Gardening & Landscaping
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Expired seeds
Hi! I don't usually post in this board but I have a seed question that I'm hoping someone here can answer. The community gardens program at my work is giving away flower/herb/vegetable seeds they did not use last year. These seeds all expired 10/10 but the director said they "should" grow fine. He does not know how they were stored but said probably in closed boxes in their storage building.
Does anyone have experience using expired seeds? Is there any reliable way to test viability before actually planting? My Google search has given mixed answers from "they'll grow perfectly fine" to "don't do it you may be poisoned!" TIA!
Re: Expired seeds
I used some expired seeds this year, but they were mine and I had stored them in a baggie in the fridge - what my mom always does. They're growing just fine. I'll let you know if I die from cucumber poisoning.
Seriously though, I'd just toss some extra seeds in the pot. You can always thin if too many sprout, which is better than not enough.
I've never heard of anyone being *poisoned* by old seeds. Worse case, they won't grow.
I use seeds several years old. You can check for germination by placing 10 seeds of each type in a damp paper towel. Put that paper towel in a baggie & keep it moist. (check the packets for how long they should take to germinate). If you get at least 8 sprouting (aka 80%), you're good to go.