Does volcanic soil cultivation have any effect on the quality of coffee beans? Does the coffee in volcanic soil taste better?
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I believe everyone who loves coffee knows the influence of variety, climate, altitude, origin and treatment on coffee, but do you know that the soil grown in coffee also affects the flavor of coffee? Do you know that many famous boutique coffee producing areas are volcanic soil? For example, Kirimara Manor in Kenya is at the foot of Mount Kenya, which is a compound volcano. Have you ever had Lin Dong Manning? Specialty Mantenin Coffee in Sumatra, Indonesia, Lake Kelolan is located on the southeast side of Sinabong Volcano.
Advantages of growing coffee beans in volcanic soil
Where did the magma of the volcano come from? Underground.
What's a lot of things underground? All kinds of minerals.
So when a volcano erupts, all kinds of minerals come out to breathe in two forms: ash that can float far away and magma that can't flow too far.
Can help plants grow, how can volcanic soil rich in potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron, sulfur, phosphorus and many trace elements get into the cultivated soil to enrich? Generally speaking, there are two ways, the volcanic ash itself is relatively fine, so it will soon merge with the local soil after landing.
What about magma? After the magma flows out, it cools and hardens, and it becomes a hard lump, which is not soft soil, so it is difficult to grow plants. Therefore, the wind and Rain Water of nature must be turned into fine soil particles or sand after a long period of weathering before they can enter the soil. It could be 10,000 years, it could be millions of years.
You will have to wait a long time during this period, so please cherish the coffee in your hand. These trace elements can be changed into ever-changing aromatic chemicals in coffee beans. Please drink the essence of the volcano.
Is the acidic volcanic soil really good?
But substances from volcanic eruptions can actually cause acid rain and soil acidification, and not all plants like acidic soil. But I like coffee! I like strawberries, too.
To sum up, coffee trees like this growing environment:
The soil has a high content of nitrogen and deep organic matter.
Rich in minerals and trace elements.
Low latitude, high altitude, average temperature 15-23 degrees Celsius, cool all the year round.
Rainfall should be more than 1500mm every year, but not too much.
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