These are the ones you want if you love roasting your own sunflower seeds. Sturdy plants produce large solitary heads loaded with large seeds filled with big kernels. Larger heads maximize the seed size. Harvest the seeds when dry, but protect them from birds in the garden while you wait. Soak the cleaned seeds in salt water for a few hours, pat them dry, and roast them in the oven or microwave. Grows to four feet. Photo courtesy of Sunflower Selections.
Helianthus annuus ‘Salt N’ Roast’
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These are the ones you want if you love roasting your own sunflower seeds. Sturdy plants produce large solitary heads loaded with large seeds filled with big kernels. Larger heads maximize the seed size. Harvest the seeds when dry, but protect them from birds in the garden while you wait. Soak the cleaned seeds in salt water for a few hours, pat them dry, and roast them in the oven or microwave. Grows to four feet. Photo courtesy of Sunflower Selections.
