Growing Coffee Trees a Project

lmz · January 2014

not impressive as KK but nonetheless my 2 baby coffee trees...

QM0996 · January 2014

I will up load a few shots... Some small ones and some not so small (about 20 in all); along with the pulper and huller... Nothing better than home grown, processed , roasted and then enjoyed... Have plenty of ones sprouting from where cherries have dropped... May plant on the footpath.

Lacehim · March 2014

Here's a photo today of the berries on my tree turning red. The one out the back is just as covered but still green! This has been the best crop to date!

Koffee_Kosmo · March 2014

Beautiful I have one single berry/bean on one tree it's the first

Brett H · March 2014

My tree has its first too. About 20 berries.

QM0996 · March 2014

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My tree has its first too. About 20 berries.

Well I guess you're not going to need my pulper. Alex, if you get time I have a few beans that you can have to grow.....

derrilex · March 2014

Cool. :thumb:

Lacehim · March 2014

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Well I guess you're not going to need my pulper.

I've probably got enough to make using a pulpier useful but they seem to turn red at different times. How do you handle that? I've been processing small batches as the turn dark red but it's a PITA. If you don't get them in time they go black.

Also how are you guys processing? I've just followed the wet method so far. So I remove the bean from the berry, soak in water for 24-48 hours, then dry and leave for 2-3 months, then remove parchment.

Intense Coffee · March 2014

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Also how are you guys processing? I've just followed the wet method so far.

My first couple of years I did the same - soaked them to remove the mucilage then dried etc. They came out a lot better than I was expecting, or maybe just a case of not wanting to call my baby(ies) ugly :-) last year I just pulped them, briefly put them in water to remove floaters, which I assumed, wrongly or rightly, may be dodgy. (However I was chatting to Kees from MTCP recently and he does not worry about "floaters") I then used more of a honey processing method. Very sticky and attracts ants etc, with the aim to see if I can get more interesting results. They are currently still resting and waiting to be hulled, so cannot report anything as yet. I suppose the risks are higher of getting a stinker that may ruin the roast. Graham

Lacehim · May 2014

All the beans are turning red on my trees. Pulled a container off yesterday and tomorrow I'll probably get another. Certainly going to be enough for a decent roast with this years crop!

Now the hardwork starts! ;D

Koffee_Kosmo · May 2014

That's fantastic :thumb: My trees will probably be producing beans next year Well my fingers are crossed that will happen

eggbert · May 2014

Anyone tried the cherry/berry for taste?

Koffee_Kosmo · October 2014

I have been observing the coffee trees this spring Over winter they have been fertilised with seasol liquid fertiliser and slow release granules The result has been masses of shoots that at first looked like new leaf growth However it is flower buds growing [attachimg=1]

Lacehim · October 2014

Mine is just about to flower again! For every flower you get a cherry KK.

Koffee_Kosmo · January 2015

It's been a long wait but eventualy the coffee cherries are starting to take form They were small for a very long time

Lacehim · January 2015

My big one looks a bit sick these days. Must investigate it. the leaves are all yellow looking.

cosmic_couple22 · January 2015

When did you give them a feed last, hot sun and high humidity will also do this to a coffee tree. Chester

Lacehim · January 2015

Yeah I'll give it a bit of a feed and see if it picks up. It's well watered though.

Brett H · January 2015

What are you feeding to the tree?

Lacehim · January 2015

Worm castings, worm tea, seasol, those sort of things.

Brett H · January 2015

Brilliant!

Koffee_Kosmo · April 2015

It's been a few months since my last update but coffee growing is a very slow process Finally my coffee cherries - well a few of them are showing some colour on the skin Don't know how long it will take for the rest to colour as Autum is apron us and winter is close

Koffee_Kosmo · June 2015

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What are you feeding to the tree?

Water and Seasol occasionally Slow release fertiliser KK

Koffee_Kosmo · June 2015

On one coffee tree the cherries are ripening to a lovely red colour Will start picking them off by this weekend

Brett H · June 2015

That's uite a crop! My tree is about a year younger than yours and only has a couple of dozen cherries. That said, it's ornamental. I eat the cherries but spit the seeds in the garden.

Koffee_Kosmo · June 2015

I recon there will be just over 1 kg of beans in that one tree And that is its first crop KK

Koffee_Kosmo · June 2015

Bean harvesting time :thumb: today Well all the red ripe ones After picking I spent 30 min to squeeze the beans out of the cherry pulp then I washed them and now they are drying in the sun I noticed that a high proportion of cherries contained 3 beans inside KK

GeekKopi · June 2015

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Bean harvesting time :thumb: today Well all the red ripe ones After picking I spent 30 min to squeeze the beans out of the cherry pulp then I washed them and now they are drying in the sun I noticed that a high proportion of cherries contained 3 beans inside KK

hi KK. That is awesome. From tree to cup. Looking forward to hearing about the taste once you brew them. Well done!

Koffee_Kosmo · October 2015

Second tree is full of ripe coffee cherries and ready to pick After this last pick I will process all the beans and roast them It takes a while to dry and de-husk

Brett H · October 2015

My sole little tree which was grown only for bragging-rights is coming up to four years old. It's in flower having fruited in July. Do these things fruit twice a year? I've a massive lime that does that but I thought it abnormal. I'm not much of a gardener. I'm excellent with a chain-saw however....

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