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Bridgewater, NJ

i have seeds that were packaged for the 2001 season, will they still grow this year?

6/3/2002 4:58:30 PM

Ankeny, Iowa

Yes they sure will. I had some squash seeds that were four years old and they still yeilded a pretty good sized squash. I heard about a grower who grew a 500 pound pumpkin from a seven year old seed.

6/3/2002 5:49:21 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Divyan,
I sent some seed from a 1989 world record pumpkin to a friend in the USA...he has germinated one of them that I know of....13 years old.

Alun

6/3/2002 7:57:53 PM

Bridgewater, NJ

thanks a lot! just have to wait for them to sprout,

Alun whereabouts in england are you, i moved here from Rugby, in the midlands..but that was 6 years ago!

6/3/2002 8:19:13 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

I was told, many years ago about seeds, that seeds can be stored for a very long time if the storage conditions are right. But, as a rule ot thumb, seeds lose about 10% germination rate every year. Not sure if this is true or not to pumpkin seeds... Tom

6/3/2002 9:01:22 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

My old time neighbor says, put them in the freeze and they will last a long, long time. He does it every year with alot of his garden seeds

6/3/2002 10:42:07 PM

Long Island,New York

I know at least two people currently growing seeds from 1988 and 1989...so they can last a while......G

6/4/2002 4:11:23 PM

Bridgewater, NJ

wow, those are some old seeds you guys are talking about, how do you think ones in a ziplock bag would do?

6/4/2002 5:50:59 PM

Long Island,New York

"Glad" or "The Other Brand" ?......................G

6/4/2002 6:10:20 PM

syracuse, ny

i prefer dryness, your highness, so i keep my extra-super califragilistic....ahem, anyway, super seeds in a gallon jar
with a desiccant packet 4" square from a large-model copier box----canon, toshiba, etc. i mean, what happens if there's a major power failure or the refrigerator dies...
also, there's a new type of kitty litter on shelves that
IS silica gel, same as they use in desiccant packets.i've yet to research this, but probably the same--just get a jar from the local deli--they'll give them away! and make sure of a good-fitting top, and head to the beach.....jus' kid'n

6/4/2002 7:30:29 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Divyan,
I am in Liverpool...100 miles up the M6 from Brummyland. If I get a win on the lottery I'll be over there growing them as well.

alun

6/4/2002 7:58:56 PM