Sunflower/Sunflower seeds?

Hello,

Just wondering if any of you know much about sunflower and how to save the seeds to plant next year ... my plants are all starting to die but wondering do I just take the seeds from the flower and store them till next spring for planting, what would be the best way to store them.



thank you, Mad Marty

Sunflower/Sunflower seeds?
Our sunflowers usually regrow every year from the seed that have fallen around the plant. But we have noticed that every year the flower gets smaller. At the start they were giant sunflowers now they are about saucer size instead of dinner plate size. You can save some if you want because we have given some to friends which they have planted successfully without any special treatment for the seed.
Reply:leave on plant till seeds uniform colour and firm to touch.

take seeds out of seed head ,only keep the larger seeds.

keep in paper or cloth bag.

good luck
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Reply:I was looking for something I could copy, but wasn't very satisfied. What I found was, when the plants start to die, cover the head with something like panty hose or a filmy fabric to keep the seeds from dropping out. (The birds will also start picking them as well.) When the plant is entirely dead and the seeds are hard, take the head still wrapped in the panty house and hang it up in a warm, dry, airy place to let them completely dry--otherwise they may get moldy. In a couple of weeks, pick the seeds out with your fingers and put them on a plate and let them dry a little more. Place them in a paper bag and store them in a cool, dry place. If you have hybrid sunflowers, they won't turn out like the ones you harvested, but apparently it's kind of fun to tinker with them. Good luck. Hopes this helps a little.
Reply:simply store them in a paper bag in a cool dark place, NOT in an air tight bag.
Reply:mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm