Sunflowers hearts are a natural product so the hearts can vary in size dependent on the weather during the growing season and at times they may include a small percentage of chips.

Big, bright, and beautiful, sunflowers are a traditional garden favourite and a hit with children everywhere. Choose from a wide range of varieties in lots of bold yellows, pinks, and oranges. As a great source of cut-and-come-again flowers for the home, multi-headed varieties are a great option, while giant types are not only striking to look at but their seeds provide a great food source for garden birds. Here’s how to grow and care for your favourite sunflowers. When To Plant Sunflower Seeds We recommend storing your bird food in an airtight container in a cool and dry location, to ensure that it remains fresh for the period up to the best before date. Product Notes

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Our sunflower hearts for birds range is available as kernel hearts or chips and will help to support the nutritional and energy requirements of your visiting garden birds. Our premium sunflower hearts bird food is also less likely to germinate as the husks are removed to leave just the tender and delicious seed centre without any debris around the bird feeder. Or for smaller birds, opt for sunflower chips that are easier for them to hold and swallow. If you need a recipe to get your creative juices going then try this Five Seed Oatcakes Recipe. If you want a mix of seeds then why not try our organic four seed mix.

These seeds are nutritionally dense with a wide range of vitamins and minerals that are often hard to obtain such as vitamin E and zinc which protect the body from oxidative stress. A 30g serving of sunflower seeds is high in Protein, fibre, Thiamin (B1), Folate, Vitamin E, Copper and a source of Niacin (B3), Vitamin (B6), Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc and Selenium.

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Try adding them to muesli mixes, porridge toppings and smoothie mixes for added nutrition and flavour. Bring a little sunshine to your bird table with our popular sunflower seeds and hearts range. With sizes suitable for small and larger birds, as well as our premium husk free and no mess sunflower hearts, there’s a tasty treat for every garden bird. Start seeds off indoors in March, but wait until it’s a little warmer – April or May – and your plants are around 30cm tall. If you’re sowing direct into the ground, then plant between late April and late May - when all risk of frost is passed. How To Grow Sunflower Seeds