Plant the coffee plant properly
At least as important as care is a suitable one Location for the coffee plant to flourish. She likes it warm and bright, without drafts or wind. the Earth should be quite permeable so that waterlogging cannot arise in the first place. This is also ensured by a drainage layer made of potsherds or coarse gravel on the bottom of the planter.
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Water and fertilize the coffee plant
water the tropical coffee plant needs relatively regularly and always when the soil is already slightly dry. Fertilize can be allowed about every three to four weeks if you use liquid fertilizer. Slow release fertilizer give, however, less often, as indicated on the package. Fresh repotted you should not use the coffee plant at all for a few months fertilize.
The coffee plant in winter
The coffee plant likes to hibernate if you give it the opportunity. But it shouldn't be in the heated living room
overwinter but a little cooler. Limit watering and refrain from fertilizing until around April. Too much water can be too now brown leaves lead and too many nutrients to horny instincts.Grow a coffee plant yourself
You can make your own from seeds and cuttings Grow coffee plants. However, this takes a lot of patience and an even heat of around 25 ° C. It is best to try growing in a mini or indoor greenhouse.
The essentials in brief:
- Location: warm and as bright as possible
- permeable earth
- water regularly
- fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks
- Hibernation likes cooler, but not below 15 ° C
- Pour little and do not fertilize at all in winter
- Multiplication possible through seeds and cuttings
Tips
Give your coffee plant time and opportunity for a winter rest, so it can recover and gather strength for the subsequent growth and flowering period.
