Harold Walker wrote:
:: Out of curiosity how do you folk over yonder store your 'left
:: over' seeds? HW

I have recently grown some plants from seeds which were at least 6 years
old, almost all of the vegetable seeds have grown ( sprouts, onions,
tomatoes) and none of the flowers (impatiens, petunia and another one I
can't remember)...the veg had an almost 100% success (apart from 3 sprouts),
the flowers did nothing at all, all were Unwins, unopened and went out of
season in '99.
These seeds (amongst dozens of other packets) were stored in a 'Quality
Street' tin on top of the kitchen cupboard for at least five years in
temperatures ranging from 4C on winter nights to 30C+ when Sunday dinners
get cooked.

Draw whatever conclusions you can from that lot!

(I'm growing beetroots, radishes and lettuce in a few weeks time from the
same seeds, I'll let you know if they grow)

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