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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUBURN -- Bill and Mary Ellen Warmbier "enjoy growing things," so they thought they'd add another crop to their list: bird seed. The couple, who own Warmbier Farms garden center, 5300 Garfield near ...

Summer is winding down, which means sunflower season is ramping up. In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, sunflowers are typically planted between April and June. With the maturation period ranging between ...