Posted: 1/7/2010 5:01:30 PM EDT
| Has anybody here tried to do so? |
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You might want to google it.
I have read of people in temeprate climates like FL growing a few plants outdoors and occasionally see a story about growing them indoors. My understanding from what I have seen is they take a lot of work and a long time to produce anything. |
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I'm growing a coffee plant in the Dallas, TX area. I started it from seed/green beans almost 2 years ago and keep it indoors. From what I understand, I should not expect anything until the 4th-5th year. Even then, the per-plant yield is pretty low –– a few pounds per year for a 6' plant. I bought the seeds from Seedrack SeedRack and started 12 plants. 11 came up; the puppy killed 1; gave away 9; one died for no obvious reason. I plan to plant more but don't expect to have much volatility from the remaining seeds that I bought. If I'm right, I'll just buy more. They do take a long while to sprout (6+ weeks IIRC). I put them in the garage in the planters, wrapped with plastic wrap to retain moisture, sitting on the freezer for heat –– in late January. Checked about every week to make sure it was still moist. That summer, I left them outside all summer and checked them almost daily. I didn't know at the time that they didn't like the heat that we had. At the time, I didn't have an appropriate place in my office to put them all; bringing them in wasn't really an option anyway. I think my sister has kept her two alive that I gave her for Christmas. I doubt any of the rest survived the first month after I gave them away.
As an indoor plant, it does not require a lot of effort. They can get big –– 40' tall according to some sources. But, I cannot plant it outside due to the high summer temps. I think it is neat. My suggestion –– go for it. sgt_seti |