Transplanting and Caring for a Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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Transplanting and Caring for a Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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5 жыл бұрын

Hey youtube! Today I wanted to tell you a little bit about the Coffee Plant, specifically how to repot it and a little about how to keep this guy alive afterwards too. If you have any questions, make sure to leave a comment! Plant Prudently!
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@catherinecorrea7819 9 ай бұрын

The original pot would make a great coffee mug 😊

@ozzmann3217 4 жыл бұрын

Not saying you’re wrong because I myself am learning about coffee plants everyday, but the common belief is that you want to up pot slowly like 2” to 4” then 4-8” stepping up because the roots prefer to be tightly packed without being root bound.. sand in soil for drainage is great and also lava rock and basalt (lava rock sand) are important if you want it one day to bare fruit this plant needs the iron and micro nutrients that comes from lava rock specifically iron I like to add azomite... slightly acidic soil with feeding biweekly to monthly at 1/2 strength... obviously indoors it needs good amount of indirect sunlight but not direct sun unless slowly hardened off

@danakarloz5845 4 жыл бұрын

ozz mann correct 👍

@crystalmonaco3959 4 жыл бұрын

💯 TRUE 👍

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

Ozz Mann Thank you very much for the information it really helps me

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much very helpful

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me help them

@leynaabbey 3 жыл бұрын

Coffee likes being root bound, and you should only pot up 2" at a time; 12-18 mos apart. Also coffee does like light, but needs acclimated. They'll produce more cherries with more sun.

@tennesseegirl5539 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! A friend gave me a huge pot with pothos, zz plant and this strange pretty shiny green woody plant. So I got a plant identification app and wayla it's a coffee plant! Very excited and happy that I know what it is now! I'm ready to transplant Her in her own pot now! Thanks!

@abigailyoung186 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I just got my first coffee plant (from ikea of all places) and it really needs to be repotted ASAP (it’s about 8 inches tall in a three inch pot) so this was super helpful!

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah this is a great plant that has done surprisingly well for me. I love the shade of green of the leaves. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about your plant.

@stephaniepardo5242 3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@tinhatrancher904 3 жыл бұрын

I keep getting lied to as to what 8 inches is. My arabica coffee plant is a solid 7.5 inches. I'm ready to transplant into palm/cactus soil. Has a lot of sand/perilite and rocks for adding oxygen for the roots. Keep up the good work!

@jenniferwatson7704 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Water the roots the day before! I see videos of repotting on dry soil and I cringe because it's all so dry

@TheGreenAlchemist 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. Just a little bit of water can do wonders for your plants! I wonder if they know that?!

@maverickbonsai 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thanks for sharing what you know about these guys. I just picked up my first coffee plant today. Impulse buy but I'm looking forward to seeing it grow! Take it easy.

@johnjanoscrat8000 Жыл бұрын

Super great advice and tips. First time owner of this plant. I learned a lot today. Appreciate the links. All the best! "The JJ" SW Penna.

@jennytaylor3324 2 жыл бұрын

Good info. Thanks. I had one like yours, and it was thriving indoors until ants decided to drop anchor in the root system - and from inside the house! I had to get it outside, and tried to flush out the ants with water, but they wouldn't go! In that time I accidentally let it get direct sunlight, and now it needs the fried, brown leaves pruning out. You're right about the low maintenance bit, as it's recovered remarkably well, without much attention or water.

@kestane123chesmo 3 жыл бұрын

thats a nice pot

@sunshinecarnivores1919 2 жыл бұрын

Had one of these plants a few years ago and it died. The reason is I kept forgetting to water it, so I just a new one recently. I'm sure it will live this time and get big!

@Chucklessmiles Жыл бұрын

I aerate all of my houseplants regularly with great success

@LevelDroneRCX Жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

@ernestoche8264 8 ай бұрын

Hey man amazing video, any tips on growing the canephora coffee plant quite easily. Thank you.

@mar7348 5 жыл бұрын

Learned a lot thanks man I hope you add more videos

@TheGreenAlchemist 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that! I've been told I put too much information in my videos sometimes.

@tinhatrancher904 3 жыл бұрын

Alchemist do you think either cactus juice (fertilizer) or tomato magic could work ok for coffee plants? It's my 1st time. I have a lot of "other" fertilizer laying around my relaxation grotto. Thanks

@AwoooOga3503 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is drying or dying 💀 Thx I'll try this bc I don't want it to die and I need to go buy a new one

@ivaanastya 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Where did you get this white pot?

@MarinaMandarinaWoolyWorld 4 жыл бұрын

My opinion this pot is a bit too big for the plant of this size. The rest of the information is very helpful, thank you.

@SerenaKingKingXuLin Жыл бұрын

Thanking. For sharing 🌻😇

@Krystidressler 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do if some leaves are wilting or getting kind of wrinkling/crumpling? If that makes sense ? I'm homeschooling my daughter and she chose this plant as a science project, she's had it for almost a momth and it's been growing taller and the leaves look nice but some of them are getting crumpled ? She has kept it in indirect sunlight but sometimes it gets cold in her room. She waters it only when it's dry. We're going to be replanting it soon

@Anisah3179 Жыл бұрын

It may just be your tap water even after leaving it out for some time for the chlorine and lead to evaporate it’s still harmful. I’ve grown to know this plant is very sensitive to tap water therefore I use rain water or distilled water. I’ve tried nearly everything to figure out what was happening come to find out it was the tap water. It rains where I live I collected a good amount and was able to use it on my coffee plant. My plant leaves looked much better after 3 feeding and it’s grown about 2” bigger.

@aakashraghubansh 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't that way too big of jump in pot size? Most people recommend increasing 2-4in at a time

@TheGreenAlchemist 5 жыл бұрын

Do you know why most ppl say that? There are several reasons why. The most important one is because too much substrate can cause one to over water their plant and over watering more substrate takes way longer to dry out eventually leading to root rot. Another reason has to do with their root canopy and photosynthetic growth and nutrient uptake and so on. There's one or two more reasons too if I'm not mistaken, but as I said in this video this was something I wanted to do. I even said I don't recommend doing this unless you feel comfortable doing it with your plant and not to if you don't know what you are doing. Check out my newest video though. I have this same plant you're questioning about in it and as you can see for yourself, its doing just fine.

@aakashraghubansh 5 жыл бұрын

The Green Alchemist good to know. I thought it might be viable if you water accordingly.

@bdono5970 3 жыл бұрын

I had a little one and the nursery told me to separate them, that it would die otherwise. I did, and have four trees, each about a foot high. They drop their lower leaves and form a canopy shape. I moved each up to the next sized pot, and the leaves are turning yellow overnight. I am distraught, two years of perfectly healthy plants and now they are dying. I don’t know what to do, if it’s too late?

@csi3724 2 жыл бұрын

I repotted my coffee plant and died within a week, I had it for four years. I have another one and hope I can keep it alive. Can you recommend which soil is best for it?

@miriampetersen5801 Жыл бұрын

Please help me with my coffees plant the leaves are turning brown from the outer and it’s way in

@Magushinka 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, plant prudently!

@Ouliyash 7 ай бұрын

I wana grow coffee in a relatively large greenhouse, can you help me?

@anythingbootneck 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely explained, but I noticed you repotted the plant below the original soil depth in the previous pot. I always understood it always had to be the same depth. Hope you understand what I mean!

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

Good eye. Yes I did that on purpose. They were all still seedlings with the seed coat still attached to a couple of the sprouts. Most had fallen off but a couple were still on there. I have since added more soil to the new pot and they are doing just fine. Yes I would definitely agree with you. You should keep it at about the same level, but there are a couple of times where you can adjust the level! I'm glad you asked about that!

@anythingbootneck 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreenAlchemist Thanks for your explanation.👍🏻

@Lilacleaf49065 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one from a tree company and they told me to place in a south facing window or sun room... it's in the south facing window atm and seems to be okay... but after watching this I may need to rethink that!

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

So you can keep them in a south facing window but I would definitely scoot it back about 2 feet. They can have a little direct light possibly filtered in from the blinds periodically through the day, but make sure it isn't for an excessive amount of time. I keep mine outside during the growing season but I have it up on the porch where it will be protected from the sun during the hottest part of the day.

@joystephens6614 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! I have brown tips on my coffee plant. any advice? Thanks

@debthorpe4836 Жыл бұрын

I had my coffee plants in same pot for 7 years. I recently split them apart, and put into 2 pots. I used good soil and added miracle grow fertilizer, and Epsom salt. The leaves are now drying up and crispy, falling off. It is sad. What can I do?

@shelleyfarny3775 Жыл бұрын

I've heard we should wait about 6 months to fertilize after repotting because there are plenty of nutrients in new soil. It might have gotten too many nutrients. Fertilizers contain mineral salts (as does the Epsom salts of course). The salts bind to the water, enlarging the molecules, so too much will cause the roots to not be able to absorb water, plus causes stress. You might be able to rescue it by "leaching". Slowly flushing the soil with at least 3 times the quantity of water the pot would hold if empty. Must be tepid temperature. There's a video about leaching too.

@grupoamerica 2 жыл бұрын

Question if I’d like to report my coffee plant it’s about 5 feet tall and I cut the roots a little bit or will it die? My second question is it has some white moss stuff on it I’ve tried getting it off with vinegar and it goes away for a while but it comes back what am I doing wrong?

@robinjsanfilippo9621 2 жыл бұрын

I just got this coffee plant. What should I do when replanting this with the roots like they are?

@juliekassab5954 2 жыл бұрын

Can I move my coffee plant outdoors if it's shaded enough?

@dannavelasquez3611 3 жыл бұрын

Can you help me! I came back from a weekend vacation and my coffee plant is dropping. I water on Thursday before leaving and Sunday night when I came back the leaves were dropped and wrinkled. I touched the soil and it was dry. I water but I’m scared it’s going to die /(

@knife-wieldingspidergod5059 2 жыл бұрын

Do you de clump or repot them together?

@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips on how to kill bugs on a coffee plant?

@tinhatrancher904 3 жыл бұрын

Neem oil for the leaves. 3/4" of sand on top of the soil for fungus gnats. The larva can not burro through sand.

@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 3 жыл бұрын

@Savannah Summers thank you

@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 3 жыл бұрын

@@tinhatrancher904 thank you

@tinhatrancher904 3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 My pleasure. You are welcome.

@idahowild1a578 3 жыл бұрын

I finally figured out what my favorite plant IS! I’ve thought over all this time it was maybe a Ficus but no. Maybe a Money Tree. No! It’s an Arabica Coffee!! Dropping lots and lots of leaves all of the sudden! 😢. I have it in a 12” deep pot surrounded by ferns... The Arabic is now 20” tall. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. 💚

@TheGreenAlchemist 3 жыл бұрын

Can you send a couple of pics to me? I need to see the entire plant if possible, a close up of the leaves and the plants immediate surrounding including the container. ytgreenalchemist@gmail.com or Insta ytgreenalchemist.

@tishaelauren 4 жыл бұрын

Mine came with coffee beans at the top. Did my seller just put it there for added aesthetic? 😂 I found it weird.

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, I assume you just mean the seed shell that the plants sprouted from? Unless the grower/seller did add some to be cute. I think it's the former though.

@jaylolee7030 3 жыл бұрын

So I bought my coffee plant today. I don't want it to get big. I had no idea it could grow up to six feet. Other than pruning is there something I need to do to keep it a manageable size. I plan on putting it in a 6" pot and really don't want it higher than a foot. Thanks!

@shelleyfarny3775 Жыл бұрын

It won't likely reach 6ft grown indoors.

@Tomlav 4 жыл бұрын

I bought my daughter a coffee plant a few years ago and it was doing great -- until she got a puppy. Plant suffered a trauma so I took it back to try to revive it. Repotted it with perlite, sand and topsoil. It puts out new leaves but just as fast the older leaves turn Brown and fall off. I may have been over watering but I see some leaves being chewed on by what look to be fruit flies. Very worried because it is a member of the family. Any suggestions? Thank you!

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

So around this time of year it's normal to not see a lot of new growth and also some older leaves turning brown is pretty normal too. Though it sounds like yours is doing ok if it's putting out new growth. When you need to start to worry is if you are in your growing season(s) and you aren't seeing any new growth and your older leaves are changing colors fairly regularly, you may have a problem. It sounds like it could be from malnutrition or pests. Either way if you put new substrate in your plant within a year or so it should be ok. It may be resting now too so I wouldn't feed it unless your are in spring/summer. Feeding em in the fall and winter can seriously mess them up if done regularly. Now if you suspect something is eating on your plant and its leaves I would try and use some Monterey B.t. It's an organic way of killing off bad pests like worms or caterpillars etc. that are eating your plant while sparing the beneficial insects.

@Agent_Of_Chaos99999 5 жыл бұрын

My leaves are brown amd falling off and deformed theres about 10 leaves left and the stem is exposed. Im misting and watering but it doesnt look good.

@christopheroliveriii3985 4 жыл бұрын

brown leaves indicate a potassium deficiency, coffee plants need lots of potassium. also my coffee plant success occurred once i added crushed volcanic rock dust to my soil, approx. 1/3 volume.

@idahowild1a578 3 жыл бұрын

@@christopheroliveriii3985 I think this answers my question above in comments. Should I put mine (the 20” tall one) in a different pot of its own away from the ferns?

@christopheroliveriii3985 3 жыл бұрын

@@idahowild1a578 I have learned some more since a year ago, brown leaves are also from root rot or poor drainage. Coffee plants like being in small pots almost root bound. Having really good draining soil with organic materials. Add some volcanic dust but not a lot.

@lucyvickers443 4 жыл бұрын

My coffee plant seems to have been thriving but over the last couple of weeks several leaves have started turning brown and the rest aren’t the rich green they were. I water thoroughly about once a week or when the soil is dry beneath the surface. It’s still in the same small pot I bought it in but has reached about the 8 inch height now. Is this discolouring likely to be because it needs more room to grow?

@fixon6077 3 жыл бұрын

mine too :(

@wjh7182 4 жыл бұрын

My coffee plant was growing pretty healthy, then after I transplanted it to a bigger pot, the leaves started falling and getting yellowish, and I don't know what was wrong. Then I transplanted back to a smaller pot, but bigger than the very first one. Now it looks weak, and the new leaves are more on the yellowish side.

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

Did you tamp down the soil when you repotted it? when you pour in new soil it traps air bubbles around the roots which wreak havoc on the plant. If not caught early it will kill the plant. If you didn't tamp it just press the soil down firmly all the way around the soil in the container. The soil should drop down about an inch or two. Once you finish that give it some more soil then water to make sure you rid the soil of any other bubbles that tamping may have missed. Some trees take years to fully recover from transplant shock. Some plants take a full year. You really should repott once and then wait at least two or three months before you transplant again. Since you've already done it a second time make sure you do nothing else to stress your plant out. 1) Don't give it too much direct light, bright shade would be the best until you start to see new growth. 2) Don't overwater. Keep a log if you need to help you be more consistent. Let the top inch of the soil dry before you give it more. I give mine a cup and a half about every 7-10 days. 3) Don't sit it next to a drafty window, door, or air vent. Random temperature fluctuations will mess up your tree. 4) Keep your humidity in check. They enjoy humidity around 50%. You can purchase a humidity and temperature gauge at lowes or home depot for about 12 bucks.

@wjh7182 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreenAlchemistThank you for your advice. It will definitely help me a lot. I should have treated my plant with more patience. The soil is solid I think. One problem I didn't mention is the soil seems never get dry properly after the first repotting since last Oct while my other repotted coffee plant didn't have the same issue and has been growing very well. Then in the end I thought maybe the root is rotten. The big green leaves turned yellow and had brown spots and fell off one by one. That's why I repotted twice recently (which I shouldn't do). And I poured some mix of hydrogen peroxide with water (learnt on youtube). I feel bad that I tried so many methods and haven't made it get any better.

@lucyfoote9047 4 жыл бұрын

Quick question: If the roots are brown, is that a bad sign? I just purchased this plant on Sunday, and repotted it into a small clay pot, but it doesn't look like water is coming through the drainage hole. The leaves look healthy, except on the bottom, a little more droopy and shriveled. Curious if i need to repot into a bigger pot, it's about 4 inches tall.

@tishaelauren 4 жыл бұрын

Lucy Foote sad he never answered

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

So I don't remember off the top off my head what color the trees roots were. Seems to me like they were a brownish, tan, somewhere in there. What you should be on the look out for are roots that are mushy or discolored from the rest, or roots that have a smell. Any of these would indicate the you have root rot. Now if the roots are dead they will be a lighter brown and maybe even white, and if they fall apart to the touch then they are probably dead. Check out thanksgivingcoffee.com they have a plethora of info on their site. I would definitely repot!

@vidyabk1083 5 жыл бұрын

Hi... i bought a coffee plant about a month ago... the plant has stopped growing... it hasn't added one leaf since i got it... and today when i misted it, a fully healthy leaf fell off... please help... I'm keep the soil moist and i throughly water it ever 2 weeks... i keep the humidity at around 50% and temp around 70 degress... and it's kept in a spot with bright indirect sunlight... please help me!

@hailey_holmez 4 жыл бұрын

Vidya Bk try upping the temp and misting more often, always keep the soil moist and keep it in the brightest room, with about 2 hrs of direct sunlight!

@artmontes1 4 жыл бұрын

I see a few stems, are those all separate trees? Can you separate them if you wanted too?

@TheGreenAlchemist 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can and probably should separate them as early as possible. It's really just a personal preference. I got mine when they were pretty old so I know it would be a nightmare trying to separate them. But despite that, they're just as happy as ever. Hopefully it will stay that way!

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

My coffee plant has some brown leaves please help me, help them 😖

@RedScareClair 4 жыл бұрын

If it's brown on the tips I think it's lack of humidity

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

@@RedScareClair ok thank you very much 😊❤️

@rachelfloyd637 4 жыл бұрын

It needs iron! Get some nitrogen and some lava rock

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

@@rachelfloyd637 Thank you very much so helpful

@anagomez4148 4 жыл бұрын

@@rachelfloyd637 thank you

@01antsinmypants Жыл бұрын

Most finicky hardest plant I've ever tried to grow! Down to 2 from 7. NOTHING makes these plants happy.

@bodacious9777 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid, tanks. I would sugfest a lavalier mic, audio is not so sapling

@darlenecobwell8402 3 жыл бұрын

I think that pot is to big l would like to see how it turns out good luck

@TheGreenAlchemist 3 жыл бұрын

I'll try and do an update video sometime in the future. They seem pretty happy in their newest home as of today.

@lofised9588 4 жыл бұрын

HELP! Anyone help!! My IKEA coffea arabica in the cup it came with has browning leaves! Help!

@TheGreenAlchemist 3 жыл бұрын

Have you repotted it since you gotten it? They will definitely need more organically rich, fertile soil than what they orginally came in. If you don't give the plants ample room to spread out in a larger container it will stunt their growth. They'll use up their finite amount of nutrients quick and then the plant will begin to kill off leaves so it won't require as much nutrients to exist. You could also increase the humidity around your plant to help fight browning leaves too. Brown leaves can also occur from being scorched. Watch the amount of light your plant is receiving also.

@chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697 2 жыл бұрын

Should of sepreated after u water it will half way down

@daliacastello2608 Жыл бұрын

Please do not trim the coffee plant root ball the bigger the root ball the faster you will get beans in three to five years 😢

@mofal1703 Жыл бұрын

It's as if this guy is making these videos while held up at gunpoint. His demeanor is almost scary

@NyteFryte 3 жыл бұрын

No offense but you sound unsure...alot.

@TheGreenAlchemist 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it may come across that way, but don't forget it can be hard to talk in front of a camera for extended periods, even if it's about something you're passionate about. I've never claimed to be an expert in everything that I do.