Beautiful, cheery sunflowers offer beauty for your garden and the promise of a delicious snack in the form of their seeds. Norbert Zingel / 500px / Getty Images Known for their brilliant yellow blooms ...
Sunny yellow sunflowers are commonly grown as ornamentals and cut flowers, and their nectar-filled blooms attract pollinators, too. Bonus: after their flowers fade, sunflowers continue to reward ...
Sunflowers are obviously sun-loving plants and they don’t do well in the cold, so you’ll want to start prepping the soil for planting well after the temperature has stayed above 50 degrees during both ...
Pick sunflower seeds when heads droop, turn yellow-brown, and petals fall—usually late summer. Cut heads with stem, dry upside down indoors, then rub seeds out once dry. Roast plain seeds 5–7 mins at ...
A field of sunflowers lines a rustic fencepost, showcasing the bold color and classic charm of one of the world’s most recognizable flowers. Their vibrant presence adds warmth and visual impact to any ...
Sunflowers have a way of making gardens brighter and happier. They make beautiful and summery cut flowers for vases and bouquets. Sunflowers are also an excellent source of food for the wildlife in ...
The towering faces have started to bow, petals crisping, birds already casing the joint. You want seeds for next year — fat, viable, true to type — but the weather is turning, and the internet is a ...
When you’re growing sunflowers to harvest and sell the crop as bird seed, perhaps you need to expect the blackbirds to visit your fields for a tasty, free sample. No problem. Midland County farmer ...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY/ANTRIM COUNTY (WPBN/WGTU) -- If you've been down US-31 near Williamsburg, you can't help but notice the acres and acres of sunflower fields in the middle of summer. Now with ...