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15 May 11, ken (Australia - tropical climate)

how to stop ants carrying Aphids up into the rosella trees and into the maturing fruit.

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25 Mar 17, Bryan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Have ants crawling all over rosella trees which are almost a metre high.

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25 Mar 19, Peter (Australia - tropical climate)

I have found that using an ant spray on the ground under the bush works. The spray I use is called

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20 Feb 17, Vera Caltabiano (Australia - temperate climate)

how to stop ants carrying Aphids into rosella trees and into maturing fruit

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09 May 11, Helen (Australia - tropical climate)

Contrary to the culinary advice, use the whole 'fruit' for jam making. Separate the lovely red calyx from the green seed pod. Cover the seed pods with water and boil for 15-20 mins then strain the pods out and use the liquid to start cooking the calyxes (you will probably need to add more water). The pods contain the fruit's pectin supply so the jam will set much better.

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26 Apr 11, Peter Elliott (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have several rosella plants growing and now starting to flower with a yellow flower and a red base. I am not sure what the fruit looks like, does the fuit form after the flowering and when should it be picked?

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11 Apr 11, clive sommer (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I grow rosellas each year Last year Iwas making jam in 6 months This planted the same time they have not even flowed Whit is the the problem

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01 Apr 11, Coral Roberts (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

HI! I am a bit confused about when to pick the fruit off my Rosella bush, to make jam, at present I have the red pods and now some of them are getting flowers do I pick them before they flower or after. Thankyou

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08 Apr 11, Barbara R (Australia - temperate climate)

Rosellas are best picked after they flower and when the red fruit/pods are large (around 2-3cms in length) but not too old. If they snap off the bush, that indicates that they are not too old and stringy - though if you do have to cut them off, they can still be successfully used for jam and other recipes.

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02 Apr 11, (Australia - temperate climate)

I grew Rosellas for jam last year and though I am no expert, I harvested mine after they had flowered. I left some of mine too long and made more work for myself as they go hard after a while, so take them off when the flower petals have died off, not later into autumn.

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