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Old March 29, 2014   #1
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Default Do old dead pea seeds float?

Ok, I know this may be a dumb question. As always, I'm late getting my peas out. I stupidly soaked a bunch last weekend and didn't get them in the ground, so they ended up being rotten when I went to put them out today.

So, here I am with not quite enough fresh pea Super Sugar Snap seeds, (love these!) but with a couple varieties of other sugar and snow peas seeds that are 3 - 5 years old. I could get new Super Sugar Snap seeds today, but it would be fun to try these two varieties that I never got around to planting.

So before I waste time on dead seed, is there any way to quickly tell if they are bad? Will they float in water if they are dead? I threw a bunch in some water and only one floated, but does that mean anything?

Any help would be appreciated! (and a couple of jokes at my expense would be tolerated. I really have no shame.)

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