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I have a bunch of seeds left over from this year. Is it worth saving them
for planting next year? Are there seeds that are known to be good next
year, and seeds known to not be good next year? Or should I just chuck all
of them and get fresh seeds next year?

Here's some info, and a chart. As for the other person's comment on
freezing, this won't work for all seeds, although some will actually
germinate better after freezing. Too long a subject to go into here.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07221.html

Ah, excellent, that is what I needed to know! I spent a small fortune on
seeds and didn't plant half of them, so I think I'll hang on to them.
However, for critical plants, I think I'll get new seeds. Would not want to
wait 3-4 weeks to find out my tomatoe and pepper seeds were bad




Pepper, tomato, and squash seeds last for several years. I just tested
the germination of some 15 year old okra seeds that I found (I was gonna
throw them out, but I was curious) and all of them sprouted in about 2
days. I will plant them next spring.

Onion seeds OTOH will give very poor germination after just one year.

Bob