sunflowers!!!

[chris09]

Last year I planted all kinds of sunflowers I can think of for shade. This year I am seeing three times more sprouted all over my yard !!! I suspected birds planted them for me !!! :rainbow-sun I am curious whats the record for the tallest sunflowers? mine seems to be over 10 feet tall. row

As of the 2004, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded a sunflower grown in the Netherlands that was 25 feet, 5.4 inches tall.


Chris

 

[peteyfoozer]

I'm growing my sunflowers to make oil. If the economy goes completely belly up for years, it could become important.

I'll also be making oils from other flavorful seeds.

How do you do that? Don't you need some kind of special press? I'm interested...

 

[desertlady]

Last year I planted all kinds of sunflowers I can think of for shade. This year I am seeing three times more sprouted all over my yard !!! I suspected birds planted them for me !!! :rainbow-sun I am curious whats the record for the tallest sunflowers? mine seems to be over 10 feet tall. row

As of the 2004, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded a sunflower grown in the Netherlands that was 25 feet, 5.4 inches tall.

WOW!!! 25 feet !!! I will try harder !!
Chris

 

[897tgigvib]

Yes Petey, it is a small hand cranked seed oil press made by Pitebo, I guess in Holland.

Lehman's has it, and Bountiful Gardens has it cheaper.

 

[desertlady]

sounds like alot of work, do they need to be shelled before you pressed them?

 

[897tgigvib]

I'll find out for sure which is better, shelling first or not.

I'd actually like to shell them first, then take the hard cake to make sunflower seed butter. I had some. It is real good!

 

[vfem]

I get so excited my sunflowers grow... I have dozens in the grown in many colors this year.

Marshall, thanks for sharing that, I wondered what I would do to be 'self' utilizing in hard times. I was just thinking the other day, what would I do for cooking oils?! Now I have a plan!!!