OHbaby! Forums : Sunflower Seeds https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:48:22 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:09:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=24528 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Sunflower Seeds : Ooh ta, thats great. ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613758&title=sunflower-seeds#613758 Author: LeahandJoel
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 5:09pm

Ooh ta, thats great.

]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:09:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613758&title=sunflower-seeds#613758 <![CDATA[Sunflower Seeds : You can harvest sunflower seeds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613674&title=sunflower-seeds#613674 Author: FreeSpirit
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 3:22pm

You can harvest sunflower seeds as soon as the center flowers turn brown or the backs of the heads turn yellow. Cut them, leaving a piece of stem to hang them in a well ventilated place to finish drying. Cover them with netting, to catch falling seeds as they dry.
They can be allowed to dry on the stalk, but you'll have to cover them this way to keep the birds from eating them all before you can harvest them for yourself!
ROASTING
When the seeds can be rubbed easily from the head, it's dry and the seeds are ready to be roasted. Remove them from the heads and pick out any pieces of stem or other bits.
Mix a quarter of a cup of salt to a cup of water, and soak the seeds overnight. Spread them on baking trays and roast in a low oven (150 to 200 degrees) until completely dry. Stir them once or twice during cooking, this will take 3 or 4 hours. If you intend to store them, put them in jars while still warm and close tightly. They keep well in a cool dark place.]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:22:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613674&title=sunflower-seeds#613674 <![CDATA[Sunflower Seeds : Leave them in the flower head...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613657&title=sunflower-seeds#613657 Author: FreeSpirit
Subject: 24528
Posted: 13 February 2009 at 3:01pm

Leave them in the flower head in a dark dry place until they fall out, you can plant these seeds again next year.]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:01:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613657&title=sunflower-seeds#613657 <![CDATA[Sunflower Seeds : So we managed to grow 1 lonely...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24528&PID=613588&title=sunflower-seeds#613588 Author: LeahandJoel
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 1:54pm

So we managed to grow 1 lonely sunflower (thanks to the 2yr old digging them up), can you eat the seeds? I just had a look and pulled one of the seeds apart, i'm assuming they need to be dried, do you store the sunflower head somewhere whole until it dries or can you pull all the seeds out and dry them that way? Can you dry them in the oven or is that too fast? Or should we jst save the seeds to be planted next year?........man we suck at gardening!!!!

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