Coffea arabica, the coffee plant is quite easy to care for. Regular watering and fertilizing is enough as long as your coffee plant feels comfortable in its location. Frequent repotting is not necessary with this plant.
How often and when should I repot my coffee plant?
A coffee plant should ideally be repotted in spring and only every two to three years. Use houseplant or container plant soil mixed with clay granules and do not fertilize newly repotted plants for several months.
How often should I repot my coffee plant?
If you have grown your own coffee plants from seeds, place young plants individually in pots as soon as they are about ten centimeters tall. When sowing, only put one seed in the pot at a time to save yourself the trouble of repotting.
As it grows, you should move your coffee plant to a new, larger container about every two to three years. In principle, old plants that hardly grow in size no longer need to be repotted. Here it is enough if you replace the top layer with fresh soil once a year. This will give your coffee plant fresh nutrients again.
When is the best time to repot my coffee plant?
Ideally, you should repot your coffee plant in spring, it's best for you. If the plant pot is too small when you buy the plant, then it is better to immediately put the Coffea arabica in a new and slightly larger pot. This is especially true if the roots are already growing out of the container. By the way, a freshly repotted plant doesn't need any fertilizer for a few months.
If repotting is necessary because the soil is too wet, for example because your coffee plant is already turning brown leaves, then you should of course not wait until spring, but react immediately. When repotting, remove any rotten root parts and place the plant in fresh soil and water sparingly for the time being.
The most important things in brief:
- best to repot in spring
- Replace plant pots that are too small as soon as possible
- only repot every 2 to 3 years
- Use houseplant or pot plant soil (€18.00 on Amazon), possibly mixed with clay granules
- do not fertilize freshly repotted plants for some time
Tip
Annual repotting is not necessary for the coffee plant, about every two to three years is completely sufficient as long as the plant is he althy.
