When are sunflower seeds ready to eat?

Answer 1

The thing about sunflower seeds it that you have to give them time. It takes about a month from flower to seed. If you let nature take its course, then you wait until the back of the seed head has turned brown before you harvest the seeds. The seeds should be large, colored and hard. They should also pop out of the seed head just by having you run your hand over them - no picking required. If you're in more of a hurry, you can cut the seed head when the back is a yellowed color, but you still have to let it dry until the seeds are ready to pop themselves out of their beds. The wait is worth it, though.

Answer 2

When the backs of the flower heads turn yellow