silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoCoffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds | Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a yearwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down12
arrow-up1282arrow-down1external-linkCoffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds | Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a yearwww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 hours agoIt’s a bit too simplistic; coffee doesn’t tolerate the overnight lows that you get outside the tropics and only grows between 25°N to 30°S. You could in theory grow it indoors with artificial lighting like marijuana, but that’s really expensive.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoI bet a time will come when it will be worth it, like heated greenhouse tomatoes.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoI have one coffee tree in my living room. If I take it outside in the summer I might harverst enough for two large cups in a single year. Roasting beans on a kitchen oven sucks and basicly any brand in stores tastes better (probably because of my shitty roasting).
It’s a bit too simplistic; coffee doesn’t tolerate the overnight lows that you get outside the tropics and only grows between 25°N to 30°S. You could in theory grow it indoors with artificial lighting like marijuana, but that’s really expensive.
I bet a time will come when it will be worth it, like heated greenhouse tomatoes.
I have one coffee tree in my living room. If I take it outside in the summer I might harverst enough for two large cups in a single year.
Roasting beans on a kitchen oven sucks and basicly any brand in stores tastes better (probably because of my shitty roasting).