On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:29:42 -0700, "Paul M. Cook"
wrote:

Well I threw out my whole pack of lemon cucumber seeds. Duds the lot of
them. What finally germinated was quite pathetic. Which makes me wonder;
how long do seeds remain viable from year to year? I just ordered 120
seeds from a grower but I'll probably not use 10 of them. How many years
can I expect them to last?

It certainly varies depending on the what plant the seed comes from -
some will germinate after an incredible amount of time - over 1000
years. That said, my 4 year old Little Leaf cuke seeds did not
germinate this spring.