It is that time of year when the coffee plants at Monte Azul begin to bloom. This flowering season varies by type of coffee plant, altitude and weather. For our small coffee patch, I am not calling it a plantation because this would be a grand exaggeration, we picked the last of our coffee bean about a month ago. This harvest was later this year than in previous years because the rains lasted longer, well into December, and we had a very dry summer season.
But the spring rains have started appearing late in the afternoons and with it has come the waves of coffee blossoms. It is a beautiful site to see the dark green leaves of the coffee branches covered with clusters of white flowers. Then there is the fragrance, the entire area is filled with the sweet scent of these flowers. This aroma is a cross between jasmine and gardenias.
Unfortunately these flowers only last a few days. Then a few days later another wave of flowers appears on different plants. It is amazing to think that it will then take 9-10 months for the small coffee beans to grow and ripen from these flowers. The end result will be another season of Monte Azul’s Organic Quick Monkey Coffee.
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