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Posted By: Livnlet Coffee Plant - March 8th, 2007 at 06:19 AM
Does anyone have any experience with a Coffee Plant?
I like to experiment with different things. Once I tried to grow a nut that I found on a beach. LOL
I have a Coffee Plant that is about 4 years old.
I bought it as a tiny plant in a grocery store.
It has grown nice and bushy but has never bloomed.
Last month it got brown so I removed the brown leaves and re-potted it. I did not realize that there where 8 different individual stems of the plant.
It is putting on new growth. I read that it does not like fertilizer.
I had a coffee plant many years ago and it bloomed.
Had a very nice fragrance to it.
Thanks for any feedback.
Liz
Posted By: netty Re: Coffee Plant - March 10th, 2007 at 01:56 PM
I HAD a coffee plant years ago. It hated me. I managed to keep it alive a couple of years before it died. ters

This is the care from the tag:
High indirect light, provide at least 4 hours of filtered sun a day. Keep constantly moist and provide high humidity. Fertilize with fish emulsion and add coffee grounds twice a month from spring to fall, decreasing monthly through March. Set coffee plant where it won't be disturbed; the leaves tend to turn brown when touched. It grows very slowly and must be several years old before it will bloom.

I hope you have better luck with yours!
Posted By: Bill Re: Coffee Plant - March 10th, 2007 at 02:04 PM
Coffea arabica
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