Oops - are these seeds done for?

tam91 · June 9, 2011

Well, I sent out a day or two ago to fill in some gaps in my bean rows. Unfortunately, what I didn't do is bring all the packets of bean seeds back inside (oops).

So my fortex packet got rained on. I poured the beans out, and they really don't seem very wet. It was a paper packet, but seems sort of water resistant.

I won't try to use these next year, but if I need some to fill in, do you think they will dry out ok? Or, will they have wanted to germinate, and be dead?

RayR · June 9, 2011

They will probably be fine after you dry them out. Bean seeds have a hard seed coat and it would take awhile in contact with water to hydrate them.
If you are going to use them down the road, use the paper towel/coffee filter method to test for germination. For bean seeds, I would soak them in water overnight first. Any seeds that sprout you can plant right in the ground and they will grow just fine.

tam91 · June 10, 2011

Thanks. There aren't that many, and I will just get new seeds next year. I just hoped these were viable, to fill in gaps where needed.

June 9, 2011	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Oops - are these seeds done for? Well, I sent out a day or two ago to fill in some gaps in my bean rows. Unfortunately, what I didn't do is bring all the packets of bean seeds back inside (oops). So my fortex packet got rained on. I poured the beans out, and they really don't seem very wet. It was a paper packet, but seems sort of water resistant. I won't try to use these next year, but if I need some to fill in, do you think they will dry out ok? Or, will they have wanted to germinate, and be dead? __________________ Tracy

June 10, 2011	#3
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Thanks. There aren't that many, and I will just get new seeds next year. I just hoped these were viable, to fill in gaps where needed. __________________ Tracy

June 9, 2011	#2
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	They will probably be fine after you dry them out. Bean seeds have a hard seed coat and it would take awhile in contact with water to hydrate them. If you are going to use them down the road, use the paper towel/coffee filter method to test for germination. For bean seeds, I would soak them in water overnight first. Any seeds that sprout you can plant right in the ground and they will grow just fine.