Growing sunflowers was a success.

This last spring my DD's wanted to grow sunflowers as they love to snack on them. I hadn't grown any sunflowers since I was a kid. So remembering how excited I was to watch them grow when I was a little kid I thought "Sure"! Well we started some seeds in a wetted down paper towel and then transplanted them when they sprouted. We planted one seed at the end of every row, surrounding our garden. We harvested them a couple of weeks ago and today we finally found time to soak some of them and roast them. "Mmmm, mmmm".

I've sucked on so many this evening my tongue is soar!

[moonwolf]

What variety did you grow? Did you get big heads with lots of seeds?

[Helena]

We usually have bird feeders around the house during the winter and the birds drop so many of the sunflower seeds that our house is surround with hundreds of sunflowers that we don't plant..lucky us. I leave them up all winter and let the birds feast on them. Also, buy sunflower seeds in #50 bags for the peacocks and goats and throw a handful around the outside of the barn and also have lots of sunflowers grow on their own for the beauty of them to enjoy and also to let the birds have also. I'm always so impressed how when you toss a few seeds or the birds do that they grow and often when we fuss over a few seeds from an expensive package bought they don't do ask well. Haven't gotten around to roasting and eating them though !!

Moonwolf, we planted the stripped seeds that make the big heads and lots and lots of sees. They were very big and beautiful when in full bloom.

[Ky gal]

r.h. in okla. This is the first time I've heard of soaking them before roasting.
I have several large heads sitting here that dh wants me to fix for him and I've never done this before. (they were suppose to be for the chickens) Would you please explain the process for this newbie.