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Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)
Posted: June 14th, 2012, 4:26 am
by pajoojo
This is cocoa seedling from my greenhouse.
The fruit:
starting to grow
finally:
Re: Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)
Posted: June 14th, 2012, 10:18 am
by Muhammad Arif Khan
What are your climatic conditions like.
Re: Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)
Posted: June 14th, 2012, 10:47 am
by pajoojo
So it's in a green house, temperature are about 25-28°C. 80-90% of hygrometry and for coca shadow is required.
Re: Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)
Posted: June 14th, 2012, 11:14 am
by Izhar
Nice pictures.. I have read at many places on internet that this tree grows in USDA Zone 11 and above.. well our climate is similar.. so we can try it..
Re: Cocoa seedling (Theobroma cacao, Sterculiaceae)
Posted: June 14th, 2012, 12:43 pm
by pajoojo
Cocoa grow in very wet conditions and need equatorial climate. It can grow on tropical place, but not so well. I don't know very well Pakistan, but I don't think there is place with raining forest, right? But if you have a garden with enough water, it seems to be possible to grow it.