Rosehips

[sollimum]

Thinking ahead of the game and wanting to pick and dry rosehips for the winter (I appreciate that roses are just coming into flower now) - does anyone do this, what type of roses and how do you dry them? Thank you.

 

[GinaGeo]

I pick Dog Rose rosehips. Out of the hedgerows. And then I dry them on trays near the Aga.

But any heat source would do it.

Once they are completely dry I then stick them in a food processor and blitz them to dust.

I find the horses will eat round them when they’re dried

 

[sollimum]

I pick Dog Rose rosehips. Out of the hedgerows. And then I dry them on trays near the Aga.

But any heat source would do it.

Once they are completely dry I then stick them in a food processor and blitz them to dust.

I find the horses will eat round them when they’re dried

Thank you. That's great.

 

[lizziebell]

When they are in season I just feed them fresh off the hedges as a bit of a garnish on their bucket feeds.

 

[dorsetladette]

my friend dries them in her all singing all dancing air fryer.

I putt hem in the bottom on the oven on low or after I've been cooking.

 

[SpotsandBays]

I find the horses will eat round them when they’re dried

Mine will eat them dry out of my hand as treats! He loves them fresh or dry

 

[Wizpop]

Mine love them fresh or dried too!

 

[little_critter]

I dried them in the oven after I’d finished with it, then blitz, then sieve to get the bristles out.
I thought I had lots but once dried and processed they only filled 3-4 coffee jars so didn’t last long.

 

[criso]

I did some one year but they took so long to dry and with the price of electricity, I'm not sure that they didn't cost me more than buying.