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Sat, Jan 1, 11 at 21:20
| After moving into a new house back in September, I finally unpacked the last of our boxes this past weekend. Guess what I found? Containers of seeds that I had saved BACK IN 2007. They are Black Eyed Susan, Pink Cone Flower, and some Champion.
Is there any hope for these seeds? Should I just try to germinate some and see what happens? Seeds are pretty new to me- I tried it a few years back with minimal success (but plan to do my research this time around!). Thanks for any suggestions :) -Samantha |
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| Hi Samantha, They should be viable to some extent. Exposure to high heat and/or humidity lowers germination rates. Time also lowers germination rates, but 3 years isn't that long for those seeds. So if you had them stored in halfway decent conditions these past few years, you will get germination. Remy |
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| An update, many months later!! I winter-sowed a bunch of them back in January and most of them germinated! I was shocked and thrilled! :) The campion didn't flower this year, but the pink cone flower and black eyed susans produced a few plants that have flowers on them right now. Yay for my first experience with winter sowing! |
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