Colombian Villa Clara Korola Coffee Manor details how to grow Colombian coffee.

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How is the unique VillaClara coffee shaped?

Black moist ash soil | Columbia Andes above 1450 m above sea level | Acid ash soil | medium size of soil crystals | thick soil layer with high light transmittance and high water storage capacity more than 100cm | rich in phosphate and other organic elements | moderate concentration of potassium, calcium and magnesium

Black moist ash soil is a natural acidic soil, coupled with its medium crystal particles, good water storage / drainage. The altitude above 1450 meters brings the right amount of Rain Water and temperature difference, and the natural geographical weather conditions allow Krara Coffee to adjust the nutrients in the soil in the most natural way (phosphate / potassium / calcium / magnesium). Growing Caturra and other Colombian coffees under such favorable conditions created Villa Clara Cafe!

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All are ash soil, the left one is jet black moist ash soil (melanudands).

1. Ash soil (Andisols): the soil is soft, light, with a lot of organic matter, mostly small aggregates, and the ability to preserve fertilizer and water is super strong, but it is easy to be eroded, and the soil is easy to lack phosphate fertilizer. But in the VC Coffee Manor, there is a layer of ash soil more than 100cm thick and rich in phosphate.

two。 Potash fertilizer is generally high demand for fruit, and mainly in the fruit, however, too much potassium and nitrogen, will reduce the quality of coffee. Calcium has a wide range of mechanisms, and calcium fertilizer is very important for the growth of coffee seedlings. However, too high concentration of calcium and phosphorus will make coffee prone to bitterness and stiffness (hard taste). While magnesium is related to photosynthesis, there is magnesium in the chemical structure of chlorophyll (photosynthesis means that plants use light energy to absorb water from the roots from the soil and carbon dioxide absorbed by leaves from the air. Chloroplast factories in leaves synthesize sugars such as glucose, sucrose and starch, that is, so-called plant food).

Interestingly, too much or too little of these organic elements (phosphate / potassium / calcium / magnesium) can lead to a reduction in coffee production. It is not good to have too many soil elements. Not too much, not too little is the best!

P.s. As for how to know the composition of the soil, I have the opportunity to share it with you again.

How to grow and handle VillaClara coffee?

We plant each coffee seedling by hand and carefully control the planting density of coffee trees to ensure the health of coffee trees. The planting density of Kerala Coffee Manor ranges from 8000 to 10000 trees per hectare.

When it comes to the harvest season, we harvest it manually, wash it with water immediately after harvest, and then dry it naturally until the moisture content is 11% before bagging and storing.

Testing the flavor of Ke Lara coffee from the cup of origin

Aroma and flavor: fruit | caramel | peppermint | Nuts; aroma: 8gamble 10

Sipping flavor: chocolate | Vanilla; acidity: 8 stroke 10; Alcohol: 7.8 pound 10

-- > Clean | even | Rich tropical fruit aroma

Villa Clara (Korola) Coffee Farm report:

Harvest season:

Main (80%): 9Mui-November

Secondary (20%): 4muri-May

Annual output:

12000 bags (70 kg / bag)

Planting area:

28 ha (280000 square metres)