drink coffee and want to plant coffee trees. When it comes to growing coffee, Lao Feng and his son Feng Shilin both sigh that it is fun but not easy. Old Feng said that because his son likes coffee, four years ago, accompanied by his son, he tasted coffee for the first time in a cafe on Pulan Road in Chancheng. Perhaps it was a farming background, Lao Feng actually wanted to plant coffee trees in Guangdong. The reporter learned in the interview that Feng Shilin worked in the government department for many years after graduating from Guangdong Institute of Water Resources and Electric Power in 1984, and then went to work in the construction industry until now. During this period, he has been trying to find a career that belongs to himself. A chance he came into contact with coffee and coffee "love at first sight." At first, Feng Shilin learned most of his knowledge of coffee culture from books. After that, after slow practice, Feng Shilin has been familiar with the culture of choosing beans, brewing coffee and coffee. The reporter found that Feng Shilin revealed the characteristics of an engineer: if you decide to do something, you have to do it to the end. Can Foshan really grow coffee from tropical and subtropical regions? With questions, the reporter walked into Feng Shilin's home near Lingnan Pearl Tower. The pot on their balcony was full of coffee: small coffee trees planted three years ago, coffee sprouts planted last year, and coffee cherries that had been picked and dried. In the corner of the balcony, there are also deposits of coffee planting sand, small shovels, etc. Feng Shilin said: "Foshan home balcony is too small, my father and I planted coffee beans in Foshan, but also took these home coffee seedlings to Yunfu home door hillside to plant, did not expect in Yunfu can also grow coffee beans." Process: A few days ago, the reporter also went to Feng Shilin father in Yunfu City Minqiang Township Shanzitou village hillside coffee garden, the reporter saw the highest coffee tree is about 1.5 meters high, branches brocade clusters of small white flowers, exuding faint fragrance. Old Feng smiled and said,"I didn't expect an old man like me to grow coffee in Guangdong." Old Feng also said that he has a piece of coffee tree has been planted for 4 years, just received a fruit. "Now that there are neighbors coming, I invite everyone to drink coffee grown by our family." Old Feng said, Foshan and Yunfu home now including seedlings have planted nearly ten thousand coffee trees. "I'm sure my coffee garden is the only one in Guangdong Province." Feng Shilin said that he brought a lot of coffee seeds from foreign countries to Foshan. At first, he went to Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhanjiang, eastern Guangdong and other places to try planting, but all failed. Old Feng said that coffee is a very picky plant, not easy to grow. Old Feng said: "It's easy to sprout, but it's planted in many places in Guangdong. After the seedlings are exposed to the sun, no matter how much care they take, they can't escape the fate of withering and dying." Institute of Agricultural Sciences: Why can Lao Feng grow coffee in Foshan and Yunfu? Yesterday afternoon, the reporter interviewed Foshan City Agricultural Science Institute technical staff Mr. Liang. Mr. Liang admitted that, in fact, the current planting research on this tropical plant is still blank, in the trial planting stage. At present, he said, the Institute of Agricultural Sciences has also tried to plant dozens of coffee seedlings, which have grown to half a meter high, and research on coffee trees is still in the process of exploration. He told reporters that he had tried to plant seeds in the institute before, but because of temperature control reasons, did not sprout smoothly. He said coffee trees can grow in Foshan and Yunfu probably because they are subtropical and the varieties chosen are suitable for these places. As for whether coffee seedling planting can be promoted, he told reporters, temporarily will not recommend farmers large-scale planting, because it is not clear whether it is really suitable for large-scale planting, at least three or five years of trial planting. Coffee bean personality profile: 1. Varieties: Arabica species of two varieties of iron pickup and Kadim, the appearance of these two varieties except budding color slightly different, other basically the same. 2. Soaking coffee seeds: 48 hours 3. Burying coffee seeds: Temperature control between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius, 45 days can sprout. 4. Seedling: suitable for spring and summer, 5. Daily management: keep soil moisture, but do not need to water every day 6. Height: up to about 1.5 meters. 7. Course: It takes at least 4 years from planting to fruiting 8. Flowering course: It can bloom 6 times a year from the fourth year of planting. 9. Harvest season: after the fourth year of planting, there are fruits harvested in the second half of each year. 10. Tips: Do not spray pesticides, usually need to care for the roots, prevent termites and insects. 11. Fruit: The second half of the fourth year begins to harvest fruit, the flesh is very thin, the core is hard, after taking off the peel, the core is wrapped in a layer of mucus. 12. Coffee beans: Raw coffee beans are yellow-green, dried and roasted before becoming the charred look you usually see in supermarkets. 13. Taste: Similar to Nanshan coffee, but compared with Nanshan coffee, the main characteristics are not bitter and sour, good aftertaste. Coffee trees are divided into two main varieties: arabica (coffea arabica) and robusta (coffea robusta/coffea canephora)(rarely seen on the market).