You can give your flower and vegetable garden a head start and save money by knowing how to germinate seeds. With the right amount of heat and moisture, starting seeds indoors is simple.

Shelled: Sunflower seeds sold without shells are ... As for visual cues? "As the seeds grow older, they may [develop] a blueish-gray tint that indicates the seeds have gone bad," notes Brown.

“These are one of the best types to grow if you want to eat your sunflower and harvest the seeds,” says Lucy. As the name suggests, giant sunflowers can grow extremely tall and usually have ...

Sunflowers: These plants have large seeds and are easy to sprout, but they require a lot of light. If you’re starting them indoors, make sure to place them near a sunny window, or under grow lights.