Sunflowers grow in gardens and on the edge of concrete. Sunflower seeds are located in the head of the sunflower.

How To Harvest Sunflower Seeds Gardener S Path

I posted about one of our experiences buying from a bike vendor on our walk to a coffee cafe.

Sunflower seeds where do they come from. Each variety has its own unique levels of monounsaturated saturated and polyunsaturated fats. Sunflower seeds come from the large flower heads of the sunflower plant. Linoleic most common high oleic and sunflower oil seeds.

In china we would buy the heads and the girls ate the seeds. The backside of the sunflower head will change from green to yellow when the seeds are ready to be harvested. When ready to harvest the head is cut from the steam and then left to dry for two weeks or more.

The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower helianthus annuus there are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds. They seem like a miracle flower surviving anywhere. The edible variety has a mild nutty flavor.

They are found beneath the disc portion or center area that is surrounded by the yellow flowers. It is possible to dry the seeds without cutting the head. We need to plant some next year.

The head will also droop and the yellow flowers will fall from the plant.