7 Ways To Eat & Use Sunflowers That Will Surprise You!
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- Let's try out some interesting ways to use and get the most out of your Sunflowers.
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Today I'll be showing you how to grow Sunflowers in the garden, before trying out some different uses - like cooking and eating an entire sunflower head and sunflower bud, using the disc and ray florets to make sunflower tea, as well as a bunch of other things using the seeds, leaves and stalks of this very versatile and beautiful plant. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy it.
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0:00 Intro
0:18 How I grew Sunflowers
0:59 Eating a young Sunflower Head
4:20 Using the dried florets
4:56 Cooking a sunflower bud like an artichoke
6:52 Harvesting Sunflower seeds
8:36 Are you a curious person like me?
9:51 Using sunflower seeds
12.17 Using the sunflower leaves
13:18 Using sunflower stalks
14:13 A few more bonus uses
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What do you do with your Sunflowers or what would you like to try out?
Thanks for watching! -Kalem :)
I do selective breeding.
I live in a desert and I do stress out my plants by withholding water and I select the biggest and best looking ones.
I now have massive 12 foot tall flowers that get watered every 2 weeks.
@@thesilentone4024 we also had sunflower previous summer and they grew up to around 5 meters sorry I can’t convert it in to feet because I am from Bulgaria and we use metric 🙂🙂🙂
How did you type that comment 1 d ago when vid posted 3h ago
@@ubybybybhbyb I uploaded it a day ago but didn’t make the video public straight away :)
@@donutvlog452 Wow, that's massive! We use metric here too
You can take the stalks when cut, remove the exterior fibrous sheets to make cordage. Remove the inner pith, let dry, then grind fine to make a flour that has a taste similiar to buckwheat.
That’s really interesting! Thanks for sharing:)
Absolutely! With flour getting expensive, this is a good alternative. A couple of flat stones to gring into flour. Split evenly in half, and it still leaves you with stakes to use, as you suggest.
I need to try this.
Sun flour
@@elizabethyounce9958😂
Love that you're exploring different ways to maximise the use of a plant! Didn't know you could eat the whole head of the sunflower - that's pretty cool! Didn't know you could make tea with it either! Appreciate the time and effort that goes into creating these videos. :)
Thanks a lot! :)
I have eaten sunflowers in a variety of ways and i love them. I always pick some young, green leaves, chop them up and add them to my stews. Never use too many at a time though, mix them up with other greens. Find you get the best results and flavors like that.
I've fried young, developed sunflower heads (unfortunately you picked yours much too late). The seeds still need to be white without a hard outer shell. Cut them in strips, grill or fry them and, yes, eat them with a dip or relish.
I've also cut up and eaten some sunflower stalks. They were growing in a pot and weren't very big. I removed the sunflowers before they were fully developed (i had planted too many and was thinning them out). Sauted the stalks (the upper not so fibrous parts). I peeled the outer layer like you would sometimes do with celery or asparagus. Surprisingly, they tasted like asparagus and were very pleasant. Probably my favorite flavour.
Oh yea I did hear about eating the stalks. Did sound interesting to try out. Good to know you liked it
Thanks for this comment! I'd heard somewhere that Italians eat them so I was sure there were more delectable ways to prepare! Plus, always looking for asparagus alternatives!
@@James-ol2fr Yeah, I was surprised by the uncanny resemblance in flavor. You gotta pick the stalks about 15 inches long, young and tender. Also if you grow sunflowers, you always end up with so many seeds, you can't plant them all. Processing the seeds at home is labor intensive, but growing them densely and harvesting them young and tender is a good alternative.
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Mature stalks, scoop the contents after cutting in half from top to bottom, let dry and you can grind it into a fine gluten free flour for baking.
See a video entitled THE MANY USES OF THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL FLOWER 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
@@heidimisfeldt5685 Yes, I've seen that, too. I think you need a lot of very large stalks to make it worth your while. Sunflowers are great.
Man, the amount of effort you put into your videos is amazing. Another great video 💪
Thanks so much, I appreciate that!
Yes your work is incredible, thank you for these tremendous informative videos.
“It tastes a lot like a sunflower…”
Bro, you're blowing my mind. I have about 12 sunflowers growing for the first time ever. I'm wondering what to do with them and you have given me heaps of inspiration.
Im in the same spot. Im about to go out and sow my sunflower seeds
Sunflowers make wonderful fodder for farm animals too. My horses, goats, ducks & chickens all love the giant leaves fresh or dry & of course, they all love the seeds also!
That's a great use for them! Thanks for sharing that :)
Your place looks like heaven. You deserve a good life.
He has it because he deserves it. And he deserves it because he earned it. For that very reason he will have a good live!
Getting the seeds out is actually kind of fun. I use a large brown paper grocery bag and do what you were doing INSIDE the bag, so I don't make a mess, and don't loose any seeds.
Love how you utilize every part of the plant - nothing wasted!
The florets are good to throw in your salads or fry up as well. Adds a nice visual too,
These amazing nature videos you spoke of clearly speaks of an Amazing creator , not some stupid evolution.
Thanks again for watching! Feel free to share the video with a friend who might enjoy it 😁
-Kalem
Hi Kalem, I’m just wondering where you got tea kettle at 4:36. What’s the name of it so I can search it up. Thanks! I love your videos. My 2 growing avocado plants were inspired by you
I just shared on Facebook!
What a cool video. I never knew that sunflower sprouts were a thing.
@@janettewee4738 hey :) it’s just one I got from The Warehouse
6:55 sunflowers look very cute blowing in the wind 😁
I’ve learnt so much! Never thought of eating the sunflower heads, will definitely try the microgreens and tea, and the Fibonacci sequence was so interesting ❤️ thanks for putting the time in to make such a great video 😊
Thanks Jocelyn, really appreciate it and glad you found it interesting! :)
Sunflowers were a main food supply for native Americans. I like to believe they used them in all these ways. Great video! My flowers are not there yet, but I will definitely barbeque some heads to try them!
@@sigridkingma961 how was it?
@@ricko2301 unfortunately the snails got all but one that did flower. I managed to save some seed to try to grill them this year.
Sunflowers are so beautiful, and the seeds are tasty too. Happy to learn more about this plant. Thanks again, kiwi grower!
Wow! Very interesting! Never seen ways to see how to eat/enjoy sunflowers other than than just the seeds!
Right!? I'll have to try these! Too bad my roommate is allergic to sunflower seeds 😂
Using the dried stalks for trellises is fascinating! I love that!
Thanks Jenni! :)
I've used them as horizontal pieces, but they decompose so rapidly when chopped as mulch I never thought to try them as actual stakes. Now I'm going to experiment with drying them completely first. I wish you could just leave them where they grow, but as soon as the roots start decomposing they have no anchor and just fall over.
You are getting so creative with these videos and your production of them is so lovely. They are such a treat and so inspiring. Don't have much space to garden where I live but I'm making the most of it thanks to inspiration from you. Always look forward to your videos. Thank you!!!
Cheers Aidan, really appreciate that, and it's awesome to hear you're making the most out of your space!
Amazing video! You went from roasting a whole head (never seen that before :O !!!) then a zerowaste tea, to an artichoke look-alike, to Fibonacci, to a satisfying seed harvest, to microgreens, to diy garden stakes. Looooooved it!!! Specially when you explain what the food experiment tastes like...
I was today years old when I realized you can grow sunflower seeds as micro greens. I bet that would make an amazing salad. Omg I’m gonna try it. And the stalks as wooden stakes or fire starters 👏🏽🎉🎊
I have done that. Planted them in a flat with 1-2" of soil. Cut one-inch tall Sunflower sprouts and tossed into a salad. So yummy. Also a nice treat for chickens.
Another fantastic video! I've learnt so much from this one - thank you!
Thanks so much Liz, I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks for all of the wonderful information. i use mine for chicken and turkey food. I never sprouted the seeds before feeding them to my flock, but I think they would like something green during the winter. My granddaughter and I planted some after her mother passed and we have save those seed ever since. sunflowers are great and so are you.
SUch a good use for them! :) That's very sweet that you've kept the seeds going ❤❤
Also, even if you don't sprout long enough to get to greens, even just soaking/starting the sprouting process, makes them more digestible and probably nutritious. Some do a 24 hour soak of their mixed, whole or cracked grains feed by covering a day's worth of feed in a bucket and swapping out each day. I've not had chickens since learning this, but have known people who've done it and read about others, and they say that they definitely eat less on this too, yet thrive as well or more. Also, I wonder how this may positively affects the omega 6 to 3 ratio in sunflower seeds, as they are very high in omega 6 I've often read.
They say we learn something every day. Today I found you , watched 2 vids and learned 4 things. Thanks and greetings from Denmark.
That's great to here! Hi from NZ :)
@@TheKiwiGrower Not really, I thought I knew everything, have a great weekend
I used to grow sunflowers from my grandmother's birdseed when I was a kid for fun. I never knew there were so many unique uses for them though!
Now I need to plant sunflowers ^^
The tea from the flowers is quite nutty. I’m sure the nuance varies depending on how mature the flower is, but I had my first taste today and it’s a rather nice pick-me-up!
Love the videos that take us outside of the garden too! Would love to see a video of your favorite recipes with items from your garden.
Thanks Deniz, appreciate the suggestion as well :)
I live in a desert and I do selective breeding.
I can now water my 12 foot tall flowers every 2 weeks or so in 100+ temperatures.
Awesome, well done
I saw a video sometime ago about someone taking the stalks of a sunflower, opening them longwise and scraping the middle section. It has a "flourly" texture, and was used for baking.
So interesting! :)
Gorgeous plating on that grilled sunflower. ☺️
The amount of effort you give in each video is amazing! They are very informative, very clear and neat!
Thank you darling . You are kind .
Great video, I like the different uses for sunflowers you showed here. I agree on the stalks, I was also surprised how sturdy they actually are and used to play around with them as a kid. Glad to see your rescue hen looking so healthy.
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it :)
I\ve never seen someone cooks a sunflower. You gave me great ideas!
The dried out stalks actually had me surprised! That is really cool!
First time watching you . Loved the video ! Thanks so much for showing so many ways to use sunflowers. Very informative.
This was excellent! I had no idea a sunflower could be utilized in so many ways.
I have never seen anybody eating sunflowers in such way
I grew lemon queens for the first time this year and now I’m going into my garden to experiment! So many uses I had no idea about 😊
I gotten a sun flower of a friend I had to repot it but it's looking healthy sunflowers are something I don't think I would grow but it's always great to watch your garden grow
A sort of multi-branching wildflower sunflower comes up everywhere in our community gardens. I let several get tall and prune them up to provide "umbrellas" to shade my vegetable plants from intense midday Texas sun. All season I chop and drop as I prune or weed them out and add to the mulch layer. It is a lot of biomass! People plant more traditional varieties too, and many of those get left up to serve as birdfeeders as they mature. August is our dormant time of year due to the heat and usual drought, so it not unusual to see plots just given over to sunflowers as a cover crop until it's time to plant for fall.
"multi-branching wildflower sunflower" and the fact it seems to be growing everywhere sounds a bit like you're describing a Jerusalem artichoke. They're related to sunflowers, but they produce edible tubers that can be harvested all winter. Don't eat too many of them though, there's a reason why they're also called "fartichokes" XD
This is by far the best video I've seen about the different uses of sunflowers. Thank you so much for sharing! Btw...the sautéed leaves are pretty darn good. I tried them for the first time last year and they turned out great. They do get soft pretty quick though, so I wouldn't cook them as long as something like kale.
Thanks so much Nessa, that's great to know!
Another fantastic video mate, always love seeing what new and exciting things you're up to! It's awesome to see how one single plant can be applicable for so many circumstances, both culinary and practically. Your vids are always such a joy to watch 🌻🌻
Thanks so much Reuben :)
Sunflowers for therapy! 🤣 nice little aside.
I really like that your videos show how much you genuinely love being around your plants, and the meaningful ways they let you express your creativity. Thanks for sharing, Kalem!
Thank you for the great video, our family just harvested our sunflowers this morning and your video was a great homeschooling addition to our school day.
I can't Express me gratitude for your knowledge on this. Coming from a decade amateur gardener. This will be my very first season I grow food.
I started with flowers
This is the reason why I love his content so much ♥️☀️🌻
Great video :) thanks for sharing your knowledge and trying out new stuff for the sake of others :) I recently harvested my sunflower head. Just hang drying out the head upside-down to harvest the seeds. But I will add some fun knowledge for you that I tried! I cut the leaves off and dehydrated them , blended them up and added them to my super green powder mixture. And I cut the stalks in half- gutted the white part and dehydrated that as well in the oven at 170 for about 90ish minutes until dried and they were delicious! Consistency of popcorn almost and have a natural sweetness to them. My only wish is that I had more to process! No seasoning needed. I love that you saved the disc florets - I saved mine too along with the remaining petals and submerged them into some EVOO & I’m going to let them soak for a couple of weeks stirring them then strain the flowers and see how that comes out. :)
Just learned something new. Always love watching your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Wow I would have never thought to make micro greens!!! So cool, I can’t wait to harvest this fall 🩷
Loved this content. I see why this one took you a while to put together - so thorough and informative. Plus Fibonacci and fungi!
Amazing info packed video! Sunflowers are apparently a powerhouse. You just gave me the confidence to really lean into growing them. I had no idea the leaves were edible, which is massively important to me as someone looking to eat more greens.
Love this, I actually learned a lot and can't wait for my sunflowers to grow this year. More content like this please :)
Love these ideas!!! Can't wait to grow some sunflowers now and try the tea 😍
😃 Thanks Becky!
I find this channel amazing. Never thought of eating sunflower just used to plant for cash. But I will give it a true
The kiwi grower- you tuber is also a good chef! Good job! ❤Yummy! Tks for demonstration!
AMAZING!!!! I love the way you use sunflowers in multiple ways!!
Brilliant Rx & Stalks uses. Bravo.
Amazing, never knew the humble Sunflower had so many used. Thanks
The stalks once dried, are useful as garden stakes of you're sick of eating sunflower! Fresh stalks are fibrous, but can be eaten like celery, though it's generally done on younger plants because of how fiberous they are.
I really appreciate the effort you put into the process of sun flower. I just subbed to appreciate your efforts.
such a humble guy
Thank you so much! Sunflowers are my favorite flower. I'll have to rewatch this video because there's so much interesting information. I'm blown away by the fact that you can eat the sunflower heads. I have to plant my seeds first and then I have to try grilling one. My family's going to think I'm crazy! I also subscribed to Curiosity Stream. I'm a big fan of documentaries too.
I have lots of beautiful Sunflowers this year and am so happy to learn more about the many ways to use these lovely plants. Thanks!
That was awesome dude, great video and some good insight on Sunflowers. Very educational. I really liked that a lot. Thank you! I’m trying all those methods you provided. Great work.
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Good about the sprouts and stalks. Many thanks!
I never knew that you can cook and eat sunflower heads. As easy as these things are to grow I need to try some.
This video just popped up out of no where. I must say - I found it brilliant. Really fascinating and you were a real treat to listen and learn from. Thank you - now I have the rest of your videos to watch. Many thanks indeed. Cheers
Thanks for the comment and I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
I hope you enjoy the other ones too
Sunflowers have many benefits and uses for us, thank you for sharing videos about sunflowers and others
I am putting together raised garden beds out of second hand materials, and we filled them with tons of organic material (hugelculture(sp) style). We added to the top layer the partially composted guinea pig and quail bedding. Until today i have not been able to figure out what the non wheat was that was infesting my vege and herb beds, and it is sunflower seeds. Just ate one and after school today will get the kids to harvest them to add to our salad. Yay and thank you.
I'm intrigued by this video. Never thought of the value of this plant, which I've taken for granted all this time. Thank you! I am enriched!
I’m seeing sunflowers in a new way now. A bunch of new ways lol. 👍👍🌻
The very same thing that makes the stalks good for kindling-that white pith in the middle-can actually be extracted while the stalk is still greenish (as green as it still is when the seeds are fully mature) and dried out thoroughly, then ground up. This makes a kind of flour that can be used in cooking.
My first time checking out your video, and I loved your presentation and content! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, curiosity, and love into the ways of life. Really appreciated it! Will check out more videos!
This is my first year growing sunflowers, one of them grow almost 3 meters with a gigant flower. I thought the only use was the seeds but this video teach me a lot! Thanks
So many good tips! Thanks!
Thanks Kalem! I had no idea that sunflowers had so many uses. I can't wait to try growing the seed for micro greens.
Vey welcome Mark, hope you enjoy them :)
This was quite a surprise to see some1 else making sunflower tea. I've been making my own since I started growing sun flowers after realizing how beautiful the scent of them are & how the bees love them. The tea I make is every bit as good & better than any I've ever had. Absolutely perfect flavor & seems to provide great benefits to health. My sense of smell & taste has improved greatly, as well as clearing my sinuses & breathing. I'm sure the honey plays a part as well. Anyhow, enjoy the video & to see others doing similar as I.
Natural man 🙏❤️❤️😎
I love watching fellow Kiwis doing such good productions.
Excellent video, thanks for making it
This is such a great video mate! Enjoy it as usual. Great work!
This is Brilliant. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you!
Very cool. I never knew there was so much you could do with sunflowers.
I let a sunflower grow for fun this year...when I cut the head off to give the squirrels and birds their treat, I thought this seems like a squash under the seeds. I tasted it, not terrible. Then I watched the squirrels fight over the head after the seeds were gone. I knew I was missing something. I feed my birds hundreds and hundreds of pounds of sunflower seeds during the year...I'm inundated with the sprouts under the feeders and the other day while I was weed whacking them I thought....these sprouts HAVE to be healthy and I'm again missing something. So here I am learning about what I am missing. This is excellent. The way the world is going we might one day be using these flowers to survive. I'm inspired to grow more of these beauties next year and experiment. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. P.S. the Fibonacci code is one of the most fascinating displays of math in nature. Even our galaxy is an example of it. That perfect spiral from massive to a tiny sea shell. I love the Curiosity stream too, I have had it for years. CHEERS!
Wow this video is amazing. The quality, tips, footage och knowledge behind it all is incredible. I have som sunflowers now that are maturing and I will definitively try this out.
The micro greens part sound really cool to try.
Thanks. Really useful information. I didn't know about the buds for tea. Will definitely try that!
Very helpful video. I've been looking at growing sunflowers next spring because I've been seeing that they are good for your soil and help in other ways such as attracting birds and bees. The sunflower tea was unexpected. Definitely want to try that. I love different teas and how perfect to get something from the "waste" that is useful like making a tea. Definitely interested in the compost from the leaves and most interesting is how the canes can be dried and used for garden props. It can be quite costly buying stakes and such from the store, so this is perfect. Making the most use of your resources.
Thanks for the great tips. I have lots of sunflowers this year, can’t wait to use them in some of these ways.
Thank you so much for sharing this information!
Excellent video, many thanks!
You are a huge inspiration for me! I love your mix of videos on normal and exotic fruits and vegetables. (At least they are exotic for me, because I live in central Europe.) I am currently trying to sprout kakis and paw paws and have successfully done so with my little banana plants and dragon fruits.
Gardening is a very rewarding hobby and it's nice to be able to follow others on their journey.
Thanks so much that's nice to hear! :)
Glad you find it rewarding, those sound like some fun things to grow! Enjoy
Gotta try this out, thank you for sharing!
Thank you, that was so informative.
So informative. I learned a lot.
Fantastic video! So much useful information! Thankyou. I’ll be picking up some sunflower seeds tomorrow to pop in the veggie garden! 😊