[Image description: small black seeds attached to white fluff have taken the place of the purple flowers that adorned this Sweet Joe Pye Weed]
I’m out collecting seeds from some Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) with our newborn in a wrap, rockin’ that Kuato vibe pretty hard.
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Harvested my sunflower heads this week! I probably waited a bit too long since they had worms and a bit of mold, but lesson learned for next time. I took all the seeds out, sorted out the bad ones, and I’m going to let them dry for a while longer in mesh bags before roasting and shelling or whatever.
Any advice on processing sunflowers?
I’m a little surprised your local birds let them get to that stage, to be honest! I’ve only threshed them once, for reseeding purposes, but did so with ¼" hardware cloth, framed with 2" sides, over a wheelbarrow. The mesh catches the seeds but lets the duff fall through with a little agitation. Otherwise I’ve hung them upside down within reach of the birds we raise for them to enjoy.