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Hybrid sunflower seed can be made by slowly, meticulously and expensively emasculating individual flowers to create females, which are then pollinated by hand. Alternatively, mutant sunflowers, incapable of producing fertile pollen, are used as female parents in hybrid crosses.

Commercial interest in sunflowers as an oil crop was slow to develop across most of Europe and North America. In contrast, Russians were using sunflowers as an oil crop by the late 18th century, perhaps because the Russian Orthodox Church did not prohibit the oil’s use during Lent. By the end of the 19th century, Russians had selected highly productive oil and confectionery varieties, which were re-imported to North America in the baggage of Russian immigrants.

“Dill Atlantic Giants are much larger than your traditional pumpkins,” he said. “The potential for massive size is just so much greater than what you would find in a standard variety. You could get the seeds from one of those pumpkins, put them in the best garden in the world, and they’re still unlikely to get over 100 pounds.”

Watermelon seeds are rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for healthy skin. You should note that Vitamin A, unlike other vitamins, is a combination of substances that include carotenoids. This means it contains antioxidants and therefore can fight the type of free radicals that cause the damage of collagen. Damage to the collagen results in saggy skin which often makes you look older than you are or want to appear to be. Taking in vitamin A also ensures that your skin does not get damaged by the sun. It also ensures that if you are light skinned, you do not suffer the redness that comes with exposure to sunlight for extended periods of time. Vitamin A is also responsible for ensuring healthy skin cell growth. This makes it certain that your skin will remain firm and healthy no matter your age. Vitamin A deficiency has been linked to dry skin that is cracked and more often than not develops wounds.

Grinding fresh flaxseeds into a smoothie or onto a salad can be a simple way to add more omega-3 fats to the diet and keep the skin looking healthful.

CHICAGO (CBS)–A 1,510 pound pumpkin grown by an Illinois pumpkin enthusiast has won the blue ribbon for the largest pumpkin in the state.

On Nov. 6, residents of this small, coastal city will vote on whether Muller, 72, can use a section of his 21-acre farm to grow thousands of young marijuana plants.

And therein lies the crux of the matter. “People get caught up in bunches sometimes when they wish they could control what you say, and they can’t control me, at all,” LeBron said Dec. 21 before the controversy over his Instagram post. “And I play by the rules.”

Vibrant green, yellow, orange, or red fruits and vegetables are often rich sources of these protective antioxidants.

“I used to grow three of them every year, but now I’ve cut back to one. That’s enough,” he said.

Down six winding flights of stairs, across the street, and onto rue Faidherbe, the quartier’s main thoroughfare—with its poppy-themed florist, organic and biodynamic market, local post office, and neighborhood record shop—I take a quick left on the narrow, cobblestoned rue du Dahomey and another onto rue Saint-Bernard. I could do the four-minute walk in this far east section of the 11th arrondissement—my home for the past two years—with my eyes closed and still land precisely on the chocolate-meets-caramelizing-onions-scented doorstop of 5 rue Saint-Bernard.

“We are thrilled to debut our new blends at the New York Produce Show,” said Setton Farms COO Mia Cohen. “As leaders in the pistachio industry we have the ability to create new and unique items using pistachio kernels. As the demand for plant based foods continues to increase, we will continue to introduce quality products that appeal to a wide range of health-minded snackers.”