LIGHT

Coffee Plants need bright indirect light from an east or west facing window. Avoid direct sunlight.

WATER

Water a Coffee Plant when the top 1"-2" of soil has dried out. These plants are not drought resistant and can suffer permanent damage if the soil totally dries out. Leaves fall off if the plant is over or under watered.

FERTILIZER

A Coffee Plant really only needs to be fed twice a year, once in March and again in late summer. Use a well balanced plant food (10-10-10) or fish emulsion

TEMPERATURE

These plants prefer constant temperatures between 60 degrees and 75 degrees. Coffee Plants can suffer damage if the temperature goes below 42 degrees or above 78 degrees.

HUMIDITY

A Coffee Plant needs high humidity so consider placing a small humidifier near it or setting it on a wet pebble tray.

FLOWERING

As a Coffee Plant matures it produces small white fragrant blooms, followed by red berries. Inside the red berries are the seeds or beans that can be roasted and ground into coffee.

PESTS

Keep an eye out for spider mites, scale, Mealy Bugs, andwhitefly

DISEASES

These plants require high humidity which makes them susceptible to fungal diseases such as leaf spot and leaf rust.

SOIL

Use a porous light weight acidic soil that also contains some peat moss or humus.

POT SIZE

Repot Coffee plants in the spring if they have outgrown their current pot.

PRUNING

Aggressively cut back straggly new growth to keep the plant short and bushy.

PROPAGATION

Coffee Plants are best propagated using fresh seeds found inside the bright red berries. Stem cuttings have very little success.