For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds.
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
@IcooIey Yep, agreed. You could always try to germinate them before throwing them away - put them in wet kitchen paper or toilet paper wrapped in plastic for a few days and see if they germinate.
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
@IcooIey I’ll often get zuchinni plants sprouting in the compost pile, from giant zuchinnis I’ve discarded. I’ll plant three year old seeds, I think the germination rate does decline though.
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
@IcooIey My tomato and chili seeds are partly more than 10 years old. I keep them wrapped in kitchen paper in a box in the fridge.
Beans and peas can also become so old without problems, just in paper or tea bags (those you buy empty in order to fill them yourself) in a book shelf in my bureau.
The only seeds which loose their sprouting ability already after 2-3 years are lettuces. -
@IcooIey My tomato and chili seeds are partly more than 10 years old. I keep them wrapped in kitchen paper in a box in the fridge.
Beans and peas can also become so old without problems, just in paper or tea bags (those you buy empty in order to fill them yourself) in a book shelf in my bureau.
The only seeds which loose their sprouting ability already after 2-3 years are lettuces.@Irisfreundin Ok! Good to know. In stead of composting those I don’t need (mostly beans—so many beans!!) I’ll pass them on with a warning about age.
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
@IcooIey Swap them or give them away with the caveat about their age.
Or do a bit of guerilla sowing somewhere.
A lot of seeds are still viable long after the seed producers tell us they should be.
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For gardeners: tell me it’s ok to compost my old seeds. I know there’s a chance some may still be viable, but if it’s not from something I have no where else, chuck them. Right? And what’s the oldest seeds you’d still keep? 2-3 years? Depends more on what they are? How stored? It’s a bit out of hand here…
The advantage of old seeds is that fewer will germinate, so you will have what you need, rather than 'eyes bigger than tummy'.
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