Sunflowers can also be considered a “trap crop," meaning they may lure unwanted insects away from your vegetable crops.

A fish and chip shop in Seaton Sluice is putting on entertainment for the huge queues of customers expected on Good Friday. Staff at The Harbour View have become accustomed to swarms of people ...

According to a gardening expert, early spring is the "best time to prune rose bushes", which means April is the perfect month to get out into the garden. According to The Spruce, you should "cut ...

Vegetable, corn, sunflower, canola ... which doesn't make for great bulk purchases unless making giant batches at a time. Like other baking items, whole grain or whole wheat flour is good for ...

If you can’t do dairy, nuts, or soy, or your simply looking for a delicious natural spread, try this dairy-free sunflower seed cheese recipe. It’s a unique, nutritious option that suits nearly every ...

A tomato plant has one fully focused mission in life, which is to produce as many tomatoes as possible before it dies. It therefore needs to grow fast, create more foliage, strengthen its ...

Sunflower seeds benefits include better blood sugar control, reducing muscle cramps, cancer prevention, and boosting thyroid health. Sunflower seeds contain antioxidants and many vitamins and minerals ...

Without fertilization, viable seeds rarely develop. Sunflower is one of the world's most important oilseed crops, producing nearly 55 million metric tons globally in 2023. Because sunflower is a ...

Seed spacing depends on the sunflower variety: Dwarf (2-5 feet tall): plant seeds 6 inches apart. Semi-dwarf (5-8): plant seeds 12 inches apart Giant (8-10): plant seeds 24 inches apart Cover the ...

Seed spacing depends on the sunflower variety: Dwarf (2-5 feet tall): plant seeds 6 inches apart. Semi-dwarf (5-8): plant seeds 12 inches apart Giant (8-10): plant seeds 24 inches apart Cover the ...

Clarifications on changes to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rules have come to light, revealing new criteria that could affect eligibility for free bus passes. The DWP is set to modify ...

Demand is growing for the colourful plants whose seeds can be sold as bird food or processed into sunflower oil. Neil Groom, general manager at Grainseed, a seed merchant based at Eye ...