Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Coffee aribica moving on...

So, here is an update on the first coffee tree crop:
There are a few other plants there but 36 coffee trees. 

Few things I've learned. 
 I was over-watering them. 
 I should have left them in the humidity seedling trays longer... until the leaves start (or better yet, fully) pop out of the bean husk.
 - A little bit of fertilizer goes a long way (for the ones that have already had leaves emerge).
 - And, I should put them outside sooner. 

This last point is pure speculation at this moment due to the behavior of various other similar plants in my collection. I now have a rack with 40% shade cloth on the back deck to hopefully prevent the Sun scorching their leaves so I'll be moving these outside too in the coming days. 

Coffee aribica moving on...

So, here is an update on the first coffee tree crop: There are a few other plants there but 36 coffee trees.  Few things I'v...