Coca is a plant of the Erythroxylov family, its homeland is South America. The plant plays an important role in many traditional Andean cultures. Coca is well known throughout the world for its alkaloids, which include cocaine, a powerful stimulant.
If you’ve ever put in the effort to start your plants from seeds, or you’ve shelled out the money to plant a garden from seedlings someone else has started, you understand why planting zones matter. Planting a […]
The most effective way to consume the coca plant is by chewing coca leaves. Ideally, coca leaves should be in a semi-dry state, because if coca leaves are consumed too dry, they will lose not only their […]
The traditional medicinal uses of coca focus on its stimulant qualities, which help overcome general fatigue, hunger, and thirst. Since ancient times, the use of the coca bush, and in particular coca leaves and coca seeds, for […]
It is very rare to find a mature coca bush in private ownership, even rarer an owner who wants to sell a mature plant. And if he decides to sell, then in exchange for a good fee of up to 5,000 euros.
So, our coca bush seedlings have sprouted and reached the age of three months. It’s time to plant them in separate pots. It’s best to start in a small pot, wait until the plant is rooted and doing well, then you can repot it in a larger pot. But don’t keep coca in a small pot for too long, as this can stunt growth and cause the roots to absorb moisture quickly, which in turn will cause the soil to dry out.
When the coca plant is about 18 months old, it will begin to bloom, yellow-white flowers will begin to appear. Coca plants are both male and female, but cannot self-pollinate. Another plant is needed for pollination. This means that two cuttings taken from the same parent plant will not be able to pollinate each other.
By increasing tourism to Latin America, many people have experienced the stimulating and healing effects of the Coca plant. It is obvious that some of these people want to possessuch a miraculous plant. Many attempts were made to grow a Coca plant indoors, but just a few succeeded. Only some universities withexperienced botanists were capable to cultivate Coca plants. None of this knowledge has ever been published.
However, the number of people that are successfully growing a Coca plant with much joy and satisfaction is increasing.
Within the pages of this book the reader will find information pertaining to the home cultivation of the Coca plantand other related topics. A Coca plant can live for about 60 years, and in all this time she will please you with her beautiful appearance and provide an abundance of tasty and healthful leaves.