How to raise potted Coffee trees

Flower friends who like to drink coffee may prefer to plant a coffee tree on their own. Potted coffee trees are not a dream, but can be realized. This article introduces the experience of a flower friend planting coffee trees.

Venue: Beijing, species: coffee

First, seeds: they can be picked by themselves or from friends.

Second, seed treatment: carefully cut a small opening in the epidermis with a knife or scissors, and then peel off the skin. Be careful not to hurt the nuts inside.

Third, planting: the treated seeds can be planted directly or soaked in water before planting. Direct planting is very simple, put the seeds directly into vermiculite, the thickness of the surface soil and the thickness of the seeds can be the same; soaking varies according to different seasons. If it is spring and autumn, the time can be longer and summer shorter. It is best to use cold water to reduce the loss of seed nutrition. After soaking in water, as before, it is also put into vermiculite and the surface is covered with soil.

Fourth, seedling emergence: planting in spring and autumn, emergence in about 30 days; planting in summer, 7-10 emergence. Although there is heating in winter, there are still seasonal differences between winter and summer, so the emergence time is also very long.

Transplanting: when the true leaves of the seedlings grow, they can be transplanted. When selecting a flowerpot, the diameter of the pot mouth is roughly the same as that of the plant crown, and the root system can be extended.

Sixth, the choice of basin soil: the basin soil I choose is very simple, generally there are two kinds: one is garden soil. Garden soil alone can be maintained well; second, three-in-one: peat, vermiculite, perlite = 3:2:2.

7. Key points for maintenance:

(1) soil requirements: strictly speaking, coffee also likes weakly acidic soil, but the requirements are not very strict. So both the garden soil and the three-in-one soil can ensure its normal growth. If some fermented rice washing water is properly watered during the growth period, it will be helpful to maintain the acidity of the soil. Do not need to wash rice water, use ordinary dried tap water, also grow well.

(2) watering can be seen as dry and wet, and a large amount of water is needed in the seedling stage, which will cause the seedlings to dry a little bit carelessly, so be very careful and the basin soil should not be too dry. A year later, the seedlings will be more drought-tolerant, even if there is not enough water, it will not affect its growth.

(3) Illumination: coffee likes light, without sunlight, it will grow poorly. But also avoid sun exposure in summer, exposure can cause damage to leaves, it is best to put it in a place with scattered light to spend the summer

(4) fertilization: the requirement of fertilizer for coffee is not high. I usually insert horseshoe directly into the basin and slowly dissolve and release fertilizer by watering.

(5) change the basin. Once a year. Remove the old roots and plant some of the original soil into the new pot.

Matters needing attention:

(1) Coffee is a tree, so during the growing period, the following leaves will gradually become old and yellowed, which is a normal phenomenon of plant growth, do not panic, pay attention to timely cleaning of old leaves and yellow leaves

(2) it takes three years for coffee to bloom. The flower has a jasmine-like aroma, which is lighter than jasmine, and has the bitter taste of coffee after taste. The flowering period is from February to May and blossoms continuously. Bear fruit after anthesis. The fruit is green. No artificial pollination is needed.

(3) if the coffee tree is to have luxuriant leaves and flowers, it needs to be properly pointed to promote its side branches to germinate and have a good-looking crown.

(4) with the increase of age, the trunk of the coffee tree becomes woody, the color of the stem changes from green to yellowish brown, and the epidermis is chapped. It's a normal phenomenon, never mind.

Editor: Bath Flower Valley Flower Network