Cocoa production in my yard šŸ«ā˜•

in #hive-140635 ā€¢ 2 years ago

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Dear gardening and nature lovers.

This week I want to share another good news šŸ˜„. And that good news comes from my favorite cocoa tree.

In my backyard there is a little cocoa tree and it already has some beautiful fruits šŸ‘. This plant has caught my attention because its flower comes out of the stem, not from the buds as it is common for any plant or tree and the most comical thing is the tiny flower that barely measures a few millimeters. Anyone would not think that such a simple flower would produce such a valuable fruit.

To show the contrast, I capture the flower pointed with my finger so you can notice its tiny size. Doesn't it look cute? šŸ˜

First stage of cocoa flower


And now you will see in the next picture the enormous capacity of fruits it can produce. Wow, this plant really wanted to produce šŸ¤­. I already talked to it to go slowly šŸ˜‚. Suddenly, it already put me more work, because I have to be aware of grabbing them and then process it to be able to make cocoa paste šŸ¤¤. Excellent isn't it?

Showing from smallest to largest

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I'm thankful that the sheep that come to visit my yard don't like their leaves too much, otherwise they would have damaged it. Although on a few occasions I have had to howl them to keep them from hurting it, and I am not exaggerating, as some of my plants have been devastated by themšŸ˜£.

Little experience

The best thing is to produce your own food, I have previously told you that I am not experienced in growing plants, but here I am learning and enjoying every moment I have the opportunity šŸ‘. And due, to my little experience, I have let it grow too much, now I have to wait for its fruits to mature and its harvest to pass to prune it, without a doubt now is not a good time.

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I have been told that pruning should be done in the waning moon, so far this is what a dear friend who grows cocoa has suggested. And back to the beautiful production of my cocoa trees, I have already been able to grab one and another one that is almost ready. Here below you can see it is changing its color, it is leaving its green clothing and starting to turn yellow.

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I have learned that there are different species. The difference is the color of the shell and also apparently the size. At least this one that I have already caught is elongated and its color is between yellow and reddish.

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I will open this fruit šŸ‘šŸ‘

I will remove the tips and then cut it lengthwise so as not to hurt the seeds, which are the ones I am interested in for now. Then I separate them one from the other, because leaving them to dry, as they are, it will be difficult to separate them later. Now they are ready to sunbathe, although today the day has not been very sunny šŸŒ„ļø. Many prefer to wash the seeds, but I won't do it, because the secret of their chocolate flavor -when processed-, is in their "mucilage", that's the name given to the white layer that covers them, which in itself is very slimy.

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For now I'll settle for this as a good start in this harvest, because what awaits me to harvest is a real success as you could see in the pictures.

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Friends I say goodbye, hoping you liked my publication šŸ˜Š, keep doing your work as gardeners even if you do not have experience, that is obtained little by little. A big hug.

Thanks for reading.

Until a next one. šŸ‘‹


Las fotos son de mi propiedad tomadas con mi telƩfono Alcatel

The photos are my property you send with my Alcatel phone.

Foto de portada editada por mi con la aplicaciĆ³n pixiz.com

Cover photo edited by me with the pixiz.com application.

EstĆ” publicaciĆ³n fue traducida en DeepL

This publication was translated at DeepL

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This is one of my dreams, to produce my own cocoa, you are very lucky to have to harvest them in your yard. Good morning!

I would love to have my own cocoa plant and grow cocoa for myself and my family, but it's not going to happen here. So you're lucky to have those plants in the garden. Looks great, so enjoy :)

What a pity you can't grow cocoa šŸ™, but of course dear friend if I am enjoying this so wonderful. thank you very much for stopping by my publication. We will be reading each other šŸ‘

Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
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