What is what to do with sunflowers when they die?

When your sunflowers have finished blooming and the heads are drooping, it's time to think about what to do with them. Here's a breakdown:

• Harvesting Seeds: If you want to save the seeds, wait until the back of the flower head turns brown and feels dry. You can then harvest%20the%20seeds for eating, planting next year, or feeding birds.

• Leaving for Wildlife: Leave the dead sunflower heads standing to provide a natural food source for birds%20and%20other%20wildlife during the fall and winter.

• Composting: Chop up the sunflower stalks and heads and add them to your compost%20pile. Sunflowers are a good source of nutrients for the compost. Ensure you remove any seeds to avoid them sprouting in your compost.

• Cutting Back: If you don't want to do anything with the dead heads, you can simply cut%20the%20stalks near the base of the plant and dispose of them.

• Using as Mulch: Chop up the stalks into smaller pieces and spread them around the garden as a coarse mulch.