And a FUN project!

Good for you for trying it and congrats on your success!

Great article...I've only seen heaps of "cherries". Had no idea that the flowers were so lovely too. I was right with you and all excited until I got to the "30 minutes of constant whisking"...then I placed my next bean order with Amazon.

Wow, by the time I got the the adding of cream/1/2 N 1/2, I was drooling. I can almost taste and smell it.

That does sound good. Not sure I can stand 30 minutes of whisking:) but to fill the house with that wonderful smell might be worth it! And what a beautiful addition to your garden with the coffee tree.

I want a coffee tree!!

How cool is that! I've seen small Coffea arabica plants for sale at Wal-Mart and Home Depot garden centers over the years but never thought about trying one. I'm sure it wouldn't survive the freezes we've been getting in these parts the past few winters but how neat it would be to be able to brew a pot of coffee made from beans from your own tree! Thanks for the great article!

I want a coffee plant too! Thanks for sharing!!

I looked and looked at culture articles, and neither type of coffee bush can be successfully grown here in the Virgin Islands.

Where do you live RobertB??

Awesome Robert! Wish I could grow one here. Besides a great cup of coffee, you've got yourself a beautiful plant too.

Great! Fun and satisfying on several levels!

coconut said:I looked and looked at culture articles, and neither type of coffee bush can be successfully grown here in the Virgin Islands.

Where do you live RobertB??

Bradenton, Florida just south of Tampa Bay. In the little spot of 10A , but I'm surrounded by 9B.

plantladylin said:How cool is that! I've seen small Coffea arabica plants for sale at Wal-Mart ...

That is where I got mine from, it was just a tiny little plant, a lark really that I got it... my first thought was how cute...

RobertB

Very tempting! Guess I'd have to create a 9B micro climate here in Phoenix. I think it can be done. I love the flowers, too. I had no idea!
Thanks so much for sharing!

I think I'm out of luck in zone 5a. I do love fresh-roasted coffee, and that's about as fresh as it gets!

Great write-up, Robert. I've often entertained the thought of growing my own coffee but would have to overwinter it in the greenhouse.

I was down your way a couple months ago. I think I'll just wait till the next time I come to Bradenton (or is it Bradenton/Sarasota now...both cities seem to have grown into each other!) I'll swing by for a cup of coffee at your house!

Great pics, by the way! What a pretty plant.

Shoe

Thanks for your clear and drool-inspiring article!

A simple "no-name" variety plant from Wal-Mart still gave a good cup? Not a Kona variety hand-selected for generations, especially for descendents of the Hawiian royal family?

You combined two of my favorite addictions! gardening and coffee.

RickCorey said:Thanks for your clear and drool-inspiring article!

A simple "no-name" variety plant from Wal-Mart still gave a good cup? Not a Kona variety hand-selected for generations, especially for descendents of the Hawiian royal family?

You combined two of my favorite addictions! gardening and coffee.

That was our exact sentiments.....

My original interest in gardening, at least indoor gardening, back in the 1970s, was related to another favored substance ...

Ahhhh the good ole 70's....

Rick, I remember when a neighbor of ours grew some funny tomato plants, right in with the real ones. However, they were too visable, and there were teenagers in the neighborhood, so they disappeard mysteriously.

Fabulous, Robert. I am just down the road from you, and have a spot by the back fence . . .

How laborious was it to peel the red skin from the cherries? I'd imagine commercial growers have a machine to do this.

Since the cherries don't all get red at once, did you have to wait a while to get enough beans to roast?