A guide for successful cultivation

Where can I get seeds for a coffee plant from?

Of course, you cannot sow your roasted coffee beans; you need green coffee, fresh, ripe coffee cherries (this is how the fruits of the coffee plant are called) or seeds from specialist shops. You may get green coffee from a small private roastery or on the Internet. If you buy an old coffee sack, you might find some raw beans in it too.

Growing coffee is certainly not that easy. The seeds should be as fresh as possible; the ability to germinate suffers if they are stored for a long time. Soak the seeds in warm water for a few hours before putting them individually in pots Potting soil put. In a warm, humid environment, for example in a greenhouse, they germinate after about four weeks.

How do I grow a coffee plant from cuttings?

To grow a coffee plant yourself, you need so-called head cuttings. These are the shoot tips with a few leaves on them, no middle parts.

Cut It is best to take these cuttings in spring. You can also cut parts of the pruning for that Multiplication to use.

For successful root formation, the cuttings need an even temperature of around 25 ° C. If your apartment is not warm enough for cultivation, then place the pots with the cuttings in a mini greenhouse. Alternatively, you can pull a transparent film over the pots. Both the earth and the air should remain evenly moist.

Regular ventilation of the cuttings prevents mold from forming. Once the first roots have formed, slowly accustom the plants to room temperature. The further attitude does not differ from the attitude of adult plants.

The essentials in brief:

• roasted coffee beans for the sowing not suitable
• Use raw unroasted coffee beans
• fresh seeds germinate more successfully
• Germination time: approx. 4 weeks
• Cut head cuttings
• Cultivation temperature approx. 25 ° C