Beginner Gardening: Mammoth Russian Sunflower question..., 1 by SusanLouise

SusanLouise wrote:
Hello All,

I sowed one from seed this year the last week of June. Next year I'll know to sow the beginning of June. I expected to have been able to harvest the head with the seeds by now.
So now it's "crunch time". Thursday night we'll have our 1st hard freeze already. Last year it was November 4th! I'm attaching 2 pics (one is a close-up) of what it looks like now. What should I do if it still is not ready to harvest? I still don't see any seed development yet...and I don't know if 3-4 days is going to make much of a difference. Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
TIA:)
Susan