{"id":21225,"date":"2013-11-16T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/?p=21225"},"modified":"2013-11-08T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T23:18:28","slug":"the-screen-fan-method-of-cleaning-sunflower-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyimprovisations.com\/the-screen-fan-method-of-cleaning-sunflower-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Screen Fan Method of Cleaning Sunflower Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Using air flow to separate the sunflower seeds from the undesirable plant particles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After all the work<\/strong> I’ve done to harvest and process my sunflower seeds, I’m torn between being willing to pay $20 per bag in the grocery store and designing new work areas to make it less troublesome. It is hard to compare to other garden produce. The seeds are just a small snack, not having much to do with main meals. There is only one harvest period. I’m not planning on hulling any for baking. The seeds should be easy to store once they are roasted and dry, and shouldn’t take up a lot of space.<\/p>\n

I have made<\/strong> a video showing how I ended up cleaning them. This step was definitely going faster than getting them out of the flower heads. I did use a big watering trough for threshing some beans recently and found that on a breezy day, it might work to do it outside. The seeds tend to bounce a bit on the screen, so I would do it on a clean patio in order to be able to find strays.<\/p>\n

The transcript for<\/strong> the video can be found below. Hope you find it useful and that it stimulates your own garden problem solving!<\/p>\n