30-05-2004, 06:05 PM
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Old Seeds
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Hello everyone
This is my second year working on my little garden (4x8), and I still have
some seeds from last year. My question is should I plant using the old
seeds, or purchase new ones?
Somewhere I saw a list of which varieties lasted for how many
years, but I don't know where. It does vary, but all are good
for more than one year.
For seeds you start in pots, do what I do. The first year I put
2 or 3 seeds in each starter pot. The next year 3 or 4. The
next year 4 or 5. By then I'm usually out of seeds, but if not
I continue to use 4 or 5. So far, I've never had a pot where
nothing came up :-).
What am I talking about? Tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers,
lettuce, spinach, orach, arugula, basil, etc..
And yes, you can start lettuce and spinach in pots if you put
them out as soon as they get true leaves.
Seeds sown direct, peas, beans, radishes, etc., I usually buy
new each year.
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