Exotic and yet easy to care for - if you love something special, then the coffee plant is an excellent houseplant for you. With a little patience, you can even harvest your own coffee in a few years.

The coffee plant originally comes from Africa, but is also cultivated in Latin American countries

Plant the coffee plant properly

A suitable location for the coffee plant to thrive is at least as important as care. She likes it warm and light, without drafts or wind. The soil should be quite permeable so that waterlogging cannot occur in the first place. This is also ensured by a drainage layer of broken pottery or coarse gravel at the bottom of the planter.

Water and fertilize the coffee plant

The tropical coffee plant needs water relatively regularly and always when the soil is already slightly dry. You can fertilize about every three to four weeks if you use liquid fertilizer. Slow-release fertilizers, on the other hand, should be given less frequently, as indicated on the packaging. Freshly repotted, you should not fertilize the coffee plant for a few months.

The coffee plant in winter

The coffee plant likes to hibernate if you give it the opportunity. For this, they should not hibernate in the heated living room but rather a little cooler. Limit watering and refrain from fertilizing until about April. Too much water can now lead to brown leaves and too many nutrients to horny shoots.

Grow a coffee plant yourself

You can grow your own coffee plants from seeds and cuttings. However, this requires 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 soil
  • water regularly
  • fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks
  • Likes to hibernate cooler, but not below 15 °C
  • water little in winter and do not fertilize at all
  • Propagation by seeds and cuttings possible

tips

Give your coffee plant time and opportunity for a hibernation so it can recover and gather strength for the subsequent growth and flowering period.

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Vegetable garden