Sunflower seed all husk no kernel

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

This year I have grown a few Mongolian Giant and some generic Sunflowers for a bit of fun. I am pleased to report that we enjoyed some tall plants with big heads.

They are now looking a little sorry for themselves. I would like to harvest some of the seeds (I will also be allowing the birds a share) for eating/cooking and a few seeds to use next year.

So far, I have only dealt with one generic flower. I have found that the seeds are quite large compared to the kernel inside - is this normal?

Does it matter which seeds are kept for next year?

Thank you!

[KittyColdNose]

Did you manage to grow any of these? I have just harvested some seeds and found the kernels are tiny. The plan was to grow loads next year as it's my favourute flower and this one was a lovely dwarf with a huge flower.