When, how often and with what?

How do I care for my freshly bought coffee plant?

When you buy your coffee plant new, it is difficult to tell how much fertilizer it has received so far. If the container is quite small, it is best to repot the coffee plant. Take this opportunity to replace the earth and lay a drainage layer of coarse gravel or potsherds. In this way you avoid damaging waterlogging.

As a substrate, choose normal flower or potted plant soil under which you may or may not have a little sand Clay granules Mix. Water the coffee plant well and place the pot in a warm, light place, but at least not in the blazing sun for the time being. In the next few weeks, the plant only needs fresh water that is as low in lime as possible.

How often do I have to fertilize my coffee plant?

In summer or from April to September you should fertilize your coffee plants about every three to four weeks. You can simply mix liquid fertilizer into the irrigation water.

Slow release fertilizer there are, for example, chopsticks. You plug this into the Earth close to the roots of the coffee plant. Please refer to the package insert. Often a slow release fertilizer only needs to be administered once a year.

During the Hibernationfertilize Do not use your coffee plant at all, as fertilizer does more harm than good during this time. If the coffee plant receives too many nutrients in winter, it can easily develop horny shoots that can weaken the plant. Even when it has just been repotted, your coffee plant does not need any additional fertilizer for a long time, because the fresh soil contains enough nutrients for a few months.

The essentials in brief:

• fresh repotted Do not fertilize the coffee plant
• fertilize about once a month in summer
• alternatively use slow release fertilizer
• do not fertilize at all in winter