Production

We have nurseries in each of the estates. Plants are grown with great care as planting is the most delicate and skilled operation in the cultivation of coffee and initial care is very important as the plants once planted will be in the field for 40 to 50 years.

Germination process: 60 - 70 days -› 2 leaves stage: transplanted into a polythene bag; 8"x5" in size -› Grow to a height of 40 feet but in order to enhance picking they are pruned and allowed to grow as bushes (between 6 to 8 ft height) that lend themselves to mechanisation. -›Culling out of rogue plants and germs like diseases that plague Arabica is the Leaf Rust (Hemelia Vestatrix) and a common pest white stem Boxer -› Planting (is nurtured in the ground for 5-7 years, 4 pair leaf stage:transplanted into soil -› 2 years later: first bunch of cherries appear -› Centering (tips of these plants are nipped to encourage lateral growth this is to facilitate easy picking during harvest and prevent branch or tree damage -› Pruning. Pruning or handling in also a very important enriching practice. Every year the severity of the prune depends on the state of the wood and is normally carried over just after the harvest when the vigour of the bush can be judged. Here, the single stem system is followed and the multistem growth is not encouraged -› Manuring and Pest management - these processes involved time tested attempts at understanding the soil productivity and enhancing methods that restrict chemical use, thereby organic farming and compost and integrated pest management are encouraged to great degree of effectiveness.