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Old 05-06-2003, 02:44 PM
Frogleg
 
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Default Planting onion seeds now

On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 18:38:34 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote:

Jim wrote:

Why not? Seeds, if properly stored, will last many years, with a
slight decrease in germination percent each year. I have successfully
planted 10 year old seeds numerous times....


Onion seeds do not remain viable more than about a year. If I save them
until next year, a few will probably germinate but not many.


Well, then -- why ask? Plant 'em and see what happens. Or if you don't
want to invest the labor of planting, weeding and watering a suspect
crop, toss 'em.