Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone holding a jar full of sunflower seeds - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images Crunchy, salty, and sometimes even flavored, sunflower ...

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 ...

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such, sunflower oil ...

Certain seeds, like chia and flax, tend to hog the nutritional spotlight. But the less-trendy sunflower seed has plenty of qualities worth highlighting. Here are the health benefits of sunflowers ...

Reader Steve Ledoux wrote to tell me about some ‘Mammoth’ sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds he planted in his mother-in-law’s yard in Northridge. Only one seed developed into a full-fledged plant ...

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Sunflowers have a way of making gardens brighter and happier. They make beautiful and summery cut flowers for vases and bouquets. Sunflowers are also an excellent source of food for the wildlife in ...

Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant. While the seed itself is encased in a black and white striped shell, sunflower seeds are white and have a tender texture.