Planting Seasons (Plants)
Finally got my coffee plants in. Supposedly mid-Feb is the best time - in the end, thanks to the leap year, i just managed to get them in at the end of Feb. I am a little concerned about the approaching hotspell, especially as they don't like to be exposed to too much direct sunlight, so early to mid-feb would have been much better - hope they survive coz it was pretty hard work.
Anyway, here are a few tips that i was told for planting coffee:
1. Plant mid-Feb
2. Plant on sloping land - they don't like waterlogged soil
3. 250cm apart, rows 300cm apart (whoops - should have checked that myself - i wrote this down when i bought them off my neighbour a few weeks back but somehow got it in my head that he said to plant them an armspan apart)
4. Don’t let them grow over your own height (for harvesting)
5. Can harvest after 3 years
6. Not too much sun, need to be planted under shade trees (mine are a bit lacking in that dept. Still got a couple of months to rectify that before the heat really hits)
7. Fertilizer – every 3-4 months
8. Put down wood shavings or mulch around plant
The general rule for most vegies is to put them in towards the end of of Sep, when you feel the typhoon season has finished.
This seems to work well for: tomatoes, lettuce, green pepper, carrots, beans, peas
Most of that stuff is coming to an end now, and as such, i was wondering if there's anything that's good to go right now? Got any info on that?