This is a short Sunday morning iPhone video I made simply to show the amazing roots of very small coffeaThe botanical genus colloquially referred to as the “coffea genus,” which is comprised of over 120 individual species. These are generally opposite-leaved, evergreen shrubs or small understory trees... ...more arabicaArabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the taxonomic species name of the genus responsible for around 75% of the worlds commercial coffee crop.: Arabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the... ...more plantlets. I am separating and re-potting these seeds, which are from a very high altitude (2150 meter) farm in Pajajoy ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true.... ...more, and are from an old, old TypicaA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,... ...more tree, one of the classic coffee varieties.
(I’m also using this short video to test embedding in our new library site!) This is a quick 3:16 video I uploaded to you tube:
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I have 6 seads, want to grow them in pots please help
Plant them 1 inch deep and water once a week. It takes a long time for germination. 8 weeks or so.
Thompson, I also live in Pacifica. I just bought three Ethiopian seeds from Sweet Maria’s and am excited to try to grow them….in clay pots like you. Do you have a greenhouse, or do you grow them in pots in your backyard? It appears in your video that you have a lot of sun. I’ll try for the sunniest part of my yard to grow them. I’m going to pick up the seeds from your store, so hopefully, I can ask for tips.
Thank you for this video and the seed offer,
Norm
Hi neighbor! I have all my coffee plants inside most of the year. It’s not the cold as much as the wind that harms coffee plants at my place.
I purchased a package of 10 seeds from Maui Seeds, which arrived the beginning of February. Of the 10, two have sprouted after roughly 60 days. I have kept them in a wet paper towel to germinate. I expect more to follow. I planted the two that germinated in soil today. I also plan on purchasing two seedlings from Maui Seeds or Frinj Coffee in Ventura. I live in SoCal and will update as time progresses. Thank you SM.
Sounds like it’s going well. We will have some fresh seeds from Guatemala available in the next week or two FYI