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Coffee
Houseplant :
From Pot to Cup
One “progress” of modern society is the feasibility of moving everything you can see indoors, The unroasted beans are not necessarily “plantable”. Starting from scratch, you still need to
making “accessibility” an accessible dream. This trend has seen coffee join the team of urban hunt freshly-picked mature coffee cherry if possible, and dried fruit with flesh and endocarp
plants. As a member of madder family, outdoor coffee bushes can grow to the height of 3.5 is another alternative. First, dip the raw coffee cherry into fresh water for 3 to 4 straight
meters and variate according to factors like climate, altitude and soil quality. However, coffee days and change the water every day. When the red cherry turns black and soft, you can rub
trees are not picky at all when they come indoors. What they need are simply temperature out the flesh and skin to get a raw coffee bean. Normally, dried cherry only needs to soak
within 15 and 35¥, half-day-long sunshine, a bit of water when the soil starts to dry, and for several hours for this step. Next, put the cleaned raw beans into water again for another
care from overwhelming sunshine or low temperature. No special care is needed apart from 7 to 10 days, and don’t forget to change the water every day. For the very last step, careful-
the hundreds of days when the seeds sprout. ly remove the silver skin with a knife. Now everything is ready!
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