Author Topic: callaloo anyone?  (Read 11100 times)

helenmcg

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Re: callaloo anyone?
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2011, 10:55:18 »

european sorrel Rumex acetosa the lemony-herby-leafy thing is different from jamaican sorrel also called Roselle which is the buds of hibiscus . (Hibiscus sabdariffa).
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Re: callaloo anyone?
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2011, 14:27:16 »
as we don't have any west indian gardeners,



I tried planting a row of west indians, they all died tho  ::)
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Re: callaloo anyone?
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2011, 14:29:21 »
they used to sell it tinned in our Netto

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Re: callaloo anyone?
« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2011, 15:52:26 »
One small thing I forgot to mention back in 2005 is that when you cut the stems off, you can keep them fresh for days in a bucket of water, much like cut flowers. In fact it wilts quite quickly otherwise.

 

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