The time has come to harvest our coffee berries! After 6 years of growing in our house, we finally have a huge harvest of fresh organically grown coffee. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
I have so enjoyed this series! I recently bought a tree from my local feed store and want to learn as much as I can. When you said how much we take for granted I have to agree. This might sound crazy....but when I say grace, I often silently thank God for everything it took to produce the food. Like a hamburger, I give thanks for the farmers who raised the lettuce and tomatoes, the wheat farmers for the buns, the cattleman who provided the beef, and of course the rain and sunshine, etc.
That is a great looking coffee plant, I have a elephant plant that I take outside dearing the summer, but its so big, so my husband bought this thing that has wheels on it, its helped so with turning the plant in winter so that all sides get sun. I turn it once are twice a week. Love you channel. God bless your harvest
I ordered the coffee seeds from u a few months ago. And I have been growing it indoors under my grow light. And I can’t wait until it pops up and starts growing. Thank u for all that u do. U r awesome. I love your videos.
Hi, Luke! I’m a Community Garden Leader, so I share a lot of your videos with a lot of people! Your last one, about seeds to plant in the snow, was right on time. I’ve had many gardeners asking what they can plant now. Thx!!
So excited to watch this process ..in 2017 I visited Hawaii and purchased a coffee tree seedling and had them ship it to my house. It's doing great can't wait for that first cherry ..here in SE Kansas.
I was going on about your coffee tree plant and showed my coworker who also loves plants. I told your story to her about the coffee bean date and I was almost spot on with details, I thought it was the first date that you snuck it out LOL Love your channel Luke!
Wow! How exciting to see a coffee plant that has a lot of fruit, inside the house. I couldn't believe that it can actually thrive in a pot? Anyway, watching you harvest the coffee, reminded me of my childhood. My family had that exact kind of coffee plant by our house, which my mom calls it a hybrid one, because the fruits are way bigger than the regular coffee. And yeah, I do remember my mom just gather only the ones that are really ripe. Then, she would crash the beans to take the seeds out, and then roast them straight up in the cast iron, stirring them over and over until it turns dark. Lastly, my mom would grind the beans really fine, storing them in a tight container. Here comes the best part, when my mom brewed the coffee, the aroma was amazing!! It smelled so good and yummy I'm sure. Unfortunately, I don't drink coffee because its too bitter for me. Thank you for sharing your coffee plant video.
In Hawaii they make a wonderful drink called "Kona red" from the red coffee beans. Its is so good and sweet also. Only pick the real rip ones. Harvest of a whole tree takes a month or more, because the rippens at differnt times.
Splendid presentation! A coffee tree in every window! I recall a pamphlet from the coffee industry that described an office entrace lobby somewhere that had a giant climate controlled terrarium hermetically sealed to achieve high altitude simulated growing conditions and growing on this display were coffee trees. Disheartend and discouraged by the complexity, I sort of gave up ever trying right there. I am so impressed with your experiment. Absolutely splendid that you dared to think "outside the box". Keep up the good work. I'll consider getting my feet wet perhaps with an indoor coffee tree someday soon. What a cheerful prospect. I look forward to checking out any and all the details you have already made available and certainly future follow ups. Here is something I learned from a roaster I know: well kept unroasted coffee beans can be aged safely for a very, very long time. And in his opinion only improve with age. I dont know what the upper limit is but he accidently put aside several pounds and rediscovered the stash 16 years later. This surprised me, he was confident and laughed at my scepticism and invited me to have a cup after he roasted some. It was perfectly delicious if not improved. And I am somewhat discriminating. Now of course I'll go and find out you know all about aged coffee beans already. Cheers!
That cold crops video was my favourite and most useful video you've made Imo. I live in the northans we're a CSA farm and you've motivated me to try some early cold weather crops, it might help us get earlier boxes to our customers. Thanks for doing that!
Watching this video assured me that I can also grow coffee at my home, I was skeptical about even though I live in a major coffee producing nation. I am really looking forward to the journey of your coffee from plant to cup.
I planted my lettuce and carrots outside yesterday and have spinach coming up I planted in January. In 2018 I planted in December in the snow had great early spinach last spring.
I have 4 coffee plants that was started from little plants in november 2018. Out of the 4 plants that was growing underneath a avacodo tree, one of them are blooming already and all of the are just 2 and half years old. Greeting from florida.
I worked with an orphanage in Honduras and they were very proud of their high altitude shade coffee. Their operations make the orphanage self sustainable financially. Lots of their alumni have found great success. Some became lawyers one is a doctor many are teachers and social workers.
Wow! This is great! We're up in Portland, Oregon (well, north west of the city ) but knowing it's possible to grow coffee in colder places indoor is great!
Hi 👋🏽 I'm from The Bahamas, I've never seen a coffee tree grown here on any of our islands but I'm definitely going to try it out. Love the videos and keep up the good work 🇧🇸
Great video Luke! It's always a pleasure! I've been binge-watching many of your previous March videos in preparation for planting my 10' x10' garden this year. Many thanks for sharing all your tips and experiences...Blessings to you and your family!
Fascinating. Your harvest would be about a week’s supply of coffee for me. I’m not likely to start growing my own. But you’re right. It really does give me an appreciation for all the time and effort that goes into my morning cup of coffee. Not to mention the potter who formed, glazed and fired the cup!
I'm an avid coffee drinker (morning, noon, and night) Never thought of growing my own plant before now I'm going to start looking for the seeds PS. I really do enjoy your videos Thank you for the time and effort
As a coffee lover I have always wondered how hard it would be to grow my own. This video has made me hopeful. Will definitely be staying tuned and checking out your previous videos on this. Thank you for your great content.
Awesome job Luke! Recently we started 2 lemon trees, and somehow successfully got our Mango plant to grow... when it's still a sprout it looks very alien like. Coffee tree would be excellent to try considering our love of coffee.
@@stschubs There babies. i have a while till i need more room. Ill also give some away to friends . I bought 2 and then seperated . 20 total and 5 died.
And the best thing about it is yours are grown with no pesticides! Coffee is one of the biggest gmo crops which was why I quit drinking it. Then I planted my own coffee bushes. Mine are in the shade and absolutely thriving! That’s so cool you are able to grow them in Michigan!
@@nichl474 alas that is not true but what they would like you to believe! Gmo are genetically modified organizisms usually created so they will not die when sprayed with pesticides. And they are created with pesticides!
This is so amazing to me! Kudos! I can't wait to see the rest of the process: drying, roasting, grinding, and tasting (and anything else I missed). As always, I learn so much from your videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them.
That is wonderful Luke! I love Hawaiian Kauai Coffee which I think is the best of the best. I also like cindy johnsons idea of putting the planter on wheels for weekly rotation. Thanks for the update. I might check out the coffee bean seeds even though 6 years would be a long time for an old guy like me to wait for a harvest. I also have some brewing and roasting ideas to maximize flavor and minimize amount used. Hi to Sindy and Geneva. Love you all. God bless you.
Suggestion for a video - using used/spent coffee grounds in your garden. I see a lot of people saying its an awesome free source and I see others saying that it stunts growth. I also see some people saying that earthworms love it and others say that earthworms are repelled by it.
You can dry them with the fruit intact without extracting the beans. It's called Natural Process Coffee, and it takes way longer, but the natural fermentation of the fruit imparts very complex fruity flavors to the final product.
I'm so excited about this! I drink coffee from the Arbor day foundation, it's shade grown in the rainforest. I can't wait to see how all the processes go.
Im going to try growing coffea arabica and also coffea canephora (robusta) since its said they are hardier, produce more berries (hence the robusta) and are also like double the caffeine or something. Though its more bitter or something which is why it only accounts for like 25-40% of coffee beans produced for consumption worldwide
Wow glad I found this channel. I have literally been wanting to grow an indoor coffee bean plant but the whole elevation thing was keeping me from doing so..
Awesome. I ve been to Honduras several times where coffee is a big export. Been to a coffee plantation and, yes, there is a lot of work involved in making your cup of coffee. Most bushes there grow under the shade of big trees which must give them their rich flavor. I'd love to try growing a coffee tree. Thanks for offering it.
