Kalinga Mountain Roasters by QRS Farms

04/09/2026

Another milestone accomplished. Iyaman Apo🙏

✅ Tagging of Robusta Scion Trees

16/08/2026

7.22.26
Planted 3 seedlings of Liberica Coffee @ the farm. This completes the 4 types of coffee Kalinga Mountain Roasters by QRS Farms.
✅ Robusta
✅ Arabica
✅ Excelsa
✅ Liberica

07/07/2026

✅ COA audits our Shared Service Facility project with DTI Kalinga

It's good to know they care much about government funded projects thus, they monitor diligently if everything is being used for its intended purpose. 👌

07/07/2026

Day 1 of 25 ng mga KSU BSA students at QRS Farms / Kape-aralan Training Institute Inc. 👩‍🌾

05/07/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Jovelyn Baddongon Tinio

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

05/07/2026

What a sight! 😍 It is our pleasure at QRS Farms to serve coffee to our brethren from Bukidnon. ❤️☕

Coffee...the drink of peace 🕊️☕❤️

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

🌳 WHY DOES YOUR COFFEE FARM PRODUCE A BIG CROP ONE YEAR AND A POOR ONE THE NEXT?
Many growers blame the weather. Some blame fertilizer. Others think it's simply the natural cycle of the coffee tree. But in many cases...
👉 The real problem started years earlier with improper topping (tree height management).
❌ MISTAKE #1: TOPPING THE TREE TOO LATE
🌿 Many farmers wait until coffee trees reach 1.6–1.7 meters before cutting the top. By then, the tree has already invested most of its energy into: Growing taller
🍒 Producing fruit
As a result:
• Secondary branches on the lower canopy fail to develop.
• The tree has fewer productive branches ready for the following season.
After harvest, old fruiting branches decline. But there aren't enough new branches to replace them.
❌ MISTAKE #2: LETTING NEW LEADERS GROW TOO EARLY
Right after topping, many growers allow new vertical shoots to develop immediately.
The problem?
The tree shifts its energy toward the new leader instead of strengthening the lower canopy.
Over time:
❌ Lower branches become sparse.
❌ Future fruiting potential decreases.
❌ MISTAKE #3: PLANTING TREES TOO CLOSE TOGETHER
Many farms are planted at around 2.7 × 2.7 meters.
For seed-grown coffee, this often becomes too dense as the trees mature.
The result:
🌳 Canopies overlap.
☀️ Sunlight can't reach the lower branches.
🍃 Lower limbs weaken and eventually die.
Spacing such as 3 × 3 m or 3 × 3.5 m often provides better light pe*******on, healthier canopies, and more sustainable long-term production.
✅ HOW TO TOP COFFEE TREES PROPERLY
✔️ Top trees during the early or middle rainy season.
✔️ When the tree reaches about 1.5 meters, remove roughly 30 cm from the top, maintaining a final height of around 1.2 meters.
✔️ Focus first on developing strong secondary branches.
✔️ Only after 70–80% of primary branches have produced secondary branches should you allow a new vertical shoot to develop, eventually raising the tree to around 1.8–2 meters.
💡 THE BIGGEST LESSON
Topping isn't about making coffee trees shorter. It's about helping the tree invest its energy where it matters most:
✅ Strong branch structure
✅ Better light distribution
✅ Stable flowering
✅ Consistent yields year after year
One well-timed cut today... Could determine your harvests for many seasons to come.
🌱 HELENA COFFEE – GROWING BETTER COFFEE FROM THE GROUND UP
Great coffee starts long before harvest. At Helena Coffee, we work closely with farmers to promote better cultivation practices alongside supplying premium Green Coffee, Specialty Arabica, Fine Robusta, Instant Coffee, and OEM solutions for global buyers.
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05/07/2026