lkailburn

Yeah so far the existing fruits have not shriveled up or dropped off so that's atleast good. Since we've had it, i think it has flowered 2 or 3 more times. Not over the entire plant, but maybe 1 large branches each time, with a dozen or two flowers each bloom. what are the conditions that yours is in? have you noticed continual growth like i have?
the cacao is actually said to be a very very picky plant to grow. so far it has done well. Its biggest killer is lack of humidity (they say it likes 80% humidity). I thought for sure it would die here in colorado. the humidity in our house is 15-20% in the winter (ack too dry! a whole other story). But we keep an oscillator style humidifier in the same room, near the cacoa and run it most days. Even with that, the humidity probably is no more than 50% and yet it is growing constantly. It's not a fast grower but the growth tips are constantly changing. In fact, when we first repotted it, i lifted the plant up too high and snapped clean off the top growth point. Since then, it has started pushing out two new tips from the break! :-) It is an understory plant so NO direct light. We have it next, not infront, a large west window and so far has shown no signs of burn.i plan on keeping it indoors year round.

I would love to do a vanilla orchid, i hear they are great for bathrooms with showers. do they need a lot of light? Our bathroom does not have any windows.

-Luke