I planted about 200 varieties using old seed. So far, only a few of them produced a seedling or two. These seed are mostly 8 to 10 years old though I tried a few that were 18 years old. None of the 18 year old seed germinated. The 8 and 10 year old seed in a few varieties made it. I also started a lot of 2018 saved seed which is now 4.5 years old. Most of them made it though a few were no-shows. Fortunately, most of the varieties that did not make it were easy to replace. I wound up with nearly 300 varieties with viable seedlings.
What variety do you want?
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