tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6038836796213650296..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Coffea arabicamr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-81842542958784074532012-06-07T04:12:00.849-07:002012-06-07T04:12:00.849-07:00For Andrea: I've been trying to google how to...For Andrea: I've been trying to google how to harvest the berries to make coffee but I'm still not sure how many beans you actually need to make a decent cuppa! Do you know? p.s. our temperate climate is my 3rd floor south-facing office! :-)<br /><br />For Tom: I pretty much have to bury my nose in the plant to notice the smell.<br /><br />Mr. S: Check for beans in about a month orAnna dlC from Torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6256350364470833692012-06-07T03:55:47.142-07:002012-06-07T03:55:47.142-07:00Who would have thought that you weren't obsess...Who would have thought that you weren't obsessive enough about your plants? ;O)Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47831938922573449262012-06-06T13:12:48.174-07:002012-06-06T13:12:48.174-07:00Not gonna lie, I've never once been able to pi...Not gonna lie, I've never once been able to pick up any smell from a coffee plant and I've seen quite a few blooming.Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68651119315580847252012-06-06T07:25:48.249-07:002012-06-06T07:25:48.249-07:00I've read your past post about this coffee whe...I've read your past post about this coffee when it was still a seedling, i didn't know it will really flower in temperate climates. We have lots of coffee trees in the farm and we are making our own coffee if we have time.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15924155663331834432012-06-06T05:00:46.795-07:002012-06-06T05:00:46.795-07:00Oh dang! That's a bummer!Oh dang! That's a bummer!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9307750755357887872012-06-06T04:13:57.592-07:002012-06-06T04:13:57.592-07:00Oh, and yes, they do smell a bit like jasmine, tho...Oh, and yes, they do smell a bit like jasmine, though nowhere near as strong or heady.Anna dlC from Torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51326723346308910222012-06-06T04:13:16.522-07:002012-06-06T04:13:16.522-07:00Ooh, I keep forgetting to send you an update! BOT...Ooh, I keep forgetting to send you an update! BOTH my coffee plants have flowered and are producing lots of berries this year! Quite exciting compared to the single berry we harvested last September. Fertilizing seems to be the key -- I was away sick all last summer and the girl watering my plants didnt' fertilize at all. I'll wait until the beans turn red so that the picture will Anna dlC from Torontonoreply@blogger.com