5 Tips How to Grow a Ton of Rosella in One Raised Garden Bed

[@Selfsufficientme]

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]

I'm from US and can't find Rosella where do you get your seed

[@diananazaroff5266]

@@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

[@ruthcleopatra]

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

[@debmccudden242]

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 .

[@joeyisnice]

Kathleen - they sell Roselle seeds at baker creek heirloom seeds. The same thing, just a slightly different name in the us.

[@XavierAncarno]

This is not fair... almost everything can grow with the amazing Australian climate. Greetings from France the place where we grow baguettes

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

That's funny, Xavier. If only I could pick them off the branch. They do grow down from overhead trellises, I presume. 🇦🇺 Expat, close by.

[@FfejTball]

You could grow these in France, for sure.

[@LaNoir.]

It's really not fair...he can sing too!!

[@danakarloz5845]

😂

[@samsoft9390]

Haha

[@kymsutton5831]

You are the Steve Irwin of Gardening, you are a funny man, great information, and your Videos are not boring.

[@mittoo32]

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.

[@adude7944]

That's so oddly specific 😂 let me get an old umbrella shaft from my pile of old umbrella shafts 😂😂😂

[@estherglory7916]

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!

[@Mrs.T.Rusch25]

Do you have recipes for the leaves?

[@josefadesouza4851]

really? which part of India are you referring to please? I'm from Goa and don't remember roselle growing anywhere in the region where I lived.

[@estherglory7916]

@@josefadesouza4851 The leaves are widely used in the states of Andhra and Telangana

[@josefadesouza4851]

@@estherglory7916 thank you for replying

[@Mrs.T.Rusch25]

@@estherglory7916 Hello?? Do you have recipes for the leaves??

[@dwaneworrell233]

In the Caribbean we call it sorrel. It is used mostly as a drink.

[@lisettesyummygarden2299]

Yep..

[@jor2833]

Yes, here in Suriname also. You make a syrup which you thin with some water and serve it cold

[@lorenrenee1]

Lol we call it Jamaica and it can be a tea or candied.

[@SimplyCaribbean]

We use it for jams and sauces too

[@reshabriella]

Yeah, it's great as a topping for cheesecake too.

[@mssixty3426]

Never heard of this or seen this plant before! Thank you for the introduction, enjoyed your over-dramatised planting, haha! Cheers!

[@Nodsaibot]

Hibiscus

[@MirrimBlackfox]

Ever had "Red Zinger" herbal tea? Roselle calxes (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is the primary flavoring agent in "Red Zinger" tea.

[@mssixty3426]

@@MirrimBlackfox No, I haven't tried red zinger tea, I have seen it, will have to try it now - thank you 😊

[@viriyaladivya8634]

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[@jacksprat429]

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.

[@anselmkyle1216]

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.

[@MeowPictures]

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?

[@MrsHeavencitizen]

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

[@bernadettemcmanus7975]

Thanks for the hint on back pain!

[@1Lightdancer]

Thank you for these tips!

[@thuybricker2622]

Did he drink it like a tea?

[@rbrack54]

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. 👍

[@ruthcleopatra]

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

[@tcanderson1313]

Same in Egypt!

[@jacquelinemwaniki6465]

Wish I knew how to ferment

[@jaymoon8559]

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.

[@christymartin9404]

I'm growing Rosella for the first time here in North Carolina, USA. I can't wait to try it.

[@katherineneagle7521]

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!!!

[@juanfranciscocosta5387]

Came here for the gardening, still here for it and the humor is great.

[@michelleadams1210]

Great tips!! I've got the seeds, now rosella jam, here we come!! ❤

[@erukaseven]

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.

[@sharonhoffer3599]

I planted one plant in my food forest about a month ago, and it’s gone gang busters! It’s tripled in size and already flowering and there’s even one or two calyxes on it 😊 I’m going to make tea with it, and I love the Jamaican way of making a refreshing drink also, with some added cinnamon and clove and some ginger. Yum! The health benefits are huge, such as lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol, and it’s high in Vitamin C!

[@marinabogan8793]

I bought Roselle seeds last Spring and grew the plants from seeds. It is November 2024 in Growing Zone 7, and we have had fairly mild temperatures since Fall began. My Roselle plants look very healthy and some have produced beautiful flowers. I have had two small harvests already so far this first season. I made juice out of my first harvest. Today, I had my 2nd harvest and I plan to air-dry the calyx for winter storage. I am very pleased with the results so far and happy all you growers turned me on to this very beneficial plant 😊

[@brianna56ism]

What country are you in? I live in NZ and am looking at growing it. Love the jam

[@jahd5790]

I saw this in Ras kitchen and got interested with its pretty color. They make it like a drink there with ginger. What an interesting plant.

[@leahseko2396]

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.

[@josefadesouza4851]

You are so good at talking about plants, now i'm convinced i need to buy roselle seeds too. ty. cheers

[@wellmet7407]

Your like the Steve Irwin of self sufficient gardening :)

[@melaniediven6367]

watch the dragon fruit ones he is amazing to watch

[@sheraklassen4163]

Crickey! 😂

[@Heavywall70]

...there it is! Couldn’t put my finger on it. Thank you!

[@warrenhart698]

Actually thought I was watching Russell Crow there for a while....Love the vid!

[@katherineneagle7521]

@@warrenhart698 Russell Crowe if he'd stayed in shape!

[@mimi4816]

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

[@Happywarrior100]

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!

[@Amy_Stanmore]

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

[@DietWokeZero]

Angharad R but what does it taste like?!

[@kymsutton5831]

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.

[@Missshonagirl]

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.

[@mikegaumer2916]

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.

[@SimplyCaribbean]

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!

[@ShotgunAndAShovel]

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!

[@allanarocque839]

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 😍

[@sharonhoffer3599]

I can’t wait to make this for myself, it sounds so delicious 😋 No way am I spoiling this by making jam, yuck, all that sugar!

[@allanarocque839]

@sharonhoffer3599 swing by and let us know how it turned out lol. Can't believe it's been 5 years since I commented on this. Sorrel juice is the best!!!!!

[@rebeccafionacornel6558]

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!

[@monkeymommy778]

We are growing Roselle for the first time and its doing great. Will definitely grow it again next summer!

[@suejose]

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.

[@MT-mj8cf]

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!

[@michaelcrabtree7113]

Great job on the rosella plant ...lots of jam!!!

[@MachinaOpus]

#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.

[@kevinschlecht595]

We are now 18-5-2024 your video is still the best I have seen thanks made jam 3 years ago turned out 💯 make more 😀

[@sayit-sayit]

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.

[@lucasgrowsbestyt]

Now you're growing a ton of things I've never even heard of Mark! Loved the epic harvesting scene. Great video as always :)

[@benderrodriquez]

I'm pretty excited, my seeds have sprouted, and I'm hoping they grow well!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Best of luck! It's a very versatile plant and one of our all time favs 🙂👍

[@Rosie-Malina]

@@Selfsufficientme it’s red fruit look pretty. Will it grow in the cold CanberraQueanbeyan climate ?

[@paigewilliams6919]

Heeey! We have sorrel in Cayman and we make a sorrel drink for Christmas. Never seen it used in jam. Thanks so much for spreading to rosella info!

[@raymondfarlow6059]

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.

[@paigewilliams6919]

@@raymondfarlow6059 yeah man! It is only when we have our 'Christmas Breezes' tho. Its lovely. Lots of sugar and lime 😁

[@goldagarraway9030]

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.

[@ElinWinblad]

Sounds delicious!

[@em286]

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! 😊😋

[@millicove]

Hi, I have 4 growing now for about 5 months but I only have big leaves, no flowers at all. Did u experience that?

[@em286]

@@millicove yes. It blooms later in the season.

[@millicove]

@@em286 thank you ❤❤❤

[@yesihavealastname1562]

it changed my life too! after lunch, i now drink a tea with this and lemon, ginger, cinnamon, and honey.

[@MsWambz]

Thanks for the video. I grew rosella with just a few seeds now am harvesting and have learnt that I can make jam.

[@cristincarlisle7675]

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🙄😊

[@claire3598]

I wish I could give an extra thumbs up for the song at the end 😘. Gotta love your sense of fun.

[@amikamccallum9170]

In Jamaica 🇯🇲 we call that Sorrell and it's very famous during December for making juice.

[@drew5555555555555555]

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]

I'm gonna harvest tomorrow!!! Really excited:)

[@drew5555555555555555]

@@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.

[@nickishaforteau8331]

Its called Sorrel in the Caribbean..we like to boil with cinamon sticks and add sugar and a dash of Angostura bitters..for a great drink😍👍

[@IN_GODS_iTRUST]

Your new Tongan subscriber overstayed in New Zealand i grew up in Tongan as a farmer with my grandpa , remind me of him watchin this he passed away while i was still an Overstayer here in New Zealand , anyway thanks for this my friend, Inspired me to grow my own stuff even though I don’t own this house haha

[@FrogHighlighter]

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!

[@damienmilk3025]

Our veggie patch and other garden bed is a forest of up to 6-foot high rosella plants, which grew from seeds left in the ground from last year's crop. It is a bigger/higher/massive crop, and we did nothing. Gota love Mother Nature and what she does for you

[@anujapmadhu7941]

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😁

[@amazonmike4207]

deffinatly my favorite gardening video 🎉

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

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 KZbin algorithm, is the first bit of really detailed information I have. You certainly are, as I said, extraordinary. Thankyou.

[@debrasavoff1794]

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!!!

[@wenchang5380]

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!

[@salpine]

OooOo, I'm craving some hibiscus flower fruit rollups.

[@newgabe09]

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

[@kimberlyf.4130]

I grew it for the first time ever this year, and it exploded!! I'm so excited to try them!

[@dschott1083]

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!

[@spankey0069]

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.

[@mycedarridge]

I never thought of putting them in raised beds! I usually stake them but that's a fabulous idea! Great video, as always.

[@HandlingItAll]

I'm glad you're wearing a mic. As an audio engineer I can tell you I wish more KZbinrs were properly mic'd. Horrible audio is migraine inducing.

[@arleneaufdermauer8208]

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.

[@gardengriffin]

Well if I just didn’t grow my first Rosella and isn’t it Christmas time! Thanks for the recipe!

[@CapeBuffalo]

In 🇯🇲 we call it Sorrel. We drink it all year but especially during Christmas

[@fufufuaru]

it looks so pretty, the color and the shape and the way the plant looks with the buds

[@mohamedaziz7168]

a good wise man: "a happy wife, a happy life", a big red thumb for YOU and for your videos.

[@JGreen1991]

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 😂❤️

[@monicamorioneswillbrandt2429]

How do you use it with this steak? U have a recipe for a side roselle?

[@monicamorioneswillbrandt2429]

Oops. Sorry. You made a jam! So, this can be the equal to the cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving?

[@traceylamanna1590]

This guy is hilarious and very informative. Thankyou for your great video

[@joelrampersad1359]

We call that "sorrel" in Trinidad, and we drink it traditionally at Christmas time. We also make jam and sometimes ferment it into "wine".

[@tfrank1326]

LOVE me some Roselle. Need to get my seeds out and get them planted. It's starting to get hot here in Texas. Great video. You always make me smile. :)

[@markthompson8019]

I've order some seed. Hope to get by this monday. In Houston, Texas

[@AkubraHatman]

"Well I'll be buggered" 🤣🤣🤣. Grass roots Aussie right there mate. Don't change!!

[@rorynesta7766]

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.

[@crookedstrings3009]

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!

[@krisalasky6897]

I dry mine in the oven and make tea out of them. It is full of vitamin C and antioxidants. Thanks for the video your great!!!

[@sheraklassen4163]

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!

[@faithkwaku]

Aka. Sorrell in Jamaica brought by our ancestors. Boiled with ginger and sweetened with honey or sugar and cinnamon sticks

[@sweetchem]

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. 😊

[@bradymcphail9690]

Just to be brutally honest, you just became my greatest KZbin channel Mentor! I love Rosella tea, never heard of the jam but can’t wait to make some. I learned about the tea from the Hispanic and Jamaican folks here in the US. I had a very difficult time finding seeds. Finally found 10 seeds for 20.00 US DOLLARS. I’m afraid my 1st few crops might have to be just to collect seeds for the future. Man your videos are incredible learning tools for us watching. If you were ever willing to sell some seeds, I’d be willing to buy…

[@crystalgalarsa3597]

Your singing at the end stole the show! Love your vibe.

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

Florida loves this plant. Thanks mate!

[@labae8728]

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 🤩🤩🤩

[@bellesparks4374]

I am so glad you do these lessons. I have always wanted to do Rosella! We are on a creek - that has flooded in the past, so your raised beds are looking very good to me!!!

[@hebrewqueen9346]

Lol sorrel. Makes a wonderful drink 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹😍

[@bigbertha4080]

I just made a healthy drink out of dried rosella. 4 cups of dried rosella, 3.5 liters of spring water. Half a chopped pinneapple, 8 whole cloves, half a cinnamon stick, chopped up ginger (size of medium hand), 4 whole allspice berries....boil for up to 45 minutes. Strain through a cheese cloth. Add sugar, or raw honey, or raspberry water enhancer, or raspberry drink crystals. Let chill and have over ice. Sooooo good and good for you.

[@dennistaft7868]

Never heard of that plant but loved your cover of Toto. You slay me.

[@iartistdotme]

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!

[@sylmarie6494]

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.

[@antiline7272]

Sir congratulation for having 1.42M subscriber,ur blog is growing like ur plants,really sustainable u! Greetings fr.Philippines!!!!

[@wizardss3684]

I’m gonna try growing rosella this summer. Thanks for the information

[@lisagarrett9999]

If I ever go to Austrailia, I would love to visit you and all your plants !!!!

[@kettle2293]

Haven't thought about Rosella Jam in yonks. Nice memories associated with it. Grandmas and fetes and such. Nice vid.

[@ShotgunAndAShovel]

just started my seeds again indoors in tennessee. such a yummy plant!

[@ewellacres]

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.

[@benderrodriquez]

Just recently bought a jar of Rosella jam at a farm gate in Kerry with an honesty box. Delicious!

[@GardenKatt]

I bought some seeds because of this vid. Trying to sprout now, a little late but its worth a shot.

[@Keep__moving__forward]

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

[@nancyfahey7518]

I put one in a pot 2 years ago and brought it in on cold nights. Its still a lovely plant and as tall as my rain gutters.