09/04/2026
Feel Good Friday ๐ป
Hello my foodie friends ๐ฉโ๐ณ
This post I had attempted to share sometime back when I visited the beautiful and walked amongst the fields of gold ๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป
I did an amazing workshop with to follow and learnt much more about the incredible sunflower and how to extend her life before drying her out ๐ฑ
As you know, this was Tedโs flower ๐ป
Golden petals always remind me of how blonde Ted was, and the power of love he holds still ๐งต
Like the flower, they seek love and comfort from each other and from the sun ๐
They turn to each other for connection and then back to the sun for energy, isnโt this absolutely incredible๐
When you pick your sunflowers, or buy them,
cut them always on an angle โ๏ธ
You will notice they have a cotton bud affect inside their thick stem, this is healthy
Place them only in a shallow vase of water, they donโt like a lot water ๐ฆ
Then every third day, repeat, cutting on an angle a few cms up each time, put straight into boiling hot water for 1 min, then replace with cold and repeat again and again
The petals will shed ofc, you can help them along, remove them as they shed
Then watch their gorgeous life continue in your home ๐ป
You can choose to dry him out, hang in a dry and well ventilated room, darkened space in your home.
I always pop a paper bag over the head just to grab any little cheeky seeds that want to fall out fast
Drying time can take up to 3 - 4 wks, depending on air flow
You will know when he is dry because the head and stalk will be firm and crispy
As will the petals remaining
Then pluck your seeds and use them for your next planting season or you can ofc dehydrate these and use them in your cooking or as a snack ๐งต๐ฑ๐ป๐ฉโ๐ณ
See what I mean ๐ซถ๐ป
The beautiful cycle of life is the Sunflower ๐ป
It never ends ๐งต
This is why this sunflower means so much to my heart
He is forevermore golden and never ending ๐งต
You can share the thread with your loved ones and give back to the earth to replenish and start again ๐งต
Love never ends ๐งต
Love never dies ๐ซถ๐ป
The spirit lives on even without its vessel ๐งข
Like griefโฆ it doesnโt end because love cannot ๐งข