Leo Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 After reading various threads about coffee I was wondering whether anyone has seen dramatic results strictly in the depths of winter in their respective hemispheres...? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha_Reaper Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) if a plant has stopped growing in winter then fertilizing wont make it grow again. It can however make the plant store more engergy for the next growing season, so the results should be clear in the spring. For me it worked that way. fertilizing neps with coffee during the winter showed no effects, untill the new growth kicked in. The coffee addict plant kicked off much more vigirously. That test however was only performed on 2 plants, so i dont have a big sample. Edited August 16, 2010 by Tha_Reaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 if a plant has stopped growing in winter then fertilizing wont make it grow again. It can however make the plant store more engergy for the next growing season, so the results should be clear in the spring. For me it worked that way. fertilizing neps with coffee during the winter showed no effects, untill the new growth kicked in. The coffee addict plant kicked off much more vigirously. That test however was only performed on 2 plants, so i dont have a big sample. Yes two plants will likely not win over any statisticians.... Also the likelihood of the plant storing energy in winter is not very high as the overall metabolic rate is depressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 After reading various threads about coffee I was wondering whether anyone has seen dramatic results strictly in the depths of winter in their respective hemispheres...?Just curious. I really believe in the coffee treatment for Neps but I dont generally fertilize in winter, due to inactivity of plants, unless I provide artificial(wich I dont).... DexFC(dchasselblad74) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Caldwell Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) I tried coffee for the very first time a few months ago (on neps I mean) and have seen no benefits, but it was on my outdoor nep that has barely done anything in that time since it's winter here. I think fertilising, in general, is really only useful when plants are in full growth. But spring's on the way so I'm holding out hope that I'll be able to add some amazing anecdotes to the list of coffee success stories. Edited August 17, 2010 by Tim Caldwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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