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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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 Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 2:40:13 PM
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I found this on the web and wanted to share with ya'all. I don't know if this is completely accurate or not, but it may be helpful to those of us with packets of seeds a couple of years old =) (I have baskets of seed packets!  )
Relative Longevity of Well-Stored Vegetable Seed
(by years)
kind of seed relative longevity (years)
Collards 5
Corn salad (mache) 5
Cress 5
Cucumber 5
Endive 5
Lettuce 5
Muskmelon ("Cantelope") 5
Beets 4
Brussels Sprouts 4
Cabbage 4
Cauliflower 4
Chard, Swiss 4
Chicory 4
Eggplant 4
Kale 4
Pumpkin 4
Radish 4
Rutabaga 4
Sorrel 4
Squash 4
Tomato 4
Turnip 4
Watermelon 4
Asparagus 3
Beans 3
Broccoli 3
Cabbage, Chinese 3
Carrot 3
Celeriac 3
Celery 3
Kohlrabi 3
New Zealand Spinach 3
Pea 3
Corn, sweet 2
Leek 2
Okra 2
Pepper 2
Onion 1
Parsley 1
Parsnip 1
Salsify 1
Scorzonera 1
Spinach 1
Relative Longevity of Well-Stored Vegetable Seed
(alphabetical by vegetable)
kind of seed relative longevity (years)
Asparagus 3
Beans 3
Beets 4
Broccoli 3
Brussels sprouts 4
Cabbage 4
Cabbage, Chinese 3
Carrot 3
Cauliflower 4
Celeriac 3
Celery 3
Chard, Swiss 4
Chicory 4
Corn, sweet 1
Collards 5
Corn Salad (mache) 5
Cress 5
Cucumber 5
Eggplant 4
Endive 5
Kale 4
Kohlrabi 3
Leek 2
Lettuce 5
Muskmelon ("Cantelope") 5
New Zealand Spinach 3
Okra 2
Onion 1
Parsley 1
Parsnip 1
Pea 3
Pepper 2
Pumpkin 4
Radish 4
Rutabaga 4
Salsify 1
Scorzonera 1
Sorrel 4
Spinach 1
Squash 4
Tomato 4
Turnip 4
Watermelon 4
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 7:43:26 PM
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| thanks annika,i will even use this list to help me be sure i order all the things i plan to plant. i seem to always forget something on my mental list. this list is very complete. territorial seed here in the valley has a how to grow seed viability and best germination etc. in their catalog. plus no gmo snd organic choices.thanks for the list. i am going to go thru my seed with it tomorrow. i heard there could be a seed shortage this year. happy days sherrye sounds like some of you all have more than enough seed. lol |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2010 : 08:57:22 AM
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Bump! I think some of us, me included, will need this for our seed saving and for older packets of seeds lying around so that we don't waste a bunch of time on what isn't going to sprout! =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2010 : 12:01:12 PM
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I saw the "life-span of a seed" section in one of my new heirloom seed catalogs. I had LOTS of old seed that I went through and it pained me so to throw it out, but, I HAD to do it. If they're not going to grow, I can't waste my time, OR my potting soil, trying to make the impossible happen. Thanks for sharing this VERY VALUABLE info Annika! We "hit-or-miss" gardners thank you. ~~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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NancyM
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
Fall City
WA
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Posted - Mar 02 2010 : 7:18:59 PM
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Thanks-this is the first year I plan on trying some seeds I didn't get planted for the last two years. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for germination!
Nancy
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