How to collect seeds from a sunflower

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Dried-up sunflower

 

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Removing seeds from sunflower

 What you need:

 

  • 1 Sunflower Plant
  • A seed dryer/or somewhere to dry your seeds (make sure there is sunlight)
  • A cutting tool
  • Basket with netting on top

 

How to reproduce

 

  • First have your sunflower plant grow a flower, then cut the flower off with your cutting tool.

 

  • Then get your basket with the netting on top and place your sunflower on top.

 

  • Put your basket with the sunflower on top in your seed dryer/or place to dry your seeds.

 

  • Wait until your sunflower is all dried up, brown, and dead.

 

  • Once your sunflower is all dried up, take your sunflower and carefully remove the inside of your flower (the seeds).

 

  • Note to self when removing the seed do it above your basket with netting.

 

  • Now you can plant your sunflower seeds/or you can store up to 2 years.

 

 

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