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Some of my sunflowers are getting to the point where I can harvest their seeds. That's super exciting because it's my first time collecting seeds. This'll sound very dumb, but until earlier this year, I thought sunflower seeds were a bit like apples and grew out of the little things that bees collect pollen from, but then I saw that the seeds grew underneath the pollen. I always thought I had seedless sunflowers. I'll leave plenty of seeds for the birds, but growing sunflowers from seeds that I harvested myself sounds so cool, and I'm really looking forward to spring now.
First time here as well! Currently away on a trip and hoping that when I get back the sunflowers will be ready and the birds will have left some for me.
I was just visiting New Mexico, and I enjoyed seeing all the wild sunflowers growing everywhere in the desert.
What did you think of NM? And where were you? (I am South of Albuquerque)
I am going to be harvesting wild sunflower seeds as soon as I can to hopefully plant as a privacy barrier in my yard next year.