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Date: 28 May 2025

How to make your own coffee from homegrown beans

Coffee Tree in a cup (Coffea arabica)

Coffee Tree in a cup (Coffea arabica)

Coffee Tree with fruit (Coffea arabica)

Coffee Tree with fruit (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee beans (Coffea arabica)

Coffee cherries on a tree (Coffea arabica)

Coffee cherries on a tree (Coffea arabica)

☕️ How to make your own coffee from homegrown beans



Q: Can you make coffee from your
own tree? Isn't there a process involved to prepare beans for it?
A: Absolutely! Yes, it is quite a process... But homegrown coffee lets you enjoy the freshest, chemical-free beans with rich flavor and the satisfaction of growing it yourself. Besides, it's fun! Below is a quick guide how to grow and make your own coffee from freshly harvested coffee fruit (called "cherries").


Harvest the ripe cherries


Pick the bright red fruits when they are fully ripe. These contain the coffee beans inside.

Remove the beans


Squeeze the cherries to pop out the seeds (beans). Rinse off any pulp and soak them in water for 1-2 days to ferment and remove the slimy coating.

Dry the beans


Spread the clean beans on a tray in a sunny, dry spot. Let them dry for 1-2 weeks, turning them daily, until they feel hard and papery.

Remove the parchment


Once dried, crack and remove the thin husk around each bean. You now have green coffee beans ready to roast.

Roast the beans


Use a dry skillet or oven. Heat until beans turn brown and fragrant, stirring constantly. The longer you roast, the darker and stronger the flavor.

Cool and grind


Let roasted beans cool completely, then grind them just before brewing. Enjoy your homemade cup of fresh coffee!

🛒 Grow it. Pick it. Roast it. Drink it. Buy your coffee tree now!

📚 Learn more from previous posts:


Coffee trees in bloom
• Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee
• What is coffee made of?
• Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant
• Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #2. Coffee Tree
• What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?
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Date: 27 May 2025

Coffee trees are in bloom!

Coffee trees in bloom

☕️ Coffee trees are in bloom!



☕️ Coffee prices are climbing, supplies are tightening, and drought in Brazil is hitting hard
The best time to plant a Coffee Tree was yesterday - the next best time is right now!

🎥 Our Coffee trees (Coffea arabica) are bursting with blooms, promising a fresh harvest and home-roasted coffee like no other.
It's time to take your morning cup into your own hands!

🛒 Grow it. Pick it. Roast it. Drink it. Buy your coffee tree now!

📚 Learn more from previous posts:


• Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee
• What is coffee made of?
• Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant
• Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #2. Coffee Tree
• What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?
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Date: 1 Jun 2025

How to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round

How to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round

Many people have heard about the mysterious and miraculous Noni fruit, yet few know exactly what it is. This odd-looking fruit grows on a beautiful tropical tree from Polynesia - Morinda citrifolia, that actually belongs to a Coffee family! The Noni fruit, also called Cheese Fruit for its special odor, has unique health benefits. It is said that this plant food is to be used when we are feeling really ill or really old... Do you want to know how to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round?
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Date: 2 Jun 2025

Why cannas shine in southern landscapes

🌷 Why cannas shine in southern landscapes



🌷 Canna lilies thrive in the heat and humidity of the South, delivering bold, tropical flair with minimal effort.

🌷 These low-maintenance hardy perennials grow fast, bloom nearly year-round, and handle everything from full sun to soggy soil.

🌷 Their dramatic foliage and vivid flowers add instant impact to borders, containers, and water features.

🌷 Meet some standout Cannas:



♦️ Canna Australia - Towering up to 6-7 ft, this collectible variety flaunts fiery red blooms and rich burgundy leaves. A favorite for borders, ponds, and seed jewelry alike.

♦️Canna Madeira - A compact beauty with red blooms edged in yellow, perfect for the front of borders or small containers.

♦️Canna Tropicanna - A showstopper with tangerine flowers and striped foliage in bronze, green, and fuchsia tones - stunning even without blooms.

More Canna flowers in next post 👇

🛒 Add bold color with Cannas

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Date: 3 Jun 2025

What is the most colorful houseplant?

Columnea Melissa - Flying Goldfish Plant

🐟 What is the most colorful houseplant?



🐡 Yet another Goldfish Plant! Columnea Melissa - Flying Goldfish Plant isn't just a houseplant - it's a little jungle fantasy.

🐡 Bright orange flowers shaped like tiny goldfish with wings seem to hover in midair, suspended by cascading stems of velvety green foliage. The blooms pop out all along the trailing branches, creating the illusion of a school of flying fish!

🐡 Native to tropical cloud forests, Columnea loves humidity, filtered light, and showing off. Perfect for hanging baskets where it can spill and shimmer like a living waterfall of color. A total conversation piece you don't see every day!

🛒 Get your own showy Flying Goldfish Plant

📚 More House plants Gems:


#Container_Garden
Queen of the Night
Zig-Zag Cactus
Botanical bedhead: Curly Locks
Chartreuse Vine of Gold
This goldfish lives in a pot and Why is it called Gold Fish Plant
Red Orchid Cactus
Blue Flame Cactus
Six colorful plants for your indoor garden

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