Sunny yellow sunflowers are commonly grown as ornamentals and cut flowers, and their nectar-filled blooms attract pollinators, too. Bonus: after their flowers fade, sunflowers continue to reward ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tino shows how to harvest sunflower seeds. Sunflowers are big, showy and guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone’s dial. The sunflowers planting at the Patch also act as a windbreak for more vulnerable ...

NOTHING says summer like a tall bright yellow sunflower. Harvesting their seeds is a practical and enjoyable skill to master, whether you plan to snack on your homegrown bounty or plant new seeds for ...

A store in Yorktown, Va., welcomes people to its drive-thru pharmacy window with rows of sunflowers growing in soil around the building. The mere sight of the perky posies makes you smile, even if you ...