Manuring
Fertilizer recommendation for coffee (N:P2O5:K2O, kg/ha)
| Time of application | ||||
| Pre-blossom (March) | Post-blossom, pre-monsoon (May) | Mid-monsoon (August) | Post-monsoon (October) | |
| Arabica | ||||
| 1st year | 15:10:15 | 15:10:15 | 15:10:15 | |
| 2nd and 3rd year | 20:15:20 | 20:15:20 | 20:15:20 | |
| 4th year | 30:20:30 | 30:20:30 | 30:20:30 | |
| Bearing coffee 5 years and above: for less than 1 t/ha crop | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | 20:0:0 | 40:30:40 |
| For 1 t/ha and above | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 |
| Robusta | ||||
| For less than 1t/ha crop | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | ||
| For 1 t/ha and above | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | 40:30:40 | |