The Columbian

Gardening with Allen: Test your old seeds for germination

Before I buy new seeds for my garden, is there some way I can test my seeds from last year to see if they are still good? Yes, there is a simple way to test all your old seeds to see if they are still ...
Detroit News

Can I use my old garden seeds?

This is the time of year when sowing seeds for transplants is beginning to kick into high gear. Gardeners are looking through their seeds they saved from past years and are trying to decide which ones ...
Thrifty Homesteader on MSN

The Longevity of Garden Seeds: Maximizing Your Seed Stash

As an experienced gardener and goat farmer, I’ve learned that frugality and resourcefulness are key to successful ...
Seattle Times

Are your old seed packets worth planting? Here’s how to tell

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive, but they do not live forever.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

To determine whether old seeds are worth saving, test them

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive; they do not live forever.
The Journal

How to store leftover garden seeds

After seed starting, or at the end of the growing season, many gardeners find themselves with partially full seed packets. Do not throw these seeds away, as most will last more than a year after the ...
Times Union

How to tell if those old seeds in packets are worth sowing

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive; they do not live forever.
The News-Herald

Are your seeds saved in old packets worth sowing? Test them

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive; they do not live forever.
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Seeds in old packets may still be alive

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive; they do not live forever.
KARE 11

Grow with KARE: Planting old seeds

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — I’m all about being frugal, and not spending a bunch of money on new seeds sounds like a good idea to me... especially when you might have a big stash of old packets on hand ...
JSTOR Daily

Seed Size Does Not Affect Germination or Seed Vigor of Common Bean

In Brazil, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed lots are classified using sieves into lots of small, medium and large seed size, which are then separately sold in standard 40-kg bags. However, the ...