Cacao seeds

Placed the seeds from two different cacao pods into small plastic pint containers for about 10 days to ferment. One pod was red, one yellow. One container was white hdpe, the other clear hdpe. Placed both containers on the top shelf of an indoor pantry where they would stay constant temperature and receive less light.

Removed the seeds from both containers and rinsed with water, rubbed lightly to remove the majority of the mold.

The seeds in the clear container formed a darker layer of growth and sprouted. The seeds in the white container turned out an amber color.

Planted the sprouting seeds in a shallow tray with black cinder. Placed the amber seeds on a tray to dry (see photo).

Gulch cacao

Located 7 cacao seedlings in the gulch slope near studio. Most are about 18" tall now, good leaf health, maybe a bit pale. It appears some vines regularly overgrow them and need to be trimmed back.

Located two cacao seedlings at top of "peninsula" in gulch. Decent health but growing more slowly than main slope cacao, maybe due to less sunlight infiltration.

Moved two coconut seedlings down to peninsula and will plant in the ground shortly.

Planted "Hawaiian chili" bush near patio.

Four medium sized stalks of bananas are ripening simultaneously. The one orange tree is producing lots of ripe fruit right now. Appears to be good for juicing but not for eating (the meat doesn't separate easily from skin.)