Sunflower Seeds

[pubrunner]

I've grown about a dozen large tall sunflowers in my garden.

I have hoping I could harvest the seeds and eat them - in doing so fill myself with vitamin whatever.

The seeds seem to be quite soft and almost watery, they are white in appearance - even with the shells on. They don't have the consistency of the one you get in the shops which have a zebra-style shell.

Do they need drying out ?

Is there anything I can do to make them edible ?

 

[wafflycat]

You could leave them out there was a valuable source of winter food for your local wild birds..

 

[wafflycat]

p.s. sunflower seeds come in white, black & striped.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Great for snacking on.
Packed with B-Vits and rich in Magnesium and Selenium.

 

[marinyork]

Leave them in water by a windowsill and a bit of sun and then dry them out?

 

[longers]

As waffles says - you could leave them out for the birds or dry them in your oven on a low heat for eating yourself.

I did pumpkin seeds in chilli and honey this way .

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Feed 'em to your Gerbil!

 

[buggi]

dry em out in the airing cupboard.

 

[surfgurl]

Remember to keep a handfull for growing more plants next year.