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Cocoa is very famous as the raw product for chocolate. With these seeds you can grow your own cocoa tree as an indoor plant.Cocoa fruits grown on cocoa trees of naturally 4 to 8 meters high. They were first cultivated in Peru for the refreshing pulp. The fruits can grow up to 30 cm in size and 500 grams in weight. The fruits grow directly on the stem of the tree, and when they ripen the fruits become yellowish orange. Every fruit contains 20 to 60 cocoa beans which are surrounded by white pulp. The pulp is used for juices and smoothies, whereas the beans are the main ingredient for chocolate. Every bean contains 40-50% cocoa butter and the substance theobromine, which is comparable to caffeine. Nowadays Ivory coast is the largest producer of cocoa, with a production of 1,3 million tonnes per year. Amsterdam is the largest cocoa harbor in the world, with many processing factories in the area.
The cocoa plant grows well as indoor plant, and prefers a spot without direct sunlight and high humidity. Therefore put the plant in a shadow-rich spot and spray it regularly with water.
Sowing description: Carefully remove the with pulp from the seeds. Sow the seeds with the thinner side up in cocopeat or sowing mix. Keep the soil constantly moist and let the seeds germinate in a warm spot. The seeds have a short viability and may not dry out. Sow the seeds therefore as soon as possible.
Photo 1: Luiso Valles (CCA-3.0 Wikipedia)
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Ordered 6 germinated seeds, all 6 arrived in perfect condition with very nice roots!! It's been a week now and they're doing excellent.
Thank you.
Alles op 1 na is uitgekomen!
Van de vijf zaden is er eentje opgekomen, die inmiddels goed is gegroeid. Zoals ook in een andere review vermeld kan het vrij lastig zijn om te beoordelen welke kant van de zaden het dikste is.
Did everything right as far as I could tell but none of mine sprouted. I ordered them during winter months so they may have died in transit. Probably my fault for being impatient! Perhaps I'll try again in the future.
De vijf zaden heb ik drie weken geleden in potgrond gezaaid onder doorzichtig plastic en op een warme en vrij donkere plek in huis gezet. De dikke kant moest onder, maar ik vond het vrij lastig te beoordelen welke kant nu het dikst was. Na een paar dagen ontkiemden alle zaden al en al vrij snel drukten ze de pit omhoog. Het duurde bijna twee weken voor de pitten openbraken en de bladeren doorkwamen. Momenteel staan de vijf plantjes op het Noorden voor het raam en inmiddels staan ze ook in blad. De bladeren waren in eerste instantie perkament-wit, maar verkleuren inmiddels naar groen. Een enkel blad heeft een meer rosé-achtige-gloed.