Now briskly rub the seeds from the head with your hand, blow off the chaff, and allow the seeds to dry before storing.
When seeds are fully ripened and just beginning to loosen from the head, cut the stem about one inch (2.5 cm.) below the head. One method for harvesting sunflower seeds allows the seeds to fully ripen on the stem.
WANDERING WILLOWS SUNFLOWER SEEDS HOW TO
While most growers agree on when to harvest sunflowers, how to harvest sunflowers seeds is largely a matter of preference and neither method provides a greater yield. If animals or birds are a problem, you can cover the heads with fine netting or paper bags as soon as the petals begin to wilt. Seeds will look plump and the seed coats will be fully black or black and white stripes depending on the variety. The green base of the head will turn yellow and eventually brown. Harvest sunflowers when their petals become dry and begin to fall.
Wait until the animals start sunflower harvesting for you and there’ll be nothing left for you! Wait too long to harvest sunflowers and the tender seeds will be too dry to roast. Heads picked before the proper time may have plenty of seed coats with little meat. Harvesting sunflowers is easy, but deciding when to harvest sunflowers can give some gardeners pause. To beat the local wildlife, it is important to know when to harvest sunflowers. Sunflower harvesting is a favorite past time of birds, squirrels, field mice, and deer. If you have done your homework and planted a sunflower variety with large, full heads, you’re in for a treat, but beware you won’t be the only one harvesting sunflower seeds. One of the pleasures of watching those huge yellow flowers following the summer sun is anticipating harvesting sunflower seeds in the fall.
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