Beautiful, cheery sunflowers offer beauty for your garden and the promise of a delicious snack in the form of their seeds. Norbert Zingel / 500px / Getty Images Known for their brilliant yellow blooms ...

Harvesting Sunflower Seeds? Here’s the Best Time to Do It originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden. If you planted sunflowers this season, there’s an extra bonus beyond enjoying their big, ...

It is sunflower season in the sunflower state and harvest is just around the corner, starting mid-September into October. As seed heads begin to ripen, protecting them from birds is essential. said ...

Not only a stunning plant, sunflowers produce delicious and healthy seeds packed with calcium. These seeds are perfect for snacks and the birds love them! A sunflower head is ready for harvest when ...

Harvesting your own sunflower seeds is a rewarding end-of-summer activity. Sunflowers are annuals, completing their life cycle in one season. Annuals have four main developmental phases from seed to ...

Sunflower seeds are a nutritious snack, a hearty food for wildlife, and a source of cooking oil. Annual sunflower species are a great flower to grow from seeds. Reseeding is a simple and affordable ...

Sunflowers are obviously sun-loving plants and they don’t do well in the cold, so you’ll want to start prepping the soil for planting well after the temperature has stayed above 50 degrees during both ...

Pick sunflower seeds when heads droop, turn yellow-brown, and petals fall—usually late summer. Cut heads with stem, dry upside down indoors, then rub seeds out once dry. Roast plain seeds 5–7 mins at ...

If you grow sunflowers — and if they survived Hurricane Irene — harvest time is near. These gentle garden giants offer not only distinctive floral beauty, but also oil and seeds that are tasty and ...

A field of sunflowers lines a rustic fencepost, showcasing the bold color and classic charm of one of the world’s most recognizable flowers. Their vibrant presence adds warmth and visual impact to any ...

Sunflowers add a splash of late-summer color to gardens and landscapes, but they are more than just pretty flowers. The seeds produced by these plants are a tasty treat for people and wildlife. Take ...