I've been growing these sunflowers for a little over half a year and I think I'm always going to have these in rotation. The birds and bees love these beauties as one gets drunk off the pollen while the other snipes bugs from above.
Anyone ever harvested sunflower seeds to eat? How was the process and taste?
I know some farmers who have done this - basically they used a mesh bag when the petals fell off, and allowed the seeds to dry on the plant. (This is also how most commercial seed production happens, too.) I’m not sure what varieties are good for eating. But the general consensus among friends was that it was “more trouble than it’s worth.” Keep in mind, this is coming from tired end-of-season farmers :)
I'll tie a mesh bag to capture some seeds as rods I saw a lot laid out on my driveway