Look at those beautiful ripening fruit, once I’ve harvested them all I’ll be able to make one whole espresso!
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This is extremely cool and I’ve been interested in the doing the same for a long time.
Where did you get the seed? And are you growing under cover?
I got the plants as seedlings, sold as house plants. There were about 8 in a small mug so I grew on four. I decided to ditch two as I didn’t have room for more - as they’re tender (anything below 5° & they start to suffer) I have to bring them indoors over winter & they sit under my south facing bay window.
They’re in my greenhouse now & I should be able to leave them outdoors from June through to October.
Being sold as novelty house plants, C. arabica I think, the flavour isn’t likely to be great, not to mention that I need to figure out how to roast them!
I may try germinating some now I know they’ll flower & fruit.
Roasting can be done in a pan or something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBAVyQA-Ys. Mesy but does the job.
Thanks :) I looked it up as well & it should be ‘easy’ - you can pan-fry, oven cook or use a popcorn maker apparently! The trick is to listen for the first ‘crack’ for when the bean is dry and that’s when you get a light roast. It should take less than 15min so I’ll no doubt have to be careful not overdoing my one & only homegrown espresso of 2026!
Amazing ! I feel so exited for this! Make sure to keep us update!
UK grown coffee… What a wonder!
Will do! I didn’t know if they’d flower but they did last year for the first time after about four years (grown from seedlings) & now (some of) the fruit is finally looking ripe enough to pick.
Do Avocados next.
I have tried germinating supermarket avacado seeds but with no luck!
What was your method? I have been able to get them to root with construction sand and water but I can never get my greenhouse to stay warm enough for a proper stalk to survive. Rockwool has been even worse on the temperature control front, sadly, I might eventually have to try submerging it in water temperature controlled like a fish tank.
I didn’t look up a method (though I will do if I try again), the last one I tried I scored the outer layer to try and make sure water got in to trigger germination & just sat it in some water indoors. I think I’ve seen people poke sticks in them so it’s bottom is sat in water, but I may be remembering incorrectly!
Interesting re the sand option, I could try that next. Did you heat it? I have a heat mat so could try using that. I think I’d likely keep it indoors first year, unless it looks like its doing really well.
do you have a loicense for that coffee?
Hell no, anarchic coffee growers of the UK, unite! The revolution needs powering along! …er…I mean, that’s not coffee, that’s just a house plant…look I have the receipt an all…
Roight that’s it, you’re coming with me. You’re getting the Comfy Chair!
CONFESS! CONFESS! CONFESS!
