I am really looking forward for roselle seeds giveaway, ever since we tasted the first roselle juice and jam in Tanah Merah. The first harvest of 129 roselle did not however produced really good seeds. Most of them were not really ripe, therefore seeds are a little bit small and thin. Big, full, and black seeds are what we are looking for. The second harvest was last week, purposely meant for ripe and big roselle. As the nuts cracked, there appeared great looking seeds, what we are looking for.
We reserve 20 packets of 10 seeds each to be given away as gifts for a start. I am visualising 200 seeds germinating in little pots, later transplanted in bigger pots or in the ground all over the world. Since our roselle has gone through quite a test over in Pantai Remis where it began in Rosiah's garden (my sister), Putrajaya where we grew them the last three years and now Tanah Merah, we are naming the variety as RBK, a short form for Rosiah, Bangchik and Kakdah. The post is specially made to join Hanni's Sweet Bean Gardening
Healthy looking RBK roselle seeds
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| RBK roselle seeds - bangchik |
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| RBK roselle seeds - bangchik |
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| RBK roselle seeds - bangchik |
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| RBK roselle seeds and nuts |
What we can get from roselle
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| roselle jam |
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| roselle jam |
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| basketful harvest |
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| roselle juice |
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| roselle flower |
So, for those interested please leave your comments below, and please provide details, name and address to the blog official email: mylittlevegetablegarden@gmail.com
It is nice to see RBK Roselle seeds spreading far across continents
bangchik and kakdah
Tanah Merah, Kelantan
Malaysia
I can see two flowers growing on my one foot tall roselle plant.
ReplyDeleteIt is new in my garden.
wahhh, byk betul benih roselle. Bole tanam tuk 1 ekar tanah tuhhh :)
ReplyDeleteI dont have a gardening blog.. so, can I just email the picture to you?
ReplyDeleteSo many seeds Bangchik! Just imagine all your roselle seeds from Malaysia,spreading and growing all over the world! Ive just sown my first roselle seeds from one healthy plant, and they are all germinating, cos I need more plants to get containers of roselle jam and juice like yours! Jadi tak payah la nak mintak dari Bangchik..
ReplyDeleteBangchik...I would so enjoy doing this but alas have no garden to show you something happening in...so I will leave your seeds to go to those who truly garden! I will look forward to seeing how the roselle does around the world.
ReplyDeleteI like to have roselle flowers of my own, but our garden (actually mother's) is not good looking esp now during the dry season. I am gardening at my ofis window sill and my 5th floor condominium unit window. I can show posts of my window gardens, and I am sure it will elicit a lot of laughter. In our office i am the only one with window plants, horrifically trying hard to have greens. So it will be the Roselle World Project for Peace!
ReplyDeleteBangchik we really must get Kakdah to start sharing some of her kitchen secrets with us on your blog. Her jam looks delicious ; )
ReplyDeleteBeautiful harvest and seeds! Would love to take part in the seeds giveaway, but have no space to plant these beautiful plants. So I'll just sit back and see who will be the winners! Good luck, everyone!
ReplyDeleteI would like to try roselle growing in our garden. But Australia regulation is strictMy mother would like to try them in Sungai Buloh if that is ok;-).
ReplyDeleteAll the Roselle pics looks so inviting and tempting...^_^ and Hope Grows Day itself seems like an interesting event...^_^ hopefully d event will keep me on my toes so that I don't end up being "hangat-hangat tahi ayam' only...=P
ReplyDeleteI hope I can get some of your roselle seeds to propagate in my garden. I'll be sending you and email soon. Wah, wah, roselle! Dream, dream, dream.....
ReplyDeleteHi Bangchik, I propagated roselle via stem before but they eventually died. Will be interested to get those seeds from you if you have some to spare.
ReplyDeleteSo this is how the seeds should look like! I think i have pluck the unripe one! Oh dear.... I shall wait for the bigger fruit from now on!
ReplyDeleteOr....i think i shall join your seeds giveway! hahahahaa...
Thanks everyone.
ReplyDeleteRoselle grow very fast, everyone that has grown this beautiful plant probably had known about it. Saving seeds is best done with mature fruits. I read somewhere, that seeds should be collected with second harvest, for roselle and okra or lady's fingers.
For first time roselle growers, good luck to you, but please bear in mind, that the plants wont last forever. With so many seeds collected, we can always grow again, somewhere else. but please not on the same spot!
On suggestion that there should be opportunity for Kakdah to display her kitchen secrets, I will squeeze in later. Kakdah is very possessive with her kitchen, almost out of bound! aha...
Anytime, roselle can be as beautiful as any other ornamental plant especially if planted in neat rows. They display beautiful flowers and bright red fruits. Many heads had turned as they walk past the garden.
I will soon post packets. Dont forget to leave address at this email: mylittlevegetablegarden@gmail.com
Happy Roselleing!!!
Just sent you an email. I would love the opportunity to try growing Roselle here in Maine!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the interest. I will post them to you.... good luck!
hi Bangchik am from india i love the roselle plant leaves but looking for the seeds cant find any where in canada can u please spare some seeds for me
ReplyDeleteHi, I just wonder if its better to plant roselle straight to the pot or I should germinate it first in the paper towel? I only have 5 seeds and better to use it properly. =)
ReplyDeleteplease advice.
i am sorry for the late reply.... It would be best to use paper towel with only five seeds.
DeleteI would like to try growing roselle plants but i can not find the seeds. I live in Canada. I know that the climate will make it difficult but I am up for the challenge
ReplyDeletethanks for the interest and I appreciate your "dare to dream" approach, wanting to try tropical plants in your climate. Leave your address here or alternatively email the address to mylittlevegetablegarden@gmail.com . I will post the seeds to you.
DeleteHi Bangchik dan Kakdah
ReplyDeleteDo you have anymore roselle seeds to share out?
If possible i would like to have some.
Thank you
Alex Lee..... leave your address at mylittlevegetablegarden@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHi Bangchik and Kakdah
DeleteAlready sent the info to your email.
Thank you for your kindness.
Hi Bangchik and Kakdah,
ReplyDeleteAm very interested to grow Roselle for my own use as I heard it is very good for hypertension. Do you still have any seeds for sale/giveaway? Thanks.
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