Rosella Growing Harvesting & Jam Making
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- Опубликовано: 15 фев 2016
- This video shows how I grow rosella plants and harvest the calyx to make an amazing jam!
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My wife (and kids) and I would strip the fleshy red calyx from the green seed capsule inside. These green capsules are very rich in pectin, and after cutting or bruising them they were boiled to release the pectin. She then boiled the calyx ‘leaves’ in the strained liquid, with sugar, there is no need to add extra pectin, the jam sets beautifully. Sometimes, if there were not enough rosellas for a good batch of jam she would add diced Granny Smith apples when boiling the calyx, to bulk it out and increase the quantity of jam. The tartness complements the rosellas, and it is a good hack. She has won first prizes for her (non-apple) rosella jam at a couple of Queensland shows. Home-made rosella jam is definitely my favourite. My father grew it and mum made jam in Brisbane when I was a child (I am now 70) and my wife and I did the same for our kids in various other Queensland towns.
May you share the recipe?
7 years later this vid is exactly what I was looking for. You made me want to grow it and make it myself. So here we go 2023 and Rosella jam is in my future all the way in USA Kentucky.
I planted my seeds in late April. I can't wait for my first harvest in a few months! I hope yours grow amazingly and have more calyxes than you know what to do with!
😂 8 years for me 😂 perfect video for what I need to know also Thanks Mark 👩🌾
Glad to see another Aussie who dident water bath can after you bottled. I've been making this jam and others for years like 30 yrs never done anything other then sterilize everything. Never had a bad batch ever, my jams keep a good year and a half. Just as good then as it is when I make them. Awsome.
For years we only knew this as Sorrel because that's the sweetened, and sometimes rimmed, drink made from it in the Caribbean. You are the ONLY person I've seen to go into depth about how to grow it, thank you! I've bought my first seeds!
All the best with your rosella growing Natacha! :)
I plan on adding rosella to my garden. Did you get your seeds online? Would you recommend them? Thanks.
I bought my first seeds because of your review! Just made my first punch !!!with 50 leaves in 8 cups water brought to a boil and steeped till cool with 3 cinnamon sticks, 5 whole cloves , 1.5 Tb of grated fresh ginger added. Sweeten to taste by glassful! For me that was 1TB for 16 Oz. This was from my first harvest, but it won’t be my last! Delicious Thanks SO MUCH! It’s a new fav!!!
Seriously you should have your own TV show and better still go teach children the wonder of growing your own as the next generation needs to be educated on how beautiful and healthy it is to grow and make your own 👍👍
In the Caribbean we call it Sorrel. We use it to make our Christmas drink. We boil it with ginger and pimento seeds. Let it cool then strain it and had Jamaican white rum an sugar to flavor. When done like that it has a rich wine flavor.
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Mi wah sorrel now😩😩
Yes, sorrel is our Christmas drink. I wanted to plant some and wondered if I will reap by Christmas.
In Mexico we know it as "Jamaica". The beverage is very popular, but I've never heard of Rosella jam, I'll look forward to it!
Jamaica is usually brewed with the more flower like hibiscus, I'm actually growing 4 myself for that exact reason!
In Jamaica, we call it Sorrel. We normally have it around Christmas (one batch for the kids one batch for the adults...by the end of the night, everyone is happy :-)
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Omgosh!! I just came across ur video after buying some from our local market. I had no idea what to do with them, but knew RUclips would help out.
Best part about seeing you from 6 years ago is seeing how you’ve grown, as well as your garden!!
You are brilliant, my friend.
Glad I found this ~way back~ video & im ready to jam mine!! ❤
I had no idea how simple it was - we have them growing wild all over the bush around our block - I'm on the hunt for some jars to give it a go. Having a jam that will store with refrigeration is an absolute bonus! Thanks so much for sharing
Growing wild wow what a find! Yeah get into it you'll love the taste! :)
Morning, thank you for this viewing. Some of our members in Beerwah CWA have been growing rosella plants for three months & this video was very informative, will help us with making jam for our market days.
Our community garden in Meridan Plains (Sunshine Coast) planted two trees of rosella & they are well & truely ready for harvest, but none of us knew what to do with it. Now I know what I'll be getting up to on the weekend! Thanks for having such straight forward instructions!
+Briar Rose Awesome! I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for letting me know :)
Thank-you for this, new subscriber here!!
I have been buying Rosella dried and using for my family whenever signs of a cold show up. Add some Manuka Honey and a bit of Apple Cider Vinegar and symptoms are gone by the end of the day. Also in Summer with lemon, honey, mint and ice for a refreshing treat.
Planted 2 in the garden this year and fingers are crossed for a harvest of our own.
Cheers for the info, much appreciated.
I love rosella jam! I use the seeds as well, as it helps to set the jam, I also leave the fruit whole which gives it a great texture as well! Thanks again Mark!! ;D
This is great. I’m growing Roselle for the first time this year and knew really nothing about it. Now I do. Thanks 😊
I took some cuttings off a plant at the county extension office 🤫. I set a couple in water with a little compost, and planted the others. One in the water has started to root, almost ready to plant. We’ll see how the other cuttings fair. 👍🏽
It's delicious! I grew the plant on a whim, and wow! Obsessed now. It's kind of like a florally rhubarb taste.
I couldn't be bothered to scoop off the froth, so just stirred it in before bottling and it disappeared :) Thank you for sharing an adaptable recipe, I only had a small crop, but this worked perfectly.
Makes a nice drink too...boil with sugar, spice and cloves and allow to set overnight then chill and drink...mmmm....called sorrel in Caribbean. Nice video.
Sounds amazing! I'm going to try it - thank you :)
Yes the sorrel drink is delicious. I make it often
Sweet Tea of it and SCOBY makes wonderful Kombucha as well :-)
We make the original Vietnamese bubble tea with it which is steeped with Chinese red haw apple then shaken with ice to make the bubbles. It was originally sold roadside to school children on their way home. I've also made excellent wine with it and was really happy to find out they do it in Thailand too
This is my favourite jam. I've been growing them for years. Today I took seeds to keep for my next sowing.
I learnt something from you Mark. I always cut the end off with a knife and discard the seed pod. You boil yours up and skim them off. Way easier I think and next time I'll try that. It is a laborious jam to make but oh so worth it. The best in the world.
Awesome information. I have 4-5 growing in my yard. But had a difficult time finding directions. This was all the directions I needed. Great from start to finish.
You should candy them, it's one of my favourite snacks as a kid.
Do you have a recipe for this?
How can you candy them? I would like to do it as I have them a lot.
Here I am, near Dallas, and even though my back yard could certainly be bigger, I've saved a spot for the rosella plants to grow. Got the seeds in yesterday. My brother has a couple of acres and dad has about 8, so I figure they oughta try growin' some o' these too. It just sounds tasty, and I'm up for somethin' new and interestin'. (Don't hurt that they're pretty.) I'm hoping the critters won't take a liking to them. (They sure eat every other dang thing I grow - except jalapenos. The rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, 'possums, raccoons, birds, stinkbugs, and what-all NEVER eat my jalapenos. Well, there's no accounting for taste.)
Nice stuff! I am going to start growing in the coming season, here in southern Tanzania
Best of luck with your rosella! :)
Thanks again for you videos. Watching you from the Caribbean and is always a great learning experience. First time I watch you in the kitchen thought. Excellent!
We call it sorrel. and make sorrel drink with ginger and sugar. Very refreshing. Thanks for sharing. I will try the jam.
We call it “wonjo” in Gambia. We use the ripe ones(for drinks majorly) and the green version for stews.
Hello i do live in Suriname (south America) in have a plant in my front yard and harvest every 3 days. Ik also make jam and drinks ,thanks for sharing.In my country we call it sjuru
if u add a tablespoon of butter 2 your jam or jelly, per batch, u won't have any foaming issues n it tastes awesome 2, lol- thnx 4 posting all y'all do- much appreciated!
In Jamaica 🇯🇲 it is known as Sorrel use to make Sorrel wine a traditional Christmas drink
I've been using a recipe where I boil the pods by themselves (to get the setting agent out), and strain it and add it to the petals. I don't strain the jam though, so it still has the bits in it, but also makes more jam than you would straining all the pieces out. Thanks for the video. It is nice to see different ideas.
Hello from Florida! I made some roselle jam using your recipe from this video and it came out perfect! Thank you for sharing! ❤😎👍
I am so looking forward to making a hibiscus wine out of my rosella. I've been making violet wine for years and this looks like an excellent candidate!
Hey, first time I planted Roselle
Can you please share a wine recipe 🤤🤤
51 years old and I have never ever heard of this. Looking it up now to see where I can purchase this jam. Thank you.
I never knew about this plant,till today a lady up in West Palm beach Florida put them up for sale on craigslist ,so I am going to get it for sure after watching your show.Thanks sir.
Thanks Julian! :)
Hi....... Mark. 🎥👍👍👍
In the Island of Jamaica it is known as sorrel. We make a traditional punch which we served around Christmas with fruit cake.
Thank you for a really interesting video. I volunteer at a community garden in Brisbane where we grow Rosella bushes. I'm just learning how to turn the harvest into delicious jam.
Thanks for sharing, I had never considered growing this before, just after watching your video we got a homemade rosella jam at work and it tasted amazing. I bought some seeds straight away and now their 10cm high. They germinated surprisingly quickly. I live in Ipswich where we sometimes get light frost so might have to put them in pots.
+Marky Spark Yeah it's got a unique but nice flavour doesn't it! Good idea to protect your seedlings from frost - you've done well to germinate them so fast because sometimes they can be a little hard to get going I'm glad you had immediate success... Rosella is a wonderful plant to grow. Cheers :)
We in Trinidad and Tobago call that Sorrel and we make a drink out of it and also jams
My 2 rosella bushes are fruiting and I googled to find out how to process them and found your video! Very helpful! Thank you! Btw….I’m a long time subscriber! Love your videos! ☺️
I add a couple of tablespoons of rosewater to a bottle of rosella syrup. Makes the most beautiful cordial. I taste raspberry in the rosellas too. So exotic.
Great looking crop Mark.
Still waiting for flowers on mine 😩 😃
Might give ours a trim & see if that motivates them. Am looking forward to getting a jar of jam from mum if she has any spare this year.
Cheers.
+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming Cheers Rob, they sometimes do flower late but as we know gardening can be a fickle hobby sometimes! At least you have backup jam mate ;)
My real name is Roselle, my grandma's name is Rosella, and her grandma was Rosella and so on. I am growing tons of this, because it is my name and also because its awesome and delicious. I live at a greenhouse business in Minnesota :)
Cool name! Thanks for saying g'day Roselle :)
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Rella Zella have you seen the Rosella bird?
Rella Zella hi
Where do you get the seeds for this hibiscus plant
I like ur channel a lot ,In India we cook meat n rosella leaves together it tastes very nice my favourite food I thought it grows only in india n Africa .
In Jamaica, we call it Sorrel. We normally have it around Christmas
I am now a fan, I just stared to pick my rosellas and was dreading the pulling parted, but now I don't have too.
:) :)
Awesome! Hope your harvest was a success! Cheers :)
Thanks for sharing your experience 😎👍
I am planting 100 of these bad boys thjs year! This is my first year canning and I'm dying to try out Roselle jam and teas lol. I wanna mix a bit with my knotweed and strawberries!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I am only a beginner and I found this video very helpful.
I am growing 8 of them in Florida but in ground. I love sour stuff so I can't wait to see them in full bloom and of course to eat abd drink them!
Thank-you loved this on Rosellas have just discovered your channel & am stoked i have!! :)
It's called rizal in our village Philippine..When I was kid my mother harvested that leaves and she cooked it and it tastes good but she never make jam on it..and I'm just buy online and I'm germanating it now here Korea I try to plant here and thanks for the video I got information how to make jam....God bless you..
Yum thanks for sharing info about Rosella jam and all the rest. 😋😊
Thank you for watching Roberta! :)
Thank you! I just picked some up from my farmers market and am going to be making some jam this week!
This is amazing! Reminds me of my childhood.
That is a beautiful plant. I have never seen one till now. Good day to you. E :)
+TheEmptynester Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Cheers :)
Just bought some seeds can’t wait to try them thank you so much for your videos
Mark - you could do stand-ins for Russell Crowe!! Even your voice is similar!
Love your videos!
I'm and Aussie, but living in the Philippines. I have had a very hard time getting my rosella seeds to germinate. I finally gave up and emptied all the pots and re-used the potting mix... Now in a pot with a mulberry cutting, I've got one rosella growing!!
The leaves are not only edible, but quite delicious? I didn't know they grew them here, because I was describing the fruit, but they grow them here for the leaves, not the fruit. The most popular variety here has deep purple-red leaves.
Hi, great videos. Acerola jam is also a winner. Easy to grow.
I just got some seeds for this plant. the information in this video is really helpful. Thanks!
Best of luck with growing your rosellas Janice :)
Great video. You are awesome. Thanks
Great video Mark!! We know Hibiscus very well. Regards, Terry Lack, Hibiscus Products LLC, Las Vegas, NV
I have a huge crop of Cranberry Roselle. I love making ice tea from the either the spent flower pods or the leaves. Mine come up on their own all over the place.
This is the most nutritious plant you can grow ! Chocked Full of minerals and vitamins.
You can steam the leaves like spinach or eat the raw in salads - there is no end to what you can do with this plant. Mine are growing 12 feet high and higher.
I don't use sugar - I use stevia.
That's A TON OF SUGAR!! Wow. If not making jam; teas with some honey are just enough sweetness without going into a diabetic coma!
:) it's good to see you doing so well. I remember when you had 1000 subs :)
I'm growing these for the first time this year and they are doing well. The largest is 2 feet tall right now!
I love to make tea with mine! I love it's tartness👌
Looks very good. Never heard of it before.
+Dale Calder Thanks Dale :)
Wow! You have a beaitiful garden.
Just a thought….re pre washing…..how about giving the pods a 10-15 minute soak in plain cold water and a handful or two of salt. The salt kills the bug off and a good rinse will get rid of the salt and dead bugs?
I always pre soak my salad and greens this way.
As I said just a thought. I live in the UK any ideas if I can grow them over here?
Thanks for a great video
Hi Mark, Beautiful looking and you got so much jam from one bush it is really great plant to grow, I will try to do jam from plum an rhubarb together this year to get my own almost-rosella jam ;)
+Raf's Kitchen Garden Thanks Raf! Please let me know how that plum/rhubarb jam tastes ;)
thank you for sharing your Rosella Jam process. hope you know to also use the Leaves...? I have a Rosella leaves with Bamboo shoots in oil... yes the flavor is unique it is {Myanmar} recipe... chilli salt sugar Palm Oil ... not much salt not sugar taste... but this is the order of ingredients... hope to one day have some Rosella plants to experiment with recipes... cheers!
i make my jam sugar free, using natural sweetener + lime juice, some rosella i dry in dehydrator to use as a tea later. though my rosella bushes last only 1 year and i have to replant them every year from seeds, even though i live in subtropical australia :)
Just found your channel. I'm in Sydney. Have subscribed :)
+Carol Ann Hi there, just subbed to yours also! :)
the flowers look woow ... new information learned .. thank you for sharing .
Thank you! All the best :)
Excellent video, I just ordered some seeds. thanks
I so love your videos. You never fail to inspire me to grow more. I wonder if I can grow it in Alabama
Anywhere in the Continental US during the summer time should work
Its like making jam with raspberry, i like the froth too! I never throw it away, i like this foamy consistency and the taste is great!
Nice here we drink it like tea
Thank you for sharing your experience
Thank you :)
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Yummy thanks for the information.
Try my cordial recipe. 1 Kilo Roselle, seeds removed. 200 gm brown cane sugar or brown sugar. Boil enuf water in a pot to cover the flowers., add the Roselle and sugar, stir till sugar has dissolved and water has turned blood red. Cool the water down, Pour into a 2 gallon bottle. Cover with a clean cloth. Leave it for 3 to 4 days. Taste it, if you can't any sweetness, it is ready to be bottled. Put in fridge and drink as is. Flowers can be made into jam/ Annie Malaysia
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Very nice 👍🏻
Ive just harvested my second crop after the wicked summer we had i was unsure of the crop but it turned out ok now to make the jam
Hi SSM,
That doesn’t look any more dif to make than any other jam and it look real good.
Thanks for the video and good luck in what I presume is coming into hi-summer.
+mrbluenun Yes true, it isn't very difficult at all to make - thank you! Cheers :)
Good thing you finally told us what it tastes like and I would've guessed it was a bit like rhubarb. So you do not eat it out of hand then? Not rhubarb either. I wonder if this tastes something like the Hibiscus cold drink they serve in Egypt, since it's related. Kharkadee.
Vicki Takacs I don’t think it would taste very good straight out of the garden. Very bitter & tart. I love it cooked into a quite sour jam,not too much sugar.
Looks good.
Wow that is one gorgeous healthy plant. Your jam looks delicious :)
Really enjoying your channel!
+Sunny Hilltop It's a good tasting jam and excellent plant it should grow well at your place - just remember to start it early as possible to give it a long season before winter hits. Cheers :)
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Wow thats interesting i just saw someone selling that plant on craigslist i think i might purchase some that looks so yummy thanks for sharing!🌻
+Cheryl cummings Awesome Cheryl, good luck with growing yours if you decide to get one! Cheers :)
+Cheryl cummings You can order the seeds from Baker Creek rare seeds dot com
+superslyfoxx1 mahalo!
You are welcome Cheryl!
I think it's good to boil with the seed pods in as that's where a lot of the pectin is.
I grow Rosella. I'll have to try the jam!
Thank you for the video. To harvest it not too ripe is important, otherwise it is not so smooth. And the seed pods give the pectin. I am not sure if it thickens as well when you remove the seed pods before boiling.
Thankyou for your replies, as it happens I make rhubarb and plum jam, I label it "plum***" as my husband thinks the combination an unholy alliance, he is non the wiser. This is the only sort of cheating on him that I do!
Hahaha, yes well I'm sure he appreciates the great taste combination Wendy! :)
I'm tempted to have a go with my cranberry hibiscus hips. The look really similar and have to be a close relative.
+McDowall Manor I'd say you're right they'd be closely related. Cheers Andy!
Excellent
In Jamaica 🇯🇲 we call it sorrel,, we usually make a very special cultural rum punch drink with it every Christmas.
In México we call it, Jamaica. it sell dehidrated, used with hotwater to make and infusión. Them cooled
I remember someone came from Jamaica and had some dried Roselle which we use to make sorrow Jamaican style sorrel without the rum.
I just have 1 roselle plant and it's blooming a lot so I'm going to plant more seeds . Thank you for your full description here in the video .
I have to know though since I'm in Florida will the plant die ? Will I have to regrow it every year ?
I’m just discovering this and I have a few questions. After the jam is made, what is the proper way to store it so make sure that it doesn’t go bad? Is it shelf stable or does it need to be stored in a refrigerator?
that would work well in the field in a permaculture system
Yay Queenslander 😁hi from your newest subscriber great video
Hi Kerry! Thanks for subscribing! Go Queensland :)
I made the Rosella jam just as you did and my friend said it was the best she had ever tasted :) im happy with that
Awesome!!!!