Thanks for the content. This plant is too cool and i still never thought to use it as an arrangement. I purchased my Roselle as a seedling about a year ago. It was hardly more than a twig with 2 or 3 leaves for months in a pot. I put it in the ground and that joker blew up with abundance! I am curious if they grew back on their own after cutting them down like that? I am in Florida, zone 9b and i am getting ready for this storm to hit and cant decide if i should just do a hard pruning, or that it down to the ground like you did.
@laferriere6 mine did not grow back, but I can't completely rule out it having reseeded for other people. But it comes up great when I replant each Spring.
Man that's one happy garden! Thank you for sharing your experience...plus the butterflies and that beautiful flower arrangement! Ps: Have you ever tried making the fresh green leaves into an Americanized gongura chutney? Just saute with some onion, tomatoes and garlic, blits in a blender or food processor, and serve over rice or whole grains + the leftovers are good cold spread over toasted, buttered French bread...YUM! *just eat in moderation as, (you probably know) all sorrells contain small amounts of toxins
Thanks, we love our garden! I'll have to try that recipe. Our main use of the greens is to add it to a pot of mixed greens (kale, leeks, parsley and fenugreek) to brighten the flavors. So good!
Seems like such a waste, unless you had a frost the next day or something. They bloom for a month and keep getting bigger. I pick off mine every other day for a month.
I wish I could do that, but I have too many projects to do harvesting and drying every other day (my small dehydrator keeps busy with other jobs). I do harvest a few at a time to make fresh tea and just to eat (yum), and I do a smaller drying batch in the weeks before this final harvest.
❤the video. Thanks
@jacquescraftyexpressions5990 Thank you for watching! I love Roselle hibiscus 🌺
Hi from the Netherlands. Lovely video. I've recently become aware of roselles. Thanks for sharing this process
I'm happy you enjoyed the video. Welcome.
Thanks for the content. This plant is too cool and i still never thought to use it as an arrangement. I purchased my Roselle as a seedling about a year ago. It was hardly more than a twig with 2 or 3 leaves for months in a pot. I put it in the ground and that joker blew up with abundance!
I am curious if they grew back on their own after cutting them down like that? I am in Florida, zone 9b and i am getting ready for this storm to hit and cant decide if i should just do a hard pruning, or that it down to the ground like you did.
@laferriere6 mine did not grow back, but I can't completely rule out it having reseeded for other people. But it comes up great when I replant each Spring.
Man that's one happy garden! Thank you for sharing your experience...plus the butterflies and that beautiful flower arrangement!
Ps: Have you ever tried making the fresh green leaves into an Americanized gongura chutney? Just saute with some onion, tomatoes and garlic, blits in a blender or food processor, and serve over rice or whole grains + the leftovers are good cold spread over toasted, buttered French bread...YUM!
*just eat in moderation as, (you probably know) all sorrells contain small amounts of toxins
Thanks, we love our garden! I'll have to try that recipe. Our main use of the greens is to add it to a pot of mixed greens (kale, leeks, parsley and fenugreek) to brighten the flavors. So good!
I never knew that cacao okra cotton and hibiscus were from the same family
I just looked that up. Pretty cool!
Where go you get your seeds
I am on a seed trade group on Facebook and think I got them there. But just Google "buy roselle hibiscus " and it will bring up many places.
Seems like such a waste, unless you had a frost the next day or something. They bloom for a month and keep getting bigger. I pick off mine every other day for a month.
I wish I could do that, but I have too many projects to do harvesting and drying every other day (my small dehydrator keeps busy with other jobs). I do harvest a few at a time to make fresh tea and just to eat (yum), and I do a smaller drying batch in the weeks before this final harvest.
Which I could get some of these seeds
There are seed trading sites on Facebook, or Google "buy Roselle Hibiscus seeds" and it will bring up many sites for you. 😃