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).