How to use and preserve Red Roselle - Part 1

[@bonnieclark5307]

Picking my first batch of Roselle! Thanks for the great video! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

So happy you learned something from it. Unfortunately, I lost half my crop in the summer and the squirrels just wiped out the remaining fruit. 😣

[@bonnieclark5307]

@@SouthernLatitudesFL no way. This has been one of the few things the squirrels didn’t get. I feel blessed. Gonna make some jam with them! 😍

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

@@bonnieclark5307 I was going to pick them and they were gone. My squirrels have definitely figured out the food forest is a great source of food for them. They enjoyed Starfruit, berries, passionfruit, etc. I am so happy you got plenty. Enjoy that jam.

[@bonnieclark5307]

@@SouthernLatitudesFL thank you! I’m not sure how those pesty squirrels missed them! They eat EVERYTHING else.

[@MemphisMower]

Saw your community post and had to check out the video. Very well done and I learned a lot, never heard of this plant before.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Thank you for watching it! Many of us grow it in Florida but it seems to also be popular across India, Malasia, Philippines too!

[@Flowers4Bees.Veggies4Me]

Good information. I’m going to plant seeds next spring (2025). Enjoyed your video. 💚

[@mygrannysgarden]

Love this video. I will be harvesting my Thai red hibiscus in the next few days.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

How wonderful!! Enjoy your harvest. 😍

[@karakennison6952]

Look up some recipes especially from Australia. They use the seed pots as the pectin to thicken the jam. Don't throw those out. You can also find cranberry sauce recipe and a Caribbean rum drink. Eat the leaves in salad too. Look for st Kitts roselle seeds they are fatter and juicier then the thia ones (good for tea) . Southern seed exposure sells them

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Yes and Yes! I have a part 2 that has the jam part. I love the drink too. Last week, a lady sent me the Kitts variety of seeds! I look forward to trying them next spring!

[@mamiofficial3815]

Hello my new friend... Thank you for sharing this video.. I like roselle too..

[@luluwinke6581]

so awesome

[@msg4141]

I dry the seeds for planting the following year.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Looks like I will have many like that too. Some are naturally falling off before I get to them, as well.

[@thewildingslanding]

Great video!

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

thank you! Got a new one uploading now! I'm on a roll! ha ha

[@theosceolagardener8087]

Mine is in a container. I would like to keep it no more than 6'. If I trim the top off, will it sprout new branches? Also, do I have to wait until after flowering to harvest?

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Hello Osceola Gardener! I have not seen it work like that. Mine have not gone over 9 ft before flowering and putting on calyxes. Then, it seems to be done. Maybe others can keep in perennial but mine took a frost hit and didn't recover. I had to start from scratch. They grow fast.

[@macarooncreamy4856]

Hi , can i use the dried one to make a jam??

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Hello. Yes! See Part 2 of the video. I will show you how to make jam.

[@sharonjennings1282]

I am growing Rosella hibiscus for the first time this year. The calyxes are small and they are just starting to bloom. Do I wait till after they flower and clothes back up before I pick them?

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Yes you should wait until they get bigger and even have a slightly opened end of the calyx. I did pick mine a little small last week and feel I missed out on the full benefits of the larger ones. Great that you're growing them!

[@GullahGeecheeFarmer]

Thinking of infusing oil with it.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

That would be Cool!

[@vericacvetkovic9093]

I make tea out of fresh calyx and the colour is much darker. I drink it without any sweeteners.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Sounds delicious!

[@EricaGodScriptureBible]

Hi can I store sorrel drink in a large home Depot bucket? Thanks

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

I haven't tried to store it longer than 3 days in the frig. That's kinda the timeline I do with my sweet tea and fresh orange juice. After that, I can't help you. I usually just make mine fresh with the dehydrated sorrel leaves.

[@NikoModjo]

How many rosella petal for 250 ml?

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Maybe 4 calyxes. Each calyx = 4 petals. Hard to say.

[@aelianaspringer1393]

Mine the flower is pink... n the fruit its really dark

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Yes there are a few different varieties. They're all very closely related.

[@alia10s19]

Isn't bowling kill its nutritions?))

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Boiling does kill nutrition but that is how we make tea and get it to steep with flavor.

[@isac0014]

you do not need to pull off the green parts.... they are just as useful as the red part. I grew up in the Caribbean growing and eating this, and almost everything on the plant is edible. The seed head you save for seeds and compost.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Since making this video, I have found this out too. Thank you for bringing that up in the comments.

[@allfruit]

Yours look different from mine.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

@allfruit Tes, there are a few varieties, but essentially they all have the same structure for cleaning and cooking. I grew a different variety this year.

[@kinglolz6544]

U can make soup out of this and it have that sour taste

[@tpen891]

Seeds are good for roasting nothing on the Roselle is a waste. You can even eat the leafs.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

@@tpen891 I never heard about roasting the seeds. In the 2nd part of the video, I make powder of the leaves. They are good.

[@caprimungeam662]

Don't discard the seed!

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

@@caprimungeam662 We definitely save the seed.