"Helen" wrote in message
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Yes. Brassica seeds will keep for years and years. Also runner bean
seeds. just keep them in a cool dry place. Me? I keep mine in a
biscuit tin in the larder.

Although seeds are often sold in sealed dry packs these days it can't
always be the best way to preserve them. Weed seed such as dock and poppy
seem to survive for decades in undisturbed damp soil only to germinate when
the soil is disturbed. Maybe darkness is the most important thing.

Michael Saunby