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05.12.2023 - 21:05 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
How to Propagate Coffee Beans
Whether you dream of growing your own coffee beans for roasting or just want to create more houseplants from an existing coffee plant, it all starts with the seeds.
Yep, those same cherries that give us the cup of Joe so many of us can’t live without can also provide us new plants to enjoy.
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You can buy seeds or harvest them from an existing plant. Either way, you can sprout them and start new coffee plants to enjoy.
Maybe your goal is to start a mini coffee farm or perhaps you just want more plants to enjoy –and share!
Here’s the process:
The coffee bean that you grind and process into coffee is botanically a pit or seed, and what we call the coffee berry is technically a drupe.
Cherries and peaches are drupes, as well. There is no coffee “berry” or “bean,” but we all commonly refer to them that way, so I will continue to do so in this guide.
This process can be started in winter, anytime from late November to early February in the Northern Hemisphere, though you can begin it at any time and just plan to keep the plant indoors until the weather is perfect – which might mean waiting until the following year to plant out.
If your plant will stay inside full-time, you can start this process whenever you want.
If your hope is to grow your own beans to produce your own coffee, know that plants produce the best tasting beans at a high elevation. Low-elevation beans are typically mild to bland in flavor.
Once you move above 3,000 feet or so, the beans start to take on a sweet flavor. Above 4,000 feet, and you get those chocolate and citrus notes. Top 5,000 feet, and the fruity, berry,
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