vegetable seeds
How long will flower & vegetable seeds (in their orginial packages) last?
I recently received a bag with an assortment of seeds – flowers (annuals & perinials) and vegetables. Before I plant, I need to know if these are actually still good. Do seeds have a “shelf life?” Some packages have dates stamped on them.
Seeds do indeed have a shelf life, but it varies enormously! No way could I give you even a partial list since in my business I planted thousands of different seeds each year – but, for example, delphinium seeds last only one year, whereas I have kept tomato and other flower and vegetable seeds in airtight ziploc bags for years and years with good results. Germination will decrease over time, though.
Here’s what you do: just prior to planting time, place 10 seeds between 2 wet paper towels in a warm place. Give them time to germinate. When they have sprouted, count the ones that did; that’s roughly your germination percentage. Say 5 bean seeds sprouted out of 10 – that’s 50% germination. So you’d sow your beans double thick next spring to allow for the half that won’t come up. See?
Saving Seeds
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1940s Garden & Home Gardening Films DVD: Classic Horticulture & Plant Growth Videos w/ Flower, Vegetable, Herbs, Soil & Seed Tips $10.99 Take a look at the most memorable classic gardening movies of the 1940s collected on one DVD. These films are a great mixture of education and entertainment, and offer an old look at an ageless hobby that never goes out of fashion. You can’t find this collection anywhere else, so don’t miss out! Running time 56 minutes. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Victory Gardens (1944) – 20 minutes running time – Victo… |
