🌻 Harvesting Sunflower Seeds 🌻

[@dannyboy020]

Looking at that flower with all the seeds on it makes my scalp itch

[@rachelgustafson1207]

We were just eating sunflower seeds and my son asked how they were made. Out of all the videos listed I picked yours. We loved it! My 5 year old boy said, “Wow, can we go meet this family?!” 😆

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Fantastic! How cute is that! Thank you for choosing our video. We love meeting our viewers 🥰

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

Your husband know you cheat?

[@tosharamirez4307]

This also happened to us! 4yo granddaughter!

[@thebigcarri]

So funny my son asked the same and I looked up a video and this came up. Great little tutorial! Thanks!

[@icyangelz4770]

I’m eating seeds NOW

[@robertcrumbley9998]

Seeing this makes you appreciate farmers more ❤️

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Fantastic! Farmers do a tough job. They should be treated more like rockstars!

[@venomlily1651]

I love it ! Not only do you teach us HOW to plant and remove the seeds, you also teach us how to brine and roast them . Thanks for a very informative video .

[@4KidsandaFarm]

How kind! Glad you liked it! Sunflowers are some of the happiest flowers in the garden! So fun and useful to grow!

[@theresadavis7604]

Sunflower seeds have been a lifelong favorite snack of mine and I have always wanted to see how they are harvested. Really cool.

[@caragreene6029]

Out of all the sunflower harvesting videos this is the best because of the simplicity. Thank you

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Wow, thank you! We try to keep it simple and honest. we are glad it was helpful.

[@valtoton2982]

Yes! Thank you for this much needed video!

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

I’m always cracking and spitting sunflower seeds and my rooster always following me begging for some. It’s amazing seeing these guys opening them up

[@4KidsandaFarm]

That’s right! All of our animals go Gaga over sunflower seeds!

[@SgtSnausages]

We grow Sunflower for both ourselves and small livestock. The Rabbits, Chicken, and Quail all love the seeds. Easiest feed ever. No processing. Just toss 'em a full head and they'll go to town.

[@Nicole-ru9tu]

I came to see how harvesting sunflowers are done but stayed for the handsome man

[@TheMisslilmama2]

Me too 😂

[@AndrewLoganJameson]

I stayed for the turkey shitting itself

[@missmeggie6461]

Me 3 ! 😂😂😆🤓

[@Nipunikazi1]

Too bad ladies .. he has not one but 3 kids 😂😂

[@missmeggie6461]

@@Nipunikazi1 oh we don’t care lol we’re allowed to look 👀 😆🥰🥰 I also have kids … and there’s is absolutely nothing wrong with telling someone they are handsome ✌️😉

[@alexmuniz9286]

Soooo satisfying ❤️🌻

[@roberthodge7802]

Great first point, all the personal protection equipment works when you wear it. One trip to the ER can consume any profit from your harvest. Boots, gloves, long sleeves, glasses, hats. and fantastic food.

[@fowlerda]

" if you have fingers or things you want to keep attached to your body" hahah thank you for the safety lesson!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

You bet! 😃

[@freedomchance9982]

WOW!!! This is such a great video. I had NO CLUE this is how you harvested sunflower seeds. Great instructions! Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you and your family!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Thanks so much! Sunflowers are one of the easier things to grow and the garden! And they are so useful!

[@Citystead]

Harvesting sunflower seeds is one of the funnest seeds to save

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Right? I feel like volume wise especially... your just harvesting a ton from one blossom. Very satisfying! Thanks!

[@amyfluffyfluff880]

4 Kids and a Farm did you know you can put them on a grill when they are young ? It’s on emmymadeinjapan

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Amy Fluffyfluff we want to try this next year. It is supposed to be delicious!

[@amyfluffyfluff880]

4 Kids and a Farm wow that would be really cool

[@valtoton2982]

I have successfully germinated 20 sunflowers this year! 2 large varieties, one Mammoth and one super snacker? They ate throwing, very tall and this 3 habe bloomed beautiful heads this week! I CAN'T WAIT to harvest and EAT them! A thanks for the roasting tips! Happy harvesting!

[@veronicastumpff1200]

So far ur video has been the most helpful. Detailed and casual and family oriented. NICE JOB!!!

[@trudih7618]

How fascinating. I am addicted to sunflower seeds and never thought of how they are grown.

[@jaydenterrell8295]

good thing i have youtube to satisfy my curiosity of flowers

[@stipe0987]

Just wonderful how one seed can get you this many seeds.

[@deannelson9565]

That's how it works with almost every single plant.

[@melindavictor1267]

We grow Mammoth Sunflowers (grey stripe) in southwest Ohio. They look great along the fence line. Started with 2 packets last year and those 50 gave me enough seeds to feed the chickens thru the winter and plant again this year. This year's seeds are going to be next years photo field. We have a few that were all black heads, a couple that look all white but most are still the grey stripe.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

fantastic! they really are stunning! we have some mammoths that we will try next year. we thought we might grow another batch of them but it may be getting to late in the season. Thanks for commenting and thanks for the input!

[@billrobbins5874]

We grew Mammoth sunflowers seeds too. Living in PNW where summers weren't so hot. Bought the Ed Hume seeds for our area. Always so big and beautiful they'd grow. Heads at least a foot across, sometimes larger. Wonderful time and beautiful flowers and seeds! ♥️👍♥️

[@longbranch9667]

I’m a little late to the party on this one but the pith can be dried and ground into a gluten free flour substitute (I usually mix it with others like rice flour and dried zucchini)

[@itzakpoelzig330]

I've never heard of that. Thanks for the tip!

[@k8marlowe]

My husband and I have been talking about homesteading for a few years now. Y’all really make us feel like just going for it. It looks like pure happiness to me.

[@refinedqueen2260]

First off, your voice is tranquil. Second, thank you for sharing this video. I really enjoyed even though I have never given too much thought toward the process of harvesting sunflower seeds.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Thank You for that kind comment! Sunflowers are so great to grow, even if you are going to grow them for wildlife and not for your own consumption...besides that they are beautiful. We encourage everyone to have a few sunflowers in their life.

[@ringhouserudy664]

Need to let them grow considerably longer. Tie paper bags on them to keep vermin off, then they'll be a much meatier seed. Backs of heads should be completely yellowed-cream colored. Then cut and dry just they way you did it. Beautiful family! Good job filming the harvest...

[@ningi2nchannel602]

Sungguh luarbiasa..bunganya cantik , dan bunganya sangat besar...terimakasih vidio yg bagus sekali..

[@heatherwatson7692]

Have you thought about leaving the sunflower stalks standing and then plant a climbing fall crop? Peas, beans, cucumbers.. something that will use the stalks to lift their plants off the ground.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

We have! They would make a wonderful trellis!

[@amymartin7508]

great idea, been pushing him to 3 sister growing for a couple years.❤

[@foryou-ft8vf]

Love the patterns of things growing, it means something. God is Good!

[@Latina4Life]

I came looking for exactly this, I use sunflower seeds to feed wild birds and I of course the squirrels and chipminks always manage to get some. They bury them and I get sunflowers everywhere! What you showed is what I did to harvest them but I found it messy. Great video!!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Wonderful! if we let the heads dry a bit longer it would be cleaner.

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

You should care about the plant stems (and leaves) because they can be pressed for sunflower oil. Maybe put a plastic or canvas tarp under the bowl to catch any seeds that might pop/fall into the grass?

[@4KidsandaFarm]

I’m not sure if any oil can be obtained form the leaf or the stem. The oil is from the seeds.

[@mohan-mahalexmi0659]

One of the best My favorite flowers is a sunflower 🌻🌻🌻 specially the flowers energy looks and the hygienic forest air smells oooh I'm crazy with this flowers ❤️

[@mayurdhage6866]

4 kids and a farm, buddy you are living my dream Khup khup Abhinandan...

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Hey thanks! We love this lifestyle!

[@MamaTtoB-P]

Love this video❣I never knew sunflowers 🌻 were so beneficial in so many ways. I love sunflowers

[@4KidsandaFarm]

For some reason we are really interested in the stalks as kindling. I mean it makes so much sense sustainability wise to use what you have on your own farm.

[@jenniferbailey6409]

4 Kids & a Farm, thanks for your video! Would you consider: digging up the soil where you planted your sunflowers and placing some of your chopped up stalks about 3-4 feet deep to decompose and provide some additional content for your soil? The flowers will also go into that area quite nicely either as mulch or as part of a 2 feet deep addition to the soil?

[@valtoton2982]

I've saved and used the leftover stalks, the thicker ones, as supports for my tomatosnd pepper plants early in. the season... right inside the tomato cage! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Currently, my sunflowers all border the entire back fence line.... one of them has a singulat stray cucumber vine that travelled to the sunflowe stalk and tendrilled itself to it! now that cucumber vine is tall than I am lol 🤷

[@gm7304]

Dude this gets a 10 beautiful family farm, Wow what a sight to see harmony like this.❤ Thank You. I'm a seed Freak I only have a few teeth left but I can mow down a whole field of sunflower seeds 🤣

[@teressacooks7928]

We're city folks but my sister LOVED to plant stuff. One year she did sunflowers. I had no idea they grew that tall "naturally". I figured she had put miracle grow on them or something! Lol

[@4KidsandaFarm]

isn't it so cool that a seed can grow to such a huge plant!

[@teressacooks7928]

@@4KidsandaFarm I was impressed! And apparently so was the bus driver who made an UNSCHEDULED stop on his route just to come get a closer look! 😆

[@mehere8038]

wow, an American that uses cups & tablespoons in measurements! That's awesome, I could actually follow the recipe :) Meanwhile, I didn't know sunflowers needed pollinating. I've got a bunch of them nearly flowering now down under, but no bees, so very glad I watched this & learnt about that, guess the paint brush I've been using to hand pollinate cucumbers is going to get some more work on the sunflowers. Very glad I learnt that though, otherwise I would have had none! (I mean they still have to get through the cocky swarms, but I have them under chicken wire I've got across the top of my garden to keep the wild turkeys out, so fingers crossed that will keep the cockies out too, if not, I'll get many hours of entertainment as the cockies figure out how to get under it) Nice video :)

[@annaburns2865]

I always wondered how this works. I live in Florida and we don’t have sunflowers, except in pictures when they never have the seeds on them. So it’s so interesting so see them with seeds. I always knew that logically they had seeds somehow, especially because I have seen sell sunflower seeds sold in stores, but I never knew the mechanics of it. Like how the seeds come off the plant.

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Nice harvest.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Do you guys eat sunflower seeds? Wonder if those Cherokee tans would climb these sunflowers...that would make an epic three sisters garden!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

@@4KidsandaFarm yes they will climb them.

[@FaceSmushEvil]

God bless you and your family! There is nothing more important!!!

[@shinobihunter3312]

God bless farmers and there families.

[@ReneeHarris-gu6kj]

You should also try sprouting some of the raw seeds! Delicious and VERY nutritious.

[@kathyyates9803]

Have you ever grown sunflower sprouts or microgreens? They are so tasty and super crunchy.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Not yet! but it sounds like a great way to use any extra sunflower seeds.

[@dredennis113]

They are amazing. I use my extra little sunflower heads for that during the winter. Just put them in a container full of soil. Wait to sprout. Don’t even need lights just some window light. And when they get true leaves. Cut and add to salads. Very tasty.

[@elijahsanders3547]

Also, I've seen someone roast the whole head with some oil and spices. I think they used a younger one with softer seeds, but I bet you could probably eat the head after removing the seeds :)

[@rollhaber4493]

4:12 Eating and dumping at the same time. That's a chad Turkey.

[@kingj7557]

David's Garden has many seeds to harvest. I believe the process is simple and David can manage it.

[@colinburke8389]

I really like the Old Bay sunflower seeds from Bigs.

[@largol33t1]

Those kids probably are healthier than average since sunflowers have the "good" fats and decent amounts of vitamins. I snack on them whenever I have minor snack cravings. They taste great when mixed in powdered ranch dressing!

[@PeturSveins]

So interesting. We don't have sunflowers in Iceland sadly, but it has always been my favourite flower though 😊

[@allencallender2205]

Get a clean trash can and cover the opening with 1/2 inch (or larger) hardware cloth. Rub the flower seeds over the cloth and the seeds and flowers fall into the can. You can then winnow them like grain in front of a fan. It's a lot faster and easier on your hands. give the smaller ones to the chickens whole and let them pick out the seeds.

[@hollyrorienetwork]

Harvest the oily ones too. Then supply two markets with one crop.

[@cityfoodiefarm]

Awesome sunflower harvest! I just harvested mine. Have you guys ever tried using the dried stalks for building a teepee trellis or staking plants in the garden? I’m saving mine this year and going to try it! Have a great week!!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

City Foodie Farm we have not but we have bamboo to use as a substitute. The boys have had sword fights with the stalks so we have ok doubt they will work as a trellis 😊 you have a great week as well! And thanks for taking the time to comment. We really appreciate it 😊

[@cityfoodiefarm]

4 Kids and a Farm my kiddos do the same! Haha

[@mehere8038]

I've used them before in "bug hotels" (where you get a bunch of materials with holes that good bugs can use as a house, so as to encourage them to live in your garden). Bugs seemed to really like them, so there's another use for you if you have little pieces left over :)

[@alierenkaya6548]

WOW SUNFLOWER

[@jessicapearson9479]

If you hang them upside down for a couple of weeks to dry it makes it easier to remove the seeds and won't die your hands!

[@TwoFamilyHomestead]

Love sunflowers 🌻

[@4KidsandaFarm]

We keep debating if we are going to sneak some more in for the fall 😊 we love them so much

[@elijahsanders3547]

I've also heard you can make flour from the white pify stuff inside. Thanks for the video!

[@francesf1533]

And tea from the leaves and small flowers. So Cool. Nothing goes to waste 😋😎

[@quotidian5077]

We are using Millwakee pex cutters a plumbers tool, to get the heads off.

[@nbfarmandpets]

Very nice, this is how you harvest sunflower seeds, we used to feed them to our pet parrots

[@mamaslittlelambs5845]

Wow what an awesome harvest I absolutely love sunflowers and we took a trip to South Dakota and as we passed through I think it was Wyoming and South Dakota they had a million sunflowers... It was beautiful to see so thank you for sharing this video I look forward to many more and have a fantastic day!!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Mama's Little Lambs we have big plans to plant a huge plot next year! Thanks for that story!

[@reallifeproductions9776]

"Maybe your bleeding" "Ahhhhh!!!" Lol family love 😅🤟

[@silvertonguedaywalker9116]

Hi Guys i found you via Jill when you Guys were 2022. .at HOA. We hope to move to Retire in about 5 years to buy a 5 Befroom and 10 Acres..We have 4 Grown ups and 16 Grandkids We live in England xc We do noy have a Large Garden at all..We grow lots of Sunflowers for a lovely 92 For Year ols, so that when Lillian washes up can see our Flowers that we grow x Hope to do a Beekeeping course as we woild like Bees x

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Isn’t Jill and Nate great! They have our hearts. What a great plan! Sunflower’s bring everyone joy!

[@Mojocinco]

Lol "if u have fingers u want to keep attached to your body". New subscriber for the info and the humor. Great video.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Thanks for subscribing. We always hope you learn something and laugh when you watch our channel. We appreciate the support! 😊🌻

[@brushbros]

I use long-handled garden loppers instead of a machete'. The kind with a three or four inch cutter. You can pick-up stalks with it, toss them around, chop them up, and keep it all at arms distance plus two feet away.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Your right rick...the loppers are more safe.

[@mehere8038]

I use loppers like that too, but I'm watching this & thinking the machete looks much easier, single handed operation to cut, leaving your other hand free to manage the plant & machete is lighter than those loppers too, especially when the loppers are extended, so centre of gravity is a long way away from your body & without a free hand to pull the heads down, that's what I'm thinking I'd need on tall sunflowers

[@edgertonbrown6246]

That type of Machete is called a Bill in Jamaica and the taller ones are called Cut las .

[@carmelitasabugo]

Recently watched people roasting the sunflower head before the seeds come. Thought about that when you smelled the inside. Maybe you could save some to roast after getting the seeds.. if you haven’t already.

[@kieuhyunh7503]

Thank you share to show , how I ‘m to make sunflower seeds .

[@4KidsandaFarm]

You are most welcome

[@nanaouzumaki6044]

I love eating sunflower seeds

[@PsychoKupcake]

Love how the turkey poops while on camera. Lol

[@4KidsandaFarm]

🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sarojkumaridrawingclasses4019]

Nice job friend thanks for sharing 👍

[@yasaraziz5843]

Love the channel and the production quality!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Thank you for the phenomenal comment! We are pretty new but we are definitely striving to be better and better! Thank you again for your kind words!

[@kayladenise5520]

Wonderful video, I’m watching this around October and it got me in the mood to roast some pumpkin seeds!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

oh, roast pumpkin seeds sound so good right now! Thanks for the comment Kayla!

[@TacticalTony702]

Right on

[@music7064]

My grand daughter wants to meet upu so she can grown sunflowers like you. Great job

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

Wow that sunflower head was big! I was wondering how to roast them. Thanks for sharing.

[@queen4u281]

I love sunflower seeds😋. I eat them all the time. Especially the ranch ones👌🏽

[@4KidsandaFarm]

So good

[@selinaakhter286]

How do you eat?

[@gm7304]

1st time here what a beautiful video. ok back to the show

[@icandothis1238]

Have you roasted the pumpkin seeds from your jack o lanterns? They are chewy but delicious. I put a little oil in the pan which makes them crispier. Then salt. I'll also pick up pumpkins after Halloween, much less expensive. Thanks for this video!

[@daniellaurant1655]

I love sun flowers

[@paulinebrus7580]

you can eat the sunflowerheads as well :) roasted it's very tasty

[@foxmulder8618]

My favorite!

[@TerryFresh]

I'm eating sunflower seeds while watching this now

[@broccoligirl9019]

Thats a good harvest

[@dax4459]

This video is so peaceful I like it

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Thanks Dax!

[@rygneisanau1724]

hye very interesting video :) i recently these last couple of months got interested in plants and planted the sunflower seeds as it was always a flower i liked and they are growing very fast 1 think i noticed is that they germinated very fast aswell :)

[@serotoniacapricorn4746]

I definitely learned something new today!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for commenting.

[@maltal8352]

This video is precious 🥰

[@baranimani932]

Awesome harvest

[@fureveryoungfarm3752]

I heard you say you couldn't use the seeds to plant for next season. Are their only certain varieties you can replant the seeds? I'm getting ready to cut one down our son planted from school and was hoping to save seeds for next year.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

So the one we planted was a hybrid…so the seeds won’t grow true. If it is an heirloom variety it will grow the same plant each time.

[@judygroves6328]

I grew sun flowers this summer they got really tall and big heads but the seeds had no meat in them,

[@angietaylor2298]

COOL I ALWAYS WOUNDERED HOW WE GET SUNFLOWER SEEDS THANK YOU.

[@echognomecal6742]

Nicely done all around

[@pradeepakodithuwakku7559]

Wonderful. What variety is it. Please tell me which variety best for oil.

[@jamescoelectric]

Thanks my Brother!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Your welcome Jeff! Enjoy your sunflower harvest!

[@rse_blssm3882]

its so funny when the turkey pooped while eating 😆 anyways, me and my dad wanted to harvest sunflower seeds but we didnt know how, thanks for telling us

[@AmandaFarmer-y1g]

"Dad and I" wanted. You are the subjects of the sentence=subjective case, not the objective case = Dad and me. The turkey pooped on dad and me. The turkey is the subject and you are the objects of the sentence. Kapish?

[@frenchysandi]

Never grew sunflowers for the seeds just love the flowers!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

Sandi Schraut the seeds were good...but you are right...so many good reasons to grow sunflowers!

[@elijahsanders3547]

Can you use the blossoms for anything? Tea perhaps?

[@elijahsanders3547]

Or salads?

[@GutterpressFerret]

This is so informative. I might have missed this but do you lift the sunflower roots or leave them in the soil to compost themselves?

[@amymartin7508]

I think we just till it under as we do with the other plants that are done

[@GutterpressFerret]

@@amymartin7508 Thanks, Amy!

[@djsilva95HumanNatureBeauty]

Beautiful!

[@Rugelacharugula]

Holy crap that's mesmerizing isn't it

[@4KidsandaFarm]

It is very satisfying!

[@FreehandlyMadeAuCrochet]

We have a lot of deer! I want to grow my own Sunflowers - the only ones you can find here are from flower shops that grow little patches of their own. New Subscriber from Montana - Beginner Gardner. Thank you for this video!

[@4KidsandaFarm]

I think every animal likes to eat sunflowers...that is the blessing and the curse. they are so easy to grow though. If you check out Hoss tools website they have a lot to choose from! the pro cuts are pretty cool because they are specifically for cut flowers. Sunflowers are perfect for beginners!

[@gew2510]

Had an old plant from last year I just let dry out, i stepped on it today and seeds went everywhere, had no idea how this worked lol

[@4KidsandaFarm]

That way will probably work too!