coffee tree not growing

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I've had this guy for 3 years now but the only part thats grown at all is the one big section and the other stems have stayed the exact same size. Also a lot of the leaves have yellowed and I've had to take a few off. I also would prefer it to look bushier so I was thinking about cutting off the main big stem in hopes it would encourage the others to grow but I'm hesitant since there is new growth still on it.

The pot has drainage holes and I used to water it once it started drooping a little but for the past few months I've been watering it a little more so it wouldn't get like that. I also recently repotted it and the roots like decently healthy to me, no rotting.

Does anyone have any idea why it hasn't been growing and why the leaves are yellowing?
 

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I am a firm believer in a plant is a plant and therefore the symptoms of just about everything applies to just about all plants. I have never tried to grow a coffee plant as I am a vegetable gardener but if what I see in these pictures were applied to a pepper plant what I see can be attributed to a nutritional problem, mainly a lack of nitrogen and Iron. What are you fertilizing with and how often?
 
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You just need more light, Coffee plants prefer bright, but indirect light, the more the better. Since you added new potting soil you shouldn't need any fertilizer. Also with the extra soil and bigger container, the water volume has increased, so let the top inch dry well between waterings. If you can use only rain or RO water on your coffee plant it would help a lot.
 

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I am a firm believer in a plant is a plant and therefore the symptoms of just about everything applies to just about all plants. I have never tried to grow a coffee plant as I am a vegetable gardener but if what I see in these pictures were applied to a pepper plant what I see can be attributed to a nutritional problem, mainly a lack of nitrogen and Iron. What are you fertilizing with and how often?
I just regular miracle grow for indoor plants and dilute it. I probably fertilize it about every 2 months or more.
 

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You just need more light, Coffee plants prefer bright, but indirect light, the more the better. Since you added new potting soil you shouldn't need any fertilizer. Also with the extra soil and bigger container, the water volume has increased, so let the top inch dry well between waterings. If you can use only rain or RO water on your coffee plant it would help a lot.
Yeah the window it's by doesnt have the brightest light so I'll try moving it somewhere else and I will try the rain water for my plants when I can because I've been using unfiltered tap water. Thanks for the advice!
 

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