![]() Dry the seeds on paper towels for a few hours.įor more great tutorials like this one, make sure you check out all my other How-To articles.If you've ever wondered what kind of onion to use for a particular recipe check out my article on Choosing the Right Onion. If you prefer non-salted sunflower seeds simply soak the seeds overnight in water without the salt.Īfter the sunflower seeds have soaked overnight, place them in a colander and separate the seeds from all the other bits. Depending on the number of seeds you have I suggest between 4 and 6 cups of water. In a large pot, soak the seeds in a mixture of water and about ¼ cup of salt overnight. Once you have removed all the seeds from the sunflowers you are ready to prep them for roasting. We will get rid of them before we roast them. You will most likely collect other debris beside the seeds and that is ok. Hang Sunflowers in a Dry Place for 5 days □ Removing the Seedsįirmly rub the head of the flower where the seeds are located over a container to catch all the seeds. At this point, I use some twine to hang my sunflowers upside down in a warm dry place for about 5 days. When the sunflower is ready, cut the stem about 1 foot below the head. While that is a good point of reference it is best you wait until the head of the sunflower begins to droop, the petals start falling off and the seeds are loose. Your Sunflowers should be ready to harvest after about 3 months. You might want to consult an expert in your area for a watering schedule. The amount of water you need is really based on your location and weather but here in Southern California, I watered mine every other day for about 15 minutes. In my experience, you should see your seeds germinate within 2 weeks. They do like a lot of sun so be mindful of that as well. The heads can reach 1 foot across and reach heights of anywhere from 7 to 12 feet. The best piece of advice I can give you is to make sure you have a lot of space when planting sunflowers. I mean who doesn't love a nice Sunflower? □ How to Grow Sunflowers While the poppy is a beautiful flower, I think I prefer the Sunflower. Sunflowers after 1 monthĭid you know the Sunflower is the State flower of Kansas? Here in California, our State flower is the California Poppy. I am not a specialist in sunflowers or a florist by any stretch of the imagination but the only difference I can tell is that the center of the sunflower (I'm sure there's a technical word for it) is yellow instead of the brown we typically see in pictures or on TV. I wanted to be a little different so I decided to use Mammoth Russian Sunflower Seeds. One of the benefits of living in Southern California is we get plenty of sun year-round! Sunflowers after a couple of weeks ![]() I have read that they are super easy to grow, especially if they get a lot of sun. I like to try and grow all my fruit and vegetables from seed, which I have been pretty successful at so I decided to grow my sunflowers from seed. ![]() This year I decided to plant some Sunflowers in an attempt to be able to harvest sunflower seeds.
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