I have three huge Rose of Sharon bushes and I want to store some flowers and leaf away for winter. Anybody have tips on the best way to do this? Should I freeze em, dehydrate them, vacuum seal?
I have three huge Rose of Sharon bushes and I want to store some flowers and leaf away for winter. Anybody have tips on the best way to do this? Should I freeze em, dehydrate them, vacuum seal?
Lol Hibicuschips, Yeah I grew up in Fort Lauderdale. Not for me anymore. Got tired of the heat and hurricanes.Move to Florida! They flower and grow year round. Free food and can grow a whole new bush from a stem cutting. I don’t know about preserving them but I have noticed my redfoots prefer the older tougher leaves over the young tender ones. When I fine chop the older leaves they have a sappy slime that must taste like honey to my torts. The younger leaves don’t have much of this slime. When leaves are left overnight under their heat lamp they dry out but they still get eaten. I guess they think of them as “hibiscuchips”.
Winter rations, I've froze some, and I'm going to dry some then store them in mason jars.
Ugh I need to get on bagging mine. So many flowers and only one tortoise.Winter rations, I've froze some, and I'm going to dry some then store them in mason jars.
Ugh I need to get on bagging mine. So many flowers and only one tortoise.
I just layed them out on a cardboard box on my kitchen table for about 2 weeks.how did you dehydrate them I have tonnes growing also
@wellington This is what they look like today, a month later View attachment 247969
Thanks, not bad.@wellington This is what they look like today, a month later View attachment 247969
Winter rations, I've froze some, and I'm going to dry some then store them in mason jars.