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Have you ever enjoyed a wonderful cup of coffee from Puerto Rican coffee? You probably haven’t in recent years unless you have actually been to the island. The island has not been exporting their coffee for a number of years but has been ramping up specialty coffee production in preparation to make a splash in the coffee scene. Irma is …
Do you have fresh picked beans that you are dying to drink? Do you want to magically transform these little beans into go juice?! Well now is where you will learn about the different methods and ways of coffee processing and how you can do them at home. So, now that you have your harvest of fresh, dark red, sweet …
How do you know when your coffee beans are ready to harvest? Harvesting coffee isn’t that hard on a small scale but it is actually a problem some commercial farmers are having to over come. Harvesting the best beans isn’t a problem for us that are growing our own coffee. You’ve been patiently waiting to pick your fresh fruit. Years …
The average american has 3 cups of coffee a day according to E-importz. How many coffee plants will you need to have to produce 3 cups of coffee a day? To figure this out we will have to know how much coffee per plant we will be able to get. This is a good question that many home growers may …
Soil is the primary system from which the plant lives and absorbs water and critical nutrients from. Let’s understand the dirt so we can learn how to provide the best soil for coffee. Soil is actually alive, an ecosystem in itself. Think of soil as a container holding the essential nutrients of life. If you begin taking out more than …
Be prepared to be patient if you plan on starting your coffee plant from seed! The Coffee Seedlings pictured below are probably about 10 months to a year old. Growing coffee from a little seed can be a very rewarding process. although, It usually takes about 3-4 years of steady work to harvest your first size able batch of coffee …
Oh coffee, I love you with your magical energy giving abilities! How nice is the thought of growing coffee at your house? All of the caffeine junkies you know will be hitting you up! A lot goes in to making a good bean though, I hope you’re ready for the challenge. Not many of us have the natural habitat for …
