Any adventurous people growing coffee?

[BobVance]

@Drew51

What exactly are you growing where did you get it?

Each winter, I bring in:
Mango
Lychee
Longan (lychee-relative with small, smooth skinned fruit)
Oranges with 3-4" thorns
Figs

The only one of those I’ve fruited indoors are figs. I’ve also gotten blackberries and strawberries indoors, though not all that many.

Of the first 3 on the list, all are seedlings from fruit bought in Chinese markets. So, there is no assurance that it would be any good (like any seedling), even if I manage to get them to fruit.

This fall, I may bring in a couple pots of tomatoes and beans as well. I started 3 pole beans in a pot in August, figuring that by the frost they will be getting pretty mature. I also have a tomato which I started from seed, yet it never really sized up. It’s getting there now, in time for the frost, so rather than planting it, I’ve been moving it to a bigger pot.

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I’m successfully growing Mango, Lychee, Longan, and Orange. But that defines “successful” as “not dead”, instead of “Fruiting”. The only things I’ve fruited indoors are blackberries (Prime Jan, which seem to keep bearing…) and strawberries. Similar to Ross, I’ve been bringing them outside in the summer and in for the winter. In fact, I just brought them in last night, when the temp dropped to 36. It was a good call, as it continued lower to 32.3F, which probably would have been fatal for so…

[Matt_in_Maryland]

Robusta doesn’t taste as good as Arabica. But Robusta will make your heart thump out of your chest.

[Drew51]

@BobVance

Of the first 3 on the list, all are seedlings from fruit bought in Chinese markets.

I’m growing an orange from the Amish market in Sarasota. Sugarbell was the cultivar. One seed germinated. I had another orange tree that was getting big but it was from some random seed, so i discarded it when this one started growing. Citrus can come true to seed, odds are better anyway. I would have kept the first but I really have little room indoors in the winter. So anything added, another has to go.
Keep us updated.