Forum home› Plants

Growing coffee?

JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
in Plants
Can the wild versions of coffee be grown in the U.K.?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46845461

it seems many varieties may become extinct.

Posts

  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923
    i have an Coffee Arabica plant growing in my conservatory, had it five years and it still hasn't produced even flowers let alone cherries.
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    treehugger80 said:
    i have an Coffee Arabica plant growing in my conservatory, had it five years and it still hasn't produced even flowers let alone cherries.
    Aw that’s a shame!  I suppose in a conservatory it’s a s good conditions as you can get here too.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 8,854
    I think the Eden Project have coffee plants (and cocoa) in the rainforest biome, but most of us can't provide those conditions.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,680
    There are some in the Peoples Palace on Glasgow Green so it can be done even that far north if they get the right conditions.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    How about chicory instead?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Sign In or Register to comment.