How to grow a coffee tree at home

Planting a plant

At home, the coffee tree is planted in a deep pot, since the plant has a tap root that goes deep down.
Before planting a coffee seed, it needs to be scarified. The coffee bean must be scratched deeply with a knife or lightly squeezed with pliers to crack the hard outer shell, and then it will quickly germinate. A coffee tree can be grown from seeds or from green cuttings.

Did you know? Scarification is a mechanical violation of the seed coat. Without scarification, a hard-barked grain (coffee, lagenaria seed, etc.) will lie in the soil until its outer hard shell decays over time.

Seed propagation

You can grow a coffee tree from purchased green coffee beans (not roasted). Before soaking a coffee bean for germination, its shell is destroyed (deeply scratched).

Then proceed in this order:

• scarified coffee beans can be soaked overnight before planting in a growth stimulator (Epin, Emistim, Zircon);
• for planting, prepare a deep pot with loose, slightly moist soil mixture and drainage at the bottom;
• grains are planted in the ground to a depth of 3-4 cm (the distance between planted grains is 3-5 cm);
• the soil with planted coffee seeds is watered and covered with glass or a plastic bag;
• the pot is placed in a warm room: the higher the temperature, the faster the shoots will emerge;
• glass or film is removed from the pot twice a week, condensation is shaken off and the crops are ventilated.

Important! The first sprouts will appear in 50-55 days. Coffee is a slow-germinating plant, so the gardener will have to be patient. After a year, coffee seeds almost lose their viability, their growth energy is defined as 3% out of 100

Therefore, if a grower has obtained dry green coffee beans, then when soaked in stimulants and prolonged wet germination, 2-3 grains out of a hundred may hatch.

After a year, coffee seeds almost lose their viability; their growth energy is defined as 3% out of 100. Therefore, if a grower has obtained dry green coffee beans, then when soaked in stimulants and prolonged wet germination, 2-3 grains out of a hundred may hatch.

A coffee seed from a neighbor's window tree is much more likely to germinate. Such grain will be fresh, in a burgundy shell. The seed is visually divided in two, and a separate coffee seedling will sprout from each half of the grain.

Cuttings

It is much easier to propagate a coffee plant using green cuttings. The soil mixture for planting cuttings needs to be loose, with access to moisture and oxygen. To do this, mix equal parts of perlite and sour marsh peat chips.

The soil in the pot is moistened with a light solution of manganese - this helps disinfect the soil.

A branch for cutting is selected from an adult coffee tree in the middle part of the crown. The twig should have four leaves. It is better to take a cutting from a branch of last year's growth. Such branches usually have bud embryos, which means that the future tree will begin branching and flowering earlier.

The cutting for rooting is cut from the mother tree with a sharp knife or blade. The cut is made three centimeters below the leaves. On freshly cut cuttings, under the last two leaves, longitudinal scratches are made on the skin with a needle (for better formation of future roots).

Next, the cuttings are placed in root-forming liquid for three hours:

• a solution of honey and water (1 spoon of honey per 1 glass of water);
• heteroauxin solution (take 1⁄4 tablets of the drug per 1.5 liters of water).

In any of these root-forming solutions, the cuttings are soaked only with the lower (scratched) part. To do this, they are placed vertically in a glass of liquid.

Prepared cuttings are planted in the soil up to the leaves. The depth of planting the cuttings is 2-3 cm. The pot with the planted cuttings is covered with a perforated plastic bag: through these holes the seedlings will be ventilated and sprayed with water. Rooted cuttings are shaded from the sun.

For successful rooting, the most suitable temperature is +25°C. The hotter and higher the air humidity, the faster rooting occurs. Thirty-degree heat is the maximum permissible temperature for rooted cuttings.

A sure sign that the cuttings have taken root is the growth of the upper buds. When a new pair of leaves grows on the cuttings, the plant can be transplanted into a separate container.

Cuttings have several advantages over propagation by seeds:

• the young tree will have all the characteristics of the mother plant;
• the coffee cutting will bloom in the first year of planting;
• You can grow your first coffee fruits within a year.

Preparing and planting coffee tree seeds

Growing coffee at home

For indoor culture, Arabian coffee (Arabica), which originates in Ethiopia, is most suitable.

Breeders have developed varieties of this type of coffee with compact bushes, which are not only very decorative, but are also capable of producing a harvest of aromatic coffee beans of excellent taste in an ordinary apartment.

A coffee tree

After purchasing high-quality planting material, you need to mix garden soil and humus in equal parts or mix peat, sand, turf soil in a ratio of 2:2:1. First, the soil must be shed with hot water and potassium permanganate, and the peat must be sifted. A little superphosphate is added to the mixture. The pot is filled with the prepared mixture, which is well poured with hot water. When the soil dries out a little, start preparing the coffee beans.

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Carefully remove the skin from the fruit, clean the grains from the pulp, and wash off the mucous membrane. Then soak in immunocytaphyte solution (1 tablet per 50 ml of water) for 3 hours and immediately inoculate. The seeds are buried 1-1.5 cm in the soil and placed with the convex side down. Leave a distance between grains of 4-6 cm. Water the crops with a light solution of potassium permanganate, cover the container with glass and place in a warm place.

Where to begin?

Naturally, the first thing you need to do is acquire Arabica in the form of a plant. And here there are three options - buy seeds and grow them yourself from scratch, buy a small sprout (or a large one, but more expensive) in a store, or take a cutting from a friend.

Each of these options has its advantages and what exactly to choose is a matter of individual preference. Growing coffee from seeds is more interesting, but also more difficult, and even a novice gardener can cope with cuttings.

Growing from seeds

Arabica seeds can be purchased at any specialty store. You can even try to grow a tree from green coffee beans, but this is quite difficult and unpredictable. The shell of coffee beans is very strong, and before planting it must be cut or kept in a special solution so that the sprouts can then germinate.

The seeds originally intended for planting, which are sold in the store, have already undergone the necessary processing, and the chance that they will later grow into a coffee tree is much higher.

The seeds should be sown in a mixture of peat and sand - this is one of the best combinations for such a plant. You can also add humus, leaf soil, charcoal - it won’t be superfluous. After planting, the seeds should be watered with warm water, covered with glass on top and placed on the sunny side, but without direct exposure to rays. The ideal temperature for growth is 20-30 degrees. Periodically, the future Arabica needs to be watered and a little growth stimulant can be added.

No further care will be required for now, all you have to do is wait. It will take a very long time for coffee seeds to germinate – this process usually takes up to a month. Therefore, you should be patient and not abandon the mini-plantation set up at home halfway. As a rule, a tree grown from a seed will begin to bear fruit in 3-4 years.

What to do with the cuttings

Everything is a little simpler if you managed to get a coffee stalk. In this case, you just need to put it in a jar with a small amount of water and wait until the roots appear. As soon as the root system becomes strong enough, the future tree can be planted in a pot.

Rooting requires a moist environment, so the pot with the plant must be covered with polyethylene or a transparent cap, having previously made holes in them for air exchange. Through the same holes, spray and moisten the leaves. Protect from sunlight, the light should be diffused, maintain the temperature at 25-27°C.

As soon as the tree takes root (the first two leaves appear), the cutting can be replanted and proceed to normal care. When replanting, do not remove all the peat from the roots, otherwise the plant may not tolerate the procedure well. Unlike a coffee tree from a seed, its flowering may already occur in the first year of life, and the bush will grow in width and bush without exposing the trunk.

Ready sprout

And the easiest option is to buy a coffee tree in a store. The main thing here is to choose a healthy sprout, with strong shiny leaves, and at home immediately transplant the plant into a new pot. In the first two to three weeks, the tree, like the cutting, will require increased care - in particular, more frequent fertilization, so that it can easily survive the stress of replanting.

If the stage of growing and rooting the flower was successful, further caring for the coffee tree at home should no longer be difficult. There are, of course, some peculiarities in maintaining the plant, but they are quite simple and do not require much effort or financial costs.

How to pick correctly

Coffee tree picking

Ventilate the crops daily and wipe the glass. When the first shoots of the coffee tree appear after 35-45 days, place the container on a bright windowsill and gradually remove the glass, increasing the duration of ventilation daily.

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Prepare the soil for planting the coffee tree in separate containers with a diameter of 6-9 cm when the seedlings have two true leaves. The soil mixture is prepared from 4 parts of turf soil, two parts of high-moor peat (to acidify the soil) and one part of sand. For 10 liters of the mixture, add half a glass of bone meal (can be replaced with horn shavings) and 30-35 g of superphosphate.

For better branching, pinch the tip of the root when picking 1/4. After transplanting, water the seedlings and cover with damp paper for several days.

The presence of acidic high-moor peat and these fertilizers in the soil mixture improves growth, flowering and fruiting. Often, when growing coffee at home, blackening of the leaves is observed - this is the plant’s reaction to alkaline soil.

Caring for a coffee tree at home

You should not think that such a plant, exotic for indoor conditions, requires some special conditions. On the contrary, a coffee tree at home can give a hundred points ahead in unpretentiousness to the same azalea, cyclamen, amaryllis and many other traditional indoor plants. But the rules of care, no matter how simple they are, must be followed.

Temperature

At normal room temperature, the coffee tree feels quite comfortable. But in winter it is advisable for it to have a period of rest so that it can gain strength for the upcoming flowering and fruiting. It can withstand quite a significant drop in temperature (as for a houseplant). The lower temperature limit is +12 degrees, but such an extreme is not necessary, it is enough to lower the temperature to +17 degrees. In most cases, this is the usual temperature on the windowsill in winter.

Lighting

Unlike the vast majority of indoor flowers, the coffee tree can be grown in direct sunlight. Moreover, he urgently needs them during the period of inflorescence formation. But this only applies to mature trees. For young plants (up to two years old), such lighting is contraindicated. It should also be taken into account that after laying the buds, the coffee tree no longer needs as much light and it is advisable to slightly shade it. The lack of lighting has a very bad effect on both the appearance of the plant and its flowering. The best place to place it would be the windowsill of windows oriented to the south (ideally southeast, southwest).

Watering, air humidity, fertilizing

In the warm season, the coffee tree needs regular and abundant watering.

This is especially important if you have it in a warm, well-lit place, where the soil dries out very quickly. Overdrying should not be allowed

Especially during the flowering and fruiting period! With the onset of cold weather and a decrease in the temperature in the house, watering is reduced. It is impossible to allow the soil to become waterlogged during this period!

Air humidity should always be high. In summer, it is highly advisable to place a pot with a coffee tree on damp expanded clay or moss. But at the same time, try to spray it thoroughly regularly, once or even twice a day. Spraying should be carried out only in the evening or morning, when the sun's rays do not illuminate the plant.

Hard water is not particularly suitable for irrigation and humidification. Rain water is best in summer, and snow water in winter.

The coffee tree is fed only during the active period (from April to September). Liquid mineral fertilizer (complex) may well be suitable for fertilizing. The frequency of feeding is every 14-15 days.

Transfer

Until the age of three, a young coffee tree must be replanted every spring. Mature trees grow somewhat less frequently - once every two to three years. However, the top layer of soil in the pot still needs to be changed every year.

The coffee tree likes sour soil. Although there are often cases when it grows successfully in ordinary garden soil, neutral. But if possible, try to buy the most suitable soil mixture for it (the packaging should indicate pH7). If you make it yourself, you can use this recipe:

• High-moor peat (sour) – two parts (of the total volume);
• Leaf soil (or garden soil) - one part;
• Greenhouse soil (you can use compost soil) – one part;
• Humus soil (well rotted) - one part;
• Sand or perlite - one part

If possible, add pieces of sphagnum moss to the mixture; it will maintain moisture and slightly increase acidity. Be sure to provide good drainage.

If all these, by and large, rather simple rules are followed, then the coffee tree at home will grow, bloom, and bear fruit, giving you joy and a harvest of wonderful coffee beans.

What fertilizers does the plant need?

The coffee tree does not have a clearly defined dormant period and requires regular feeding throughout the year. During the period of active growing season, flowering, fruiting (March-October), coffee is fed once every two weeks with complex mineral fertilizer Kemira-Universal (5 g per 1 liter of water), in the winter months - once a month. You can use Agricola in the form of nutrient sticks (quantity according to instructions), which are immersed in the soil around the perimeter of the pot and supply the plant with nutrients for several months.

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The coffee tree responds well to spraying with solutions of growth stimulants Epin-Extra and Zircon once every two months. Such foliar feeding promotes the formation of more flower buds and reduces the ripening time of young shoots.

Coffee tree at home. Care.

Having read academic publications and listened to a lot of “wise” advice, many novice flower growers try to create special conditions for the coffee tree and almost read spells over them and lead round dances. Yes please! It won't hurt him in any way. But for successful development and growth, you need to follow only a few simple rules. Which, in fact, is what caring for the coffee tree consists of.

Air humidity. It must be maintained constantly, and regular spraying may not be enough. It is best to place the pot on a tray with pebbles or expanded clay and pour water into it. This does not exclude spraying!

Planting and transplanting. The soil for a home coffee tree should be acidic, that is, pH -7. But I don’t think that every novice gardener (and not every experienced one) has the ability to determine the acidity of the soil. Therefore, the following soil composition is recommended for planting and replanting a coffee tree (what is what, you can read here):

• Leaf soil - 1 part
• Greenhouse land – part 1
• Humus soil - 1 part
• Sour peat – 2 parts
• Sand – 1 part

And be sure to have good (!) drainage. If possible, add chopped sphagnum moss to the mixture - it, among other things, will maintain acidity and retain soil moisture. A coffee tree must be replanted every year until it is three years old, and every 2-3 years after that. But even in these intervals, it is advisable to change the top layer of soil annually.

PS To be fair, I must say that I know a couple of people whose coffee tree grows in ordinary, neutral soil. And quite successfully. Maybe they really are casting spells :).

Light for a coffee tree is also important, although this plant does not make excessive demands on its lighting. The best place for its placement is considered to be windows with a southern orientation (south, southeast, southwest)

On the north side, the coffee tree will also grow, but without sufficient light, its development will be inhibited and it will be difficult to achieve full flowering. Excessive sun can also cause damage, but this is more true for young plants. Until the age of two, it is better not to expose them to sunlight - this delays development. For adult plants, they are vital for obtaining full-fledged inflorescences. After they are laid and the fruits are set, light ceases to play such an important role and the plant can be shaded. By the way. In the homeland of coffee, where it is grown on open plantations, trees of other species are specially planted around each tree for shading. On our windowsills you can see coffee trees under the rays of the scorching sun - and nothing...

The normal temperature for the coffee tree is room temperature. In winter, like many indoor plants, it is desirable to create “winter conditions”. The desired temperature is +14-15 degrees, but we must take into account that the lower limit is +12 degrees.

Watering and fertilizing. As for watering, its scheme is classic - abundant in summer, moderate in winter. But! When determining the frequency of watering, consider the temperature in the room. The soil of the coffee tree should be constantly moist (similar to, for example, an azalea), but avoid excessive waterlogging or drying out. It is better to water and spray with soft water. Rain or melted water works well. You can fertilize the coffee tree during the period of active growth (April-September). It is better to do this with liquid mineral fertilizers every two weeks.

Important! The coffee tree really does not like rearrangements. Even a slight turn, 30-40 degrees, can trigger the shedding of leaves and stop flowering

So be careful!

A good place for a coffee tree can be an office, an ordinary city apartment, or a children's institution. If you follow these simple rules for caring for your coffee tree, it will successfully grow, bloom, and bear fruit. And on occasion, you can treat your guests to a cup of coffee from your “own plantation.”

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How to grow your own coffee tree

The most common method is from seeds, which can be found, if not in stores, then certainly on the Internet.

Variety selection

Arabian Arabica, as well as the dwarf variety Nana, are suitable for apartments and houses.

You can also grow robusta (not as aromatic, but more “caffeinated” coffee) and liberica at home.

Purchase of sevmaterial

Of course, we cannot plant roasted beans from the supermarket - we need to look for fresh ones. Fortunately, these are on sale. And I'm not talking about the notorious “green coffee”.

Based on reviews and my own experience, I will tell you about each such planting material.

Important! Seeds should be sown immediately after collection. The longer they are stored, the worse they germinate.

If the package says that the seeds were collected a year ago, do not take them, they will not germinate.

Propagation of indoor coffee by seeds

Soak the grains in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for 1 hour. If you get homemade berries, first remove the top part, exposing the grain, rinse the seeds with clean water, and then soak them.

Coffee can also be propagated by cuttings - if, of course, you find an adult tree.

All the nuances of choosing soil

The difficulty with this choice is that seeds, sprouts and an adult tree require different soil.

How to care

The coffee tree is quite easy to care for. Even a novice gardener can grow a specimen with bright greenery.

Important nuances that experienced flower growers pay attention to:

• Water and spray with filtered warm water.
• The air temperature should be no lower (+22°C), and humidity 70–80%.
• Apply fertilizer twice a month.
• In the autumn-winter period it is necessary to use ultraviolet lamps.
• In the summer, it is advisable to take it out into the fresh air (in the garden, balcony, veranda).
• It is undesirable to rearrange or move the flowerpot with the plant without the need.
• Pruning is done as desired to make the crown thicker.

Location

It is recommended to place the plant on the south side; a room with access to similar directions is also suitable: southwest or southeast. The north window will not provide enough sunlight, you will have to additionally illuminate it with a lamp. In summer it is necessary to shade it from direct sunlight to avoid burns on the leaves.

Temperature

For good growth and fruiting, the plant needs: temperature +22…+25°C. In winter, the air should not cool down to +12...+13°C, this has a detrimental effect on the flower. If necessary, the ornamental plant is transferred to a heated room.

Lighting

The plant is light-loving. If there is insufficient lighting, the exotic tree does not bloom, grow, or bear fruit well.

It is advisable to place the coffee tree in rooms where there is a lot of light: south or southeast. In summer, shade from exposure to direct sunlight.

If the windows face north, additional lighting is necessary, otherwise the flower may wither due to lack of light. LED lamps or fluorescent lamps are used as artificial lighting.

Watering and humidity

Important points:

• The coffee tree prefers high humidity, as well as air temperature (+25°C).
• Water and spray with settled warm water; in the spring-summer period, they are guided by the dryness of the earthen clod.
• In winter, the substrate is moistened at intervals of three to four days, but the greens must be irrigated every day.
• Water stagnation is not allowed to prevent the root system from rotting.

Fertilizers and fertilizers

For abundant flowering and fruiting, fertilize with liquid fertilizers (mineral or organic).

In summer, nutrition must be increased: active growth occurs, flowers appear, fruits ripen.

The following are used as mineral fertilizers:

• nitrogen (ammonium sulfate, urea, sodium nitrate) – promotes the growth of stems and foliage;
• potassium (potassium magnesium or potassium salt) – increases resistance to disease and increases the quality of buds and coffee beans;
• phosphorus (ammophos, superphosphate, diammophos) – strengthens roots, improves flowering and fruiting.

Nitrogen fertilizers are used only in the spring, and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are used in the summer and autumn months. In winter, it is not recommended to feed the plant.

Organic fertilizers include:

• rotted compost (contains potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen);
• peat (replaces nitrogen);
• ash (analogue of potassium).

Nutrients are applied to moist soil in liquid form once every 14 days. The best option is to use natural products and organic matter.

Pruning and crown formation

The plant forms a crown on its own; pruning is needed only when the tree has grown too tall. You can pinch the top branches, this will allow the side stems to grow.

Transfer

The tree is replanted after the seeds have sprouted and the cuttings have formed roots, when the plant has little space in the pot (the roots are visible from the drainage holes).

Basic Rules:

• prepare the soil;
• select the pot size;
• place drainage at the bottom of the container;
• carefully remove the plant from the old pot;
• inspect the root system;
• transferred to a new flowerpot, planted;
• water with warm, soft water;
• It is enough to replant an adult plant once every 3 years, and a young one every year.

Visual video - instructions for transplanting a coffee tree:

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Process Features:

• There are two proven methods: propagation of an exotic tree using grains and cuttings.
• Take green seeds.
• If propagated by shoots, then it is necessary to cut off the stem with 4–6 leaves.
• Stimulate them with phytohormones, and additionally scarify the seeds.
• Plant the grain with its flat side in moist soil and deepen it 1 cm into the soil.
• The cuttings are planted to a depth of 2 cm, greenhouse conditions are created: temperature - about +25 degrees, humidity - 70%.
• A month later, a sprout appears, and the shoot has new leaves and a formed root.
• The grown bush is transplanted into a new flowerpot.

What care does your home Arabica plant need?

Coffee blooms: what to do

Most indoor trees delight their owners with flowering from May to June. These are white fragrant flowers reminiscent of jasmine.

The good news is that this crop does not require bees for pollination. The fruits will set on their own.

Don't wait for them to turn brown. Yellow or red fruits are considered ripe.

Here is a photo from the plantation - see for yourself what color grains the farmer collects:

Important! In order for flowering to be guaranteed to end with harvesting, the tree must be constantly fertilized. Growth stimulants will also be useful (at least spraying with succinic acid - this substance can be used to treat any fruit crops).

What can go wrong:

To prevent your coffee bush from “picking up” pests, be careful when ventilating in summer (sometimes the scoundrels get into our apartments from the windows).

Also, do not place newly purchased flowerpots next to this plant (keep them away for about a month) or bouquets brought into the house, and it does not matter where the flowers were taken - cut in your garden or bought at a stall.

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Natural growing conditions for coffee trees

Ethiopia is originally considered to be the birthplace of coffee trees. The first trees of this species appeared there, from which all other varieties of Arabica originated. The Arabian variety is also called Arabica. Another interesting fact that confirms that the first trees appeared in Ethiopia is that any local resident can easily drink 12 cups of the strongest drink and still feel great after that amount of caffeine.

If a European, whose previous generations had no relation to the alkaloid and were not accustomed to it, drinks such an amount of coffee, he will definitely end up in the hospital with poisoning.

There is one difference: the Ethiopians used grains for food, and the Arabs learned to make a drink from them

There is also a Congolese tree or robusta. His homeland is also Africa, but this time Congo. This tree is more common because it has strong immunity to diseases and environmental conditions.

Popular variety of homemade coffee tree with photos and names

Arabian coffee tree

Everyone knows Arabica. Under natural conditions it reaches a height of 6 meters, but for home breeding its dwarf variety “Nana” with a maximum length of about 80 cm is used. It blooms twice a year and is easy to form.

Congolese coffee tree

Its second name is robusta. An unpretentious plant with a highly developed root system. The peculiarity of this type of coffee is the falling of fruit branches after natural death.

Liberian coffee tree

This is a large and very tall tree with a pyramidal crown, suitable for growing in greenhouses or large areas. The plant is resistant to most coffee tree diseases.

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Diseases and pests

The coffee tree has a strong immune system, but it can get sick due to improper care.

A weakened, “hungry” or overfed plant with mineral fertilizers can become the target of a successful attack by various infections.

The most common bacterial and fungal diseases of the coffee tree:

Root rot - this disease affects plants with very high soil moisture

The coffee tree is a tropical plant that responds very well to frequent watering and high humidity, especially in the summer. But it is necessary to observe the measure and avoid excessive waterlogging of the soil. Root rot manifests itself as the plant wilting, the leaves acquire a brown tint, and if the coffee tree is severely affected by this disease, the coffee tree can completely die, which is why it is so important to immediately begin treatment measures at the first signs of this disease. The fungus can be killed by using fungicides

Good results in the fight against this disease can be obtained by spraying the soil with the drug “Previkur”.

Rust - like root rot, this disease is also fungal in nature. The leaves of a tree affected by this disease acquire a rusty coating, and if the fungus is not destroyed in time, the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off. To save a tree from this scourge, it is necessary to immediately treat the entire plant with antifungal drugs, for example, a solution of copper sulfate.

Bacterial leaf drop - the disease manifests itself as yellowing and falling leaves. At the first signs of damage to the coffee tree, the plant is treated with Bordeaux mixture.

In addition to fungal and bacterial infections, coffee can be attacked by coffee plant pests such as:

1. Scale insects - these insects, like aphids, suck sap from plant leaves. Naturally, such parasitism negatively affects the health of the coffee tree. Plants affected by this pest are stunted in growth, and the leaves on which scale colonies form dry out and fall off. Measures to combat this scourge are quite simple; a single treatment of the tree with any insecticidal preparation is enough and the pest is completely killed.
2. Red spider mite - this pest infects a coffee tree quite rarely, but if it has already settled, then you should get rid of it as quickly as possible, since this pest is very fertile and can completely destroy a coffee tree in a couple of weeks. Such drugs as Actellik, Apollo and a very effective new generation drug, Skelto, work well against mites.
3. Coffee weevil - this exotic pest lives mainly in warm, tropical climates, but can be introduced with cocoa beans or coffee beans that have not been thermally treated. The pest damages the berries, inside which weevil larvae settle. If this pest appears on plants, the harvest of a coffee tree grown at home can be completely destroyed.

The fight against the coffee weevil must be carried out when this pest is first detected. You can use special chemicals against weevils, but treating the plant with a decoction of wormwood gives a good effect.

Important! If the plant is treated with chemicals, then in a residential environment this can lead to poisoning and allergic reactions, so you should take precautions, use rubber gloves and personal protective equipment when working

Recommendations for replanting a coffee tree

Coffee tree from beans

The first three years of growing coffee at home are transferred annually into pots of larger diameter; later, replanting is carried out as the root system entwines the entire clod of earth.

The best time for transplantation is March-April. For plants older than four years, prepare the soil by mixing leaf and turf soil, sand, high peat, humus (1: 2: 0.5: 1: 2).

The root system is inspected, rotten and dark roots are cut out, and the cut areas are sprinkled with crushed charcoal. The plant is placed in a new container so that the root collar is 3-5 cm above the soil level. Deepening of the root collar is fraught with a decrease in the growth rate of the tree, and in some cases, death.

Optimal plant conditions

It is not enough to plant a coffee tree correctly. In order for the seedling to take root and not die, it is necessary to create conditions for its maintenance.

These include:

• selection of container of the required size;
• preparing proper soil;
• providing the plant with sufficient lighting;
• formation of temperature conditions.

Pot sizes

The coffee tree will feel great in a small cozy pot with a volume of 350–450 ml. It is best to choose a light plastic container for the seedling with holes in the bottom through which air will flow in and excess moisture will escape.

If you want to see ceramic bowls or bowls as decoration, then the choice should be given to shallow forms so that the roots can breathe. As the plant grows, gardeners recommend transplanting the coffee tree into a plastic or wooden container.

The soil

Since the coffee tree is a heat-loving southern plant, it also requires a substrate close to tropical conditions.

It is necessary to plant a coffee tree in soil in the proportions 2:1:1:1:1 with the following consistency:

• acidified peat:
• humus;
• drainage;
• garden soil;
• sand.

Lighting

Peculiarities:

1. The coffee tree does not like bright, direct sunlight. If you place the plant on a windowsill on the south side, there is a high probability of burns on the glossy leaves.
2. The plant needs to receive sufficient light without being obscured by a curtain. Therefore, it is good to place the coffee tree on the east side of the window.

Cutting process

How to grow a coffee tree with your own hands without seeds? A cutting for propagation is a branch from the middle part of the crown of an already fruit-bearing tree. This planting material must have at least two pairs of leaves. When cutting a cutting to propagate a coffee tree, you must adhere to an important rule. You will need to step back three centimeters from the bottom pair of leaves. Immediately after pruning, the lower part of the cutting should be treated using an organic plant growth stimulator. This will allow the tree to take root in a timely manner.