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Woodenzoo · October 2, 2021

Hello Everyone. It's says I last visited in 2014. I see a few familiar names still here.
I haven't been gardening for years now for several reasons, but we have moved into a new home and I've dug up my old box of seeds. They range from 2005 to 2009, most are from 2007. Most I received from members here or at GardenWeb. I decided to go ahead and test germination before buying new seeds. I'm happy to say that I've got sprouts from 6 of the 12 varieties I tried. It's only been 2 weeks so far, so I figured I'd give the others a bit longer since some are 16 years old. I honestly didn't think I'd get anything as they were kept in a warm house all that time.
Sprouts are from:
Green Zebra '05
Leningradski '07
German Red Strawberry '05
Caspian Pink '07 (the first to sprout)
Heinz 1350 '07
Red Zebra '07

Now to decide if I want to test germination on more varieties or just go with these until the following year....
Is there a concern with old seeds not producing or growing to maturity?
Hope to see some old faces around here and meeting some new ones too!

October 2, 2021	#1
Woodenzoo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio z6 Posts: 141	Old Member Here Talking Old Seed Germination Hello Everyone. It's says I last visited in 2014. I see a few familiar names still here. I haven't been gardening for years now for several reasons, but we have moved into a new home and I've dug up my old box of seeds. They range from 2005 to 2009, most are from 2007. Most I received from members here or at GardenWeb. I decided to go ahead and test germination before buying new seeds. I'm happy to say that I've got sprouts from 6 of the 12 varieties I tried. It's only been 2 weeks so far, so I figured I'd give the others a bit longer since some are 16 years old. I honestly didn't think I'd get anything as they were kept in a warm house all that time. Sprouts are from: Green Zebra '05 Leningradski '07 German Red Strawberry '05 Caspian Pink '07 (the first to sprout) Heinz 1350 '07 Red Zebra '07 Now to decide if I want to test germination on more varieties or just go with these until the following year.... Is there a concern with old seeds not producing or growing to maturity? Hope to see some old faces around here and meeting some new ones too!