G'day Everyone! Had a ton of fun creating this video - thanks for your support, you awesome people! Link to my rosella article and jam making here: selfsufficientme.com/fruit-vegetables/how-to-grow-rosella-make-it-into-jam
@@kathleentwedt8728 look up rosella hibiscus. I'm finding them on E-Bay, Etsy and several other sites. Here's a link to one seller on Etsy. www.etsy.com/listing/508314012/50-roselle-hibiscus-sabdariffa-rosella?gpla=1&gao=1&&:pla-4584894770586157_c__508314012&msclkid=15da23af419a179ab9157f46161066c5
Self Sufficient Me my father's people (some from the kuku others from kakwa tribes) use it for beverages, hot and cold sweetened drinks, sometimes fermented and sweetened to make a house wine. Learnt this from them
Thanks mark you and you simple instructions have inspired me to start growing some food .I'm not particularly confident in the gardening department but am giving it a go .my grandchildren who live with me are even trying some of the things and for a child with autism this is monumental can't thank you enough .
In India, we eat the leaves. It is called Gongura. The leaves are sour and tangy. We use it in dal, lamb curry, chicken, pickle and chutney. My family loves it ❤. I now know that it can be made into jam. Thank you!
Hibiscus sabdariffa (HS), commonly known as Roselle, has a rich history of traditional uses and is recognized for its diverse pharmacological properties, including antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and more. 👍
MsSixty? It is a natural herb for bringing down blood pressure, if you have high blood pressure. You can drink two to three cups of rosella tea per day. It is good for assisting with kidney infections too. It has numerous other uses, but jams, jellies and teas are just a start.
In Jamaica - West Indies its called Sorrel, We use it to make drinks. It's our favorite drink especially at Christmas time. The best time to harvest them is to wait until the calyx has opened up and then its easier to get them off. After they have opened up you can use the shaft of an old umbrella and push the seeds out.
We have it in the Southern Africa, Namibia. We normally just throw the seeds and it grows naturally at least for five years. It is one of the best eaten spinach for both humans, chickens and goats. We also dry the leaves and store it for later use, it works best for hangover too.
It can live for 5 years? That's great! I couldn't find anything on the Internet about its life span (I live in the tropics, where it won't die off because of frost). Does it bear fruit each year as well?
Thanks Sir, I love Rosella. In my country Vietnam the people will cook sour fish soup with rosella leaves, make juice or dried jam with the roselle fruits in your hand and make tea with pink flowers . My husband was backache in 4 years. Then when we drink rosella juice in daily of 8 months then he never backache again . Thanks for sharing your wonderful video
Nice, in the Sudan it's referred to as Karkede, my father's people (some from the kuku others from kakwa tribes) use it for beverages, hot and cold sweetened drinks, sometimes fermented and sweetened to make a house wine. Learnt this from them
I had bought a bunch of this for the herbs because of the sourness ,I add it to dal or pea soup. after taking most of the leaves I decide to experiment growing the stem and wallah they sent out roots soaking in water after i scraped the bottom of stem, they even stared to produce flowers and fruit while in the water. I so excited thats why I checked youtube and came across your channel. Thank you now I'll check out how to make jam.
My dear friend, I have been gifted some seeds for these plants, and I am so excited to grow it. And very thankful for my new friend for gifting me something so amazing.
#6. If you are picking as they come to size, it's ok to separate and freeze the seed pods and flesh as you go - easier to make one big jam once; or for when your unreliable auntie who has all the jars doesn't deliver on time.
After watching this video every couple of months since it came out, I have finally ordered some seeds and will be growing my first rosellas this spring!!!
When I was a child in Zimbabwe, my mom started growing roselle and we'd make jam. I loved the jam. I recently hunted for the seeds here in South Africa, paid a lot for 5 seeds and only 1 has germinated😢 I'm looking after that baby like it's my child😂 I just want to get some more seeds.
I tried growing some of this last year for the first time. I had never heard of them. I had 2 plants and now I'm hooked. It's better than cherry koolaid! Lol. I have 8 growing this year. I cant wait to try making some jam! 😊😋
i first saw rosella as a jam at the sydney easter show i was hooked. I bought some at a local organic farm here in the outskirts of Brisbane last year. I wanna grow it now :) I love your channel and my partner also listens haha
If you’re not against eating kangaroo... Kangaroo steak With sweet potato mash and rosella jus is incredible. It’s a really posh dinner on a budget. We were watching Mark Olive and I worked at a garden centre so dad suggested I grow Rosella so we could make it into a jam for the recipe. No joke, it was 7 months in the making for one dinner. It was worth it 😂❤️
I absolutely love growing rosella! I had a fantastic crop last year at our previous property. Unfortunately, I lost my window to plant because of our move back to Louisiana this spring but I will definitely be growing it again next year. Rosella is my favorite herbal tea
Hi Mark! I can’t thank you enough for posting this video about Rosella. I never would have known about it. We are in Florida zone 10a. We grew some from seeds and just had a bumper harvest! We made jam, juice, and Jamaican Sorrel Chutney ( highly recommend giving this a try if you like heat)! Thanks again!
We have this in Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 been growing it since I was a kid. We use it a lot for drinks and cocktails around Christmas time! I love your video!
I love Toto as well and though i am a 1987 baby so i heard that song "Africa" as well, though in my year, this song was an "oldie goldie" i guess..... but thanks to my dad, i love to listen to music........and also thank you for the video sir!
my late grandfather had this plant growing at the back of our house in Samoa and we watch our grandmother make jam from this plant. Still searching if anyone in Samoa are growing this Rosella plant. Thank you for the video, brings back memories of our late grandfather.
I'm so happy and appreciated you posted this video. This is one of my top favorites and I have no idea how to grow it. I was from an Asia island where rosella is very popular with making as dried fruit, tea, etc. Even just seeing its flowers, they are so beautiful. Thanks!
My first year growing Roselle. I plant to start mine indoors, in Feb/March--when I start my tomatoes and peppers--etc. I'm hoping to move them into the greenhouse with the other crops then out to the property as soon as danger of frost has passed in our region. (Middle Tennessee). TY for this video!! Goooosh I love gardening/farming!
We know it as sorrel in Jamaica and it is used to make a traditional Christmas drink. The caylyx is boiled with ginger, cloves and cinnamon. It is often prepared a few weeks before consumption with a good lashing of Jamaican rum. Add sugar to taste. The plants are upright, even with a heavy crop. Perhaps a different variety.
I watched your video over 7 months now! I have two rosella at 5 gallon and blooming today in Globe Arizona. Our Sunday night will drop cold to 49F and Rain next Monday and Tuesday! The day time will 60F. So I have to cover something for couple years! Winter is 50~35F The end of December have snow and gone next day! (1 day only!). January and February is cold 45~32F. Thanks
I started looking for Rosella after I saw your video on making Rosella jam. Darn hard seeds to find here in the states, but I finally did and out of all the seeds I planted only one came up. I'm happy to hear they're finicky, I was pretty bummed and couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I'm planning to try a second go. Looking forward to that jam!! Thank you for introducing me to this plant!
Sorrel!!! Lovvveee it! I live in the Caribbean, so I'm not really into the jam, but the juice is to die for. Take the fresh petal off the seeds, bring some grated ginger and cinnamon to a boil, add the flesh petals, let that boil and then take it off the fire and let it sit for a few hours or just overnight. Strain, add sugar to taste, chill and it's good to drink 😍
I grew up in northern Australia where it grows wild, as kids we'd pick so much to only make jam to have on fresh white bread or scones with butter and cups of Ceylon tea. I never knew people made a drink or ate the leaves.
Hi all the way from the USA. Thanks for another great video. I'd never even heard of Rosella before...but now I definitely want to try and grow one or seven! I was just telling my fience' about how much I love your channel. Not only do I learn something new on every video, you're always in an upbeat mood which makes watching the vids a pleasure. Thank you.
I love watching your videos! Your humour and positivity and fun Aussie accent! Makes me want to move to Oz! And I love using hibiscus to brew kombucha!
Mark thank you for this video. It is my favorite one yet, although I have many many other favorites of your videos, this is my absolute favorite. Because, I grow it too, in Oklahoma. I learned so much about the calyx I didn't know because while I grow them to their beautiful tree stage, the season isn't long enough I don't think, but I know if I got them going indoors earlier, I might get at least some of the deep dark red beauties for a little tea. I will still grow it though. Right up there with growing Borage. You truly are a gift to us that love to grow things. The very best to you and your family!
Ok, now I have to step away from my binge watching of your channel to hear a few Toto songs. Maybe just the one. I had the 45 when I was a kid. Got to buy a 45 for getting an A in math. I picked Toto, Africa. Lol. The good ole days.
Hai... I'm Anuja from God's own country, Kerala, India... I'm great fan of u... I always follow the tips in my vegetable garden... Here roselle we called pulivenda.... Thanks for the information..keep going😁
Love rosella, one of the fave plants in my FNQld garden. Rather than pick all at once, I take a few of the best from each plant most days and they just keep coming! Easy to dry, a few minutes in a barely warm oven. Always lots for tea. Also I boil the seeds for pectin in other jams and marmalades. Not a strong flavour, to distort the other fruit, lots of great setting pectin
I used to grow a lot of these plants when i was 10years old + but we only used to cook the leaves as it had a distinctive taste.I grew them from cuttings (they were sold as branch cuttings which we removed the leaves) and they do really well.But yeah,I had no idea the fruit could be made into jam.I usually discarded them.
G'day Mate...I was in Ipswich back in 1988 for 7 weeks. Not far from you. Even went to the World's Fair (not a fan of crowds)...enjoyed Frazier Island much more. Camped over night and surf fished and put the scraps out for dingo's at night. Was great seeing the wild horses on the beach's. Took some getting used to driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. lol ....just ordered some Rosella Hibiscus seeds.
Hi Mark this is the first time I hear of Rosella! I've never tasted the jam so I just ordered some seeds to try... I'll try to keep them indoors this winter until we get a hothouse. Thank you for the tips as always a great video. Best regards, cheers!
We lived in Maryborough as kids and grew it in the backyard with the chooks and Mulberry tree now you don't see those huge trees like in the 70's, but we and families were very self -sufficient then and it was lost for a bit there but people are realising if you can grow it do it.
I'm making some rosella jam as I'm watching this haha. Never had it or even heard of it except through this channel so I ordered some seeds last year and I'm finally harvesting them.
@@michalbarkai3736 Nice, I'll be harvesting some more tomorrow too. The jam turned out well. It tastes really good. I bought some really small jars so I can hopefully fill a bunch for friends and family. I'll probably plant more next year since it grew so well in my location.
Hey, I enjoy your videos for some time. We grow Sorrel in the Caribbean- St. Vincent and the Grenadines to be exact 🇻🇨 ( that's what we call them) They make our very known sorrel beer commonly found and consumed during the Christmas season. We love Sorrel. I'm harvesting some as we speak haha. So imagine my joy coming across the video as I'm doing the work. There are white sorrel as well☺️ Sorrel liquor is also very nice. Used as fruit preserve in cakes too. 😊
For the past 5 weeks I have been buying Rosellas from the Rapid Creek market here in Darwin, Australia and cooking the Rosellas...2 cups petals, juice of one lime 1/4 cup sugar. It's wonderful with plain Yoghurt!! This is a great video...very Australian, love it!!!
Got me Rosella seeds coming for next year's garden. As I live in the states in Tennessee, I think they will grow well here. Thanks for the tips mate Oh. And BTW the lady dancing in the Toto video is Cynthia Rhodes. She was one of my sister's dance teachers before into the entertainment industry. Fun facts!
This is my 2nd time trying to grow. I grew them under grow lights then put them out and it was too cold. They died instantly. I’m in NY and our summers are 80-95 degrees so I’m hoping they will survive. I think I put it out too early in spring. Going to try again cuz I want them so bad
Wow es gratificante ver los frutos. Me encantan los vídeos de usted, yo soy de Puerto Rico y aquí podemos sembrar todo el año. Felicidades por sus plantas.
I recently harvested ours, we have them out the front Of our house. Mostly because they look good. Then we make cordial. Remember to use an apple corer to seperate the centres and the edible parts. Oh and consider getting a second apple corer that you squeeze to be a smaller size. That way you have a small corer for the small rosellas.
I am from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 we call it sorrel and usually have it in December at Christmas time and make a juice by boiling the sorrel with spices(clove, bay leaf and cinnamon stick) and adding sugar.
It's no wonder that you have 555 K viewers. The content is always "something extraordinary." I haven't seen Rosella since Mum grew them in the backyard when I was a about 8 and that's a while back, now. That summer we had Rosella jam . Really good tasting. That was the one and only time. Reflecting on some aspects of my childhood recently, this name eventually came to mind and then the search started. This Vlog that came up just now, ( creepy, isn't it?!) in the RU-vid algorithm, is the first bit of really detailed information I have. You certainly are, as I said, extraordinary. Thankyou.
I ADORE Rosella and grow it for years. Problem: Never saw this before but after our weird summer, I was so happy for it to be coming on. I watched it daily for weeks then months. Finally, it wasn't quite big enough but so beautiful I decided to wait only one more week. After 3 days - it had become covered (stems, leaves, calyxes) with white mold overnight. It smelled of mold and I had to pick and toss all the whole plants. I did a stupid thing in burying it all in the compost heap. I realized after one day, I had actually made the mold a nice bed for the winter. Here in Florida, it is pretty mild but still winter. I heard another YT describe the same problem up in Ohio. I've never seen this mild before and have gardens for years. Roselle for the last 4 years. I have lots of different types of hibiscus but never had bug issues or disease problems. Now this. After researching I found a mold disease that strikes Roselle in Asia but the article claimed it hadn't yet appeared in America. I wonder if it is now here. Do you have any tips? HELP!
We boil these and make juice in the caribbean. It's a special Christmas drink here in Trinidad. My mom made jam with it after she boil it for the drink. We call it Sorrel.
I saw this plant in my city and salvaged the seeds of the drying flower!!! I didn’t know u can make jam out of this and i love jam!!!!! Thank you!! I will be planting them soon here cuz it’s gonna be summer 🤩🤩🤩
I love seeing new plants coming from different climates. Coming from a cold climates from the high mountains myself I love to see those that come from tropical regions.
I'm growing a variety called Thai Red Roselle in Canada (Toronto area) and just got my first harvest with 2 months remaining in the growing season, so you can grow them this far north. They seem to do fairly well in indoor grow light conditions compared to other seedlings. By the time I transplanted them, which was 9-10 weeks after they germinated, they were in 2-3L containers and 30cm tall with several side shoots. The last couple weeks they were hardening off outside, which is longer than necessary, so I could've planted them earlier (late May rather than mid-June). In northern climates you want varieties that are not photoperiod dependent (which is the case with Thai Red). My variety isn't as droopy as yours, it's sturdy like okra, but with more side shoots and smaller leaves.
Hey Mark, it is African! It is called Sorrel in the Caribbean and they make a very popular and delicious drink mixed with ginger. It is really yummy and nutritious. My grandmother made it all of the time , but it is most popular at Christmastime. Thanks for sharing.
@@miguelmarquez4192 No no, here in Jamaica we call Rosella, Sorrel. It's used to make a traditional drink during the Christmas. Usually pops up in the markets around September.
I saw toto in concert alongside Ringo starr of the Beatles in concert a few years ago. Amazing show, and surprised this video, reminded me of that day. Lol Another amazing video man!!! Thanks for sharing these videos. Keep it up!
They're a beautiful fruit, never heard of them before. Don't think they'd do too well here in NC. Sidenote: My father told my husband when he asked for my hand...Happy Wife..Happy Life 🤣 that AND that he had his condolences🙄😊
