Recently, I harvested some giant sunflowers. It is one thing to sow a seed and watch it grow yourself, but quite another to share the process with others. What started as a joke comment turned into ...

The sunflowers were perhaps also intended to be a symbol of friendship and a celebration of the beauty and vitality of nature. The sunflower pictures were among the ... lost their petals and are ...

Sunflower seeds are considered to be the fruits of the sunflower plant. Shelled (and sometimes salted) sunflower seeds are a common snack or salad topping. Sunflower seeds contain antioxidants and ...

Sunflower seeds can be eaten whole, raw or cooked. They're added to the top of bread loaves and cakes, or sprinkled into salads or over breakfast cereals. FAQs about BBC Food ...

Gardeners usually want to store some sunflower seeds for future planting, keep some for bird feed, and save a good bunch for eating both raw and oven-toasted. There’s nothing quite like growing and ...

You’ll usually find potted sunflower plants in stores from January to March and while these plants will add instant colour to your garden, many find it more satisfying to grow the golden blooms from ...

The word ‘sunflower’ immediately conjures up the image of a host of large golden flowers standing tall against a clear blue sky. All of us will have childhood memories of sowing sunflower seeds or ...

Dried and fiber-rich sunflower seeds have a beneficial effect on bowel function. They help remove toxins and waste from the body, preventing gas and constipation. Sunflower seeds are rich in B ...

Sunflowers are a beloved garden staple for late summer displays, synonymous with sunshine and uplifting colour. And the beauty of these bold summer blooms is that you can easily harvest the seeds to ...

The duty changes apply to crude palm, soyabean, and sunflower seed oil. iStock Representative image. New Delhi: The government on Friday hiked customs duty on crude and refined sunflower oil to 20% ...