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>> >People grow coffee in all sorts of places that don't have that much sun.
>> >Soil and water aren't a problem for rooftop gardens. Sun can be
>> >reflected from all sorts of places and artificial light to fill in the
>> >gaps. It's called shade-grown for a reason
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>> My SO who has a BS in Tropical Ag, claims that it is soil and water
>> and conditions as much as everything. Just because you plant Jamaica
>> in NYC does not make it JBM. Kona typica either....
>> aloha,
>> beans
>> roast beans to kona to email
>> farmers of Pure Kona
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>No of course not. We all know that. The same cultivars will turn out
>differently in different environments/microclimates. That doesn't mean
>the product can't be marketable in the end...Rooftop Coffee (TM) LOL

like manhattan silver. similar in concept to sewer alligators,
manhattan silver was pot growing from stashes flushed down the toilet
when unwelcome guests arrived. said to be especially potent because
it survived despite a distinct lack of sunlight.

your pal,
blake
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