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Originally Posted by tam91
Well I just planted my first tray of seeds. (yay!)
As I was doing so, I noticed that a lot of my seed varieties are from 2011. Plus, not all of the vendors note the year that the seeds were harvested, so they could be even older than 2011.
While I understand ancient seeds can at times be germinated - I am wondering - at what age would I expect germination to start decreasing (on average) and I should consider getting fresh seed?
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After 3 years of age you will see a decrease in germination rate, controlled for quality storage practices, of which, if the latter was lacking, it would be sooner.