Cacao back outside in new greenhouse setup

After trying several options for humidity, we found a 3 head fogger from www.thehouseofhydro.com that is strong enough to keep the humidity high even while the heater is working hard.  After a few days near 75F and 70% humidity in the inner area, we moved about half of the trees back out there.  We replanted the trees into gallon milk jugs which we hung with a shower rod through the handle.  We made a makeshift punch to cut the holes with a one foot section of closet rod, given an edge with a round file.

New cacao seeds

We recently shared some fresh cacao fruit with family and kept the remaining seeds.  They were partially refrigerated for a week or more, so I hope they're still viable, but here goes!  First, we removed the skins and fruit from most of them, with our kids helping.  Some we left on, because pulling off skins forever...

If all goes well, we'll see them grow longer taproots later this week.  Until then, we'll need to change the water daily, or more often for the seeds with skins still on them.

Here is the page we use for instructions, from the same place we buy our pods:
http://www.montosogardens.com/cacao_seed_propagation_tips.htm