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  • Sarg
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    Only just planted it about a month ago so if i move it soon it should be ok though there roots seem to develop fast. Ive moved a lemonade tree tree times and a passionfruit once and there still going strong.

    Andrew

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  • Rolley
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    Ah okay good to hear my babies arent the only ones getting burnt. Hrm. I did read somewhere that coffee was traditionally shade grown before big commercial booms..
    Good luck moving it, Id be too scared to do that with mine, in case I ruined the roots or something... or are yours still in pots?
    Roll

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  • Thundergod
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    I think you need to put the top back on your popper.
    That will retain some heat and may help enough to reach First Crack.

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  • Sarg
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    Hi all,

    Julie hope they taste good the photos before and after look good.

    Rolley mine seems to burn on the leaves as well, in winter it gets shade after about 1pm but in summer its going to cop full sun allday so before it gets to settled I might move it.

    Andrew

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  • julieleanne
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    also heres the popper i use



    looking forward to trying my lastest roast aturday morning (they still didnt crack) ???

    but smells like coffee!!! :P

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  • julieleanne
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    Hi,

    here are the beans after i took them out of their shells.... it was that dificult when bashed them witha piece of pine



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  • elbeano
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    When they are young they should be treated as children.....well fed,kept warm,and in a nice shadey spot away from the wind and any predators that may be lurking around.Check to see if the main stem is still green because they come back real well if given a chance.They are a shallow rooted plant and love a bit of well rotted humus as it keeps the roots moist and protects them from our lovely Aussie sun.

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  • Rolley
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    Ive found the trees, probably only when theyre young, are easily killed off by dry winds. I went away for a week and come back and one was completely dead. It happened to be the only tree out in the open, part sun part shade, but the region had had strong winds all week and everything was dry as a bone.
    The others, well, whats left of the others, (my dogs pulled one out and completely ruined it) - the one that has the most shade does the best. I have one popping out into an almost full sun position and it seems to be burned most of the time (unless the tree has some other deficiency)..
    :
    Rolley

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  • TC
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    Originally posted by julieleanne link=1184494613/0#10 date=1185335696
    ....how can i post more photos at once rather than one at a time???

    ciao

    Julie   :-*
    Hi Julie- you need to use one of the many image hosting services- for example www.photobucket.com.

    You can upload photos there and you will be provided with a link to paste in here which will load the images for you...

    2mcm

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  • julieleanne
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    Cool!

    all the trees i have are in complete shade under a giant Balck Bean tree.

    how can i post more photos at once rather than one at a time???

    ciao

    Julie :-*

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  • elbeano
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    Hey folks,fantastic to see others getting their hands dirty as well as me. Wet processing is the way to go.....make sure your cherries are as dark red as possible and pick them in the afternoon sun because it forces all the natural sugars into the cherry.The beans should feel loose in the cherry skin when rolled between thumb and forefinger and should easily pop out.Then put your beans in a bucket and cover with water,about 40 mls above beans.Place your bucket in a warm location and watch what happens.The fermentation process can take between 24-72 hours depending on ripeness of cherry and constant ambient temperature.Once fermentation has finished rinse the beans several times to remove any mucilage that may remain because this can cause fungal growths in the drying and storage. Place beans in a sunny dry area with good air flow and rotate them reguarly for up to 25 days,but make sure they dont get any moisture.Once dried place beans into a hessian sack and keep in a cool dry verman proof area with air flow for a minimum of 3 months. After that the beans will need to be hulled and the best way to do that is with a hulling machine,they cost heaps to buy,but by "rubbing your beans together vigorously"you should achieve a reasonable result. Then....on to the roaster.........see,you can do it.

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  • scrub_bull
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    Some in full shade, some in part shade and a few in full sun. I have a few different varieties to grow them in different spots. We are just playing around to see what tasted good and which grows the best.

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  • Sarg
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    Do you girls and guys have your plants in full sun or part shade?

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  • Rolley
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    haha yeah that sounds awesome. mmm 20 trees, my dream!
    hey Julie, from my memory, if you cant get the hull off easily then they must be still too moist, so Id agree with your local smarties on that one ; )
    I found it pretty easy .. and mine were still too moist. the hull came off by pressing it REEEEEEEEEALLY hard and scraping it off with my hands, but the seeds themselves were too dark..
    Anyway, sounds awesome, nice photo too. GOOD LUCK! : )
    Hey scrub bull throw a couple of pics up ay!?
    Cheers
    Rolley

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  • scrub_bull
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    Hi julieleanne

    I have about 20 trees and have just finished drying this years crop.  Here is what I do.

    First thing is make lots of spare time. Give the kids a bucket each and send them to the trees.  It takes them about 1 hour to pick 2 buckets full.

    Pulping is the worst part and the most boring. The 3 ways I have done it. The 1st year by hand, nope not doing that again. 2nd year large tin bucket and big hunk of wood and beat the c@#p out of them. This year with a food processor, with blunt metal blades works the best so far. Next year I hope to have a pulper.

    I don’t ferment them I just dry them in a food dryer at 35c for a  day or two. Next is hulling use the food possessor and blunt metal blades again and a hair dryer with no heat. Put a few hand fulls of beans in the possessor and put it on high. I stick the hair dryer in one of the inlet shoots and all the hulls blow out the other shoot. Then is off to the roaster plenty of info on this site on that.

    2 x 10l buckets gives me about 2-3 kg of green beans with about 4-5 hours of possessing. Its cheaper to buy the green beans off bean bay but there is something about drinking your own coffee that makes it priceless. Just finished a cup of this years crop while writing this . YUM

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