How to harvest sunflowers

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.

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…

I may have harvested a lifetime supply of sunflower seeds. For some reason, the sunflowers grew like gangbusters this year, even while everything else struggled. (Funny story: all of my sunflowers were volunteers this year, and when they first popped up, I thought they were bean plants… so I transplanted them into a nice little […]

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!

How to harvest a sunflower and use the entire plant. Seeds to roots. It all gets use. Harvesting sunflowers from the head to the roots.

When using sunflowers as cut flowers, knowing when to harvest the flowers and how to store and preserve them can increase their vase life.

Harvesting sunflower seeds is fun and easy. Find out how!

Learn how to harvest sunflower seeds so you can reap the valuable nutrition and seed potential from those wilted flower heads!

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!

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