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How to Harvest & Save Sunflower Seeds: It's Deceptively Easy
To Save Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds would be one of the easiest seeds to save, except that they're so enticingly delectable to so many other animals, humans included.
One of the most challenging aspects of saving sunflower seed is this: You must not harvest the most spectacular heads for bouquets! Expect seed about 6 weeks after flower. This is our Lemon Queen, by the way :)
To Harvest Sunflower Seeds
First, wait for the birds to confirm the seed is fully ripe.
Though many flower seeds are released with ease once ripe, sunflowers tend to hold them in their heads, making it more challenging to know exactly when they're ripe. Many flower heads also indicate their seeds are ripe once the stalk beneath is brown and dry, though with sunflowers, that is generally way too late and you'll rarely find a single seed left.
So yes --- this is playing with fire --- but if you...
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