How to dry sunflower seeds

Find out what the signs are for knowing when you can harvest and roast your sunflower seeds - and learn just how simple it is to do!

If we convinced you to add sunflowers to your garden this year (read 13 Sunflower Varieties To Brighten Up the Garden if you need more convincing), then you might be wondering what to do with them at the end of the season. While you could simply cut them down and add them to the compost pile, there are so many uses for this quintessential summer flower that that seems almost criminal. But first, you have to harvest them in order to store properly for future use. Here’s how. When to Harvest…

If you're growing sunflowers in your garden, you'll need to know when and how to harvest the seeds. Discover our top harvesting tips now on Gardener's Path.

One of my favorite snacks are salted, roasted sunflower seeds. My grandma taught me how to crack them in my mouth when I was just a kid, and I love that they give me something to do without racking up the calories quickly. Since the sunflowers are one of the things that did really well in our garden this year, I figured it would be a good time to try roasting them at home. It's not an incredibly intensive process and we were rewarded with a bagful of yummy sunflower seeds to snack on…

Dry sunflower heads for seed collection or decoration. Learn how to dry sunflower heads and get the most out of your sunflower harvest.

Learning how to harvest and roast sunflower seeds is a great family activity that has something for all ages!

If we convinced you to add sunflowers to your garden this year (read 13 Sunflower Varieties To Brighten Up the Garden if you need more convincing), then you might be wondering what to do with them at the end of the season. While you could simply cut them down and add them to the compost pile, there are so many uses for this quintessential summer flower that that seems almost criminal. But first, you have to harvest them in order to store properly for future use. Here’s how. When to Harvest…

Harvesting sunflower seeds can provide seeds for replanting, baking with sunflower seeds, or even to feed birds. Learn how to harvest sunflower seeds today.

Find out what the signs are for knowing when you can harvest and roast your sunflower seeds - and learn just how simple it is to do!

Keep dried sunflowers bright and beautiful with this guide Sunflowers are bright and sunny, and they add a pop of color to any room—even when they're dried. Dried sunflowers make great decorations and gifts, and it's easy to preserve them...