the oldest seeds i have are my uncle steve italian plum tomato. seeds saved in 1993 wrapped in aluminum foil and kept in the basement still germinate about 70% with or without soaking overnight. what i have observed however is increased defects in some of the cotyledons, so the number of healthy plants has decreased. i'll try them again this year. maybe hold a few back for 2013 when they're 20 yrs old. i have faith in a seed.
keith in calumet
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