|
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 18:51
| I have all of these seeds left over from the 2007 gardening season. Will I still be able to use them in 2008? How long do these seeds last? Right now they are stored in paper envelopes, in a shoe box, in my sewing room. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| With the exception of the chives, most all seeds, assuming well dried before stored, will last for years. The seeds you buy marked "packed for 2008" were harvested, dried, and stored in 2007 (or earlier sometimes). ;) Room temperature is fine or you can freeze or refrigerate the packets. I store mine in a glass jar in the freezer and get excellent germination rates even after 5 years. And seeds as old as 20 years have been germinated and grown by others. Chives can be picky about germination but year old seeds should still give you good germination. After a year they fall off germinating rather quickly I have found. Dave |
|
| Parsley only lasts about a year also. Remy |
|
- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (My Page) on Wed, Jan 9, 08 at 16:28
| Thanks so much! |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Seed Saving Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.