I have successfully frozen bean and pea seed for several years and then
let them warm to room temperature and planted. All with pretty good
germination and good growth. All other seeds are kept in the
refrigerator in a large air-tight plastic container, some of those are
six or seven years old and I still get good germination. Scientists have
successfully grown wheat from seed found in an Egyptian tomb and maize
from corn found in caves in the American SouthWest. Keeping the seeds
dry and airtight makes the point.

George

Pat Meadows wrote:

On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:10:32 -0800, Larry Blanchard
wrote:

In article ,
says...

I don't know about celery, but we've used corn, carrot and dill seed
that we've had for several years. As long as the seed is stored in a
cool, dry place it will probably stay viable.

Ah, yes. I forgot that in my post. I keep the (resealed) seed packets
in a sealed mason jar at the back of the refrigerator.

I've seen advice to freeze them - what do you think?

Pat
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