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Title: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: hellohelenhere on March 20, 2009, 00:08:46

I now have a grand total of TWO beds in my garden, which I've filled up with greens that were growing in containers in my lean-to, and I STILL have more plantlets waiting for space. Meanwhile I've got all manner of seeds sprouting - peas, beans, other greens, herbs, flowers - and I'm thinking that I have got far too many seeds, in my enthusiasm, and would be better putting some of them aside till next year.
So - which types of seed last well, and which don't? I have some orach that I will plant later, as I'm advised that it doesn't keep well at all. Anything else I should use or lose? I won't list what I have, the list is too embarrassingly huge... :D

Title: Re: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: reddyreddy on March 20, 2009, 08:31:59

parsnip seeds need to be sowed the year you buy them as they don't last well.  :)

Title: Re: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: telboy on March 20, 2009, 21:57:03

beetroot ain't that long lasting either.

Title: Re: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: BAK on March 20, 2009, 22:05:24

here is one chart on seed viability ...

http://growingtaste.com/storage.shtml (http://growingtaste.com/storage.shtml)

... there are others if you look on the internet.

Title: Re: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: hellohelenhere on March 20, 2009, 23:37:05

Oooh, great - thanks.

Title: Re: Which seeds don't last?
Post by: amphibian on March 21, 2009, 21:46:45

I never chuck old seeds away, I just broadcast them on a patch of ground and see what comes up.