sunflowers

[aunt sal]

when should i take the heads off my sunflowers for the seeds? they are swollen now.

[nick the grief]

Hi Aunt Sal, welcome to the Vine. I'd wait till we've had a good warm sunny day (or two if you can) so they are as dry as possible them cut them of with a bit of stalk on them. If you've a greenhouse put them in there or somewhere sunny to ripen fully, then when they've dried out the seeds should come out easy.

It's a case of leaving as long as poss but beating the wildlife

[annie trip]

Can you eat seeds off all sorts of sunflowers? I have some multi heade red ones????

[aunt sal]

thanks nick. advice appreciated, first year on allotment and doing well, will save some seeds for next years flowers then the rest for the birds and our hamster.